Outdoor Growing

notserious

Well-Known Member
ok well i looked around a bit and searched for threads about outdoor growing but couldn't find much. read the growing thread that's stickied in this section, and found a lot of the information very helpful. but anyways, i have never grown before, so this will be my first time. A friend and i have decided to start growing, and we will both be living with our parents for at least another year, so growing inside isn't an option. luckily though, we found an amazing spot behind his house, which is up on a hill and through the woods. it overlooks the bay down below and i think we can find a spot where the plants will get plenty of sunlight. so anyways, we have a good spot, but neither one of us knows how to grow, I've been doing some reading on the internet, but still don't know exactly what to do. so first of all, I'm going to ask a few questions and see what you guys have to say.

1. I live in Northwest Washington state, so the climate up here is pretty mild. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good strains that would be good for me to start with. ive decided i definitely want to grow sativa and not indica, so pretty much anything that wont be too hard to grow, as long as its dank, and as long as its sativa.

2. Some kind of link to any good outdoor growing guide would be great.

3. anything i should know BEFORE, i start growing? like you know, outdoor things, like what kind of soil should i be looking for to grow in? what should i stay away from when looking for a spot?

4. another thing i was wondering was if i will get decent plants without using any fertilizers or things like that.

5. Any tips on keeping bugs and other little shenanigans out of my plants?

i know thats a lot of stuff to be asking, and i have used the search button! although i have to say i probably could have come up with something if i looked harder... but i thought you guys would be a better source of information.

~Thanks~
NotSerious.
 

notserious

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and btw, another question, if i started growing in the next 20-30 days would that be ok? like what are the seasons for growing?? does it make a big difference?
 

capncash

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It would help to bring your own soil. Preferrably a good quality like Foxfarm and dig a hole and fill it in with that.

Use whatever strains you can get your hands on. There are so many factors and you need to figure out what works best for you.

Plants would be fine without adding ferts, better if you fed them on regular schedule.

Outdoors are usually resilient to bugs and pests tho you would have to check them regularly to be sure.

Its a weed. Stick it in the ground, watch it grow.
 

mrmouse12

Active Member
hey good luck im in somewhat the same postition, first grow, cant grow indoors (even though im going 2 try starting in doors) hope my parents dont find it in my closet. but im going to move them about 6 miles(into a forest) or so away from my house
 

notserious

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thanks for the help guys, but i really dont want to grow any old bag seeds. and i sure as hell dont want to grow any indica strains. so getting seeds off the internet is the only way im gonna do it. guess ill just do some research to find what sativa strains grow best up here tho if no1 else knows.

oh and again, is now an ok time to start growing? or like in 3-4 weeks?? and i just found out that sativa plants take more sunlight to get them to flower or something? is that true?
 

notserious

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bump... and another question, is it ok to just plant the seeds in the soil where i will be growing? cus all the guides i have looked at say to germinate the seeds in paper towels... is this really necessary?
 

johnwashburnx30

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well im no expert, ive grown outdoors in bushes a few times now lol. but i will tell you what i know from my experience.

one of my first grows where noone found the plants and cut them down, i grew purpel indica taht i got from a friend. i went to a bush near my town, planted the seeds and checked on them every two weeks or so. they were fine. they had no trouble with bugs, they were green and lush and wonderful. and all i did was plant them in the ground by a field, off in the grass of course near the bush so the farmer wouldnt mow over it lol. i ddint use fertalizer, i didnt use vitaims. well ok i did have a few problems and here they are,

ok i grew 3 plants on the side of this bush. one just disapeared. idk what happened to it, i didnt check on them for a month at a time once and when i came back there was only two. so it may have died, or been eaten idk. other than that the other two plants were fine, of course every two weeks i would bring water and water them. once i came and the one was weak because it was a dry time. but later they were fine.
the other problem was, and this was the biggest problem. i didnt get very much bud from them. i think the biggest reason why they didnt get very big is because, i planted them very late in the year, because i just got these seeds all of a sudden and planted them, and also they didnt get very much sunlight becuase iput them sort of on the edge of the bush too far in. for fear of someone finding them.

but people always tell me, oh you have to be careful of this and of that, but my plants were fine and i barely even maintaned them. they dont die as easy as everyone says, they are just like any other plant. its only when you know what youre doing and youre experienced enough that you want to grow really good stuff, and get good yeild that you need to worry about all this technical crazy stuff. i would say for first grow its just to see what its all about you know?

liek the other guy says, its a weed. it will be fine.

man am i talking to much? oh well, lol im trying to help, hope im not running you in circles here.

anyways. plant them as soon as it no longer dips to freezing at night. i would say 2nd week of may, that gives you like 4 and a half months, late october is freezing time right?
thats perfect. harvest at beginning of october.

also you gotta remember its your first grow, its like an introduction to growing. as long as you get smokable buds you win right? i remember my purple stuff was great. smoked good, tasted good, got me nice and high.

also idk but some people tell me that deer like to eat weed? im not sure though, so i would always urinate near my plants (but not close enough so my urines is in their root soil) to keep animals away. plus i just enjoy peeing outside, idk why, maybe its my instincts. lol

thats all i can think of for now, but i mean i could write an hour long thread here. if you want ask me some questions and ill keep watchign this thread.
 

mrmouse12

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thanks u probubly just saved me from trying 2 get all this fertalizer and stuff i proubbly would have tryed buying but when i was at my garden store they had wolf and bobcat piss so i just got it 20 bucks for like a good amount i went out yesterday to look at the ground and saw some bunny trails so i hope they stop usign that path and i read dear do eat it but they eat anything green i would guess i also got this cheap plastic netting its supposlly will keep out the deer. and for ur 5th question they do make some insect replelents but ive heard of like vaseline on the stem and anywhere it will touch the ground, and wood chips just cover the ground(but thats what ive read sounds like they would work tho)

p.s. the 2nd week in may hopefully that works here which means i still have time to start and get a season in!
 

Htown

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I'm also about to attempt outdoor growing in my backyard. I have over 5 acres of land, or forest behind my house. I live in a pretty hot climate though...so idk what seeds to go with? But I'm excited to try this and it seems like this is pretty simple just plant...water and let grow!
 

notserious

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thanks everyone, i really appreciate all the advice, i really mean that too. ok well seems pretty simple to me, but i like a nice challenge so i will probably do more than just put some seeds in and let them grow and then check on them every week, i mean soo... if i do want to put a little work into this and see what i can do, what would be like a few advanced things i could do to increase the bud and size of my plants and stuff? i mean like if there where 3 things i could do what would they be?
 

notserious

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Late last Saturday night a young chap was walking
home from a club. It was a cold, wet, windy evening,
and he was tired and freezing. Most of the streetlights
in the area were broken, and the silence was only
broken by the occasional sound of a stray cat sifting
through a dustbin.


Then suddenly he heard a strange noise.......


BUMP........



BUMP........




BUMP........




Startled by this, he turned, and to his
amazement,through the driving rain, he saw the faint
outline of a large box turning into his road.




BUMP........




BUMP........




BUMP........




He froze to the spot, he couldn't t believe his
eyes, as the box approached from the shadows, he was
able to make out its shape more clearly....It was a coffin.



Not wanting anything to do with this, he put his
head down and started walking briskly home.





BUMP........





BUMP........





BUMP........






He could feel the coffin gaining on him, he started
walking faster.........







BUMP........BUMP......






BUMP........BUMP..







BUMP........BUMP......








The coffin was closing with his every step, he
started to jog, but he heard the coffin speed up after
him......








BUMP........BUMP...BUMP...









BUMP........BUMP...BUMP...










BUMP........BUMP...BUMP...









He started to sprint, but so did the coffin .......










BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP.









BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP.....







BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...BUMP.










Eventually he made it to his front door, but he
knew the coffin was only seconds behind. Fumbling
around in his pocket, he pulled out his keys, His hand
trembling, he managed to open the lock, he dived
inside slamming the front door behind him. He shot
into his front room, and slumped into his comfy chair.

Suddenly there was a loud crash, as the coffin
smashed its way through the front door. The force of
the impact broke the lock off the coffin allowing the
lid to swing freely on its rusty hinges as it
continued its chase.....













BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...













BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...











BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...











BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...











In horror the young lad fled again, as fast as his
shaking legs could take him he bolted upstairs to the
bathroom and locked the door........











BUMP...SCREECH...HOP..BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...














BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...














BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...BUMP...SCREECH...HOP...












The coffin again gave chase up the stairs, across
the landing and launched itself at the bathroom door.
With an almighty smash, the bathroom door flew off its
hinges.... The coffin stood in the doorway, then
started to approach the young terrified lad.












BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...














BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP.SCREECH...














BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...














In a last ditch attempt to save his skin, he
reached for his bathroom cabinet...... He grabbed a
bar of Imperial Leather soap and threw it at the
coffin.......still it came ........













BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...



















He grabbed his can of Lynx deodorant and threw it
.....still it came......

















BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP.SCREECH...






















He grabbed his first aid kit and threw it
......still it came......



















BUMP...SCREECH...BUMP...SCREECH...


















He grabbed some Benelyn cough mixture and threw it........


































The coffin stopped


sorry, i couldnt resist lol...
 
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