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So I was hoping to move these guys outside soon into 5 gallon pots in my garden. I know marijuana can be pretty hardy, but I was looking at the extended forecast and it's still dipping down into the mid-high 40's F at night. What temp range can I safely move them outside?
Hi there! Strong genetics can handle cold temperatures, as low as 50°F (10°C). Anything below will hurt the plant's tissues. However, 50°F is still under the optimal range, and may result in slow growth and bad photosynthesis, so you probably should wait another week or more depending on your local forecast. I'll be around, keep us up-to-date and good luck!
Big girls were transplanted to 5 gallon pots last night with Fox Farm soil because I couldn't get my compost right. Still waiting on the weather, tomorrow night is supposed to get down to 49F, but after that I should be golden. It's a PITA lugging these in and out every morning and night.
Tomorrow these ladies are going out into the big garden! They're topped off with a little extra soil, and well supported with larger stakes. *Update: Saturday night everyone stayed in the smaller perennial garden by the house. I'm thinking I might leave them there for now. That way I can keep a closer eye on them and continue watering with our well water, vs the stream out back which I believe is high in iron (and who else knows what). The only drawback is that the fence is lower in the perennial garden vs the annual one out back. Hopefully the deer don't get brave, hop the fence and eat my babies.
7/2- Leaf inspection found growth shoots had turned Brown and curling on some. Thinking potential lockout and Boron deficiency. We got a lot of rain 6/29-6/30 so thinking thats a factor. Holding off on nutes for a bit.
At the end of last week we had some torrential rain. Around Monday I noticed that the new growth on these ladies was turning brown and withering. I freaked out! I had no idea what was going on. Luckily I have a dear friend who is a professional. He figured out that it was a lockout/Boron deficiency (which I would have never figured out on my own). He advised me not to feed this week and around Thursday I noticed that they seemed to be pushing through. Critical cure bounced back the best out of these ladies, with the Charlotte's Angel a close second. They were very resilient. The Critical Mass however, faired the worst in this situation. It really took a beating.
I also decided to add some clover as sort of a cover crop to these ones and see how it goes. Clover is supposed to regulate nitrogen pretty well and may provide a buffer to any more hard rain we get this summer. It also got down to 52F last night so I played it safe and lugged all of these ladies in the barn. What a pain! I really need a greenhouse!
Decent growth this week. They're pushing though the lockout but the damage has been done. Had to give some of these girls a bit of a haircut. The Critical Mass needed some pruning because there was so much leaf damage. Same thing with the Duga Mata. But the Critical Cure's are still my shining stars. Larger Charlotte's Angel is taco-ing on me, I told her it wasn't Tuesday.
Solid 8 inches this week! Girls are happy😊 Critical mass is bouncing back after a bit of a haircut last week. Everyone's leaves were looking a little dull earlier in the week, so I mixed up a little homemade Nitrogen spray and sprayed the leaves. They loved it! Charlotte's Angel was Tacoing on me last week and I knew she needed some Calcium, so I put some DE with Calcium Bentonite around her base and that seems to have done the trick.
I have a small greenhouse that I ordered which should arrive Monday. I am very excited about the upcoming weeks when these girls switch over to flowering. I'm hoping to get some decent medicine. We'll see!
Solid 10 inches of growth this week. Ladies were top dressed with more soil on Thursday night. Also game them a cal-mag boost with some Earth Pods back on Monday. The larger ladies are staying out in the garden, but the more finicky Critical Mass and Charlotte's Angel's are in the small greenhouse.
Well it's been an interesting week. The Charlotte's Angel and Critical Mass that I had in the greenhouse got too hot and dried out. We've had a couple of really hot a humid days here. I moved them back out and rehydrated them, but the damage was done. The Critical Cures are showing a little Phosphorus deficiency with some of the younger leaves turning purple. I'm going to start on my Fox Farm Blossom Builder tonight.
Well, my lesson has been learned. I really should have used larger fabric pots. I mean when they showed up I looked at them and said "Really? These are 5 gallons?" (They looked more like 3...) I'm having to water 2x a day sometimes. I came home yesterday to one of my Critical Cures on the ground because it had gotten dry and top heavy, so it blew over in the wind. Last week I had some nitrogen deficiency but I fed them with the Grow Big and they came around. Now I just have a little bit of Boron Deficiency on the larger Critical Cure.
*Saturday afternoon- Changing up my watering. I took my 70 qt muck tub and put 10 gal of water in it. I put each of the girls in it one at a time and let them soak for a bit. Hopefully this will be better for them and give them a more thorough watering so they won't dry out so fast.
They are growing so tall! Very happy with the flowering progress on the Critical Cure and Critical Mass. Blue Shark is happy and right up there with the big girls. Charlotte's Web and Durga Mata and a little behind. Hopefully they'll catch up and develop more in the next week.
Sunday- Everyone got mulched and I put up my 8' deer fence.
Stellar week for the Critical Girls. The others are still lagging behind a bit, I wish they'd get their act together. Some are showing a little nitrogen deficiency, so I'll give them a foliar spray tomorrow. I also flushed them with some sledgehammer back on Thursday because one of the Critical Cures and the Blue Shark was showing a little Boron lockout.
Everyone has been moved out back. I was worried people would smell them from the road, and possibly peek in and find them. Won't be long for both Critical strains, they are filling out well. Durga Mata and Charlotte's are not far behind. But the damn Blue Shark is being stubborn. She'd better get her act together, because it's getting cold at night! I will stake them this weekend. Tried pushing bamboo in on my own, but the soil out back is so hard from all the clay I'm going to need the wrecking bar.
Sunday- Most of the photos I took were from Wednesday evening. But I just went out back and really looked at them, and the Critical Cures have frosted up! With the colder nights we've been getting, they're turning purple on some of the leaves and pistils and it's so pretty! I am beyond thrilled 😍
Things are getting frosty around here! Critical Cures are at the top of the class. Critical Mass is in second. Charlotte's Angels are in third. Durga Mata is in fourth, with Blue Shark rounding out the pack as far as blooms are concerned, and how far along they are.
This week I used the last of my "Tiger Bloom" and "Big Bloom" and I didn't feel like buying more, so I started making compost tea! It comes from my pile that consists of kitchen scraps, horse, chicken and sheep manure. They seem to be liking it. I also gave them a little nitrogen foliar spray this morning. I've had to spray insecticidal soap twice this week. Smells so fragrant out there, it's attracting a lot of bugs.
I sent a pic of one of the Critical Cure's to a friend of mine saying "Not long now!" (As in like 3-4 weeks on this particular plant) to which he replied: "You've still got 6-7 weeks!" No, just no. Same guy also told me my plants would be 8 ft high. Ha! Silly boys.
So the bigger Critical Cure was showing signs of a Cal/Phos issue, therefore I gave everyone a bit of Lime a couple days ago. That seems to have halted the issue, but the damage was done. Just a couple more weeks on the Criticals. Also released some ladybugs to control the Aphid population yesteday. We got quite a bit of rain on Tuesday so I did spray with some copper fungicide, just in case.
Just a few more days on the Blue Shark. She's got a dose of molasses a couple days ago. Will go out and flush later. Just starting to show amber trichs. I can't wait for this one!
I was expecting a lot from these plants, but they didn't quite measure up. Had to cut down early due to mold issues and had several caterpillars that had moved in. I also had issues with them showing deficiencies, when I was feeding them the same as other plants. Cut down 1st one on 9/22 due to mold, which will be used for topicals since it wasn't quite ready. Second plant came down on 9/29. Will add more once finished drying, hopefully the quality will make up for the trouble!
10/7- Sampled last night via vaporization. I love the flavor. Earthy, but sweet. Did a good job easing the muscle spasm in my hip. I was relaxed and talkative. Had no problem going to sleep.
10/14- Made a salve last week with the smaller plant that I harvested early. Decarbed 15 grams and mixed with 1 cup of coconut oil, 1 tbsp of sunflower lechitin, 1/3 cup of my own beeswax, 1/3 cup avocado oil and about a 1/4 cup of cocoa butter. Infused on the stovetop over low heat with Lavender and Calendula.
I personally love this strain, but growing it was somewhat difficult. This strain is susceptible to mold and yields were affected. Harvested 9/29. Very spicy smelling strain rich in Pinene, Myrcene and Humelene. Smells like cloves and allspice.
10/14- Decarbed 16 grams this morning and mixed it with some Chamomile, Lavender, Catnip and Lemon Balm in 3/4 cup of local moonshine. Currently sitting in the cabinet and turning into a sleep tincture.
Good quality strain. Good disease resistance. Short, hassle free, had 0 issues with this plant! Harvested 9/30. Will add numbers and effect later.
10/14- So this past week I caught a stomach bug that was going around. I was throwing up, had diarrhea and a headache. I came home from work and vaped this and it eliminated my nausea and helped my headache. I would have been praying to the porcelain Gods for the rest of the day without this strain. I'm planning on making some cold and flu remedies with it. I was thinking of infusing it with some local honey first, and possibly making some cough drops from that with some slippery elm, horehound, echinacea, marshmallow and elderberries.
Very easy strain. Good disease resistance, but should be supported. Displayed 2 phenotypes. One was shorter, with less pistils but more swollen calyxes. The taller of the 2 had lots of pistils and the fan leaves had red veins, which I attribute to more of the "Red Charlotte" parent genetics. Harvested smaller plant on 9/27 and larger plant on 9/30. Will update more once dry.
10/14- Made an infusion with 16 grams of flower with 1 cup MCT oil and 1 tbsp liquid sunflower lechitin a week ago on the stovetop. I've been adding 1 tsp to my coffee every morning. Definitely helps negate caffeine jitters and helps me start my day.
She's almost there. Amber trichs are showing up. Had to take off one of the main colas back on Thursday due to mold, but I washed it and it's currently hanging. I think I'm going to harvest this girl on Tuesday. I was thinking of doing it today, but I remembered I have Tuesday off from work so i'll have the time to do it then. I think next weekend will be a little late, I'm still planning on using this for functional medicine. I love this strain for doing chores and housework. Makes me very upbeat with a can-do attitude. Planning on making an infusion of this with some Reishi, cat's Claw and Chamomile for Fibro.
Had some issues with mold and this plant but not as bad as the Critical Cures. I feel like I got a good yield from this plant, we'll see what the dry numbers are.
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