Blue Dream (ILGM) Outdoor Grow

Finally! After like 25 weeks of growing she is finished. Had to do a staggered harvest due to the Nor'easter and the budrot. Literally had to throw out like 3/4 of the plant which is a huge bummer. That being said, the colas that made it out okay are pretty nice. I had to harvest little by little, checking the colas every day for budrot. Ended up harvesting 3 separate times which was a pain in the ass. Spent an eon in trim jail trimming the colas on chop, then before budwash, then after dry. This grow definitely tested my patience as it was just consistent hours of work for little return. That being said, I ended up with 300g of decent flower from this huge ass plant. Definitely a disappointing yield for such a huge girl. I've learned alot from my first outdoor grow and hopefully I can also help you learn something as well if you're thinking about starting an outdoor grow. Don't grow monster plants unless your environment is perfect, your genetics are on point, and your beds are big enough. If your plants end up too big, they will likely get budrot in late flower if you get storms. If your plants grow too tall, they are susceptible to falling over (which happened to the Fire Purps). If your plants outgrow their beds, you'll get nutrient deficiencies. My plants were definitely a bit too big, especially the Fire Purps. Next grow I'm probably going to just direct sow into the soil at the beginning of June. For reference, I started these plants in the grow tent like 6 weeks before transplant which was a mistake. Despite all the issues and disappointing yield, the plant itself was vigorous and healthy (up until the nor'easter). I would totally recommend this plant for outdoor growing assuming you don't grow it too big and you don't live in a spot where you can get like 5 days of straight rain. It put off good frost and absolutely huge colas. The smell is also incredible. Glad to put this grow behind me and excited to do better next year!