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BarrieGrower BarrieGrower
6 years ago
Week went well and plants look ok. The first couple of weeks I am always nervous. Have a bit of leaf curl, probably due to not ph'ng the water. Had this before and went away by it self, so I am hoping for the best. Started to add a low dose of nutrients and the plans are liking them. I think the whole nutrient thing is a bit of mad science, this will take awhile to figure out and look forward to learning it. I will pot up in another week to 3 gln containers and keep them in those hopefully untill planting outdoors. Really impressed and appreciative from all the help and advice I have received from other growers. Thanks for looking, Cheers
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BarrieGrower
BarrieGrowerstarted grow question 5 years ago
The question is do I defoliate the outdoor plants? I figure outdoor should be the same as indoor and it should work. I also know the sun is extremely hot and maybe keeping the fan leaves is better. I have a plant starting budding and wonder if I should Any help is appreciated
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Hempstar420answered grow question 5 years ago
I can speak from living in Ontario and some defoliation is usually necessary to avoid powdery mildew. It is really warm and humid here and things like PM and Bud Rot are a real thing for everyone growing in Ontario. I've been growing outdoor for a few years now and good air circulation is the best tool in avoiding this.
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BarrieGrower
BarrieGrowerweek 2
Planning my outdoor grow, have my location picked. Given life and responsibly's sometimes get in the way, watering is a big concern. Has anyone used water crystals to suplement frequent watering? If you could let me know how it worked for you that would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@BarrieGrower, nice dude and lookn good. IMHO - anything you can do in the way of additional watering and nutes when it comes to outdoor, in ground is just a bonus. If u canโ€™t due to time or travel however, they should be just fine when left alone to Mother Nature - thatโ€™s what she always intended anyway๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Ž
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 2
And a helpful tip for ya - starting indoors is great where weโ€™re at because you want the girls strong before they go in the ground in late May (eliminates frost concerns for those freak temp. Swings). Only thing to be mindful of when starting indoors is the light cycle - right now weโ€™re getting like 14 hours of sunlight in Ontario so your grow light timer should try to mimick that as best as possible. Otherwise, it is possible that the girls start flowering prematurely after you move em outside.๐Ÿ‘ not a major issue but if you want to grow some monster trees with extra veg. Time then this is a definite concern. I take my outdoors through the whole season and still really havenโ€™t had an issue with the early/mid fall come the last potential harvest time before the snow flies. These already have a great start dude, very nice๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Œ
Njanne
Njanne
@TheBudWhisperer, that's what I did. I started my seed indoors in March and topped them before putting them out in May. :)
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@BarrieGrower, np any time dude๐Ÿ‘
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, good to know, thank you.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 15
you're making this exciting man, you saw a bear on your way in? could be a bear that did that, those killing machines were probably just trying to help you top/LST ... but their fingers are too thick lol
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CRiSPrGrow, this is Northern Ontario, lots of wildlife. Last year it was a big bull moose and close. Most of the time they never bother and go away. Bears you don't trust. During hunting season they are never around, when you want to find them you can't. Haha. I've seen deer here before and most of the time you see sign they are arround. Tracks and sign of feeding. When they feed they naturally top bushes, specificallythe branches. The branches end up being bushier. Just like we do to our plants, same results.
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 12
some phenos just do that outdoors i think? or maybe they lost an early leaf that didnt turn into a branch? thing is sometimes what you see outside is what's happening inside the soil, so it could be those plants in the heat are digging deeper to find water... it's a grow mystery ! ๐Ÿš€
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, I'm sure that was a factor, I dis not expect the quality of the soil to be so poor.
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@BarrieGrower, another thought there - you also said the soil was real tough and not ideal when you planted em right? Root migration/impediment might be an issue too. If the roots canโ€™t spread neither can the plants branches possibly??? Idk. Itโ€™s a thought
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Njanne, yes, I see yours are older. I don't think sunlight was the issue, more so the zone 4 early season weather has not cooperated. Thanks
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TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 6
And so it begins!๐Ÿ‘ runnโ€™n out to my buddies property this weekend for my outdoor run too. Itโ€™ll be nice to see em under the sun thatโ€™s for sure. Good luck dude - may the bugs back off and the critters be kind๐Ÿคž
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, I tell you I hope they do ok. Can't check in on them for at least a couple of weeks. Got my fingers crossed ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ‘
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@BarrieGrower, lol! And yeah any time Iโ€™m in ground outdoors a couple bags o promix and some compost guarantee a quality start๐Ÿ˜‰. All good regardless - theres a reason Itโ€™s Called weed. It grows like one too๐Ÿ‘
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, Thanks, good luck on your grow. No bugs however, I did had a partridge follow me around, Funniest thing, I figure it must have had a nest close by. I will tell you I should have brought some top soil to plant them in. The native soil is not the best. Newbie mistake.
Cannibalgardens
Cannibalgardensweek 15
Looking good probably a dear they love to eat that shit lol.. bears fuck that I'm ii n southern Ontario still as hot but no bears nice looking girls still.
Cannibalgardens
Cannibalgardens
@BarrieGrower,ya she gotta be there a painin the ass a lot of the time..
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Cannibalgardens, I'm sure it was a deer, they eat everybody's gradens too. Some people put high fences around their gardens to protect them. I will look around today to see if I can find some tracks.
GrowBeforeHoe
GrowBeforeHoeweek 5
Oh nice grow till now! I'm sure your plant are big and healthy enough to produce you some massive yields! Good luck for the Guerilla grow! โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ€
GrowBeforeHoe
GrowBeforeHoe
@BarrieGrower, 18 weeks of veg oh man 4 m cannabis bushes/trees in coming. I definitly will this grow! ๐Ÿ‘โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@GrowBeforeHoe, Thank you. I figure if they will have around eighteen weeks of veg before the days get shorter. I'm hoping they grow into trees ๐Ÿš€ haha.
ghostface00132
ghostface00132week 12
Yah if you top now it will be fine. You will get more yield and more developed canopy on the plants. You have about 15 more days of growung before they hit flower. Some plants will hit flowering earlier depending on strain but wont hurt to top themgo 2 ro 3 nodes down from the top on those
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@ghostface00132, thanks for the advise. I saw someone else make a comment simmilar to that. Have you grown mang plants outdoors?
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 12
They look good dude๐Ÿ‘. And yeah, no advice for ya on the topping question. Never bothered/needed too my outdoors so no experience with it. Only thoughts are that it wouldโ€™ve been preferable to top earlier and get the full effect from it right? You do still have time though.... tough one! Lol
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, thanks. I am on the fence and will decide this weekend.
Joah420
Joah420week 10
The suspense!!!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Joah420, I have been wondering myself too. I will go see them next weekend for sure. Fingers crossed.
Canadian
Canadianweek 7
Looks like this year we will have a cold and rainy season unfortunately but it will be really interesting to see how they perform under these conditions until the very end. I will truly recommend you to top up the soil with some form of fertilizer to give it strength so It continue growing big and strong and because it's going to slowly leach into the ground you don't need to worry about over fertilizing blood meal , bone meal ,ocean mix are perfect for what you are doing end good luck with your grow
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Canadian, thank you, sounds lime a good idea. Next time I go I will do that, top up with a soil compost mix. Hopefully they are still fine.
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 4
Lookn good dude - still waitn in the weather for sure. Nothing goes in the ground for me before may 24.๐Ÿ‘
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, That's the truth for sure. the way the weather has been it may be a toss up if it is warm enough. The forecast is still 6 degrees at night for that weekend, May have to wait another week, just going to wait and see.
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 16
Hi , I do no big defoilation on my outdoors, but trying to give them structure by topping, fimming etc. And for me most important , i give them a "cage" to be protectet from heavy winds and storms. its great too, to give them a transparent Roof for the Raining itime in Autum( northern europe) Here its very cold and humid in the middle of september, and if the raining weeks start there is a high risk of moldering buds I dont know your conditions , and hope you dont need cages and roofs to protect them If you want take a peep into my actual outdoors like Shaman, she got a cage and will get a roof to
BigNate89
BigNate89week 14
Top that thing and watch your plant explode and watch your yields go up 30%!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@BigNate89, I really appreciate the tips and they make sense. Someone else mentioned topoing ti me too. Made it oit to see the plants and topped all of them before the mosquitoes got to be too much. I will go back tomorrow for nutrients. Cheers!
BigNate89
BigNate89
I speak from experience my man! Works wonders for me. And if you really want to increase your yields. Drive a post in the ground about a foot away from your plants. You have to drive a post for each top, and then stretch it out and tie the tops to the posts. Thank me later! It'll increase your yields and save you hella time trimming it because all you'll have is tops!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@BigNate89, you say that with confidence. When I go this weekend to see them, if they look like they are doing good I will do that. Thanks! ๐Ÿ‘
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TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 11
Comeโ€™n along dude๐Ÿ‘ Very nice!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, good to know. Was not really sure how much time is left for veg. I am here for a week so will give them one more shot of nutrients before I leave. Definitely will be out to show them some love more often.
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@BarrieGrower, oh for sure bud. Still at least another month+ of veg. Before transition so lots of time still to branch and spread๐Ÿ‘. Plants will do what they do๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜Ž
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@TheBudWhisperer, interesting sorry to hear you are experiencing the same issue. I figure it had to be all the cold weather that caused it for my plants. I guess it is still early, so who knows we will see how it turns out. I am surprised how nice and thick the stalk is. To me that is a positive.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 10
i'm gonna keep following along just dont forget your camera when you head up there lol ๐Ÿš€
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CRiSPrGrow, you are right it was someone else. Lots of great people on this forum.
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@BarrieGrower, i dont even remember suggesting that lol ! looks healthy to me ! ๐Ÿš€
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CRiSPrGrow, haha thank you. Took your advice and topped them up with some good soil. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ For sure that will make a difference. Thanks!
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DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedsweek 3
That's what we like to see. Happy and healthy plant's growing at a steady pace ๐Ÿ‘Œ Really nice looking babies my friend and thank you for choosing our Critical+2.0 for this adventure on the grow diary platform ๐Ÿ‘Š Best of luck with the grow, we are watching with interest mate ๐Ÿ‘ All the best โœŒ๏ธ Mark..
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeeds
@BarrieGrower, My pleasure mate ๐Ÿ‘ All the best โœŒ๏ธ Mark..
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@DinafemSeeds, thank you mate
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeeds
@BarrieGrower, our pleasure my friend ๐Ÿ‘ Plants look in amazing shape mate ๐Ÿ‘Œ Keep doing what you are doing as it's clearly working ๐Ÿ‘ All the best โœŒ๏ธ Mark..
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Betagemini
Betageminiweek 13
Wau nice location for growing! It looks like somewhere in Alaska or Canada. Good luck with this lady, check out my diary. I'm growing outdoor Critical + 2,0 too. :)๐Ÿ‘ฝ
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Betagemini, haha, you got that right!
Betagemini
Betagemini
@BarrieGrower, Yeah, legal weed, is good weed. Remo is very famous in your land and I like to watch him. Like he sayed..You know what time is it? It's time to smoke another joint!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@Betagemini, thank you. Yes, this is in Canada where it is legal to grow....happy ๐Ÿš€days!
CanuckVetGrwr
CanuckVetGrwrweek 12
Looking good, and healthy! Weather is finally decent in Ontario now the plants should do well tell harvest in the fall! Looking forward to your updates!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CanuckVetGrwr, thanks ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š
CanuckVetGrwr
CanuckVetGrwr
@BarrieGrower, The weather for june wasn't the normal temperatures. They were more like fall time. Glad to see the gals are growing well and bounced back.
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CanuckVetGrwr, thank you. I gambled on tje the weather getting better and put them out to early. They finally got over that and my neglect and are growing good.
CanuckVetGrwr
CanuckVetGrwrweek 13
I'm dealing with the same thing being hott lately it doesn't help them grow but that's the crappy part about outdoors cant control mother damn nature! Plants looking tall, and beautiful!
CanuckVetGrwr
CanuckVetGrwr
@BarrieGrower, Absolutely wasn't the best start but hope the season ends strong then!
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrower
@CanuckVetGrwr, yes, the weather could have started out a bit better. Happy growing. Thanks!