Mdlroad Outdoor Desert Grow

[Mdlroad]

Hi fellow desert grower!! Have a couple questions for you if you don’t mind? How hot does it get where you are? When do you plant outdoors? Auto or photo? Do do you know what the shade percentage is for your screens? I live in Southern AZ, in the Sonoran desert and am trying growing outdoors as well. It’s an average of 110-115 here in the summer, and up to 120. I use a lot of shade cloth for my fruit trees and veggie garden and was wondering what percentage to use on my cannabis. Will have autos hopefully finishing before the heat like MD, but may try a few photos soon as well so want to protect them during the hottest times.

I'm unfamiliar with shade cloth you get it at Lowe's etc

 

[Mdlroad]

Hello MD! I'm a desert grower as well. I hang out if you don't mind.I live in the high desert. Although we get heat and sun, it's the wind and budworms that are a bother.I've found over the last three seasons, green screen covered greenhouses works for me. Here's a pic of Bubba Kush in the ground and some Purple Punch seedlings. I'm about 2 weeks ahead of last years grow. Good to see more desert growers.
Smile and stay stoneder

I'll be following your grow. You have experience with the desert. Hopefully Ill

 

[bioBilly]

I'm unfamiliar with shade cloth you get it at Lowe's etc

I second the recommendation of putting up the green shade screen over your grow. I have it over my raised bed garden and it not only protects from the direct sun light, it keeps the area under the screen cooler.

 

[Mdlroad]

I second the recommendation of putting up the green shade screen over your grow. I have it over my raised bed garden and it not only protects from the direct sun light, it keeps the area under the screen cooler.

I guess I'm headed for Lowe's or other garden shops till I find it TY every little bit helps. Temps headed for high 80s soon

 

[Mdlroad]

Looks like you’re doing a good join with the watering so far, they look nice and healthy!

March 24th 2nd watering with 1/2 geoflora nutes. I hope this stuff is as advertised. I definitely will need to water more often. I'm thinking the rapid evaporation is helping the plants with the low rh just gotta be careful not to overwater

March 30th 3 weeks outdoors. I watered again yesterday with another dose of Geoflora veg. I'm happy so far. You can really tell which one is sativa dominant vs indica. I may accidentally discover which is more suited for desert grow time will tell.

 

[Bill284]

March 30th 3 weeks outdoors. I watered again yesterday with another dose of Geoflora veg. I'm happy so far. You can really tell which one is sativa dominant vs indica. I may accidentally discover which is more suited for desert grow time will tell.

Cute girls out enjoying the sun. Where is the envy imoji again?

 

[Mdlroad]

March 30th 3 weeks outdoors. I watered again yesterday with another dose of Geoflora veg. I'm happy so far. You can really tell which one is sativa dominant vs indica. I may accidentally discover which is more suited for desert grow time will tell.

Now the challenge begins forecast temps 94 to 99 next 7 days

 

[Tommboy1973]

Right?!? Here we go!!
I left for work this morning in a rush and forgot to put the shade cloth back over my newest photo seedlings that just popped up. Fingers crossed they’re not fried by the time I get home. Survival of the fittest I guess. My month old seedlings are doing well so far.
I’m already grumpy about the heat and it’s not even hot yet, lol.

 

[Mdlroad]

Right?!? Here we go!!
I left for work this morning in a rush and forgot to put the shade cloth back over my newest photo seedlings that just popped up. Fingers crossed they’re not fried by the time I get home. Survival of the fittest I guess. My month old seedlings are doing well so far.
I’m already grumpy about the heat and it’s not even hot yet, lol.

My girls looking good right now but the coming week will tell a tale at least the mornings are still nice

 

[Mdlroad]

Right?!? Here we go!!
I left for work this morning in a rush and forgot to put the shade cloth back over my newest photo seedlings that just popped up. Fingers crossed they’re not fried by the time I get home. Survival of the fittest I guess. My month old seedlings are doing well so far.
I’m already grumpy about the heat and it’s not even hot yet, lol.

When the lows are in The 90s then we can bitch

 

[Cactusreefer]

Following if thats cool, im in the same boat with some az desert autos. Good luck!

 

[Tommboy1973]

Following if thats cool, im in the same boat with some az desert autos. Good luck!

Yay another AZ grower!! Welcome!!

 

[Mdlroad]

Following if thats cool, im in the same boat with some az desert autos. Good luck!

We're developing quite a group of desert growers. I hope we can learn and benefit from each other. Welcome aboard glad to have you. I'll be watching yours too

 

[Cactusreefer]

When the lows are in The 90s then we can bitch

Ughh, wont be long. Last summer was BRUTAL

 

[Fredwak]

Hello MD, and you other desert rats!
Yes indeed, the season is here! Only in the mid 80s here. I'm at around 3000 feet here so the microclime is a bit softer in terms of sheer, oppressive heat. I dunno about you guys but my main concern is pests, thrips in particular. The screen greenhouse keeps the budworms away. Well, you all know how it is, gotta do all the gardening in the early hours.
One thing we have....the most beautiful mornings! Ya know, when everything hasn't been cooked to a frazzle yet?
Smile and stay stoneder.

 

[Mdlroad]

Ughh, wont be long. Last summer was BRUTAL

Yup

 

[Tommboy1973]

Yup

Did you harvest your indoor today? If so how did it go?

 

[Mdlroad]

Did you harvest your indoor today? If so how did it go?

Sure did

 

[Tommboy1973]

Very nice!! It looks good and frosty! Congratulations!!!
Can’t wait to follow long with the dry and cure as well.

 

[Tommboy1973]

How many days was that?