My First Outdoor/In Ground Grow

[Ke0ncp]

Now this is a motto that rings true to my heart and one that I can stand behind!!!

 

[Terrapin Station]

Now this is a motto that rings true to my heart and one that I can stand behind!!!

Me too man.

 

[Terrapin Station]

An Unsettling Deja Vu:

I limbed up Lisa and was admiring her and thinking about all I have given her is water so far (7 weeks old).

And it occurred to me with my first auto in the closet last winter in MG how I was admiring her one night and woke up the next morning to see she was in serious trouble and then watched her struggle and loose half her leaves. The time release pellets in the MG was not enough to sustain her.

It's like my current container plant is totally thriving so it seems like a mistake to give her anything . . . but that was the train of thought that got me into trouble previously. Based on my first auto experience I'm thinking maybe I should start with a weak cocktail now. Any thoughts please?

 

[KeithLemon]

I would give her something for nutes. Before you are playing catch up on the feed.

 

[Ke0ncp]

I know nothing from nothing but I would at the least look at what the bag of MG says it’s amended nutes in there should last.

Looking at your plant, she is a healthy green, not too dark at all and I don’t see any evidence of nute burn on her tips so I would think you are safe to start adding in your chosen nute.

I’m sure someone with some more experience using MG and more experience in general will chime in.

What nutes are you planing on using?

I think you are in the right track with thinking it’s time to start supplementing with additional nutes and to me, again I don’t know squat, looks like your plant has the room to take more than she is getting currently.

 

[Terrapin Station]

I would give her something for nutes. Before you are playing catch up on the feed.

Thanks man, this sounds right.

 

[Terrapin Station]

I know nothing from nothing but I would at the least look at what the bag of MG says it’s amended nutes in there should last.

Looking at your plant, she is a healthy green, not too dark at all and I don’t see any evidence of nute burn on her tips so I would think you are safe to start adding in your chosen nute.

I’m sure someone with some more experience using MG and more experience in general will chime in.

What nutes are you planing on using?

I think you are in the right track with thinking it’s time to start supplementing with additional nutes and to me, again I don’t know squat, looks like your plant has the room to take more than she is getting currently.

Here's what I'm thinking:

The MG on line three of the recipe is MG all purpose fertilizer. I'm thinking I'll go with the 1/2 strength cocktail which is 12-4-8. Or maybe I'll go with this at 1/4 strength which would be a total of 6-2-4.

 

[Ke0ncp]

Here's what I'm thinking:

The MG on line three of the recipe is MG all purpose fertilizer. I'm thinking I'll go with the 1/2 strength cocktail which is 12-4-8. Or maybe I'll go with this at 1/4 strength which would be a total of 6-2-4.

All above my head LOL

Maybe one day I will get the itch to learn a little more about what I’m actually feeding my ladies.

I went with a 1 stop shop with MegaCrop. There is a bit of a learning curve with it, however it’s super cheap and it’s the same stuff start to finish.

I think I paid $6 or something like that for a bag of it that just got me through my 3 plant grow. Hmmm speaking of which I need tk see how much I have left LOL.

I would start slow and go with the 1/4 mix and ride that train for a week and then step it up? If they start to get too dark green step it back a bit. If they look like they can take more step it up a bit. If they look super happy leave em be for the week.

Also, are you ph’ing your water?

And with the cal/mag, I’ve been told to add the cal/mag first, mix that into your water and then proceed with everything else. Was either Shed or Carcass that told me that I think.

 

[Terrapin Station]

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All above my head LOL

Maybe one day I will get the itch to learn a little more about what I’m actually feeding my ladies.

I went with a 1 stop shop with MegaCrop. There is a bit of a learning curve with it, however it’s super cheap and it’s the same stuff start to finish.

I think I paid $6 or something like that for a bag of it that just got me through my 3 plant grow. Hmmm speaking of which I need tk see how much I have left LOL.

I would start slow and go with the 1/4 mix and ride that train for a week and then step it up? If they start to get too dark green step it back a bit. If they look like they can take more step it up a bit. If they look super happy leave em be for the week.

Also, are you ph’ing your water?

And with the cal/mag, I’ve been told to add the cal/mag first, mix that into your water and then proceed with everything else. Was either Shed or Carcass that told me that I think.

A humble deadhead weed gardener, the best kind! Thanks for the input man. Starting with 1/4 strength it is, this sounds right.


I'll check out megacrop.

I got a ph tester for water and another one for soil but for some reason im resisting taking it to this level with my outdoor grow.

Thanks for the info about mixing cal/mag first. I remember @Trump telling me this last winter. Sometimes when you have guys like Carcass, Shed, Keith, and trump telling you something like this you don't even question it you just do it.

We have some very heavy rain moving in now that will flush my grow bag so I'll wait to add my nutes until tomorrow and just sit here and watch the storm move in while listening to Bob squall this smokin fade away on Sirius.

Thanks man.

 

[Trump]

I'm assuming you're using Alaska ferts? I would go with a 1/4 strength this feed and ladder up by 1/4 each week until you are at the manufacturers suggested amounts or wherever you feel they are hitting their limit. This should help the nutrients that are depleting in your soil currently by giving the microbes immediately available ions while letting the naturally occurring ions rebuild along with giving the time release a chance to release.

The plants look great but, as you mentioned, that was the scenario the last time and we know what happened then.

 

[Terrapin Station]

I'm assuming you're using Alaska ferts? I would go with a 1/4 strength this feed and ladder up by 1/4 each week until you are at the manufacturers suggested amounts or wherever you feel they are hitting their limit. This should help the nutrients that are depleting in your soil currently by giving the microbes immediately available ions while letting the naturally occurring ions rebuild along with giving the time release a chance to release.

The plants look great but, as you mentioned, that was the scenario the last time and we know what happened then.

No Alaska ferts in this cocktail yet. I'll add MoreBloom closer to flowering. I'm afraid to use fish because of high raccoon population here.

Thanks again Trumpster, always appreciate your comments man.

 

[Terrapin Station]

"I would start slow and go with the 1/4 mix and ride that train for a week and then step it up? If they start to get too dark green step it back a bit. If they look like they can take more step it up a bit. If they look super happy leave em be for the week."

@Ke0ncp I just want to say thanks again for the above. I keep thinking about what you wrote and this is very helpful! Yes there's a time to just ride the northbound train and a time to leave them be.

Also, I want to thank @Ramblinrose1965 for extending himself to me to help with drying and curing. I have almost 4 quart jars of buds from the two autos that are just perfect. Thanks for providing an excellent system/guide for doing this!

 

[Ke0ncp]

"I would start slow and go with the 1/4 mix and ride that train for a week and then step it up? If they start to get too dark green step it back a bit. If they look like they can take more step it up a bit. If they look super happy leave em be for the week."

@Ke0ncp I just want to say thanks again for the above. I keep thinking about what you wrote and this is very helpful! Yes there's a time to just ride the northbound train and a time to leave them be.

Also, I want to thank @Ramblinrose1965 for extending himself to me to help with drying and curing. I have almost 4 quart jars of buds from the two autos that are just perfect. Thanks for providing an excellent system/guide for doing this!

It’s things I need to say and write to remember to do them myself hahaha

Like the late Ram Dass said, “Remember, be here now.”

 

[Terrapin Station]

It’s things I need to say and write to remember to do them myself hahaha

Like the late Ram Dass said, “Remember, be here now.”

This is good. Now that I'm older and retired it is much easier to practice mindfulness characteristically for me.

But, let me see a blotch on one of my weed leaves and my mind kicks into hyper drive. Lol

 

[Terrapin Station]

The cages are rolled up and ready for next year.

It's interesting to me that the white widow on the far left has been the runt of my original 9 plants since week one and is still the runt today.

These plants have been in the ground for 2.5 weeks now.

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

The cages are rolled up and ready for next year.

It's interesting to me that the white widow on the far left has been the runt of my original 9 plants since week one and is still the runt today.

These plants have been in the ground for 2.5 weeks now.

You got it shakin on Shakedown street! Lookin good......

 

[Greengoodness]

The cages are rolled up and ready for next year.

It's interesting to me that the white widow on the far left has been the runt of my original 9 plants since week one and is still the runt today.

These plants have been in the ground for 2.5 weeks now.

Beautiful grow area

 

[Terrapin Station]

@Ke0ncp

I just want to share with you that I was mixing up my 1/4 strength cocktail the other day, and I don't know what got into me but it was like F-it in a good way and mixed up a full strength batch and applied it.

I don't know if you can see it in this pic but it has a very pleasing darker green color and is continuing to grow vigorously. So I'm pretty happy about this.

It was like I've used this MG all purpose fertilizer for 40 years when I felt the need to use it in the vegetable garden and in potted flowers and I've never burned anything up with a regular dose, so I went for it.

So it's back to one-step-at-a-time and being the watcher. Just thought I'd let you know since you were nice enough to talk to me about this. Much gratitude to you for being on this summer grow journey.

Good day for this Sunday vibes fade away on Sirius now man.

 

[Ke0ncp]

@Ke0ncp

I just want to share with you that I was mixing up my 1/4 strength cocktail the other day, and I don't know what got into me but it was like F-it in a good way and mixed up a full strength batch and applied it.

I don't know if you can see it in this pic but it has a very pleasing darker green color and is continuing to grow vigorously. So I'm pretty happy about this.

It was like I've used this MG all purpose fertilizer for 40 years when I felt the need to use it in the vegetable garden and in potted flowers and I've never burned anything up with a regular dose, so I went for it.

So it's back to one-step-at-a-time and being the watcher. Just thought I'd let you know since you were nice enough to talk to me about this. Much gratitude to you for being on this summer grow journey.

Good day for this Sunday vibes fade away on Sirius now man.

Way to read your plants! Now watch them and see how they respond. They look nice and happy to me

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

Way to read your plants! Now watch them and see how they respond. They look nice and happy to me

Your gonna need a bigger
pot....that girl is gonna be huge.