Weskush Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Thanks @SkunkPharm for sharing. What an interesting and informative watch. Will definitely try out this method and compare. Bless 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 The plants have moved outside for good - with some added support to counter the strong winds. Some close ups of how they have been tied up - adjustable and avoid strangling the plant, leaving space for it to grow. This, repeated from different angles to get a stable core. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weskush Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 How big are those pots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Weskush said: How big are those pots? They are in 30L at the moment but will be going up to 80L and 200L in about 2/3 weeks Edited October 3, 2021 by McMan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 I take this as confirmation that mother-nature has accepted my plants into her domain and blessed this grow with good luck 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 A few changes to report on: Plants have moved to their final pots. Was quite a job but I'm glad with how smoothly it all went. So pots...we are all here for the pot right? 200L and 100L: Started with a layer of 3 different stones. Next - river sand. Wet it down and aim to remove the air pockets between the stones and sand. Next - an orgy of Orgasoilux and mycoroot Next - lift up the plants in their existing pots and give it a slight bear-hug to loosen to sides. Tilt it to pour out any loose soil/material. Using one hand to support the stem, flip it over and get a friendly helper to come pull the pot off. Gently place plant in new pot. Currently 1m from soil surface There is a spotlight which points I'm their direction that I have been running until around 9pm/10pm every night to try avoid any preflowering but despite that... here we are...pistils. A little reveg won't hurt... right? I've been using Jamie's Orgasoilux pretty much since I started growing but have finally taken the plunge to try his nutes and rooibos mulch - because science says I must fuck around and find out. Feeding according to Jamie's Organic Liquid feeding programme - Organic Liquid Feeding Program.pdf Wurmbosch's Vermi Pure for dessert. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORGANinc. Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Very nice stuff bud! Keen to see how they grow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 my goodness you defs gona have a few sexy christmas trees man, also very excited to see how this turns out just thinking if you bring her out after christmas and continue to veg you got 7 to 8 months all together of veg time still before she gona start pushing flowers, by then she'll probably be huuuuuuuuuge!!!!! willing to bet you can pull more than 1kilo off the one in the 200L pot, with the other one not far behind 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weskush Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Beautiful stuff mateI also noticed my outdoor fems starting to push preflowers. Hopefully it is pre and not full on. Reg showing no sex yet. You're in for some Mendo style trees there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/26/2021 at 6:31 AM, Naughty.Psychonaut said: by then she'll probably be huuuuuuuuuge!!!!! On 10/26/2021 at 8:00 AM, Weskush said: Beautiful stuff mateI also noticed my outdoor fems starting to push preflowers. Hopefully it is pre and not full on. Reg showing no sex yet. I suppose the concern would be the potential of bud rot if flowers develop now when there is still 7 months to go. Note-to-self for next year: transition from tent to outdoor a few weeks later. Although maybe this does no harm and the ladies just get really really thick I can hope haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 where are you based? I see quite a few people have plants still pushing flowers, at this time of the year they should be going into veg. If the carries on to flower she will probably fill her size capacity then finish up, don't think they keep growing much exept for the flower stretch. I hope they reveg, those bud sites will then not form properly and kinda fox tail out of what they are doing now into veg and just start pushing leaves and nodes again. Then she will keep on stretching till next year winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said: where are you based? I'm in Northern Suburbs in CPT. I think the preflowering could also have been triggered by too drastic of a change in light schedule when moving outside, even if they were still getting a bit more than 12 hours of light when they moved outside. They were on 18hrs a day inside. More notes for myself...gradually phase the light cycle from 18hrs on per day to 14hrs a day in the last few weeks before moving them outside. That should avoid a big swing in light exposure and still keeping it at +12hrs light a day. 11 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said: I hope they reveg, those bud sites will then not form properly and kinda fox tail out of what they are doing now into veg and just start pushing leaves and nodes again. Then she will keep on stretching till next year winter. Yes I would much rather prefer this option Option B. Final answer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weskush Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Bru i have plants outside with only 4 nodes that are preflowering pretty strongly already. Actually only the fems. Very weird. Can't recall that happening last season. Edited October 27, 2021 by Weskush 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weskush Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Safari - 28 Oct 2021 at 00:08.pdf Some know it. Some don't. Interesting either way Edited October 27, 2021 by Weskush 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, McMan said: I'm in Northern Suburbs in CPT. I think the preflowering could also have been triggered by too drastic of a change in light schedule when moving outside, even if they were still getting a bit more than 12 hours of light when they moved outside. They were on 18hrs a day inside. yeah very possible that it's mostly due to the dramatic shift. Western Cape area technically still going through Spring Equinox as the days are still only up to 14hrs long. Which means nights are 10hrs long. that is closer to a 12/12 cycle than it is to a 18/6 cycle and if you're brining out a clone/plant that's already acustomed to the 18/6 cycle will have high chance of jumping to flower mode. For quicker reveg I would suggest maybe using a 50w outdoor floodlight to add about 4hrs of light after the sun went down? I have seen a guy on a farm in Paarl keep all his plants in veg all through winter with some outdoor LEDs. 8 hours ago, Weskush said: Bru i have plants outside with only 4 nodes that are preflowering pretty strongly already. Actually only the fems. Very weird. Can't recall that happening last season. I got the exact opposite going on here, I had a clone I wanted to run outdoors, brought her out beginning of Oct, before transplanting I left her in her small pot for 2 weeks and stood her where she would be planted as to see what amount of hours of sun hits her. have to add, I brought down my 18/6 cycle down to 15/9 about a week before bringing her out. helps to be one step ahead sometimes. Edited October 28, 2021 by Naughty.Psychonaut spelling 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMan Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Happy National Leftovers Day and Merry Christmas for yesterday! Been a while since I posted - apologies, things have been a bit wild since starting a new job. Typically this grow is not even done and I'm already thinking about how I would do it better next time... This plant has gone into flower and then reveg and now it seems the flowering has continued? Not really sure but I'm just letting it do its thing and I will try harvest these plants when ripe and use it for edibles. I topped the smaller one in the hope it would stimulate some more veg but both seems to have maxed out in terms of size quite a lot earlier than I had anticipated However boxes have been ticked: I wanted to grow a plant that can pull off being a Christmas tree - (Its bigger than the Christmas tree we have inside so I'll take that as a W) Even though I don't think these plants will get bigger, there is still some time left to but and I can already say that this is biggest plant that I have grown so far in terms of height - yield is too early to say. So that's another checkpoint - I must admit that the unanticipated flowering after transitioning outside has left me wondering what could have been. Lessons learnt and next year I will be back to continue the search of monsters, hopefully controlling the light cycle swing better! As we close out 2021, happy new year - I learnt a lot here this year and I hope to repeat that in 2022. Thanks to all who have shared their knowledge with me 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Merry belated Fly Agaric Day, hope everyone had a blessed one well done brother! got some lekker bushes there, the pink skies photo is beautiful the wacky seasonal conditions and light cycles we been having is making outdoor growing a whole different experience. I see a lot of people pushing two small outdoor harvests this year as the plants they brought out begining of the outdoor season started flowering almost right away. I would put some money on a bet that next year will be the same story and the best way to combat this is outdoor lighting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Yup. There’s something funny in the air this year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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