10 plants/7 gallon smart pots

smoketastic

smoketastic

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Hey growers. I've grown for the past few summers, but I still haven't pulled off a 100% successful harvest. I end up making mistakes along the way, usually in the drying/curing stage. Having said that, I haven't given up, and I'm giving it another try this summer.

Right now I'm growing 10 plants, guerilla style, in the woods behind an old farm pond. (Next summer I'll be able to legally grow in my backyard, but for now I've got to keep them tucked away, out of sight.) My original plan was to plant them in the ground, however, when I went to dig my holes, the ground was way too rocky in this location. Rather than scout a new location, since this one is ideal and near a water source, I decided to just use 7 gallon smart pot type containers filled with blend of Proflex, compost, and a few other additives. I know I won't be growing trees out of these smaller pots, but since I'm only growing for me personally, a modest yield is fine.

My plants are 1 Cheese by Seedsman, 1 Goldenberry by Genofarm, 2 Cornbread by Rare Dankness, and 4 Girl Scout Cookies and 2 Tahoe Platinum OG I picked up from a private seller on Craigslist.

I've been using this Age Old Grow fertilizer, but it's about time to switch to a fert for flowering. I've got this Advanced Nutrients Bloom fertilizer on hand. I'm thinking about using it. Has anyone had experience using it before?

I'll follow up this post with a few pics of my plants. All comments are welcome. Tips and advice are always 20180628_013821.jpg 20180628_013821.jpg 20180628_013848.jpg appreciated.
 
Miyagismokes

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I've used products by both those companies, though not those specific ones.
I feel like there's a cheaper option than AN, but it does its job...
 
smoketastic

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Jeffro420 said:
How often do you have to water these?
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I've been watering them twice each week. However, temps have surged over 100 this week, and the plants are getting bigger and drinking more water, so I'm probably going to have to start watering three times each week here very soon.
 
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john wishmyer

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just transplanted mine into one if those seven gallon smart pots. mine was almost drying out once a day. you woulda thought i had a massive rootball. on transplant soil was all compact but literally no roots showing on the outter part
 
the rock

the rock

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Hopefully you know the person from CL who you bought the clones from,seen quite a few people get duped and infested
 
smoketastic

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john wishmyer said:
just transplanted mine into one if those seven gallon smart pots. mine was almost drying out once a day. you woulda thought i had a massive rootball. on transplant soil was all compact but literally no roots showing on the outter part
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I've got a really fluffy soil mixture that absorbs water well. To the Promix Flex and compost, I added some perlite, blood meal, bone meal, Osmocote, and garden lime. So far, twice a week has been enough. I've been watering each plant with about 1 gallon per watering, or 2 gallons a week.
 
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GuerillaGOAT

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DieselNuts

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GuerillaGOAT said:
Looks amazing I’m a noob too starting my first grow soon as my babies come in. Prepping my guerrila plot today. Think I’m going to stick with eggshells and compost. Want them to be all natural.
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I have found in 10 years of organic growing it's difficult to over amend the soil.
I use Garden Tone, Flower Tone , worm castings and kelp meal with some lime added to Promix HP
 
GuerillaGOAT

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DieselNuts said:
I have found in 10 years of organic growing it's difficult to over amend the soil.
I use Garden Tone, Flower Tone , worm castings and kelp meal with some lime added to Promix HP
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It’s going to be difficult for me to transport. I would but I only carry a backpack
 
smoketastic

smoketastic

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I had a bit of a setback this week. I went to visit my plants, and noticed extreme yellowing towards the bottom. It had come on quickly.
After asking for advice on another thread, opinions given for the cause of the yellowing suggested extreme 100+ degree temps several days in a row, a lack of nitrogen, or maybe a need for CalMag.
I ordered some CalMag on Amazon. I'll be able to apply it on Friday. In the meantime, I bought some high nitrogen fertilizer and fed them a good drink yesterday. Today, they looked much greener, and I didn't notice any additional yellowing.
I'm worried now that, just as things seem to be improving, they might experience a setback this week. I'm going to be out of town Monday thru Thursday and won't be able to check on them. Good news: Rain is forecast every day .Bad News: Expect the unexpected.
I pulled one plant that was showing earlier signs of pollen sacs. So now I'm down to 9. I'll try to take more pics on Friday.
 

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smoketastic said:
I had a bit of a setback this week. I went to visit my plants, and noticed extreme yellowing towards the bottom. It had come on quickly.
After asking for advice on another thread, opinions given for the cause of the yellowing suggested extreme 100+ degree temps several days in a row, a lack of nitrogen, or maybe a need for CalMag.
I ordered some CalMag on Amazon. I'll be able to apply it on Friday. In the meantime, I bought some high nitrogen fertilizer and fed them a good drink yesterday. Today, they looked much greener, and I didn't notice any additional yellowing.
I'm worried now that, just as things seem to be improving, they might experience a setback this week. I'm going to be out of town Monday thru Thursday and won't be able to check on them. Good news: Rain is forecast every day .Bad News: Expect the unexpected.
I pulled one plant that was showing earlier signs of pollen sacs. So now I'm down to 9. I'll try to take more pics on Friday.
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That'll green them up nice. I did a plant several years ago using nothing but Jack's 20-20-20, she turned out great. You probably are aware, but just in case you're not...start low strength and see how the plants respond. Chemical ferts are awesome, but you can easily burn your babies. One of those "less is more" situations.

Hope it works out for you. I'd bet you won't even need that cal-mag, at least not until flowering time.
 
hotrodharley

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smoketastic said:
I've been watering them twice each week. However, temps have surged over 100 this week, and the plants are getting bigger and drinking more water, so I'm probably going to have to start watering three times each week here very soon.
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Those 7 gallon can grow some big plants. Aerate the roots well. BBQ skewers work great. It will not hurt the roots even in flower. One problem with the bags is they're so efficient the bottom of the medium can dry and pack.
 
JNxKushxKing

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Id try to have bigger pots next season, my smallest this one was 10gals cause hard to drag lg amounts soil in, and even my plants i plantef one month ago are rooted into the bottom of the 10 and 12.5 gals now and poking out wish i did 15-20s at least now
 
GuerillaGOAT

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smoketastic said:
I had a bit of a setback this week. I went to visit my plants, and noticed extreme yellowing towards the bottom. It had come on quickly.
After asking for advice on another thread, opinions given for the cause of the yellowing suggested extreme 100+ degree temps several days in a row, a lack of nitrogen, or maybe a need for CalMag.
I ordered some CalMag on Amazon. I'll be able to apply it on Friday. In the meantime, I bought some high nitrogen fertilizer and fed them a good drink yesterday. Today, they looked much greener, and I didn't notice any additional yellowing.
I'm worried now that, just as things seem to be improving, they might experience a setback this week. I'm going to be out of town Monday thru Thursday and won't be able to check on them. Good news: Rain is forecast every day .Bad News: Expect the unexpected.
I pulled one plant that was showing earlier signs of pollen sacs. So now I'm down to 9. I'll try to take more pics on Friday.
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Free fert every time you take a piss! Lol
 
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