Angry White Man
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What state do you live in, where may is late?
Would this work?
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Curiosity2
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The peat moss in the native soil is a good idea, add lime to the area following the mix ratio on the bag of lime. Peat is cheap $6 a bag 3.8 cubic/foot. Nothing wrong with the soil that is already there and the peat will loosen it up, give it moisture holding abilities, and the lime will keep PH in check. When I bush grow I find my spot, it has to have water near by and the cover needs to be decent but plenty of sun, but as far as the soil goes, if it's not clay or rock, I'm happy. I add bags of peat till the ground is soft and brittle, not clumping and sticking, packing hard anymore. Add a bag of lime or soil sweetener, same thing, and your good. Till and loosen the hole area that you will be growing in, not just a hole, this will give the plants roots a lot bigger area to grow in and better drainage, incase the season ends up wet, overall. Adding chicken shit is going to bring in the coons, and the coons are going to dig up your plants, I have no doubt about this. Save you time and money, use chemicals for ferts right now and when you older and plan on growing in the same spot year after year then try the organic growing.
Curiosity2
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He is planning on waiting till June, I think.
First Timer18
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Yes, i live in vermont and weather is pretty shit til mid june. and to curiousity, is pro-mix peat moss? Also thats another thing..how do i keep pests away? deer, coons, bunnies, anything else i cant think of?
First Timer18
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Oh and also i think for my medium ill just go with 3 bags of pro-mix and 3 bags of fox farms, mix it all up, (add lime to it?), and i think the fox farms already has worm castings but should i add more? or anything else?
Curiosity2
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Hey man, if I was growing your 10 plants, this is what I would do to keep it simple. Find your location, stay off your property, and go back in the woods taking different ways to get there, just don’t make a path. Make sure sun exposure is good. If you cut small trees or bushes hide them under the underbrush. Don’t leave any trash or anything that will be identifiable to you, if you’re really paranoid, shut the cell off as well, I do. Loosen up the ground in the whole area; I would leave 4ft at least or more between the regular beans and at least 2ft between the autos. When you plant, put the autos out front towards the sun, they won’t grow as tall, so they won’t shade or be shaded by the ones in the back. More space is better, now lime the whole area.
Don’t waste your peat moss or pro mix whichever one you want to use. When you plant, dig your hole, mix that soil with the peat moss add a little extra lime to the mix of peat and native soil from the hole, dig the hole as big as you want, like 2ft round and 16in deep. Peat moss ($6 a bag) can be bought in a bag with no additives and is cheaper than ProMix($32 a bag). Perlite is not needed to grow outdoors, don’t waste money and go with plain peat.
Now for a critter ridder, I use chicken wire 2ft high for a fence, stapled to the trees or cut and make small poles when need be. With my new roll of poultry wire, I have a way to dip it in green paint to help camouflage but this is only an extra step, not necessary for the first timer, I use my patch year after year and want to keep it that way. When I put up the wire I spend extra money on this stuff taking every step to ensure it stays unseen from the air. I use whatever length necessary to stay under the limbs of sounding trees and out of sight. An extra $15 on another roll of wire to be able to harvest your crop is well worth it. I have means of being able to go flying in a small Cessna plane, so I have seen my patches from the air, the plants are blended in with the surrounding but the wire shines in the sun, so does trash and buckets. Don’t plant in a row!!!!
You should only need one to two bags of peat, spend time looking for that perfect spot, it will mean all the difference in the end, DON’T SHOW YOUR BUDDYS; they will rip you off, TELL NO ONE!!!!!!!!!
Any fresh organic manure is going to bring animals that dig up or walk on your plants. Make organic patches well in advance, but I have used cow manure as a tea, here’s what I do. I carry in a small amount of manure, one shovel full per bucket put water, and manure in bucket and stir until it is dissolved, add to plants. They love it and will grow 6in a week. Don’t overdo it, once or twice a summer is enough. Find a water soluble bloom booster and start using it once they start budding.
When growing from seed, keep an eye out for males. Keep it simple and cheap, I’m sure you’ll have a big harvest.
Don’t waste your peat moss or pro mix whichever one you want to use. When you plant, dig your hole, mix that soil with the peat moss add a little extra lime to the mix of peat and native soil from the hole, dig the hole as big as you want, like 2ft round and 16in deep. Peat moss ($6 a bag) can be bought in a bag with no additives and is cheaper than ProMix($32 a bag). Perlite is not needed to grow outdoors, don’t waste money and go with plain peat.
Now for a critter ridder, I use chicken wire 2ft high for a fence, stapled to the trees or cut and make small poles when need be. With my new roll of poultry wire, I have a way to dip it in green paint to help camouflage but this is only an extra step, not necessary for the first timer, I use my patch year after year and want to keep it that way. When I put up the wire I spend extra money on this stuff taking every step to ensure it stays unseen from the air. I use whatever length necessary to stay under the limbs of sounding trees and out of sight. An extra $15 on another roll of wire to be able to harvest your crop is well worth it. I have means of being able to go flying in a small Cessna plane, so I have seen my patches from the air, the plants are blended in with the surrounding but the wire shines in the sun, so does trash and buckets. Don’t plant in a row!!!!
You should only need one to two bags of peat, spend time looking for that perfect spot, it will mean all the difference in the end, DON’T SHOW YOUR BUDDYS; they will rip you off, TELL NO ONE!!!!!!!!!
Any fresh organic manure is going to bring animals that dig up or walk on your plants. Make organic patches well in advance, but I have used cow manure as a tea, here’s what I do. I carry in a small amount of manure, one shovel full per bucket put water, and manure in bucket and stir until it is dissolved, add to plants. They love it and will grow 6in a week. Don’t overdo it, once or twice a summer is enough. Find a water soluble bloom booster and start using it once they start budding.
When growing from seed, keep an eye out for males. Keep it simple and cheap, I’m sure you’ll have a big harvest.
cancer survivor
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dont fert seedlings they only need water and sun! go for it and enjoy your grow...
First Timer18
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Wow man THANK YOU! Really i needed to know absolutely all of that! a few questions if you dont mind: The chicken wire fence, can it be spray painted? I would definitely go as far as need be to make it camouflage. Also, how many plants do you have together? because you said dont plant in a row and im now actually getting 14 autos for the summer as i dont think i can fit in photos. One more thing, can i still do the manure thing with autos? Should i still do it twice or just once? once at the beginning and once halfway?
Curiosity2
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Yes you can spray it, loosen the new roll a bit, leaving it still rolled up but not as tight. Hang it up and then spray it from all angles, leave it hanging to dry, it should only take you a few minutes.
You can put as many plants in an area as you would like, but if you had only one patch and it was found, youre out of luck.
What I meant by dont plant in rows. A pattern is easily identifiable from the air because nothing else in the bush grows in rows or patterns.
Manure will grow any and everything, use it whenever you want. Use a little bit at first when plants are small, then again in a couple of weeks, and again in mid-summer. It all depends on how much you give then when you do, to determine when to give them some more later on. If they are growing good, fast and are nice and green, they have plenty of food so no need to add more.