I.S.A.S s.or outdoor 2014

[islandstyle]

So this is my first thread, First large outdoor season, so any advice would be awesome! I'm a ommp grower for myself and two patients and grow in accordance to ALL ommp guidelines

Strains;
Blue city diesel
Kink tut
Bc road kill
Sour diesel "northern cut"
Possibly, grape ape and killing field (the grape ape clone is a little wonky and KF is a really long grow)

Soil;

Super soil
4 bags ffof
10 pounds coco coir
1 pound happy frog all purpose
5 pounds bat guano(high phos)
5 pounds worm castings
2 pounds bone meal

Top soil
6 bags ffof
10 pounds coco coir
5 pounds worm castings
5 pounds bat guano(high nitrogen)
1 pound happy frog all purpose
1 pound myco

Setup;
2x3x 2.5 deep in ground holes excellent drainage lined with chicken wire and inoculated

Fresh water from large creek

Full sun

Fully secured

Status;
The girls range in size from 3' to 4, all have in veg. For 2+ months under 18-6 400w hps in 4x4 grow tent. All are getting acclimated 2-3 hours a day under partial sun increasing till may 11-15 when they go in the ground!

 

[Garden Boss]

Awesome, How many are you doing? Don't forget some pics

 

[islandstyle]

Given the current money crunch, that's all the soil I have at the moment. I am legal for up to 18 and have 24 holes. I am still deciding if i'm going to do 6 monsters or cut the soil with more ffof and do a full 18. by my calculations with the soil i have cookin now I can give 6 plants about 25 lbs. of dirt each which should get em full size. and as for the pics. it was pouring off and on when I was mixing my dirt so I opted out of ruining my camera...lol and the girls were sleeping by the time i got done and I didn't want to open the tent.

 

[SenorBrownWater]

shouldn't they be bigger? also I worry about your light schedule if they are that old...they could flower when you put them out..

 

[islandstyle]

They should be bigger but were just repotted into 3 gallon containers about 5 weeks ago...the indoor grow ran longer than expected so they had to live in the tiny cab grow box...they are currently outdoor in an open structure with indirect sun (shady) and being taken into direct sun a few hours a day. When they were in the tent the were 18-6...

 

[islandstyle]

I'm hearing bigger plants going in later is better, but with a lineup of mainly sativa dominant strains and the risk of bud rot in this area due to climate a big factor I'm thinking this is the way to go...any thoughts?

 

[islandstyle]

Some of the girls acclimating

 

[vostok]

Complete with Horse!! ..looking great have you considered your last frost...? better for you to veg them under a HPS to get them to stretch, prior to inserting into 18" plus holes in the paddock, saves a lot on water later in the year!

 

[islandstyle]

The farmers almanac says the the frost expected may 1-10 so I plan on going in between the 15 and 21...that's about 30 days before solstice...

 

[islandstyle]

I let a friend put his girls in my veg room cause I thought they were about right size...I expect them to about double in size puttin them around 6-8 feet... Big enough but still managable

 

[vostok]

The farmers almanac says the the frost expected may 1-10 so I plan on going in between the 15 and 21...that's about 30 days before solstice...

So once outside your babes have 1 month veg then to bud? ...pity you can't extend that veg time ....find or buy a green house, even get a craiglist car port ..?

 

[islandstyle]

Or give his girls an eviction notice...how would I extend the veg in a greenhouse...I've really only done indoor and all my outdoor was in so-cal where I didn't have to worry about this

 

[islandstyle]

Some of the girls getting used to the fresh air!

 

[papapayne]

looking good man. Another oomj grower here. I wish my plants were that sized! Got off to a late start. Mine are barely with 3 sets of leaves.

 

[FresnoFarmer]

Or give his girls an eviction notice...how would I extend the veg in a greenhouse...I've really only done indoor and all my outdoor was in so-cal where I didn't have to worry about this

Add a few cfls with reflectors clipped to the greenhouse. and flip them on so that your plants stay awake for a few extra hours at night. this will keep them from flowering.

 

[islandstyle]

looking good man. Another oomj grower here. I wish my plants were that sized! Got off to a late start. Mine are barely with 3 sets of leaves.

Thanks...just got our last frost of the year so there gonna go in there holes this week! Don't trip to much on small plants..one of the growers in my collective put in 1 foot plants at the end of June and the smallest was still over 2#

 

[islandstyle]

Add a few cfls with reflectors clipped to the greenhouse. and flip them on so that your plants stay awake for a few extra hours at night. this will keep them from flowering.

I'll still have increasing light until June...we currently have 14 1/2 hours of sunlight a day and won't be down to 12 until end of July...I've been asking around and people are saying they'll keep vegging till about aug before I see flowers start...Fresno isn't to far from me when do your girls start to flower?

 

[FresnoFarmer]

Middle of July, some sooner depending on strain. Larger plants in the ground usually flower later than plants in pots ime.

 

[islandstyle]

Middle of July, some sooner depending on strain. Larger plants in the ground usually flower later than plants in pots ime.

That's not too bad that still gives me 2 months of veg time...I've heard the stories of monsters coming out of these hills...10+ pounders so I would love to see half that this year!

 

[islandstyle]

Plants are in the ground!!
Not a wonderful experience given the 90 degree weather!
First pic is my sour diesel, the next two are kinks tut, the little shorty is bc road kill, then my guard wolf checking out the diesel making sure it's at the right depth. Then an overview of the site before I started. There is 1.75 cubic yards per hole of 50% "subcool" super soil I mixed and 50% "Chet mix" a local soil mix designed for cannabis that I amended with happy frog all purpose! They are very happy in there new homes!