My first outdoor grow and I got two outta three!!

Hello everyone. This is my first grow in or out, and I thought id share it with you. These are a month and three weeks old and show clear signs of pre-flowering. Started by tossin 4 or 5 seeds I had from a drawer long forgotten into regular pots under full late May sun, and only brought them under cover when it rained to avoid over-watering. While I had three, I had to get rid of one of them because it was a male. I used Good potting soil to get them rooted, then transplanted them into larger pots using backyard soil I had. (If your doing this make sure your dirt doesnt have any bugs. Fungus gnats love to live in moist soil and their larvae eat roots!)

Some Observations so far:

* They grow fast! Especially with lots of summer sun, and daily watering. (They are in drain pots and it hasnt rained much where I am. Lots and lots of sun though.)

* Over-fertilizing is a big problem. If you have backyard soil that isnt filled with bugs works fine. In a month in a half i think i only fertilized twice with "NATURAL" methods, and water soluble vigoro plant food (The kind that can be used for vegetables) for the pre-flower and flowering stage. They dont like to be overfed!! If your leaves are light green or turning brown, then fertilize. If they do that anyways then your over feeding. If ur leaftips burn or brown, and they are not too close to the lights, or it might only happen in the bottom and middle half of the plant, then your overfeeding. Rain water, tap water, and distilled water will help drain your soil of all those nuts.!!

* If your leaves droop, then water. If they dont perk up in half an hour max, then your over watering.

*Keep mites under control by sprayin water under the leaves. Outdoor growing without bugs is practically impossible. But the simple act of spraying under the leaves and blasting away pests is very effective. I havent used any pesticide because of chemicals. No matter how natural or safe. If i can have almost the same effect by simply spraying water under the leaves, im going to do that instead. Daily monitoring for catepillars, insects, and bugs. I spray every couple of days, or when i see lil holes in the leaves.


From your observations, how long does it take for a plant to bud once pre-flowering pistils form?
 

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they get triggered by the drop in light towards the beginning of august.

you have some heavy indica/afgani strains there, so I'd expect heavy yeilds and for them to start budding in august for sure.
 
Dont you think they might have some sativa in em? The leaves have long thin fingers and are light green. Especially at top when they first form.
 
of course they have sativa in them, but probably like less than 25% . . . . .


if you look at the distance shots, those leaves are SO fat they HAVE to be indica dominant. if you were thinking they're sativa dom in any way, you're probably looking at the new growth because it's so thin and small . . . they get fat as they age which indicates they're indica. new leaves ALWAYs look small. sativas will look even smaller than indicas with their first leaves, but not by much.
 
lookin good, they almost look like autoflowering plants because they started flowering outdoors so small
 
So whats your opninons on highs? I really wouldnt mind a good indica with a slight energy sativa buzz, so as not to be completely useless.
 
nice ass plants bro.... thos look to be 60/40 indica dom..... the leaves look more indica but i can tell its got a good amount of sativa in there by the growth pattern, and decent lenght of space between nodes
 
I have read many articles about how to get rid of insects. Many people like to use chemicals and soaps to eliminate pests. How about a more natural solution like having a couple of small spiders on your plant. Spiders eat insects!! I have a couple spiders on each plant and I have noticed less bugs. I will keep on eye on them.
 
spiders are good. the webs don't do anything bad, easy to pull off, and plus the protection of your plants thing.
 
Make sure they r no close to the male becauswe if it gets windy and the females get polinated u will be pissed :)
 
These pix from today show steady pistil growth. Purple at the base of some of the leaves signifies N deficiency because of flowering? Still too early to tell what strain these are, but guesses and opnions welcome.
 

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So anyone have any thoughts on what strains these might be or is it too early to tell? Also from this point till the buds fully mature is about how long? Does the full on floridasunshine blasting these babies make a diffrence in potency and yield?
 

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Florida sunshine is goodshit just keep your plants from drying out and keeping your soil cool is the key. They're looking really good and just keep it up with the veg fertilizer assuming that you truly havent started budding
 
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