My Outdoor Odyssey ~ 2008 - GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation and Education

jangel · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 12:54 PM

Hi folks. Just starting this to help other outdoor growers in this season of the green ! This is just a opener as I am in the midst of planting my babies outside. To see the rough start these guys have had please see my journal. The link is on the page. I will add to this as time permits. Here are some pics to start it off. GOOD GROWIN' FRIENDS!

First few shots are of my first lot of girls. Taken May 26. Last of the girls taken 2 days ago. And our fleet and my ride! (the Deere! My baby!)

I had these on 24 hours of light, put them in total dark once I was sure of sex, and left them there for 4 days. This means they are saying "WTF!!!! Winter! Pack on the bud!" or at least I hope so. They are all in flower now. Also see the soil mix I am using. I must thank Shaman for his guidance, whether he knew it or not! Please check out his log "the Native way in Burlap bags" I could not get the burlap bags but I did use his recommendation and a few of my own. My soil mix is :
1 large bag promix
1 small bag sheep poop(well composted)
1/2 bag seaweed compost.

I have mixed this all up, with a pitch fork, and have used this for 3 plants, using a bushel basket sized amount per plant. As I am planting I am throwing in a couple of handfulls of bone meal and a small amount of blood meal to encourage bloom. (half a handful, my hand, not a large man hand!! I am only little! LOL!) This is very hot so use it sparingly as it can burn the roots. I am also watering them in well. Most of my soil is well wet as I put it out before the thunderstorms of the last couple of days. All of this will be well mulched with leaves in the forest to keep the water where you want it, not drying up. You can add to this as it breaks down. Okay, here we go and OFF I go to plant now!

Peace!

ISO2BWELL · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 01:16 PM

Looking GREAT Jangel!

Someday I'll get to do an outdoors grow...and this will be the tutorial I'll likely base it on...sure to be in-depth!

ISO

green_nobody · #3 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 04:26 PM

great jangel,

never put my plants thru 4 days of darkness - really interested on how this one will turn out jangel

jangel · #4 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 08:44 PM

Okay, here we go. I will start off this with two of the girls I am planting. These amaze me! They might be the only pair I don't put in for a dark period as one of them at one point had some nads and female hairs. I removed the, and have watched but no more have appeared. These two are Lethal Purple by Dutch passion via VCB. Vancouver Seed Bank. I have two types of plants from these seeds. One is short, bushy and broad leaved, Indica like. The other two are tall, narrow leaved Sativa like females. And these sativa like females have not stopped flowering. I have not set them to flower, I have done nothing, they have been on 24 hour 400W Metal Halide light. And they are in full flower. Sativas are supposed to take longer to flower than an indica type plant. I don't get it. Any way, here is some pics of these plants. The first is in my grow room. The one in the front, short indica type plant is from the same lot of seeds, also entering flower. Both where planted April 8th. The shorter indica ones I am flowering in my grow room. I just can't do a Sativa inside. These could get like 6 feet tall or maybe taller! I just today took them outside and will harden them off then plant them in a few days. Talk later going to have dinner!

Pappy · #5 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 11:30 PM

VERY nice looking girls, Jangel. Must be nice, living out in such a secluded area. Best of luck, with the grow. btw, won't they revert to veg, growing outdoors? '

Pappy

bonghitter · #6 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:03 AM

looookin gooooooooooooooood.mahn

#7 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:36 AM

Very interesting experiment. Hope it works for you.

kennkenniff · #8 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 02:58 AM

just as i suspected absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

jangel · #9 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 06:31 AM

Thank you fellows. I appreciate it. More up now. And Pappy, I guess we will see what they do won't we? They should not stop if they are flowering under 24 hr light. Time will tell! These where planted April 8th so we will see. They are old enough to flower.

jangel · #10 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:15 AM

Okay, I was just toooo trashed, hot and tired to add to this more last night. Here we go! Lots of pics of this! Because my girls are so big,(some are 4 ft tall) and I did not want to damage them I laid them down flat to transport. Pot branches swaying in the breeze are a dead give away, plus they could easily get damaged this way. Some dirt fell out but I added to this when I planted. I also lost a few leaves but they would of come off anyway, no worries. Otherwise all went well. I did six yesterday and have 6 more to do today. Here's the pics.

First two shots are of the girls yesterday. There is my tractor trailor with my girls, did 2 loads with 3 each. Not the same as planting little clones, just couldn't take them all at once and still be stealth. Not that I am too worried, as I have young couples on either side of me and they are cool. Just don't want to advertise my grow. Smart for anyone. LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS!

I added my nutes on the site. This way I could be sure they where well mixed in and where I wanted. I used a couple handfuls of bone meal, about a tbls. of bloodmeal as this is hot and can burn your plants if too much is used. And a couple of handfuls of dolimite lime. Took my water jugs with me, and a pitch fork and shovel.

Here are a couple of the girls, planted, and the soil covered up so my black mixed dirt will not stick out like a sore thumb on the floor of the forest. All my plants have markers. I did not want to take them away from the plants as I am easily confused! LOL! So I buried them in the dirt in the fronts of the plants. I picked the SAME spots on each plant so I would know where to dig once the markers where buried. Then I took leaves, sticks, whatever and spread that on top of the plants with the same coloured dirt from the holes. I also made a dish like surround of the dirt under the plants to make sure the water stayed AROUND the plants and did not all run away when watered or rained on. I will add more leaves as they grow. Also, MAKE DAMN SURE YOU DO NOT LEAVE LEAVES AROUND! LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND! Nothing like a mj leaf found by a hiker to give the show away! I also took any damaged leaves, yellowed leaves or leaves with spots away as well. Bring a bag with you and check your plant. Especially in the spring when all the vegetation is very very green a yellowing leaf sticks out and will make people look due to the colour dif. You have to make them look normal. Like they belong there and nothing unusual is going on. I also walked backwards and scanned for anything as I left the site. Also check for footprints. Conceal them with a branch. Anything that will give you away.

jangel · #11 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:35 AM

Here's another girl planted. Now I have some shots of where my girls are. Can you find them? There are 5 plants in view. One is around a corner and you can't see her, for a total of 6 here.

jangel · #12 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:46 AM

I have been taking clones to also plant outside and to be mothers to save the best plants. This one plant for some reason was not big enough when I did the other clones. So to remind myself I left a couple of tags in that pot. As I planted I found the tags, a big reminder for yourself, so I trimmed off some of the lower branches and brought them back with the leaves etc. Here are some pics of that and I will add some pics of my clones which will be planted outside also after I have veged them for a couple of weeks on 24 hr light under my T-5 in the next post, have to take them first! LOL! I was so tired I just plopped the branches into some water till I can trim them up and put them to root. Folks, don't stress about this. IF they have water, they will be fine, just like any plant trimming. They can live a couple of days or more this way, without being set to root as long as they have moisture. I have even read where people have kept cuttings for clones in the frig for a couple of weeks to keep them fresh and they worked. You just have to make sure you recut them and use lots of rooting hormone. I have even added the gel or powder to water when holding clones over. It can't hurt and can help. Right now my grow room is totally trashed. I have to clean it I know, and will but so much shifting around and work outside going on, as well as LIFE! I just can't do it all. So be kind and no cracks about the mess! Maybe I should clone myself! That would be kewl!

#13 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 11:18 AM

Good morning J-angel. How do you feeling this morning? Did you dream of a great harvest? You did some great work yesterday and I hope everything turns out for you. If it does you will have all the outdoor growers fooling their plants into thinking it's fall.

jangel · #14 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 11:33 AM

LOL! Thanks Tal! Hey, if it works why not? It is not really my idea but stinkyattic's. I really cannot take the credit for the inspiration. Just spreading it, Babes! Kinda thick....like manure!!!!! LOL!

P.S. I feel fine today, been up since 5 and shaved a dog down, watered all my inside plants, checked my outside ones and pulled some out of my closet to plant next week! Can't seem to get moving planting outside today, just too friggen' hot and have to go out at 12. It will get done though! Need a few of the last lots of dirt I put out to get some of the fine rain on them like we already had today. It is all good!

jangel · #15 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:42 PM

Here is my next lot of plants that I put outside in my roofless barn wing to harden off this morning. First picture is of them going into the closet. The next is how they looked coming out. A bit pale and some slight stretch but otherwise okay. Outside now! It is a cloudy, stormy day here so they will be fine.

And here are my clones that will be going out in a couple of weeks. Some of these have pistols on them as the mothers where in flower. All are on 24 hour light. I have them under a T-5 with 6500k tubes and I now have a light bar of cfl's going to light the sides as they get taller. These guys are shooting up! They where cloned from the 16th of may to the 24th. I have to pot these babies up as they have roots coming out the bottom! Just need the time! I have more clones also rooting that are in my indoor journal. This flat is 18 of them, and I have another 25 not as rooted. Some of those need their first potting. LOL! just tooo busy!

Pappy · #16 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:47 PM

I would have to blow up the pics to be able to find your plants in the forest. Outstanding way of hiding them. If they are seen, they would likely be mistaken for wild plants.

Pappy

jangel · #17 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy

I would have to blow up the pics to be able to find your plants in the forest. Outstanding way of hiding them. If they are seen, they would likely be mistaken for wild plants.

Pappy

Thanks Pappy! yes, that is the point. And also make sure you NEVER plant in a straight line or an organized fashion. It is a dead give away from the air. REALLY stands out! Scatter them in a random fashion and they blend in.

Also, random hikers usually go on the path of least resistance, take dead fall trees and lay them over your path in, looking natural and people will not go that way. Stick them in the branches of trees, to look like they fell naturally, I will be showing this later on.

Pappy · #18 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 12:54 PM

I had a grow, many years ago, on a hillside near a river. I used to fly ultralight airplanes and flew over them to check on them. In August, the only green in the area were my plants. Talk about paranoia. I harvested too early, but I learned a lot on that grow.

Pappy

kennkenniff · #19 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 02:48 AM

hey jangel have you hear about a product that is synthetic wolf urine i don't know the name but my local grow store carries it for 35$ for just under 2 liters they store clerk told me he used it and his own dog wont even go near the plants

jangel · #20 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kennkenniff

hey jangel have you hear about a product that is synthetic wolf urine i don't know the name but my local grow store carries it for 35$ for just under 2 liters they store clerk told me he used it and his own dog wont even go near the plants

Thanks for reminding me Kenn! I have also found this product and bought it from my local, on my road, nursery. This product is not washed off and is supposed to last for 3 months, if it has 24 hrs to dry. I have sprayed it on a few bottom fan leaves to see if it kills them or harms the plant, and sticks at the bases of the plants. As it has rained since I applied it I will re-apply the stuff. Supposed to keep critters away, rabbits, deer and elk. I have attached a pic of the front of the brochure. I will do the rest later as I have to dash now. It is called Plantskydd Deer Repellent. Costs $29.99 Canadian. It also comes in a dry form that can be mixed and used. I got the spray bottle. The web site is www.plantskydd.com

I will let you know how it works. Maybe not wolf piss but hopefully it works! One thing with the wolf piss it has to be re-applied after every rain as far as I know.