first outdoor atempt

[Hammerhead]

OK I need some help here. I would like to take some baby's up to the hills gorilla grow. I have never done this and need some insight what to look for. I live close to sactown. Out of the list I have please recommend a good strain to do this. I also need to know how often I would need to visit the site for watering or what ever needs to be done. I have been a indoor/outdoor(backyard) grower for many years. I'm starting the germ as soon as I pick a strain. All you guy/gals that have done this and can let me know how to proceed. Here is my list


HTC DC X EROC/DP 12 SEEDS
HTC DC X EROC/DP B3 15 SEEDS
ROYAL DANE 20 SEEDS
ERDPURT 10 SEEDS
EROCDP/DC B3 15 SEEDS
CHEESE/ERDPURT B3 20 SEEDS
CHEESE/DP X B3N7ERDPURT/RD 20 SEEDS
SSH F2 15 SEEDS
CHEESE X SSH 10 SEEDS
PACIFIC MIX 5 SEEDS
SUPER LEMON HAZE FEM 4 SEEDS
BLUE GOD 4 SEEDS
POWER SKUNK 20 SEEDS
SENSI STAR 2 SEEDS
JACK HERER 3 SEEDS
KALI MIST 6 SEEDS
THAI 20 SEEDS
THE BLACK 5 SEEDS
STRAWBERRY COUGH 6 SEEDS
SSH 7 fem SEEDS
HEAVY DUTY FRUITY 5 SEEDS
GRAPE X BLUE GOD 2 SEEDS
AK 47 6 SEEDS
BOG SOURSAVER 10 SEEDS
BOG GRAPEPUNCH 10 SEEDS
GUMBLEBUM 10 SEEDS
SSHXC99 10 SEEDS
MASSSUPERSKUNK X SOURBUBBLE 10 SEEDS
PPP 10 SEEDs
Dutchgrown NYCDXc99 11 seeds

 

[bentom187]

mass superskunk x sourbubble ,would be my pick,as for watering id try to get some waterpolymeres and mix them in ,they swell up with water and realease's it slowly.if your doing a bunch of plants just take your ammendments to your site and do the mixing there instead of hauling packs of mixxed soil.good luck.

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

mass superskunk x sourbubble ,would be my pick,as for watering id try to get some waterpolymeres and mix them in ,they swell up with water and realease's it slowly.if your doing a bunch of plants just take your ammendments to your site and do the mixing there instead of hauling packs of mixxed soil.good luck.

that's a lot of beans, decide what you want to smoke personally. that's my opinion. and i beg to differ with you bentom187, i find it easier to premix my soil before bringing it to the spot and doing it there. i mix it in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and throw it in my pack and I'm good to go.

 

[Hammerhead]

When you dig your holes do you mix your soil with the native soil or remove it and use all of the soil you made? You guys visit 1x per week or more then that?

 

[OrganicMonkey]

Those are a lot of seeds and a lot of strains, your going to be digging hole and and filling in mix for a long long time. I hope you know how to find native humus or your going to be humping out way to much weight. I'd mix coco with some local humus, coco is nice and packed and the humus is found by the gallons.

Where are you finding the England strains such as ERDPURT, I've seen here on IC some strains that appear to only be in England.

 

[Hammerhead]

My Dutch friends of course. Im only going to do a few plants no more then 6. All at different locations

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

i dig about 2ft holes and fill it with premixed soil, obviously eventually the roots will extend down to the native soil unless you use trash bags. if your going to be growing only six plants, i'd use 5 gallon buckets.. drill holes on the bottom of the bucket then premix your soil in it and throw a lid on it and haul it to your grow spot. simple and easy! and as for visits, the less you go the better your chances of not getting caught. if your going to water one day and it rains then skip that day and go another time, think of it as god saving you a trip lol.

 

[Hammerhead]

Thanks I will give it my best shot. I will use 6 bags of happy frog. I would think to get blak buckets if I can find them. Also when I dig the hole just drop the bucket in the hole?

 

[Maj.Cottonmouth]

I would recommend Smart Pots, the roots will grow out of the container into the earth, wider but less deep hole would be easier to dig also

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=86175

 

[Hammerhead]

great idea much easier to lug in

 

[TrichyTrichy]

Heya HH! grabbing a seat for the show.

 

[BirdManFlyHigh]

that's a lot of beans, decide what you want to smoke personally. that's my opinion. and i beg to differ with you bentom187, i find it easier to premix my soil before bringing it to the spot and doing it there. i mix it in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and throw it in my pack and I'm good to go.

He has a point and so do you, But I would have to say its best to spend minimum time there

 

[Hammerhead]

No show yet but hopefully very soon

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

well..

well..

you could use smart pots if they fit your budget. but a cheaper route is the 5 gallon buckets like i said, black would be the best color to get if you can't find 'em in that color you could always use spray paint, that's what i did at least.. and you don't have to bury the buckets, it's all about personal choice. in my grow I'm doing half & half... half buckets unburied, and half straight into the ground with no buckets.. either way good luck fella.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

5 gallon buckets are too small. you want at least 15 gallon tubs if you're going to go that route. the plants get root bound even with holes cut out of the bottoms. i only use 5 gallon buckets for auto's. personally, if it was me, and was only going to to grow 6 plants. i would dig 3'wide x 3'round x 3'deep. that way your plants will have lots of room to grow....and they will with that amount of space........HUGE.

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

5 gallon buckets are too small. you want at least 15 gallon tubs if you're going to go that route. the plants get root bound even with holes cut out of the bottoms. i only use 5 gallon buckets for auto's. personally, if it was me, and was only going to to grow 6 plants. i would dig 3'wide x 3'round x 3'deep. that way your plants will have lots of room to grow....and they will with that amount of space........HUGE.

i agree 15 gallon rubber maids you could use also, it's just harder to lug them in.. and then you gotta lug soil in to fill them... it's all about personal choice like i said.. good luck man.

 

[GrnMtFinn]

If you use soil on site and make amendments to it, pH needs to be around 6.5 right? How do you test soil pH?

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

If you use soil on site and make amendments to it, pH needs to be around 6.5 right? How do you test soil pH?

you could use test strips to test the PH. 6.5 - 7.0 would be the best level.

 

[bentom187]

i do it this way cause basicly hauling ammendments is less labor intensive than hauling a premixed bag everywhere (for me anyway) and its a little more stealthy,cause you can hide perlite/vermaculite and the polymeres easier,in a backpack or somthing similar.

 

[GrnMtFinn]

Smoke A Lot: do you mean the pH test strips you can get for testing pool chlorination?