2011 Outdoor Bare Bones Grow

[Captain Ginyu]

Ive messed around outdoors for a while..tried it all or at least most of it. My best results are with mixing 50% native soil with 50% coco. I would use promixx but the perlite is a HUGE deal..you can see it a mile away and some always floats to the top. I also throw in a handful of lime into the pile...thats it. I visit them once a week and feed them some ferts or whatever else i need to do. Ive found putting a ring of copper wire the base of the plant a HUGE help with slugs as well. I handle the deer threat a little differently then most people. Ive found the best way to keep them away is to take a crap at your patch everytime you go...sounds gross but i havent lost a plant to a deer since Ive started doing it..I also piss around the edges of the patch as well. Were growing on mother natures turf so u have to play by her rules..and in the animal kingdom smell is how most messages are sent and received gross or not.

Peace Te Lilman

You use paper or leaves?

 

[Oregonism]

Being from the West Coast, last year I did my 1st outdoor. Blue Goo and some mystery Amsterdam mix that was a super sative, I cut them down on Halloween and the sats could have gone another 4 weeks it seems.

Evergreen forests are everywhere around her, mostly fir, but Vacciniums (berries), Rhododendrons and other acid species make up most of the understory even in cleared areas, especially the Siberian blackberries.

When I hunt my spots, I used to look for three things, orientation (duh), security and water.

Lately I have been paying more and more attention to under and overstory plants. This is in direct respect to ferts naturilized in the soil.
Alders like to colonize new areas of disturbance and fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil, so does Scotch Broom, don't know if either of these are in abundance on the East Coast.

Water is really my big thing, I either try to plant in bogs or wetlands or I make groundwater conditions.

@Smoke-A-Lot, how are testing soil quality?

I use my Hach kit, look em up, they are meant for the working scientist, lol, but the soil kits are ridiculous, expensive for the complete versions, but a close second to putting everything into a GC.

 

[Oregonism]

Forgot to mention, this year will be Satori from Mandala, they are light feeders and I think they would do awesome in a low budget outdoor.

 

[Smoke_A_Lot]

I was just wondering has any one ever substituted sand for perlite? Benefits it's cheaper, downside it's more heavy to back pack in. Also I'll be updating with pictures of growth progress soon, don't have my camera at the moment.

@ Oregonism i just have a basic soil test kit that measures PH and NPK i picked up from lowes for $5. Also Mandala is a good breeder i have experience with Hashberry and it was an awesome strain.

 

[HOVAH2.0]

i used charcoal last year to substitute for prelite, but added more lime also.

 

[guest8905]

I was just wondering has any one ever substituted sand for perlite? Benefits it's cheaper, downside it's more heavy to back pack in. Also I'll be updating with pictures of growth progress soon, don't have my camera at the moment.

sand is not the same as perlite and is quite different. Perlite is porous, it has little air pockets where oxygen and h20 can hide. Sand particles are not porous, they are flat and do not hold much if any air or water. I have seen a few large outdoor plots amended with sand, they were very slow growing and had lockout frequently. Imo sand and soil is a bad idea.

StickKy