BrotherGanja's 2011 Outdoor Organic Garden

[BrotherGanja]

Greetings Fellow Growers,

Thanks you for joining me in another year of growing medicine for myself and other patients in need. We have had a wild snow filled winter here in Norther California with a hint of excellent sunny 65 degree weather. Personally, I had a short winter, it all just went by so fast it feels like yesterday we were staring at beautiful nuggets 3-4 weeks into flower. Now we are all starting to prepare ourselves for those warm temps coming around the corner. I sure am.

Today I kicked into gear and started my outdoor cannabis endeavor. I had planted some alfalfa seed in my pots and all around in the garden so I could turn it into my soil as a nitrogen source. It has been raining for several days so the soil is nice and moist, easy to turn. I will allow the soil to sit for a month with the greens turned into it. Turning it every week to keep good oxygen levels. Once I see most of the material has broken down I will test the soil with a soil test kit to get an estimate on what nutrient levels are like. Ideally I would like there to be plenty of nitrogen in there for the vegging phase so I don't have to feed them anything but compost teas during this time. Also amend in some Dolomite for calcium boost. Also will mix in EWC, more perlite, and kelp meal. Fortunately I have set a low bar for myself last season, it's gonna be a piece of cake to do better.

I also noticed a considerable amount of mycorrhiza in the pot inoculated everywhere very nice!!

Here are some photos of the turning process with the alfalfa.

Before

After

 

[XxShibbyxX]

Looks great so far man!


How much did that fence run you i was thinking of using those kind of boards to build a fence as well

 

[BrotherGanja]

Shibby I had built that fence last season so I don't know the exact cost, but I estimate around $300 for about 120ft of fence. The wood was the cheapest untreated wood you could buy and I didn't put concrete around every post.

 

[BrotherGanja]

Oh yea here is a quick pic of the Oregon Pinot Noir. You can see how skinny and lengthy she is. The reviews say she is easily trainable, my goal is to keep all the plants under 4 feet tall and as wide as I can get them, like a solar panel. Lots more work to be done. Have a great St Patties Day weekend.

 

[#1cheesebuds]

IM deff gunna watch this gro log. cuz lastyear U did great.

 

[XxShibbyxX]

Cool thanks brother!

She looks like a beauty i hope you reach your goals this year bro.

 

[michael68]

I remember reading through your 2010 grow a while back.

Good luck this year.

 

[heady blunts]

whoa sweet yard!

love the home made smart pots. they look way more sturdy too. the cover crop of alfalfa is smart too! you seem like a capable plan-ahead-er.

can't wait to see how your plants do in such nicely prepared pots!

 

[primeform]

looks nice, what strains are you going to run? Did you attach the pond liner to the wire of your pots or just let the weight of the dirt hold it in?

 

[BrotherGanja]

looks nice, what strains are you going to run? Did you attach the pond liner to the wire of your pots or just let the weight of the dirt hold it in?

I have decided this year to run

UK Cheese cause the smell is incredible
Oregon Pinot Noir 45 day strain looking forward to the early harvest for her
White Rhino she is a super sweet fruity smell and really nice tight gooey buds.

Those are for sure Master Kush, Blue Dream, Purple Kush, and GDP are some that also may go in there.

The material for those pots is not pond liner, it is the same type of fabric that smart pots are made from, it's like a thick ground cover or something. But allows oxygen through and air prunes the roots so they don't get root bound. Anywho the liner is held to the wire with the dirt. Worked great this is the second year these pots are being used.

 

[primeform]

nice pics, id run some GDP in there for some color =)

 

[BrotherGanja]

Finally the weather is clear enough to work outside again, Today I will continue to prepare my soil. I have already turned in large amounts of fresh grass clippings, they have had time now to break down so I will go turn the soil again in the pots. In the upcoming week I will be adding in Dolomite Lime, High N Bat Guano, and Kelp Meal mix em up thoroughly and let em cook until it is time to plant. Sounds easy enough.

I also came up with a new Idea for the Pino Noir Strain. As she grows out I start to see that her structure is like a grape vine(Hence the name) and she can easily be trained in any direction you want. The largest section of my fence is facing south with all day sun and no shading. my plan is to trellis 2 or 3 plants onto the fence and let it cover as much of that fence as possible like a wall of herb. If you are confused you won't be in a couple of weeks when I start building the trellis. Happy gardening.

 

[ladygrey]

thoroughly enjoyed your grow last year, pics were great

 

[mapinguari]

BG, show us your trellis when you can, I look forward to seeing how well it works for ya.

 

[BELOW FRIGID]

Wow

Wow

Wow you really are growing grass, LOL. Nice pots!

Greetings Fellow Growers,

Thanks you for joining me in another year of growing medicine for myself and other patients in need. We have had a wild snow filled winter here in Norther California with a hint of excellent sunny 65 degree weather. Personally, I had a short winter, it all just went by so fast it feels like yesterday we were staring at beautiful nuggets 3-4 weeks into flower. Now we are all starting to prepare ourselves for those warm temps coming around the corner. I sure am.

Today I kicked into gear and started my outdoor cannabis endeavor. I had planted some alfalfa seed in my pots and all around in the garden so I could turn it into my soil as a nitrogen source. It has been raining for several days so the soil is nice and moist, easy to turn. I will allow the soil to sit for a month with the greens turned into it. Turning it every week to keep good oxygen levels. Once I see most of the material has broken down I will test the soil with a soil test kit to get an estimate on what nutrient levels are like. Ideally I would like there to be plenty of nitrogen in there for the vegging phase so I don't have to feed them anything but compost teas during this time. Also amend in some Dolomite for calcium boost. Also will mix in EWC, more perlite, and kelp meal. Fortunately I have set a low bar for myself last season, it's gonna be a piece of cake to do better.

I also noticed a considerable amount of mycorrhiza in the pot inoculated everywhere very nice!!

Here are some photos of the turning process with the alfalfa.

Before

After

 

[BrotherGanja]

I will take a pic here of what the soil looks like now all that grass and straw from last year is breaking down nicely. I am turning them weekly. Real soon I will be adding the additional amendments.

 

[BrotherGanja]

Greetings from the lake,

Just finished up helping out a friend with some trim work on some Sour D and Bluedream, they were both heavenly. While I was there I met a women from Spain that has been in California for past 5 years growing herb. She had so much info inside her head is was amazing. So I got several new techniques to try out this year. The biggest on is amending the soil. She said she amends the top half of her soil different than the bottom half. The top half gets High N and the bottom High P for bloom.

So in the next couple of days I will be amending my soil in this manner.
I will put Potash, Calcium, Kelp Meal and Earthworm castings into the whole pot. Then I will amend the top half with High P bat guano and the top with High N bat guano. Also I will be inoculating with mycorrhiza
and beneficial bacteria.

During the season I will not have to feed more than a few times. I will be feeding AACT compost teas weekly and doing major foliar feedings. The weather is getting better and I am excited to plant. Happy planting all.

 

[primeform]

awsome idea about layering the bottom half with bloom nutrients! amazing what you can learn from random people you meet in life.

Sounds like our strategies are almost identical BrotherGanja. Will be working on my vortex tea brewer later this month. Will you be adding guanos to the top soil every couple of weeks as well? Or what do you mean by feeding a few more times throughout the year?

BTW i will be trying out your pot smart strategy as well! thanks again for that.

 

[BrotherGanja]

Or what do you mean by feeding a few more times throughout the year?

I will be putting some guano in my teas also. When you do so it makes the nutes in the guano available immediately. Instead of breaking them down in the soil. Good luck on the garden.

 

[WayOutHere]

are you not concerned about the roots reaching down to the lower area well before flower and beginning to use the nutrients for bloom when it is not necessary? I would assume the roots would use a lot of those nutrients that you want the plant to use for flower much earlier.