Emeraldo
Well-Known Member
I was looking for sativa strains that grow well in the european summer outdoors and ran across Sensi Seeds' Jamaican Pearl. My plan is if the plants can veg during July and early August, they'll start flowering in late August and September and finish by maybe the end of October. I know that is late but since I won't be able to harvest before October, I'll try a late bloomer. The alternative was no grow at all. Sensi states this strain can thrive in cooler temperatures, which is what they will get beginning in October.
So I germinated two seeds. The first popped within 36 hours and the other seed took two weeks to crack and push out its tap root. Both plants are now growing vigorously and doing well in my home-cooked organic soil.
I also wanted to find an outdoor potting technique that:
The first seedling was so vigorous I decided to try something I had not done before. The tap root outgrew the rooter within a day or two, and with that kind of vigor it seemed that root could use a lot of room. So I made an aeration cylinder about 12" tall and 3" in diameter, and filled it almost to the top with: good strong vegging soil in the bottom, milder soil in the middle, and gentle alfalfa-based starter soil / mulch surrounding the rooter nearer to the top of the cylinder. Water runs right through and lets the air into the soil. Here's how that looked. The two rubber pots in the background are where the cylinder will be embedded in vegging soil.
So I germinated two seeds. The first popped within 36 hours and the other seed took two weeks to crack and push out its tap root. Both plants are now growing vigorously and doing well in my home-cooked organic soil.
I also wanted to find an outdoor potting technique that:
- allows use of about 10 gallons of soil
- does not require re-potting before flowering
- provides good aeration of the soil and oxygen to the roots while at the same time...
- retains moisture deep inside the pot, and
- channels nutrition so that food can reach the roots more directly than in a traditional pot
The first seedling was so vigorous I decided to try something I had not done before. The tap root outgrew the rooter within a day or two, and with that kind of vigor it seemed that root could use a lot of room. So I made an aeration cylinder about 12" tall and 3" in diameter, and filled it almost to the top with: good strong vegging soil in the bottom, milder soil in the middle, and gentle alfalfa-based starter soil / mulch surrounding the rooter nearer to the top of the cylinder. Water runs right through and lets the air into the soil. Here's how that looked. The two rubber pots in the background are where the cylinder will be embedded in vegging soil.