First Outdoor Grow California

[archaic37]

Central Valley California Outdoor Grow (First Grow)

Plants
Blue Dream Clone
Purple Pineapple Express Clone

Pots
~15g (2.5CU. Ft.)

Soil and Nutrients
Mission Fertilizer
Kelloggs Patio Plus

Water
Collected water from warming up the shower/during the shower.

Purple Pineapple Express (Platinum Girl Scout Cookies is the other plant)

May 28

June 6

June 9

Blue Dream

May 28

June 6

June 9

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[archaic37]

I have been tracking the height, diameter (Widest point across the plant) and stem diameter to create a graph of the growth.

 

[CherryFueL]

Cool pics, keep us updated

 

[hockeybry2]

I'm jealous of you outdoor folk

 

[archaic37]

100 degrees here today and for the next week. But plants are going crazy.

Ppe

Blue dream

 

[jrd0821]

There looking great.

 

[archaic37]

I feel like they plateued and Im not sure why. Theres still about a month before flowering so I wonder how big of a yield these will produce.

 

[archaic37]

Also picked up a harlequin and chernobyl clone.

 

[CherryFueL]

What nutrients have you added bro? I know when mind plateau it's because they're a little thirsty for vitamins.

 

[archaic37]

Ive been using mission fertilizer crecer grow. Its an organic local one. I have been doing weekly nutes at half strength. The bottle says to do 2tbsp per gallon every 2 weeks so I am doing 1 tbps per gallon weekly. I probably coulf increase the dosage.

Ratio is 4-1-3

 

[CherryFueL]

I would bro, she's talking to you.

 

[archaic37]

Thanks man Ill increase it and see. Its also been pretty hot the past couple weeks but the shade cloth helps a lot

 

[brightlight]

Hello archaic37. Photosynthesis slows down & can even stop as outdoor temps. go over 90º. Outdoor plants benefit with some kind of mulch covering the surface of the soil in the pot...maintains rhizosphere moisture levels much better, cuts way down on evaporation. Personally, I use "gorilla hair" redwood bark. Also to save water in our drought.

 

[archaic37]

Thanks! The shade keeps the plants around the 90s in the hottest part of the day but I will get some of that mulch since the soil does dry very quickly.

 

[brightlight]

See the bag of Kellogg's Patio Plus in your pic. & your nutrient reference. Sounds like you lean towards organics....consider adding microbes... mycorrhizae & bacteria. They will jumpstart how your plants use the nutrients. Reinoculate throughout your grow.

 

[archaic37]

Thanks man!

 

[CherryFueL]

Last season here in Southern California we had some really hot days where I had to shade and give them a mist cooling down.

 

[archaic37]

Last season here in Southern California we had some really hot days where I had to shade and give them a mist cooling down.

Did you pH the misting water?

 

[CherryFueL]

Nope just bottled spring water, seemed to work great bringing them back when too hot.

 

[CherryFueL]

Stays low humidity here around the year.