It is that time of the year again to get some more plants going outside. This will be my 4th year growing outside and my plants/buds have been getting better and better each year so I am hoping that trend continues. I will be growing 3 plants again, we are allowed to grow 6 in CO, 3 veg and 3 flowering plants so I figure I will stay within the limits. I have 3 strains this year that consist of OG Kush, Purple God Bud, and Jah Kush. Two are in 15 gallon containers (Purple God Bud and Jah Kush) and the OG is in one of my raised bed veggie gardens. My raised bed in 12" tall and I dug an additional hole where the MJ is planted that is 2-3 feet wide and at least 2 feet below the bottom of the raised bed, it has a good 3-3.5 feet of downward root growth. I have smoked a ton of OG and like it, never have tried the PGB although I have smoked God bud which I liked and the Jah Kush has been floating around the dispensary I go to for the last couple weeks and it is very nice. I bought and put the plants outside the following days: OG Kush on 5/12, Purple God Bud on 5/19, and the Jah Kush today 5/24.
We usually get a ton of sunshine in CO, 300+ days a year which makes for some nice fast growth. Unfortunately the season is rather short (Mid May-Mid October) compared to folks out on the west coast but I guess you have to make due. I can usually put them outside May 10th- 15th and not have to worry about bringing the potted ones inside. Sometimes the temps drop a little low in the beginning and end of the season in which case I cover them to keep temps up overnight. This year I think I will build something to use as a makeshift greenhouse/cover to keep the plants warm and dry come October when the temperatures can drop around freezing and become quite wet some years.
Particulars:
Outdoors, Colorado
Containers: 2-15 gallon pots, 1 plant is in the middle of a raised bed vegetable garden.
Growing plan: Probably going to f.i.m. or top them in a ton of spots and try to get them nice and bushy
Weather:
MAY-Generally wettest month of season and average high temps of 71 degrees and lows of 42 but it has been unusually hot this year (already got up to 93)
JUNE: dry and 82 avg. hi 47 avg low
JULY: dry and hot 89 degree avg. hi 57 avg low
AUGUST: Hot and dry 86 degree avg. high 55 avg low
SEPTEMBER: Cooler and dry 78 avg high 47 avg low
OCTOBER: Coldest month of growing season 67 avg hi 35 avg lo.
Medium: Roots 707 soil with some worm castings mixed in bottom 2/3 of containers.
Nutrients: Blue Planet Nutrients 3 part elite, Cal Mag, Botanicare Hydroplex and carb boosters for bloom.
Strains (info pasted from seedbank site):
OG Kush- Indica, lady at dispensary said she believes it to be sativa, however most info I find says indica.
Genetics - Los Angeles Kush x SFV strain
Harvest - Mid September
Jah Kush- Sativa dominant
Genetics: Light of Jah x O.G. Kush
Flowering: unknown although I am guessing it will be mid October, they all seem to finish around then.
Purple God Bud- Indica 75 / Sativa 25
Genetics - God Bud x Hawaiian Purple Indica
Harvest - Mid October, heavy yielder
I will post some pictures tomorrow or Saturday.
We usually get a ton of sunshine in CO, 300+ days a year which makes for some nice fast growth. Unfortunately the season is rather short (Mid May-Mid October) compared to folks out on the west coast but I guess you have to make due. I can usually put them outside May 10th- 15th and not have to worry about bringing the potted ones inside. Sometimes the temps drop a little low in the beginning and end of the season in which case I cover them to keep temps up overnight. This year I think I will build something to use as a makeshift greenhouse/cover to keep the plants warm and dry come October when the temperatures can drop around freezing and become quite wet some years.
Particulars:
Outdoors, Colorado
Containers: 2-15 gallon pots, 1 plant is in the middle of a raised bed vegetable garden.
Growing plan: Probably going to f.i.m. or top them in a ton of spots and try to get them nice and bushy
Weather:
MAY-Generally wettest month of season and average high temps of 71 degrees and lows of 42 but it has been unusually hot this year (already got up to 93)
JUNE: dry and 82 avg. hi 47 avg low
JULY: dry and hot 89 degree avg. hi 57 avg low
AUGUST: Hot and dry 86 degree avg. high 55 avg low
SEPTEMBER: Cooler and dry 78 avg high 47 avg low
OCTOBER: Coldest month of growing season 67 avg hi 35 avg lo.
Medium: Roots 707 soil with some worm castings mixed in bottom 2/3 of containers.
Nutrients: Blue Planet Nutrients 3 part elite, Cal Mag, Botanicare Hydroplex and carb boosters for bloom.
Strains (info pasted from seedbank site):
OG Kush- Indica, lady at dispensary said she believes it to be sativa, however most info I find says indica.
Genetics - Los Angeles Kush x SFV strain
Harvest - Mid September
Jah Kush- Sativa dominant
Genetics: Light of Jah x O.G. Kush
Flowering: unknown although I am guessing it will be mid October, they all seem to finish around then.
Purple God Bud- Indica 75 / Sativa 25
Genetics - God Bud x Hawaiian Purple Indica
Harvest - Mid October, heavy yielder
I will post some pictures tomorrow or Saturday.
very excited to watch this grow out. Don't be afraid to stop by and take a look at my outdoor garden 
