I only grow weed indoors, but my wife and I would like to try and grow a couple really large plants outdoors this summer.
We’re avid gardeners, and esp grow beautiful tomatoes. So my plan is to place a couple plants in a really sunny area among the tomatoes.
I’d like to grow in oversized pots. Can I get advice? What size pots, soil, strain that does well in the NE?
Thanks
Not the same climate as you but ive grown in several size pot/buckets outside. Pot size definitely makes a difference in plant size. My biggest plants i ever did outside were pineapple express beans in 20 gallon fabric pots. Id say between 6-7ft after being topped 1x.
Howdy @Beard-O !! I feel like some other growmies from your part of the N.E. have mentioned Coast of Maines products often.
I just happen to have 20 gallon soft pots.
That should be sufficient for anything you wanna grow lol. May just have to feed more if you wanna grow a monster 
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You probably want an indica dominant strain a sativa may take too long to mature and you could risk losing it due to frost or mold. I’m in the NE but only grow indoors for the most part. Good luck 
Im doing the same here in Australia
1 x Lemon Haze and 1 x Gorilla Glue #4
Both in 45 litre planter bags.
Soil mix is critical for nutrients and aeration around the roots.
I use 25 ltres of Organic Compost
5 litres of Perlite
5 litres of Sphagnum peat moss
And 5 litres of Organic worm castings …they will go nuts in this.
Check out @Big123 and @HippieRunner1 journals. They both grow absolutely beautiful monster plants
Thanx brotha!
Be careful what you wish for. I did my first grow last summer (outdoors, northeastern U.S.), and they grew so big and tall (11-12 feet) I couldn’t protect them from the wind and rain. This time I’m starting them later and topping them at least three times.
Ever since the movie “pineapple Express” I wanted to try it. Does it live up to the hype?
It dont make you wanna fight a Chinese drug cartel or nothing but its definitely worth growing lol. In my top 2 that ive grown so far.
I’m sold! It’ll definitely be in my next grow
If you are in that state that’s famous for tomatoes and can give it full sun ,like literally all day sun? ,get a stepladder ,lol you’ll need it ,
But is there any other alternative to planting them near tomatoes ?
Cannabis plants can defend themselves outdoors ,also I’m sure you know you can plant crops that attract predators ,but near other crops like tomatoes and corn and such I feel it’s ringing the dinner bell for the pests ,
Especially tomatoe hornworms
Maybe @Caligurl whos famous for her million tomatoe gardens while simultaneously cultivating cannabis can chime in and give advice
I wanted to try pineapple upside down cake by Humboldt
Supposed have a fast flowering time
And be good sativa
LOL… I think he said NE so not the same climate. I’m literally just outside of the largest producing area for tomatoes in the US jajaja.
I didn’t find that the horn worms were really attracted to the cannabis plants but they did lay a few eggs on them. The best way to make sure you don’t get horn worms is to search the plants daily (more if you can) and remove the eggs before they hatch. They are actually easy to spot. Once you see one, they stand out.
I like the 45 gallon pots and also had some directly into the soil of a raised-bed garden with hardware cloth lining it to keep out the rodents. Plants were about 9-10 feet tall. @Big123 and @HippieRunner1 are probably way more experienced and innovative with soil and such and also grew in way bigger bags.
Here’s my last if you’re interested.
I live in the Hudson valley area of NY. You ideally want something with an 8-9 week flower cycle. I grow outdoors in raised beds and 35 gallon fabric pots as a minimum.
I start my plants indoors about 2 months before I plan to transplant outside.
I would recommend a pot that is at least 18” deep. Or a dedicated raised bed.
As much direct sunlight as possible (6hrs minimum). I’ve dropped multiple trees in my yard to get more sunlight and I get about 9.5 hrs direct in summer.
Top multiple times if you like high stress training, if not then start LST early.
Keep up on trimming the lower and inner growth to allow the most airflow possible.
If you’re doing multiple plants in 1 area make sure to leave extra room around each plant for access. (Want 4’ round plants then plan on them being 6’ round and have extra space still)
Tomato cages work great for initial support, have bamboo stakes, nets and or other materials for supporting heavy branches in high winds and heavy rains.
Have something like Lost Coast Plant Therapy (wpm/mold) and something for bugs on hand or companion plant natural deterrents.
I won’t say the number but I had multiple 9’ tall 5’ round plants this season and 1 plant that was 12’ round and 9’ tall. Harvested 23lbs dry total and had so much to process that ended up gifting multiple large branches to my friends and neighbors so I didn’t have to trim it all.
If your somewhat near my growing zone, feel free to reach out to me and I’ll try to help you any way I can.
Wow. They will grow huge.
Just make a decent LIVE SOIL and no need for nutrients. Just good old H2O at 6.2 ph
Good luck and pictures please
