Probably not necessary, but I’ve seen others use it outdoors.
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This plant is roughly 6 weeks old. Its a 5 gallon pot of coco fed daily with jacks 321. It was started inside and moved outdoors at about 2 weeks old, this pic was taken roughly 30 days after transplant.
At this point the pot was flooded in the morning and just about bone dry by 3pm. Even the slightest breeze would knock it over. It vegged for about another month and a half past this and was so big we had to place the 5 gallon pot inside of a 20 gallon and covered with stone to keep it upright. Unfortunately, an early fall storm came through and split the main stalk. Plant hung around and still produced a little over a pound dry. But it could have been much more.
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wow and wow, what a tale! I’m hoping that using 10 gallon pots, with half coco/perlite and half soil will be heavy enough. I’m gonna put tomato supports on them, to protect against wind. they’ll also be on carts with wheels, so I can move them to a protected spot in big storms.
when they were bone-dry by 3pm, did you water them again? did you always have nutes in the water?
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After reading further, I’m thinking of using 50% of a 70/30 coir/perlite mix, 25% FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil, and 25% FoxFarm Happy Frog Potting Soil.
Is that crazy?? would I feed this as though it was all coir?
I’ve seen multiple people say they use some fraction of the amount recommended by Jack’s 321. Should I use as directed?
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Jacks 321, the 321 stands for 3 parts hydroponic blend, 2 parts calcium nitrate, and 1 part Epsom salt. You will find all kinds of crazy stuff done to it. I would recommend following directions on bag and adjusting from there on as needed. It’s pretty good just like that.
I’m not really sure about how to treat a mixture like that, probably more like soil. There’s nothing wrong with growing in straight coco. I just wanted you to be prepared for what your situation will be. They could be some really special plants if weather holds up. At very least, I wouldn’t expect to be moving them around much late in grow. Earlier it won’t be much of an issue.
The pic above was my dad’s first attempt at growing. He had a lot of help, but it’s not that difficult if you follow directions and keep things in perspective. You just don’t want to make things more difficult than need be.
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if I don’t move them, they’ll only get about 4 hours of direct sunlight per day.
each pot will have its own cart or wagon, and I hope it will be about 30-40’, over pretty flat ground. I can steady the massive bush with one hand while moving.
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