I have a question about outdoor growing.
I bought The Fertilizer from ILGM and according to the grow schedule it looks like you’re not supposed to sow your seeds until Jun 16th. Cause according to the chart there’s a 8 week flower stage, 4 week veg stage, 2 week seedling stage. Finishing up on the Autumnal Equinox Sept 22nd.
Thing is I’ve already planted and my Veg stage will be 15 weeks sooner. I won’t put them in my greenhouse till after May 12th. I want to grow monster plants so that’s why I started early.
Will it hurt the plants to be in veg for so long? Maybe start my flower fertilizer a month earlier?
Either way looks like I’m gonna havta but more fertilizer.
In NYS for many years I transplanted outdoors after Memorial Day weekend.Now in SC I transplanted outdoors the last week in April.Mind you I grow photos.In both states they start to flower around the 2nd week of August.
Outdoors in both states the rain and humidity show up at the worst possible time,the last few weeks of flowering.I spray with a mix of 3 parts water to one part hydrogen peroxide.Its not the save all but it definitely helps,IMHO.
I’ve been doing outdoors since the 70’s.Long dry fall days/nights are a growers answered prayers.
If your in a legal area make provision to cover them during rain.Also if you can put a fan on them,it helps.
A lot of issues outdoors but yields can be huge if you make the finish line.
Unless your growing autos they will flower early August to October when the days get shorter.
Some years will be awesome and some not so good.Do your due-diligence,fight the bugs humidity and rain and you will be a happy gardener.
Welcome to the community , when you see the local farmers in your area planting their large crops. Would be a good time to go ahead and move the plants outside.
I usually start my seedlings 2 or 3 weeks before planting outside.
Good luck
I start mine inside in April then transplant them outside the 1st week of June. Sometimes ill have a plant finish in September but usually its mid to late October, with a few going into November.
You need to keep in mind light cycle and planting out that early without worrying about the plants revegging. You also will want to transplant a couple times so they dont become too root bound. Is this your first grow outdoors? Will they be in pots and if so what size, or in the ground.?
If you to want to grow monster plants outside, genetics is the most important factor. They need to be in the ground, in at least a 3x3x3ft hole or in a huge grow bag, that big or bigger. You need good soil and good water. Then you need good weather. Most of us that grow outdoors fight with bugs and mold at some point every year. Every year its a different issue. Ive tossed a lot of weed cuz of caterpillars and bud rot because I got lazy and wasn’t paying attention. Last year I fought grasshoppers. Nothing kills grasshoppers. Squishing them is about the only thing that works.
I did straight outdoor for the last two years. Last year sucked with being not much rain, year before was good with monsoon.
This year I plan to use the greenhouse I built in these containers.
I had more issues growing in Washington State outdoor then here in NM. Just the opposite here, RH is real low.
They hold about 12 cubic feet of soil.
Idk if you want or could but if you had a few chickens with your plants then grasshoppers probably wouldn’t stand a chance. Or at the very least do as much damage.
I meant your light cycle for starting them. I start my plants under grow lights in April and transplant outdoors 6/20. I use a 18/6 light cycle and lessen the lights slowly to around 16/8 to more closely mimick mother natures daylight hours.
Just to add that we grow big plant’s…not the cali monsters, which I’d rather honestly not deal with plants that big, but all of ours are solid 8ft trees with huge girth. I guess really going to depend on pot size or raised bed size that you’re planting into that will determine size. My starts are usually about 16" tall when I transplant in June outdoors
