Outdoor organic Afghani

[AAA]

I started this thread in the grow journal, but also realized that people doing a search might find it easier if I posted in the outdoor section, so:

I’ll be growing 7 strains this year, but will separate each grow journal by strain. Southern California.

1/31/19 Started 10 ILGM Afghani fem seeds on, 100% germination. Indoor window sill with 65 watt HLG QB board.

2/3/19 All ten went into to a starter tray with soil.

2/17/19 all ten went into 32oz cups with 40/40/20 happy frog/perlite/worm castings blend.

3/3/19 transplanted 9 into outdoor grow box. 4’x4’x20”. Did a supersoil per @garrigan62 recipe. 7-55 dry quart bags of Whitney farms organic soil and 4 cubic feet of course perlite as a base.

These were inside on 14 hour light cycle. Right now we are barely at 12 hours outdoor sunrise to sunset. With dawn and dusk schedule closer to 13.

So, I know I run the risk of them starting to flower and not finish, but I got bean drop happy and have too many plants on window sill.

Weather has been unusually crappy here, so let’s see what happens.

Final resting place:

Close up of interior
of 1 of them:

Makeshift greenhouse for cold nights and coming rain.

[Covertgrower]

Sure I’ll follow along @AAA

[Sasquatch]

are those autos? Its going to get way crowded in that box I believe. Good LUCK

[AAA]

@Sasquatch. They are feminized regular photo seeds.

I plan on trimming the side branches for clones and focusing on top cola growth. Then if they bud but don’t finish I’ll have clones to back them up.

[Sasquatch]

@AAA I grow out side and if it was me that box would have 1 plant in it. Ill be watching to see how they do.

[AAA]

@Sasquatch I started out wanting monster to Kant’s, but ended up with so many seeds that I germinated!

My hope is the start to flower in 2 weeks and finish before being reverted back to veg.

Let’s see!

[AAA]

One week since being transplanted outdoors into the box.

Not much going on but some vertical stretch, I’m guessing they are going into flowering.

[AAA]

2 weeks since planting outside. They are definitely budding now. Question still being will they finish before reverting to veg.

[AAA]

Sprayed some water diatomaceous earth mixture. I found some aphids on the lower leaves.

[AAA]

3 weeks since planting outside. I’ve been taking to some so cal growers and sounds like these will finish no problem.

[AAA]

I’ve been *talking

[AAA]

4 weeks since going outside. Seem to be progressing bud formation wise.

[Midwestnewbie]

Good looking garden you got there.

[AAA]

Thank you sir, here is the veggies:

[Chriso]

Loving that box ya made solid work
How deep is it just for future

[AAA]

20” tall, but I dug into the native soil approx 6” deep.

The boxes are layered with supersoil mix that @garrigan62 has posted in the past.

[AAA]

Morning update. They are progressing nicely. They are starting to have a distinct smell. I remember the small from the 90’s when I grew some Afghan hybrids. I could not put my finger on the scent, then my wife who does not smoke said they smell liked sweet baked goods, She hit it on the nose!

[AAA]

5 weeks since moving outside. I’m going to say they. have been in flower for 3weeks.

I spray with Monterey BT twice a week and randomly spray with Diatomaceous earth water mixture.

[AAA]

[Chriso]

Looking great mate good work