I started my first outdoor grow, I’m in the costal zone 8a (humid, northern subtropical) so it’s going to be a bit of a challenge because of the humidity. I know a few guys around here that grow and are successful so I know it’s not impossible.
Once I make it to flower (assuming I’ll make it that far) I plan on getting a few solar fans to help prevent bud rot.
I’ve transplanted a few into 15 gal fabric pots and have a few more to transplant this week.
I also got a solar powered drip irrigation system to try out, we’ll see how it goes. I’m setting it up this week.
Right now the plants are hardening off, day 3. I pre-treated them with crop defender 3 and hope to move them to their final resting place within a week.
Anything special I should watch for?
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Damn, you’re all in on this one bro! 
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Yeah, over my head but YOLO…….
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Girls have been hardened off and now heading to full day’s sun
They’re eating heavily & pre-treated with crop defender 3.
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Been super hot & humid here for the past couple week but the plants seem to be doing ok. At least we usually have a breeze since we’re close to the coast.
We have 3 days of rain forecasted with torrential rains and wind. I put the plants up on my back porch to protect them and under the fan. Also treated them with Growers alley Fungicide in preparation.
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Update - a few days of rain with a few breaks of sunshine. Ran the girls out into the sun for a few hours before the next round of storms.
I’ve been putting them on my back porch under a ceiling fan to ensure they have airflow. Next week it’s calling for mid-90’s again. This outdoor grow in my location is proving to be challenging.
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Plants are still doing ok. They’ve definitely been challenged though. Hot af here for the last several weeks with temps in the mid to upper 90’s and high humidity (up to 93%). This summer has been brutal here.
One of the plants had thrips so I’ve been spraying CJDB every 3 days this week.
Besides that, they’re just chuggin along. One of the shining silver haze plants is showing signs of pre-flower already which seems weird to me 
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The plants taking in some early morning sun overlooking the saltwater at our other grow location.
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Now that is a gorgeous picture with the water in the background! 
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Im out in suffolk and have had mine in the ground since june and so far theyre thriving with all the rain last week and the heat this week. First time growing so im hoping for a good yield. Nice plants ill certainly be following to see the end product.
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Awesome, first local I know of!
@Lostgirl
Update on the outdoor grows
One male plant and one hermie…. Chopped.
As of today:
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Beautiful pictures. Looks like the Eastern shore. You crabbing in them Waters?
I had a wonderful conversation today with the owner of Monty’s fertilizers he’s actually a scientist. (I don’t know if that’s good or bad)
He was exceptionally cool he spent over an hour on the phone with me. He offered me a job as the regional rep for the lower to mid East Coast. LOL
It was an incredibly informative conversation both on his products and all the issues I’ve been doing wrong in the garden.
I like their product because unlike other nutrient companies all of their nutrients are food and plant-based and all heavy metals have been removed.
He thought I was a farmer with the amount of questions that I asked when he found out I was just growing vegetables in my garden he was blown away by my understanding of nutrients and soil.
You sending me out a bunch of free products that’s going to help me get back in shape and on track. One of the best 1-hour phone calls I’ve had in a long time.
Sometimes you got to give up and reach out to the big man. 
For Monty’s
I just might get szechuan green beans after all but I’m holding my breath
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Close enough - lil further south. And yes, crabbing from the dock 
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My first outside grow with photoperiod Tangie Feminized from ILGM
one in a 5 gallon fabric pot and one in a 10 gallon fabric pot
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My outdoor grow of Auto flowerGG4, autoflower dos-si-dos and autoflower sweet tooth…im very very happy with ILGM seed bank, in my opinion they’re number 1 hands down…
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Update - tropical storm Debby has me pulling an audible. Location 1 was in the garage, location 2 in the gazebo - both with fans on them. Mother Nature throwing me curveballs for the last month……
Several plants are now 6ft tall
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They seem healthy, keep on keeping on
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Outdoors is tough , lots of variables, weather , bugs , varmits , i try to start more than im looking to harvest to account for these things and just incase any are males or end up morphing
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