Summertime collection

[rockman]

Hi all! I'm super excited about being able to grow a number of sungrown organic plants this year. Mostly all are autos, except for 3 special very high CBD varieties I recently obtained from Seedsman. I've staggered the starts, so hopefully I'll have nice staggered harvests! 😊 The list is one plant each of Northern Lights, Critical Jack, Jock Horror, Swiss Cheese, Blue Mystic, White Widow, Lemon OG Haze. Then the CBDs...Green Doctor, Nightingale, and Candida. I'm growing in mostly 7 gallon smartpots, and using my homemade supersoil (lots of worm castings!). It's going to be a very interesting summer this year! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

 

[Joker]

Can't wait to see them heavy with bud!

 

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hi Rockman, I look forward to the grow. Autos outdoors is still something I've got a lot to learn about

 

[rockman]

Thanks, me too! 🐸

 

[rockman]

Hi BTB! Given your excellent experience with an indoor system, you'll master the great outdoors in no time! 🌞 I love the idea of giving these special plants the sunlight as a source for their magical creation of cannabinoids and terpenes! 🌿

 

[Beach_Town_Brit]

All natural weed, homemade organic hot soil + the sun's energy -- it's the dream really.
I have a very small outdoor area maybe I'll try putting something out there now the sun has come to stay.

 

[rockman]

Go for BTB! 🌿 🌞 And maybe you choose to do the same strain at the same time inside, then have a taste-off after the harvest of both. 🐸

 

[Aloner]

Would be very interested to see the outcome of that!

 

[rockman]

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The collection is expanding a bit, with plants at various stages. The oldest 2, Northern Lights and Critical Jack, are already showing some fine looking bud development. It's interesting for me to see how differently these autos are developing outside under sun and weather conditions...quite a change from indoor with CFLS! Looks like I'll be harvesting from mid-July right through to September. I've got plans for making lots of oil extractions, including some that preserve the acid cannabinoids and terpenes by extracting at a lower temp.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

That's a mighty pretty garden Rockman ,your plants look great.

 

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Looking good Rockman.
Funny how an outdoor grow just seems to expand and expand
My friend's "monkey cage" outdoor grow is the same. he's up to 21 plants now.

Are you training them or just letting them go "au naturel"?

 

[Tika]

So lovely to be outside...happy for the plants and you also very very eager to hear about your oil extractions.
Warmest regards 🌞 ☀️

 

[Tika]

Yes. Agree with BTB..that would be a fine ride

 

[rockman]

Thanks BTB and Tika! We all love being under the summer sunshine! 🌞 I had quite a few extra seeds, given that my indoor grows are one plant at a time, so I got a bit carried away with this outdoor fun! 😊 🌱 🌱 🌱 As far as training, I was originally intending to keep them low and wide, except they naturally seemed to favor a much greater node spacing than indoors, so at this point I'm simply topping at about the 3rd or 4th node, removing excess inner leaves (which mostly I eat), and seeing how the plants behave, without too much interference. Have to keep an eye out for powdery mildew, which tends to develop quickly with too much humidity. Thanks for stopping by! 🌸

 

[rockman]

Thanks D.A.A.S.69! 🐸 So far, this outdoor growing is adding alot in my understanding this remarkable species and how it behaves naturally! 🌿

 

[rockman]

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First week of July, and the collection is growing stronger. It's quite fun to have all these various strains at various stages of development! 😊 The main issue I'm facing now is keeping powdery mildew under control. Outside, the spores for mildew are all around, so as soon as I see a spot or two on leaves, I use a spray treatment with GreenCure, which is a safe organic potassium bicarbonate product effective as a fungicide. I also have large glass panels that I can use to cover over the growing area to prevent rain or nightly dew from unnecessarily wetting the leaves. 🌿 Buds on the older plants are filling in super well, and yes, the aromas from these are getting more powerful daily under the beneficial sunlight!. 🐽 Jock Horror gives out quite the smell!

 

[berrypilot]

🌱 Great journal! Beauteous plants! Subscribed! 🌱

 

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Looking great Rockman, GreenCure got it, gonna look into that

 

[GanjaGed]

In, esp. for the CBD strains, I've got Candida on tap for after my current grow

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Wow they really are going great , I'm checking on GreenCure right now. Have you got a favorite out of the group ?