There’s nothing like the power of the sun when it comes to growing marijuana! Aside from the fact that it’s free, keep in mind that marijuana and all the other plants have evolved under the sun. When it comes to growing cannabis outside, it’s important to use a place that offers a lot of sunlight.
Outdoor growers prefer south-facing locations. It’s also best to stay away from places with plenty of trees and other vegetation which may hinder sunlight from reaching your plants.
And finally, all cannabis strains follow a certain life cycle. It’s best to start growing in the spring so that as the summer solstice ends, the female plants won’t be bothered by receiving less sunlight because they are expected to grow less and put more energy into flowers.
This grow journal follows cultivating ILGM cannabis seeds outdoors.
Grower: Jmesser80
Location: USA
Yield: NA
Seeds: Amnesia Haze, Northern Lights, and Blueberry
June 9th
This grow journal started with the germination of 1 seed each of ILGM’s Amnesia Haze, Northern Lights, and Blueberry last June 4th. All three germinated and were placed in small peat pots.
Here are some photos of the little ones in soil. Just dirt for now.
June 10th
They all popped up. One of them still had the shell on her but it came off easily but the membrane is still on it. The T5 light will soon be installed just in time to get them into the dome and get the humidity up.
June 11th
Moved them into the dome and they’re now under the new T5 unit. Still not sure when to move them outside.
Since this will be a stealth grow, they might be put into the ground in a 5-gallon bucket with a bunch of holes in it. The other plants in the regular garden should conceal the cannabis plants.
In the meantime, here they are in their new temporary homes until they get bigger.
June 14th
5 days after germination. Took off the dome to let them get some fresh air. You can’t see it in these photos but the roots on two of the plants are starting to peak out of the bottom. It seems these 3-gallon pots are doing their job.
June 19th
After plenty of consideration, the ladies were finally transplanted into their finally homes: 5-gallon buckets. They’ll spend a couple of weeks indoors before they’re introduced to some natural light. And of course, a bunch of holes were cut into the pots.
June 23rd
They’re 2 weeks from germination and had to switch over to the 4-inch T5 to be able to fit all 3 buckets under the light.
All plants are approximately 2 inches tall and are working on their 3rd set of true leaves. Been lightly misting the soil only when needed and spraying around the base of the plant to get water into the soil.
The Amnesia Haze has looked sickly ever since it popped out of the shell but has been progressively getting better and is still growing so it should come into it nicely. The Amnesia Haze is the one in the white bucket.
June 27th
All three plants are on their 3rd node and working in their 4th. They’re only 2.5 weeks old today!
July 4th
3 and a half weeks since they busted out of the soil. All seems well. The Amnesia Haze has greened up and started to grow well. The Blueberry and the Northern Lights are slightly bigger than the Amnesia Haze though.
Have not given them any nutrients yet but they’ll start getting brought outside to get accustomed to the sunlight.
July 9th
28 days from sprouting. Decided today was the day to FIM these girls. All have 5 nodes now and they’re working on their 6th. Been introducing them to sunlight to help them get accustomed to the outdoors. They haven’t been fed yet but they’ll be getting some Verm veg tomorrow and will water them with pH 5.8 and 6.0 water with a little CalMag and some photosynthesis plus.
Shouldn’t be long now until they start to flower.
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