Bought some clones at a dispensary; Gelato 33 and 41. Each came with a free Heir Head clone. I’ve done a couple grows in my past. One in a closet when I was in my teens, and then one in San Diego out doors one time that yielded mixed results ( 1 autoflower hermied, blue dream died due to a heat wave, a I had 2 indica strains make it).
Ultimately, I would like to start growing indoors. I am a first responder and I have some childhood abuse stuff, so I have a balance with smoking and finding other things to keep me calm. I’ve been spending too much on concentrates, so I am starting to dip my toe back into growing and super cropping (hopefully) and then hopefully into processing some concentrates.
Anyway, thank you to all you for building this community.
These clones are about 1 1/2 months old. I planted them directly into these large pots. Fox farm soil, mixed with road sand 1 and 2 and them bottom to help with drainage.
My gf was doing an herb garden out of a cedar planter I bought her and that’s what she was doing. My parents are big gardeners. My dad was on the board of a botanic gardens and a landscape architect by trade, and my mom an abuse survivor who just stuck to plants. They always mixed in sand of some sort. My ADHD-ass heard sand i guess from gf and associated good drainage and letting the roots get dried out and I didn’t have anything else.
Not trying to sound defensive because I need all the help. I read Jorge Cerventes book before my closet grow like 23-years ago, so it’s been a minute since I’ve had any knowledge come my way. So, thank you for your reply.
Thanks so much! Going to try chiropractoring at some point with them which makes me nervous.
Also, leaving for France for basically the whole month of July and have to have a neighbor water them. That makes me really nervous. Which is why I did outdoors instead of indoors just to get my feet wet before I come back and do and indoor set up.
But then it’s bird flu season again when I get back and I’ll be deployed again for months at a time, so who knows.
Looking good man thanks for sharing the grow here. I would just leave them be unless your set on training them. I think as i understand your a new grower? Well plenty of help around here ill stop by when you update or have questions.
I appreciate everyone’s help. When you say train them, do you mean like getting them to grow apart because I was going to drill some holes in the rim of the pots to run some twine to do that especially with the bottom two that I planted closer together to get more light in there and try to get higher yields and less fluff.
Definitely following along! Best of luck and happy grows. I always cut my outdoor soil with sand and what not esp ffof. I think youll be way more satisfied with fresh outdoor tgan over priced concentrate
I’ve been responding to the outbreak of bird flu for 3-years, 700-hours of overtime since November. I already had been struggling with mental health and kind of grasping at things to find joy in, honestly. Driving my girlfriend crazy, so she’s the one really helping me get back into it.
My closet grow was a hydro set up in a rubber maid tote where i changed out the water weekly and had some good results back in 2010. Back then had halogens, amps, and all that. The one in SD with the four plants, I was doing a lot more feeding, blooming cycling, fruiting compounds (I think something on the bottle about making the fruit sweeter), right before I started flushing.
So, I just came back from a trip and would like to start some feeding, trimming some larf/fluff, I am just kind of shell shocked and I’m just stuck in this executive dysfunction at getting going.
Executive dysfunction is my constant companion. I hear that. I went with a hydro system that’d survive me not being able to engage for long periods.
I don’t have a lot of input about outdoor growing, but solidarity in having a grow as a way to keep moving forward. I’ll be following along and cheering for success! Thank you for your efforts.
Well get through it try not to harm others with our mental shit lol i gotta keep my big mouth shut i offend people by being to direct apologize for that its just how i am get to the root fast dont play around lolol I do wish the very best for you and everyone.
So, just some pics from a different angle. One of the Heir Heads is smaller, but I figured that’s from being closer to one of our orange trees and getting less sun. So, i moved it slightly keeping the North/South orientation of the plant the same as much as possible.
Had our first back to back triple digit days here which my tomatoes heirlooms didn’t like, but these babies seemed to do fine. My gf watered the first morning of triple digits since I was away, and then I watered the evening of the 2nd day of triple digits because the leaves weren’t “reaching” for the sun like they’re usually happy in the evening.
Also, I included a pic of some larf at a branch out. Can I start trimming this? This is a horticulture/relationship issue at this point as my gf asked my to trust her and just to do it and this may be the wrong forum for that part of this question ha but basically sacrifice larf energy for the betterment of what I really want?
And then does anyone have any simple feeding programs that have already been established for outdoors?
So, I am thinking I am going to do the Advanced Nutrients 3-pack (Grow, Micro, & Bloom) and get the additional Bud Candy and Flawless Finish. Mix into a 5-gallon bucket that I dechlorinate overnight. Any objections? If I remember correctly, the manufacturer usually has a feeding scheduler with the products or on their site, right?
It is outdoor and just now june 1st. You get someone to water, keep an eye out, keep up with program that will work whats a couple months off. Do it myself for work. I am looking forward to see pics and updates in a couple months on the return. Going to be the
They are taking to feeding well. First two out of the way and now remembering that last time I stopped liquid nutes and switched to Pridelands, so I guess that’s a next year lesson. Also, I remembered I used to add molasses so I’ll start doing that again and look up why.
Otherwise, knock on wood but no nute poisoning or leave discoloration or anything so far. They’re a little asymmetrical because they’re clones, but they’re still beauties.
L to R, Gelato 33, Heir Head, Gelato 41, Heir Head
