Planning out the 2025 outdoor grow

[TomH]

I’m super stoked about this years outdoor grow, as opposed to mega stoked last year and hyper stoked the year before!

This years crop will be in pretty large (25 gal) cloth planters placed on the dry side of the yard (cactus garden side).

It’ll have a dedicated valve on the irrigation controller to assist in better dry back cycles without running the risk of affecting the rest of the garden and vice-versa.

My intended plants are:
BlackBerry Moonshine from Dragon Flame, courtesy of @SSHZ

SelVa from Wilson Seed Co., courtesy of @SSgrower

KC Wolfenstein from Capt. Redbeard’s seeds, courtesy of @CannaGranny

Additionally, I have 2 each, 1 year old super blue dream clones that I’ve been keeping healthy yet compact through the cool months (hoping I can keep them small and happy for a few more months).

Only the two clones are growing yet, the first three are still seeds, to be sown late in Feb. Aiming to have all plants outdoor sometime in mid to late May or early June.

There will also be one plant in the ground, not decided yet what that will be.

I’m getting super stoked just thinking about it!
Here’s to everybodys 2025 grows be they indoors or out!

Stay loaded my friends! It’s easier to put up with the BS when you can just toke and think, “WTF was that?”

 

[TomH]

My soil (plan for now anyway) is an equal mix of FF Happy Frog and CocoLoco, with some pumice, rice hulls and possibly bio char if I can find it.

For the outdoor grow here in the foothills heat, I find a very well draining soil mix and regular waterings in the heat of summer is a really good solution.

I expect triple digit high temps from July through the end of September. We’ll top 100 by about 10am and not drop below until after 5pm (if history is any guide). Balancing a dry back with the massive water needs to keep the plants hydrated is PFM (Pure Fucking Magic).

I’m looking forward to getting going, I’ll have the soil in bags this coming week to begin aging properly.
I’ll stir in mycos regularly and turn the soil over about once every two weeks until its time for the plants to go in.

Any and all recommendations are welcome!

 

[CannaGranny]

I’m super stoked about this years outdoor grow, as opposed to mega stoked last year and hyper stoked the year before!

This years crop will be in pretty large (25 gal) cloth planters placed on the dry side of the yard (cactus garden side).

It’ll have a dedicated valve on the irrigation controller to assist in better dry back cycles without running the risk of affecting the rest of the garden and vice-versa.

My intended plants are:
BlackBerry Moonshine from Dragon Flame, courtesy of @SSHZ

SelVa from Wilson Seed Co., courtesy of @SSgrower

KC Wolfenstein from Capt. Redbeard’s seeds, courtesy of @CannaGranny

Additionally, I have 2 each, 1 year old super blue dream clones that I’ve been keeping healthy yet compact through the cool months (hoping I can keep them small and happy for a few more months).

Only the two clones are growing yet, the first three are still seeds, to be sown late in Feb. Aiming to have all plants outdoor sometime in mid to late May or early June.

There will also be one plant in the ground, not decided yet what that will be.

I’m getting super stoked just thinking about it!
Here’s to everybodys 2025 grows be they indoors or out!

Stay loaded my friends! It’s easier to put up with the BS when you can just toke and think, “WTF was that?”

Oh I’m excited! Your Redbeards choice is one I have not grown yet, so super excited to watch you grow along!

 

[TomH]

Oh I’m excited! Your Redbeards choice is one I have not grown yet, so super excited to watch you grow along!

All three seed candidates as well as the two currently occupying the shed are the Sept. contest prizes.
Honestly, the two currently growing germinated faster than any of my previous grows which were mostly bagseed and some seeds my daughter bought a couple years ago from what tuned out to be a pretty unreliable vendor.

These new seeds popped open in 24 hours and were above soil in a couple days.

I’m very impressed with what good genetics are capable of. I’m really interested in how the flower cycle treats me.

 

[CannaGranny]

All three seed candidates as well as the two currently occupying the shed are the Sept. contest prizes.
Honestly, the two currently growing germinated faster than any of my previous grows which were mostly bagseed and some seeds my daughter bought a couple years ago from what tuned out to be a pretty unreliable vendor.

These new seeds popped open in 24 hours and were above soil in a couple days.

I’m very impressed with what good genetics are capable of. I’m really interested in how the flower cycle treats me.

Tom, if remember correctly you are a big sativa fan. I just grew Redbeards Fruit by the Foot..it’s something I see you really liking!
Good luck with the grow, I’ll be checking in watching!

 

[TomH]

Tom, if remember correctly you are a big sativa fan. I just grew Redbeards Fruit by the Foot..it’s something I see you really liking!
Good luck with the grow, I’ll be checking in watching!

My day is filled with meetings with Mrs. Sativa, she’s welcome here at any time.
I occasionally dabble in hybrids, but Indicas are reserved for bedtime, so I’m always looking for the perfect everything. I guess I like it all. LOL!

 

[steamroller]

Pure Fucking Magic should a strain name~!
I'll be following this grow.

 

[TomH]

Well, built up a soil for the three big planters. 20 gallon cloth containers. The two smaller ones are 15 gallon but higher and narrower. Not sure how that’s going to affect dry out time so I gotta take good notes.

It’s a combination of happy frog, cocoloco, worm castings, aged manure, bio char, blood meal, bone meal, bio live, kelp and alfalfa meal, bat guano, Humic acid, azomite, langbenite, rice hulls, gypsum and dolomite.

Add to that is four different myco blends

At the bottom third, I mixed in additional perlite, top third received additional pumice

The benefitial nematodes are being watered in and the soil can age until May planting. I’ll cover the planters during rain so the good stuff doesn’t rinse out.

 

[TomH]

I notice I wrote bone meal twice, the second one (or the first one) was supposed to be fish bone meal.

The shade line from that gate will be right on the closest planter, so any standing plant will have full sun for about 6 hours a day, then bright sky light for the remaining hours.

It’s not as much sunlight as I’d like, but its separated from the garden and better protected.

 

[stonemason]

I like to soak my biochar in microbes and fertilizers. Since your letting it age until may same thing. Love the handles on the pots wish I had some.

 

[TomH]

Those bigger planters, while they have handles, would not be something I can pick up without traction being my next problem.

I can lift the smaller ones, but those are not fun to move around.

 

[stonemason]

Those bigger planters, while they have handles, would not be something I can pick up without traction being my next problem.

I can lift the smaller ones, but those are not fun to move around.

I move mine with an appliance cart and rachet strap.

 

[steamroller]

I move mine with an appliance cart and rachet strap.

I wheeled my pots around to stay in the sun last year with a dolly and strap~!

 

[stonemason]

I wheeled my pots around to stay in the sun last year with a dolly and strap~!

 

[TomH]

Getting everything together to start the outdoor garden for the year.
While I’ve been nursing two super blue dream clones from last years tree, it’s the seeds from the Sept. 24 photo contest that excite me Most!

I currently have Apple Gelato from @B2ACG and Green Crack from @GrumpAzz growing in the tent, early in the second trimester of flowering. I’ll be sewing (on 3/3) for outdoor production, Blackberry Moonshine (Dragon’s Flame seeds) from @SSHZ , SelVa (Wilson Seed Co.) from @SSgrower and KC Wolfenstein (Capt. Redbeard’s) from @CannaGranny

Initially, these seeds will be soaking in H2O2 and water for 18 hours, then into paper towels to expand.
Once germinated, they will be nursed in the outer shed (lung room), until the outdoor light schedule allows for transition to the outdoors. They will be sun hardened for a month or so and into their final cloth bags in mid May. Last year, the Super Blue Dream went into the ground in April, I think it was too much veg time, that plant was a bit larger than I should be growing (but I loved the harvest, still working through that!).

I’m looking forward to this years outdoor grow!

Thank you to all that have Assisted in this years grows!
I’m wishing everyone a great growing year!

 

[CannaGranny]

Getting everything together to start the outdoor garden for the year.
While I’ve been nursing two super blue dream clones from last years tree, it’s the seeds from the Sept. 24 photo contest that excite me Most!

I currently have Apple Gelato from @B2ACG and Green Crack from @GrumpAzz growing in the tent, early in the second trimester of flowering. I’ll be sewing (on 3/3) for outdoor production, Blackberry Moonshine (Dragon’s Flame seeds) from @SSHZ , SelVa (Wilson Seed Co.) from @SSgrower and KC Wolfenstein (Capt. Redbeard’s) from @CannaGranny

Initially, these seeds will be soaking in H2O2 and water for 18 hours, then into paper towels to expand.
Once germinated, they will be nursed in the outer shed (lung room), until the outdoor light schedule allows for transition to the outdoors. They will be sun hardened for a month or so and into their final cloth bags in mid May. Last year, the Super Blue Dream went into the ground in April, I think it was too much veg time, that plant was a bit larger than I should be growing (but I loved the harvest, still working through that!).

I’m looking forward to this years outdoor grow!

Thank you to all that have Assisted in this years grows!
I’m wishing everyone a great growing year!

I’m looking forward to watching!

 

[steamroller]

Those look like great choices~!
Can't wait to see what and your climate do.

 

[TomH]

With the exception of Green Crack, everything is new to me.
Never seen, tasted or even heard of them.
From the descriptions I can find, I’m really looking forward to the end products. The smell, taste and affects have me drooling!

So far SelVa has little information that I can track down, I’m presuming it’s a hybrid, but I can’t find anything about smell, taste nor potency. I love a mystery, so it’s got my curiosity peeked!

 

[CannaGranny]

Here’s some info via Redbeards on the K.C. Wolfinstein:
K.C. Wolfenstein is a tribute to all those KC fans and old school gamers. It’s a gassy mix of Blackberry Kush, Oregon Jager, and Lemon Sour Diesel. She gets tall fast and can withstand almost any climate you throw her into. There’s a lot of branching with heavy tops, so you’ll need lots of space and trellising. Notes of fruity licorice and gassy earthy Kush are prevalent. Yields are high and so is the thc coming in at 28%-30%. Flower time is on average 65-70 days. It’s a little more on the sativa dominant side. Effects are very strong, eye opening and creative. Extreme munchie causing

 

[TomH]

All three seeds popped up overnight.
They are currently in 16 oz solo cups, covered with a clear plastic dome tops for humidity.
Temp 70 degrees (probably get up to 70 or 80 during the day) with a mix of red and cool white LED light.

This weekend they will travel with me to the foothills to begin their adolescence.
After getting past the seedling stage (2 - 3 weeks), they will be up-potted for
A 6-8 week veg including time outside to begin getting ready for a long HOT summer.

Planning to get them in the cloth planters in early June.

Looking forward to a four strain summer. KC Wolfenstein (seed), SelVa (seed), Blackberry Moonshine (seed) and Super Blue Dream (clones). Looking forward to new aromas and flavors.

 

[TomH]

I may have spoken too soon on one.
A piece of errant perlite looked like the seed opening up!

I’ll keep an eye on that one (SelVa) and replant if I don’t see it pop up in the next couple days.

The other two, both definitely above soil on the 2nd day in soil! That’s quick!