GanjaGuru
12-09-2005, 04:47 AM
Although I grow indoors too, my 1st love is outdoor growing.
Been doing it since '67.
I've always been an outdoor type of guy--hiking, fishing, camping.
And growing pot in the woods fits right in with that.
Now that winter is almost upon us, most outdoor forums are quiet.
But now is an ideal time to prepare for the spring.
Like:
-reading up on all aspects of growing. Even though I have been growing pot of 38 years, I still read grow guides.
-getting a hiking guide and making a list of area's to check out when the weather is nice. In certain area's like the southwest you can backpack year-round.
-if you have a place picked out, nows a good time to prep the spot (work the ground digging holes. transporting containers or potting soil)
This is also a good time to surf seed banks. Wear a bib because you may drool*.
If you're a rookie at outdoor growing, I recommend asking your CLOSEST BEST smoking friend to become a partner.
This goes against the hard and fast rule of Telling No One, but outdoor growing in the woods is time consuming (since you want to choose a remote location). Having a partner means you'll be able to alternate trips or have company when you go, and it means you can grow twice as many plants (whoo-hoo!!).
Also it's a good idea to have mutiple spots with maybe 8--10 plants eac h. That means they'll have less chance of being detected, and if someone finds 1 site, you have another 1 or more still safe and sound.
Keep in mind that the plants will need water at LEAST twice a week, for 6 months (that's at least 50 trips if you include site prep). If it doesn't rain YOU must supply it. Water weighs 8.5 lbs. per gallon and a 6' tall plant in full veg drinks a gal. every 2 days.
Supplying water means hiking when everyone else is partying out at the beach in the summer.
Ah but the reward--boxfulls of phat sticky buds!!! Done just right you can get over 1/2 pound per plant (my record is 2 lbs. per plant but I have friends who have gotten up to 3 lbs per). So 10 plants can mean over 5 POUNDS OF BUD.
I'm not advocating selling, but top-quality pot sells for $4K/lb. in many parts of the U.S.
If you don't sell, think of all the extra $$ you'll have to spend on strippers when you no longer have to spend it on pot.
SO
get a grow guide & hiking book and curl up in front of a virtual fire and read.
And if everything goes just right, by this time next year you can, like me, be sitting on a few pounds.
*When surfing seed banks, keep in mind their business is selling you stuff. When they talk about possible yield they are NOT speaking in terms of how much per plant but how much per sq/meter (3' x 3'), under ideal conditions by experienced growers.
In 2 weeks the days will start getting longer, and as the weeks tick by I will be back to provide more tips.
Been doing it since '67.
I've always been an outdoor type of guy--hiking, fishing, camping.
And growing pot in the woods fits right in with that.
Now that winter is almost upon us, most outdoor forums are quiet.
But now is an ideal time to prepare for the spring.
Like:
-reading up on all aspects of growing. Even though I have been growing pot of 38 years, I still read grow guides.
-getting a hiking guide and making a list of area's to check out when the weather is nice. In certain area's like the southwest you can backpack year-round.
-if you have a place picked out, nows a good time to prep the spot (work the ground digging holes. transporting containers or potting soil)
This is also a good time to surf seed banks. Wear a bib because you may drool*.
If you're a rookie at outdoor growing, I recommend asking your CLOSEST BEST smoking friend to become a partner.
This goes against the hard and fast rule of Telling No One, but outdoor growing in the woods is time consuming (since you want to choose a remote location). Having a partner means you'll be able to alternate trips or have company when you go, and it means you can grow twice as many plants (whoo-hoo!!).
Also it's a good idea to have mutiple spots with maybe 8--10 plants eac h. That means they'll have less chance of being detected, and if someone finds 1 site, you have another 1 or more still safe and sound.
Keep in mind that the plants will need water at LEAST twice a week, for 6 months (that's at least 50 trips if you include site prep). If it doesn't rain YOU must supply it. Water weighs 8.5 lbs. per gallon and a 6' tall plant in full veg drinks a gal. every 2 days.
Supplying water means hiking when everyone else is partying out at the beach in the summer.
Ah but the reward--boxfulls of phat sticky buds!!! Done just right you can get over 1/2 pound per plant (my record is 2 lbs. per plant but I have friends who have gotten up to 3 lbs per). So 10 plants can mean over 5 POUNDS OF BUD.
I'm not advocating selling, but top-quality pot sells for $4K/lb. in many parts of the U.S.
If you don't sell, think of all the extra $$ you'll have to spend on strippers when you no longer have to spend it on pot.
SO
get a grow guide & hiking book and curl up in front of a virtual fire and read.
And if everything goes just right, by this time next year you can, like me, be sitting on a few pounds.
*When surfing seed banks, keep in mind their business is selling you stuff. When they talk about possible yield they are NOT speaking in terms of how much per plant but how much per sq/meter (3' x 3'), under ideal conditions by experienced growers.
In 2 weeks the days will start getting longer, and as the weeks tick by I will be back to provide more tips.