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[MEGA]Community Growing advice, tips, tricks, & experiences Part 5 (2012-2013)

lucsdc said:
So, I'm thinking about planting some seeds outside. But here's the thing, It won't be in my house, will be in an isolated place. But I can only go to this place on the weekends. Any tips? My little babys will be okay? How to grow outdoor?
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Once critters, deer get a taste of young plants It's just like sharks never forgetting their first taste of human blood
Thats the biggest problem I've dealt with - having to use chicken wire...sprays are hit & miss, mostly the latter
 
I live in a city in the south of Brazil, in the coast. We have lots of vegetation and beach areas. It's raining almost every day for the last month. So, which fertilizer to use? Which strain? Sorry to bother you guys, but I don't wanna mess it up
 
For fertilizer you probably want something you don't have to put on too often. I would dig a decent sized hole and fill it up with organic material like sheep manure, worm castings and aged compost and mix that in with the dirt. Either that or a slow release synthetic fertilizer no idea what brands are available there though. If you are visiting every weekend and you can carry enough of it out there I would use a liquid fertiliser like biocanna.

As far as strains go it depends what you want. Best bet is to go for a local out door strain- suited to the conditions and hard to kill. Can you get manga rosa there?
 
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Also I wouldn't buy premium seeds and just plant them in the wild unless you have money to burn. Try and get seeds in bulk from a local grower if you can. Is it decriminalized where you are?
 
In my experiences sativas (indicas too, although I've hardly ever grown them) grow extremely well in mostly sandy soil
as long as you can get liquid fertilizer on them every 2 weeks or so...or initially mix organic matter into to sand before planting
midnight liquid feeding worked very well for me.
 
Here in Brazil, it's not decriminalized, but a small grower/user of marijuana only get to sign one 16 (drug possession) and it's all ok. No, I can't get Manga Rosa or Cabrobro, this are typical strains from the north, and I live in the south. Here we get something called: prensado. It's marijuana which is pressed, so it's become smaller. This is the easiest way to get seeds, since here in Brazil dealers don't give a shit about the name of the strain an shit. I would have to smoke, see if it's good shit, and then plant the seeds that come together.
 
Fire&Water Sandy soil like beaches? Because there is plenty of then in my city (43).
 
No no don't use sand from the beaches, not unless you want to kill off your plants by poisoning them with salt ;). If you want a sandy medium go for something like a multipurpose compost 'with added John Innes' or a John Innes number 1 soil. Both have sand or grit which opens up the medium. It was a standardized formula developed in the 1920s and 1930s that is so effective and reliable it's still used today in almost every country.

In Brazil I don't know what it would be called but because it's a name, I assume it would just be the same.
 
Here is a simple picture of the place (Guarda do Embau):
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So, you guys can see that is a mix of forest with beach. If in the middle of the forest, will it be ok?
 
Looks kind of similar to where I grew on the I of Hawaii.....the guy who taught me lived there his whole life and we had a bunch of different spots, I'd go a little further inland away from the salt air, find a location that nobody's liely to stumble on, like a clearing in the forest that's off the beaten path....The more sunlight the better! I always heard direct morning sunlight is the best, but try to put them where there's as much sunlight as possible all day....

If you're growing from seed, you should definitely start them before you take them out... Use small pots with potting soil, wait until they show sex, pluck the males and then transplant them into grow bags or you can put them in the ground...With a lot of "normal" strains, this should take 2 1/2 - three weeks....

In the beginning is when they're most vulnerable, but you could easily transplant them into bigger pots/bags, throw them in your trunk and sneak them out there....

As was said, anumals love them! Of course, there has to be a lot of info elsewhere online about this....

Salt air can stunt them or even kill them
 
lucsdc said:
Fire&Water Sandy soil like beaches? Because there is plenty of then in my city

(43).
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Of course not beach areas, but sandy areas w/ lots of vegitation (away from the ocean) is perfect as long as it receives enough sunlight and is hard for others to get to or easily spotted from the air...green brush vegitation
7-10 feet high is about perfect, make a home made map and do not form a path, morning till noon sun is the best...It takes practice.
 
Jibult said:
I'm sorry, I've got to break topic to comment on how beautiful that land- and seascape are... I mean, DAMN.. the colors in the picture aren't that vibrant but I can just imagine how this looks come Springtime. What I wouldn't give to be on that little peninsula pictured, burnin' away and enjoying a fiery orange and purple sunset across the water....


Fuckin' beautiful, man.
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Feel free to visit Florianopolis man. Really nice place, and the best bud in Brazil, seriously. We have something called Copa Growroom, where growers can taste multiple strain and hash for free.
 
Sandy soil needs to be worked. You need to add loads and loads of organic matter. When you think you've added enough, buy some more and double the amount worked in. Organic matter can be composted manure, garden compost, peat (with dolomite added since it's acidic), leaf mould for example.

You need to do this because the rain on sandy soil washes away nutrients very easily and the texture makes it retain very little water. Adding something like composted manure or garden compost (not to be confused with potting compost) changes the structure of the soil improving water retention whilst keeping adequate drainage. And as mentioned, it will give something for the plant to feed on without relying on fertilizers.
 
Yeah definitely build up the sand for water retention and nutrients.

Florianopolis is a similar lattitude to where I am so given the date now your plants will start flowering very quickly- probably as soon as they are old enough to (at around 2 months if not before). Downside is they may not get very big, upside is you wont have to wait very long.

Looks like an awesome place to live. Is Copa Grow Room the sort of place that foreigners could visit to meet like minded locals? Do a lot of people speak English in the South?
 
A little of topic (sorry moderators): justsayknow This is Copa Growroom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEA0q_bzChA Since here in Brazil marijuana is "ilegal" it's not an open event. Here we don't speak too much english, but if you ever come down here, contact me bro!

Should I put worms in the soil? You know, to make humus?
 
If you can get worms then try them but... I think earth worms are difficult to keep in captivity and compost worms don't do so well in the dirt but some will survive. You could try with compost worms but they might not have the effect you are after. Next season prep your grow spot with lots organic material well in advance and you might just attract some native earth worms, do it in winter and then plant in spring or summer, you might get some any way if you build up the soil now and there are some around. I tried to decompose some seaweed a few years ago and in the place where I discarded the left over bits the aussie earth worms were thriving underneath it a few months later. I'm not sure what variety you would have there and what they like to eat but they are a sign of healthy soil. If there isn't the right conditions for them they might not thrive even if you introduce them.

Yeah would love to visit Brazil again time and money permitting.
 
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