Portugal back garden LST grow

porkweed

porkweed

Member
hmm.. i'm not really the literary type but here goes.. 8)

so, in my back garden i have 5 plants growing, they get approx 8 or 9 hours direct sun per day, and pretty good dappled shade the rest of the time.
2xbig buds, and 3 other supposedly quality seeds i was given by a gifted pal before moving here to Portugal.
i am trying the low stress training method.
seeds were planted about 1 and a half months ago, the smallest one i thought was buggered but came up about a week ago. bonus!
yesterday i started feeding the larger two fertiliser, (12-4-6)
everything seems good, lots of grow point action going on.
i appreciate the bonsai look starting to appear, love plant life in general 8)
one of the plants i decided to move into a bigger pot, so just cut the bottom out of the old one and gently lowered it into the big one, hope that's ok!
by the way, anyone know when i should expect flowering in central Portugal ?

so pics attached, will try to add more pics every week or two (or three) as things progress, hopefully there wont be any issues..
feedback appreciated, but i guess i'm at the stage where it might be too late to change things..
please do not critique the table, i'm not a carpenter!
cheers, peace.

P1020674.jpgP1020675.jpgP1020678.jpgP1020679.jpgP1020680.jpg
 
mrsa

mrsa

Member
Looking awesome so far, haveing the same question on when should I expect flowering here on the east coast of America...but there looking good :)
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
ok, little question,
my biggest plant seems to be flowering early, (picture below)
i dont know if this is true flowering ?, should i leave it, harvest early and leave it to reveg ?
also wandering if i should isolate it from my other young plants?, i dont want them to flower early also.
cheers if anyone could let me know what to do and what to expect..

p.s, Ringsixty, Portugal is awesome, friendliest country i have even visited, i'm really happy that i live here now.

P1020687.jpg
 
mr west

mr west

Well-Known Member
I wouldnt of thought that an early flowering strain will effect the others, it should be fine to leave it where it is.
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
mr west said:
I wouldnt of thought that an early flowering strain will effect the others, it should be fine to leave it where it is.
Click to expand...
thanks Rab, 8)
the flowering plant is a big bud, not an early flowering strain i think, what you said still stands ?
can i ask, if you checked the image, does it look like proper flowering to you, can i expect a nice little early harvest from this plant ?
 
mr west

mr west

Well-Known Member
Its defo female parts not sure if they big preflowers or small buds forming, only time will tell. Have u taken clones of it in case its a fast finishing beast?
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
mr west said:
Its defo female parts not sure if they big preflowers or small buds forming, only time will tell. Have u taken clones of it in case its a fast finishing beast?
Click to expand...
thanks again for your input mr.west,
i think i will leave the clones, just because i have 4 other plants, i dont want to many. will take clones later in the year (or before if all the plants flower early). i like the idea of not having to purchase seeds in the future also.
cheers.
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
day ? / week ? 8)

plants still seem happy, i got the fear so moved one into a nearby overgrown field, (see pic of thirsty plant - i need to visit more often to water when its hot)
big buds flowering, will try and crop leaving enough to harvest again later in the year.. hope that works..
decided not to give them any ferts yet.. maybe would have if i had some organics on hand.
you cant really see in the pics but i LST these weeds realy eagerly!, the one in the white pot has lots and lots of grow points.. this plant seems hardier outdoors than the two big buds, anyone know what type of plant the one in the white container is ?


things i have learned so far :
grow your pot in a very big container!
do not water so often when they are small seedlings, i think i stunted growth. (note: i should start feeding from the bottom)
guerrilla gardening is a nice way..
if planting a few in your back garden, maybe stagger putting them out, some just before you should, some after, so you might have one flower early, and some later.

will definitely grow again, cheers rollitup !P1020774.jpgP1020777.jpgP1020778.jpgP1020779.jpgP1020780.jpg
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
things seem fine, just posting a couple of photos, because i thought i would try to take a few so i could have a close look at trichomes developing.. but my close-ups seem pretty crappy.. 8( I dont have a decent magnifying device..

P1020840.jpg

P1020841.jpgP1020842.jpgP1020843.jpg
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
new development,
on one of the plants, quite a few leaves at the edges / underneath, are turning yellow.. (see attached pics)
i tried searching for this problem, but i can only find info relating to plants in veg state.
any ideas what is going on ?, should i change something ?
it looks like a lot of weed on this plant, and i want to make sure its happy !
P1020846.jpgP1020847.jpg
 
mr west

mr west

Well-Known Member
no thats fairly natural, towards the end the plant will start eating its self and we get the autumnal colours.
 
porkweed

porkweed

Member
update.

harvested all but one plant,
gave away and smoked a fair bit. pic attached of two icecream tubs of whats left 8)
very nice gentle smoke, harvested a bit early and used no ferts at all.

also pics attached of the one remaining plant, biggest plant so far.. i have been giving this plant lots of organic ferts! 8)
the biggest harvest should be from this lady 8)

next year when i grow i will,
1/label each plant so i know whats what.
2/grow 1 or 2 plants with ferts, grow 1 or 2 without
3/plant some early, some late, so i harvest some early and some late..
4/LST again 8)

035.jpg036.jpg039.jpg040.jpg
 
mr west

mr west

Well-Known Member
Looks nice mate, looks like u have a ffew weeks left on the last plant, lets hope the weather stays ok for ya.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top