First grow

This is my first grow and just want a more experienced grower to tell me how they look. Started as clones from what I was told was gg#4 strain.

Paul McKenna said:

This is my first grow and just want a more experienced grower to tell me how they look. Started as clones from what I was told was gg#4 strain.

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Welcomer to RIU. They look healthy. Good job so far.

Tell us more about your grow. What climate, soil, nutrients, feed/water sched, ppm, ph, rh?

Bugs will mess your stuff up outdoors. I highly recommend you do preventative maintenance.

Nice job on the training. I typically recommend getting some support going early its also something to continue training to and through all season if you want to go big

Paul McKenna said:

This is my first grow and just want a more experienced grower to tell me how they look. Started as clones from what I was told was gg#4 strain.

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They look good, nice deep green color. If they get big outside your bags might be small. That usually means they get light quick and blow over plus you have to put fluids on every day. The support and bug advice is all good.

I started them in a tent, but didn’t do enough research first and they where outgrowing the tent, and that’s why I moved them outside. The tent is only 2’ x 2’ and 50” tall. They are planted in fox farm ocean forest soil. I was using general hydroponics three part nutrients plus silica, calmag, and rapid start, but since I just transplanted them I’ve just been using water ph’ed at 6 to 6.3. Climate right now is in lower Michigan so about 80 degrees during day and 60 at night. Rh has been pretty high the last few days with all the rain we’ve gotten.

MustGro said:

They look good, nice deep green color. If they get big outside your bags might be small. That usually means they get light quick and blow over plus you have to put fluids on every day. The support and bug advice is all good.

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Thanks, I was going to use bigger pots but these came with the tent. They are five gallon pots, what size would you recommend?

bam0813 said:

Nice job on the training. I typically recommend getting some support going early its also something to continue training to and through all season if you want to go big

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Thanks, and the training is my biggest area I need more practice with.

Tracker said:

Welcomer to RIU. They look healthy. Good job so far.

Tell us more about your grow. What climate, soil, nutrients, feed/water sched, ppm, ph, rh?

Bugs will mess your stuff up outdoors. I highly recommend you do preventative maintenance.

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Thanks, and yes after reading bugs are my biggest worry, I check them for signs all the time.

Paul McKenna said:

Thanks, I was going to use bigger pots but these came with the tent. They are five gallon pots, what size would you recommend?

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How big you think they're gonna get. You get a nice long growing season don't you? I use hardware cloth and make 4 foot diameter planters, two feet high then wrap that in burlap. You could at least double to 10 gallon but in late August and September you'll be putting fluids on every day if it's hot. You can get big bags though; 20 to 50 gallon isn't too big outside. I've got a 45 that looks small next to my homemade planters.
If I was you and had a bunch of soilless or just a few bales of peat moss; I'd do a mound system. Take them out of the bags, put some soilless under them and build a mound around each one. They'll grow into the ground and find nutrients and water there. Build some support and practice your training technique. No problem to pull a pound or more a plant that way.

Paul McKenna said:

Thanks, and yes after reading bugs are my biggest worry, I check them for signs all the time.

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Its pretty much a guarantee to deal with some at somepoint outdoors. Being proactive about it helps greatly imo. Make scheduled treatments with or without signs of pests imo