first outdoor garden grow

hey guys. these pics aren't the best, but i did the best i could. i have three plants grown from bagseed decent schwag/mids, which MAY have been some mexican import because it was compressed and had that signature schwag smell to it. it was not a pure sativa, but i'm guessing more of a 50/50 hybrid coming from one of those more earthy indicas without that strong afghani stink. it was a bit on the light green side, but after sitting in a glass jar for a week or so it started browning =/



i planted the seeds in my garden sometime in mid to late may and sure enough, four out of six of them sprouted. one ended up being either a hermie or male, so i pulled it before flowering began. i am now left with three female plants - one very small one (around a foot and a half to two feet tall), and two larger ones about five feet tall. i water them when the soil looks dry, or when it hasn't rained for awhile. i'm in illinois btw. no nutes! just water and sun (which there wasn't much of during the summer, but since the beginning of september we've had an abundance of sunshine). also, it's just natural soil that's been in the garden for decades - might be some clay in it i dunno. flowering could have began anytime from the fifteenth to twenty-fifth of august, and these pics were taken today.



ah, also - the plants are somewhat hidden from the neighbors. i have a string bean plant to the right of it, and as you can see a fence behind it. there's also a garage about six feet to the left and a fairly big apple tree in the other corner of the lawn. it doesn't get as much sun as it should... as least direct sunlight.



this is the smaller plant. it has fair to poor trichome production.



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here are the two taller ones. trichome production is very good imo and is very sticky to the touch. aside from the thick top part, there a maybe two or three more nice spots toward the tops of the plant (per plant, so a total of maybe five or six) that are thickening up really well. there are lower 'branches' flowering, but nowhere near as thick. don't mind the dying tomato plants... which i also planted late =/



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sorry about the last two macros - they didn't come out well but i thought i would include them anyways.



so, the only question i have about the smaller plant - will it's flowering finish before the two larger ones because it's smaller? the leaves seem to have retracted more, and more hairs are turning dark than the other two plants. i'm not too worried about it though, because the two larger plants deserve the attention.



i guess the main mistake i made with my firts grow is not using any nutes. or perhaps the soil itself has enough to get the job done? is it too late to add nutes at this point? like i said, it's been flowering for about five to six weeks now, and i'm guessing it has about an eight to ten week flowering time like most 50/50's. i'll prob end up grabbing a 60/100 microscope from radioshack soon. also, any idea of what to expect as far as yield? they're thickening up pretty good, but they don't look anything like the dank you would buy from your dealer at this stage... no significant bud structure.



so any comments or tips would be appreciated. i'd like to know what i can do at this stage of the game to help it finish well... thanks!

hey whats up bro!? im in illinois as well. joliet, 30 mins outside chicago. looks like you could get a couple oz's off them baby's! looking good for no nutes, but thats that good fertile soil we have out here! give them some water boiled with with banana peels, and molasses. boil the peel for 5 minutes in 4 cups of water drain the water from the peels. the more peels the more water you add. let that cool and feed 1 part banana water to 2 parts plain water.

junior870 said:

hey whats up bro!? im in illinois as well. joliet, 30 mins outside chicago. looks like you could get a couple oz's off them baby's! looking good for no nutes, but thats that good fertile soil we have out here! give them some water boiled with with banana peels, and molasses. boil the peel for 5 minutes in 4 cups of water drain the water from the peels. the more peels the more water you add. let that cool and feed 1 part banana water to 2 parts plain water.

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hey man thanks for replying. i remember my guy used to have a fire connect out in joliet - lime green goodness. thanks for the tip, but can i ask what type of benefit that recipe would provide? nutrients, i guess?