Outdoor SCH and Superstinky Northern Europe outdoor grow

[Kozminski]

Looking good, maffro!
I've got a Super Stinky indoors under HPS. showing pistils but no buds quite yet. i'm hoping the 10 liter pot will keep her manageable through flowering for my tent.
Also about to chop a Chaze that i stunted early on with over-feeding, then over-watering (trying to flush), and heat stress (i live in the desert). Aside from being shorter than she could have been, she's finishing up nicely, with a lot of resin coming on toward the end. She's mostly one huge cola! Smells delicious as well.
Good luck with your plants, i'm eager to see how yours progress. may the weather be kind to you

 

[Stitch]

yeah that's it, here we have perfect representation of nice SuperAUtos

greatings

 

[maffro]

A real struggle to water this week, very hot compared to what it usually is and more insects too. The little sch is more ahead with the flowering it seems, the sch will get only bloom ferts from now on, the superstink looks a little behind but just might be doing it differently ! The superstink is a bigger plant too and if it finishes is going to be a rocker !!


Small sch, if full swingnow, only getting fed biobizzbloom, not even full strength and smells lush

noticed a little bit of mould near the bottom, doesnt bode well considering a heat wave has been rocking for over a week.


SCHaze, now on bloom nutes

Seems to be flowering ? Does anyone know how long the flowering periods are for sch and superstinky ?

SStinky

Seems to have started flowering, gave her 1 ltr of seaweed extract and 2 ltr ofbiobizz bloom today, should i go with straight bloom feed from now on ?
Probably got 8 weeks of ok weather to go from now - anyone have an inckling on how long these bitches will be ?!!!

 

[Balarama]

I think they might flower until end August, start of Sept. I hope the weather will be plant-friendly up there!

Nice job maffro

 

[maffro]

Well lots of rain for 3 days, this is how they looked last weekend, slowly starting to form flowers, dont think they are growing much now and the leaves on the stinky have started to yellow


Supercalihaze

Next time the sun comes out ill go up and remove the surrounding vegetation and apply slug pellets.

 

[maffro]

Well nearly a week of rain and this is how the super autos are rocking

The transplanted small pot SCHaze, suffering from mouldy mildew stuff, had to move this one as the spot is too mouldy ! Its practically on the side of a road now !

SuperCaliHaze standing about 3 ft high and is flowering quicker than the stinky - lovely smell when rubbed up the right way !

Super stinky not as quick at flowering but a bigger plant for sure, looks like shes going to go till the end of sept at this rate but the potential is there, loads of bud sites and lots of pistills but the buds dont seem to be forming ? They only get 2 to 3 litres of bio bizzbloom a week (if they are lucky !) would a 6 litre full fat bloom mix kick her into action ?
Anyway thats the state of play, im off on me hols tonight so wont see them for a week, the weather looks good so a little bit of drying out might kick her into action !

 

[Stitch]

Hi bro

i really love you plants, nice job u've done till now, but if have such flowering problems it is due your transplants, SuperAutos don't have to be transplantsd i said it thousand times

 

[Balarama]

Hey maffro, what concentration of nutes are you feeding them?

 

[lamsbread]

Lookin good Maffro just read through your thread.

Nice camo on the yellow builders bucket, however if you need a cheep source of grow containers, go to your local florists and ask them for some of thier black flower buckets (they may charge you 20p a bucket).They usually have loads spare as each time new flowers arrive they come in a new bucket.

If you got a morrisons near by they sell thier flower buckets " around a quid for 6-8 approx, just check when you go coz people snap them up.

Wilkinsons also sell black builders bucket for a quid a pop.

Got to say you plant blend in well to thier enviroment almost perfect with the bracken back drop.

As for Joh innes compost, this is not a brand but a recipe which comes in LI seeds JI 1,JI 2 & JI 3.

The following was copied and pasted from - http://www.johninnes.info/about.htm

WHAT ARE JOHN INNES COMPOSTS?
John Innes Composts are a blend of carefully selected loam or topsoil, sphagnum moss peat, coarse sand or grit and fertilisers. The loam is screened and sterilised and then thoroughly mixed with the other ingredients in proportions designed to achieve the optimum air and water-holding capacity and nutrient content for different types and sizes of plants. The basic John Innes Composts are:-


JOHN INNES SEED COMPOST - the traditional mix for sowing almost any type of seed, with sufficient nutrient for early development. May also be used for rooting soft cuttings.


JOHN INNES POTTING COMPOST No.1 - for pricking out or potting-up young seedlings or rooted cuttings. This composts has a carefully balanced nutrient content to suit most young plants.


JOHN INNES POTTING COMPOST No.2 - for general potting of most house plants and vegetable plants into medium size pots or boxes. Contains double the amount of nutrient in JI No 1 to suit established plants.


JOHN INNES POTTING COMPOST No.3 - a richer mixture for final re-potting of gross feeding vegetable plants and for mature foliage plants and shrubs in interior planters or outdoor containers.


JOHN INNES ERICACEOUS COMPOST - A specially formulated sterilised loam-based, lime-free compost with essential plant foods for most lime-hating subjects, such as Azaleas, Heathers and Rhododendrons, etc.
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?

The function of each of the ingredients in John Innes is briefly as follows:-


LOAM - Loam is the most important ingredient in the compost as it provides the main "body" of the compost. It also forms the base of plant nutrition by supplying clay, which has a cation and anion exchange capacity, that is, it absorbs and releases plant nutrients as required. Loam also contains essential micro-elements and some organic matter which provides a slow release of nitrogen to the plant.


PEAT - Sphagnum Moss Peat in the John Innes Compost increases the total porosity and improves both the aeration and the water-retaining capacity. Peat decomposes slowly into humus.


SAND - The coarse sand or grit is used as a physical conditioner to allow excess water to drain from the compost and thus prevent water-logging. It also helps to provide stability for larger plants.


FERTILISER - The compound fertiliser in John Innes Compost provides a wide spectrum of plant nutrients needed for balanced growth, including :-

• NITROGEN - for top growth
• PHOSPHATES - for root growth
• POTASH - for flowering and fruiting
• TRACE ELEMENTS - for colour and flavour

WHY USE JOHN INNES COMPOSTS?
As John Innes Composts have been used by growers and gardeners for over 50 years, they have clearly stood the test of time, and they are still popular for the following reasons:-


Loam-based - John Innes Composts are loam-based - a natural medium for growing plants. Loam contains clay, humus and trace elements which provide a natural reserve of plant foods and also an excellent buffering capacity - so that it can cope with some degree of over- or under-feeding of the plants.


Air/Water Balance - Loam, peat and coarse sand provide a good balance between the amount of water held by the compost and the amount of air space after it has drained. It is easier to achieve this when three main ingredients are utilised, than when the compost is made from only one material such as peat.


Easy to re-wet - The loam and coarse grit content makes a John Innes Compost very easy to re-wet after drying out, compared with all-peat composts.


Natural pH - The pH level of John Innes Composts is at the natural level for most plants, except the lime-hating varieties such as Azaleas, Heathers and Rhododendrons.


Higher Nutrient Levels - Because of the loam content in John Innes Composts, the fertiliser levels can be increased to suit the vigour or growth rate of the plant, which would not be safe in peat-based composts.


Longer Lasting - John Innes Composts last for a longer time than soil-less composts before it becomes necessary to water and feed plants in pots or containers.


Greater Tolerance - With both short and long term fertiliser release, natural drainage and water retention, a John Innes Composts has greater tolerance and gives the amateur gardener better all round results than soil-less composts.

Weather is looking to be cooler for the forseeable future with temps re gonna be around 18-22C so working with the girls should be easier.
Gonna stay tuned,have your self a good holiday.

Peace

Growerz

 

[maffro]

Balarama its usually 5 ml per litre but a rough estimate - i know how much 5 mls looks like in the lid of my water containers and its never over that ? I can carry 6 litres at a time before it looks suspicous or my knees give way - i was thinking of not feeding sch one time and pumping it all into stinky ? i could also order some other bloom stuff this week if you think its a good investment ? Also have a bag of molasses in the kitchen which i could use ? Feel free to put down your thoughts much appreciated.
Growers - thanx man i read all that at the site he sounded like a cool dude for growers back in the day i think he should get more rep slaps for sure - i got the number 3 mix in the end and no complaints, next season ill seek out his seedling and cutting mix too.
Stitch i hear ya !! This grow is a little experimental and i did try to limit the number of transplants but as this is a geurilla grow in 40 - 50 litre containers one transplant was always going to happen !!!