Outdoor Creek Grow

[DirtLizard]

Well, I am just starting my plants (Indoor), I have about 15 so far, hope to get up to 50, I'll try updating this once a week, and supply pics as soon as I get them to the site.

I'm using Bag seed, with a special few from Florida, and hopefully it will be a good season.

Ive decided to have several different crops in different locations, and will be putting them on a hillside, flat area, and using baskets in trees.

Any comments will be appreciated. :D

-DL

[weedIsForMe]

make sure not to leave a path to them. Also chicken wire can keep the wildlife from eating them.

[DirtLizard]

Yea, I read somewhere that if you roll the chicken wire up, and lay it on its side, the deer wont cross it because they feel it give way under them. Not sure how true that it is or if it works, but I'm considering trying it this season :D

[DirtLizard]

Anyone have any Experience growing in trees, using hanging baskets? I was going to get some slow release nutrients, and see how a couple turned out...

Obviously its going to be better security wise, but will the heat signature be stronger or anything? I know to keep the plants 4' apart, but does it being in a tree make it worse?

Big problem of choppers out here =\

[Muddy]

I doubt you would get sufficient light by hanging baskets in a tree. I would think you'll end up with spindly plants that won't flower.

Fly overs are an issue here as well. Was just talking to the Mrs. about that last night. Thinking of trying to organize a "spotter" network of friends around the county so we can notify each other when they start. May grow some plants in 5 gallon buckets so they can be moved when they start to search.

[DirtLizard]

Eh well, that nicks the tree idea >.<

I will keep an eye out for the choppers, once I start seeing them I'll make a thread or post something on it.

[Syn]

I would suggest watching 'High Times Ultimate Grow' hosted by Jorge Cervantes. In the 3 part video series he goes through several scenarios of outdoor ops. "Never Get Busted & Never Get Busted Again" lol hosted by an ex-dea agent has some good tips on growing outdoors. They will give you tips on when, where and why to grow in certain spots. If you are familiar with the program Google Earth, I'd get that. It will give you a good bird's eye view of your area. Another reason is that you can see what possible vantage points a chopper flying by might see and might just help in the placement of your crop to make it less noticeable from the sky. Good luck man.

[DirtLizard]

Google earth is a good idea, I'll check it out later. :D I usually just use Terra Server, but it has some older photos...

I'll be posting pics in a day or two, the young-ins are thriving!

-DL

[Muddy]

Because of my proximity to a certain government facility I can't get Google Earth or Terra server images. Can't get USGS maps either.

[Syn]

Ya know it is so true how that works. More often than not, I see some very conveniently placed cloud cover in Google Earth that seems to have borders correlating with the streets surrounding certain areas and buildings. Either they have what appears to be cloud cover or just don't have the quality pixelation to that of the rest of the surrounding areas.

[DirtLizard]

Well, Most of my plants are doing very good. I do however have a dilema, there was some sporadic frost last night. I assuming this will only stunt my plants, and not kill them....or at least all of them.

My question is that if it did just stunt them, how long does this last for before I see new growth?

Most of my others are inside still and waiting to transplant, so no worries. :D

-DL

[Muddy]

If your plants got frosted you will see definite signs of damage on the plants. Depending on how bad it was it could easily kill them. If you get another frost warning just cover them with something, a bucket, a plant pot, anything that will stop the frost from settling on them. We had a bad spring frost here 3 years ago that killed full size trees. Some only had the tops killed off. After 2 years of drought the frost was the coffin nail. I lost 14 trees in my back yard and 2 more in the front.

If you plants got frosted cut off the dead parts and hope for the best.

[DirtLizard]

Thanks for the tips, will make sure to do that if it happens again! :D

-DL

[DirtLizard]

Well...bad news everyone. Their dead. :(


Went to check a couple days ago, and I think a racoon?? got to them. I know it wasnt a deer because of the tracks, and they were walled in with thick branches and brush. I checked my grow box, and it looks like it was chewed up...the actual box. The frost and animals got to me, guess the new location wasn't a good choice. =\

-DL

[Muddy]

Sorry to hear that but that. Still early enough that you could plant more and still get a harvest in this year.

[molton]

plant a huge wall of something thorny or hard to get into this year, next year make a small opening and grow some pot there. Sounds like a good idea, but I wonder if anyone ever went through the trouble of doing that, I read it somewhere.

[mrniceguyjo]

haha funny story about google earth had a friend mess around w/ it and said 2 me hey what are all those buckets doing on your back porch joking of coarse it was time 2 move them..i was told by a law enforcement friend that they have access 2 a similar program that gives them real time satcom photos ...the eye in the sky is always watching from what i understand ( how do u think they really find terrorists but it is harder in a country that they all have long facial hair and cover up w shrouds.. just food 4 thought. in an area that deer are a problem chicken wire does help but it lays down weeds and tall grass so it is easy 2 spot from above.. the best thing over the years i have found is strong human urine the deer fear the new scent in most cases and stear clear.. another problem is look for the natural game trails around the forest. most game use the same trails over and over so stear clear from planting in those areas. but a good cayan pepper spray and urine do the trick mostly..i have a buddy that swears by the use of canned tear gas(cs crystal gas) sprayed around the perimeter of his sites also. in the trees though sounds like alot of work 2 have the tree take all the light and if u clear branches the buckets or grow bags would stand out quite easy from the air.. a buddy uses deer tree stands 2 hide his show and it has worked for years so whatever floats your boat.. good luck and happy hunting (for a good spot) a hill side is the best for screwing up radar and infared scans but make sure it is on a southern slope for best sun for the girls