2026 Outdoor Grows! let's see em!

[Leste]

Last night, this morning. Boring is good.

 

[FarmerScotty]

Just remember a healthy plant is a thirsty plant. By mid to late July each of mine will be getting 3-4 gallons of water a day and it won't even be close to overwatering them.

I guess I'm having a slight issue with recognizing a thirsty plant. If my pots are light and they really take the water, I understand that was a thirsty plant. But I keep letting myself think the light green new growth isn't greening fast enough and therefore needs more water. That's not correct, is it?

I'm just comparing new growth on plants I see here with mine, and almost every time I come away thinking I'm missing something.

With my limited experience, if there is one thing I know for sure, it's that I have never given a plant 3-4 gallons of water in one watering. Last year it was 1 gal tops for pots and in-ground plants each time. That with 90+ temps for a long stretch and drought. My potted plants seemed cooked by September last year.

I have much to learn, apparently.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Ya I get this and some get this with pm at the same time…I just keep cutting them off, but I want to find something I can spray…organic…I get pm on my squash and cukes without fail every time.View attachment 2683964

I've tried 12% H2O2 and it seemed to slow it down but you just have to still stay on top of it and removing and torching seemed just as easy to me.

 

[grayoldnproud]

View attachment 2683984View attachment 2683985Last night, this morning. Boring is good.

Boring is good!

 

[grayoldnproud]

I guess I'm having a slight issue with recognizing a thirsty plant. If my pots are light and they really take the water, I understand that was a thirsty plant. But I keep letting myself think the light green new growth isn't greening fast enough and therefore needs more water. That's not correct, is it?

Two different issues. Bag weight is one way to check moisture content but so is feel and or just go get one of the moisture meters, they are cheap. Don't worry about how accurate they are just look at consistency. After a couple waterings you'll know where wet vs. moist vs. dry is.

I'm just comparing new growth on plants I see here with mine, and almost every time I come away thinking I'm missing something.

But you can't since you don't know "exactly" what they are doing, medium, climate, strain and all that confounds what you are seeing. Not to mention camera, light, action!

From my experience new growth always seems lighter in color. But if the overall plant looks good....Fuck it, roll with it.

 

[durbin92810]

I guess I'm having a slight issue with recognizing a thirsty plant. If my pots are light and they really take the water, I understand that was a thirsty plant. But I keep letting myself think the light green new growth isn't greening fast enough and therefore needs more water. That's not correct, is it?

I'm just comparing new growth on plants I see here with mine, and almost every time I come away thinking I'm missing something.

With my limited experience, if there is one thing I know for sure, it's that I have never given a plant 3-4 gallons of water in one watering. Last year it was 1 gal tops for pots and in-ground plants each time. That with 90+ temps for a long stretch and drought. My potted plants seemed cooked by September last year.

I have much to learn, apparently.

I'm in S. California so the climate dictates how much water I give mine. Plus I've been doing it for a while so I kind of just have a watering routine I get them on and that's it. So I can't really say as far as your climate and I can't remember what material your containers are. Mine are fabric, so overwatering is basically impossible here. I water early in the morning and in the afternoon if I want to make sure I'll stick my finger in the soil to the first knuckle. Mine are always bone dry so that tells me they need more in the morning. You just have to use your best judgement.

 

[EternalSun]

I guess I'm having a slight issue with recognizing a thirsty plant. If my pots are light and they really take the water, I understand that was a thirsty plant. But I keep letting myself think the light green new growth isn't greening fast enough and therefore needs more water. That's not correct, is it?

I'm just comparing new growth on plants I see here with mine, and almost every time I come away thinking I'm missing something.

With my limited experience, if there is one thing I know for sure, it's that I have never given a plant 3-4 gallons of water in one watering. Last year it was 1 gal tops for pots and in-ground plants each time. That with 90+ temps for a long stretch and drought. My potted plants seemed cooked by September last year.

I have much to learn, apparently.

In my potted plants, if I water, and the water goes straight through, it means (in the majority of my plants) that the roots have started to get root bound. More roots than dirt in that pot, thus the water seems to pour straight through…

 

[durbin92810]

My Gnomeboy is doing a wonderful job looking after this autoflower.

 

[geocha154]

Some updated pics from Hudson Valley New York.

 

[orggrwr]

I lived in Vero Beach for a short while, and this weather right now in Ohio is exactly like it. I hated Florida.

Not sure how much I can let it rain on these fabric pots, so I'm trying to give them some protection when possible. It's really difficult when it goes from a sprinkle to a downpour in seconds, followed by sunshine and a f'n rainbow a few seconds later.

You can let it rain on the fabric pots with no problems. Potted plants in my greenhouse get watered daily during the hottest days ( over 90°f) as well as spraying the outside of the pots with the hose which helps keep the root zone cool and slows down the drying out of the soil. Although im fortunate enough to have very good well water ( 7.2ph,.3ec), so i can water straight from the hose.

 

[grayoldnproud]

My Gnomeboy is doing a wonderful job looking after this autoflower.

Mine aren't as helpful as yours.

 

[danmac69]

You can let it rain on the fabric pots with no problems. Potted plants in my greenhouse get watered daily during the hottest days ( over 90°f) as well as spraying the outside of the pots with the hose which helps keep the root zone cool and slows down the drying out of the soil. Although im fortunate enough to have very good well water ( 7.2ph,.3ec), so i can water straight from the hose.View attachment 2684012

Never thought of misting or spraying outside of fab pots,thanks for tip orgr.dan.

 

[orggrwr]

Mine aren't as helpful as yours.
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Yeah those damn gnomes are unreliable. They are pretty good when they are just smoking weed but when they get into the shrooms and alcohol it's all over.

 

[danmac69]

Yeah those damn gnomes are unreliable. They are pretty good when they are just smoking weed but when they get into the shrooms and alcohol it's all over.

Trippin gnomes...heard it aw now...superb

 

[FarmerScotty]

Two different issues. Bag weight is one way to check moisture content but so is feel and or just go get one of the moisture meters, they are cheap. Don't worry about how accurate they are just look at consistency. After a couple waterings you'll know where wet vs. moist vs. dry is.

But you can't since you don't know "exactly" what they are doing, medium, climate, strain and all that confounds what you are seeing. Not to mention camera, light, action!

From my experience new growth always seems lighter in color. But if the overall plant looks good....Fuck it, roll with it.

Bought a moisture meter; I'm not sure how good it is. Since they've been outside in pots, I test the middle area, and if the pot is light, I've been watering right when it enters the dry range, about 35%. I understood the consistency better before it rained. Maybe I should have been weighing my pots from the beginning.

I get what you're saying, which is why when looking at others' plants on here, it's a general observation. Haven't made any changes as a result of what I can't make sense of. I guess what I take most from it is that (in my view) there are plants similar to mine that look far more light green, and those folks are not worried one bit.

Patience has been my friend this year, but curiosity is gonna get me every time.

 

[FarmerScotty]

In my potted plants, if I water, and the water goes straight through, it means (in the majority of my plants) that the roots have started to get root bound. More roots than dirt in that pot, thus the water seems to pour straight through…

Thanks for telling me that. I'll watch for it, and perhaps I'll learn something about proper pot sizes for what I'm trying to grow.

 

[Leste]

My Gnomeboy is doing a wonderful job looking after this autoflower.

He’s takin a whizz!

 

[Leste]

Yeah those damn gnomes are unreliable. They are pretty good when they are just smoking weed but when they get into the shrooms and alcohol it's all over.

Kinda like people!

 

[FarmerScotty]

I'm in S. California so the climate dictates how much water I give mine. Plus I've been doing it for a while so I kind of just have a watering routine I get them on and that's it. So I can't really say as far as your climate and I can't remember what material your containers are. Mine are fabric, so overwatering is basically impossible here. I water early in the morning and in the afternoon if I want to make sure I'll stick my finger in the soil to the first knuckle. Mine are always bone dry so that tells me they need more in the morning. You just have to use your best judgement.

I'm in Ohio. Using 5 gal black fabric and 7 gal beige fabric. It's been so windy here the top part of the soil dries very quickly and is always bone dry. I keep checking it and weighing that against whatever my moisture meter says to determine need.

 

[durbin92810]

He’s takin a whizz!

Haha. Kinda looks like he is relieving himself behind a bush.