General Outdoor Growing Guide, Best Threads & How to Get Help

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Welcome to General Outdoor Growing. This forum is for outdoor cannabis growing questions, seasonal journals, plant problems, weather issues, pests, mold, soil, containers, raised beds, greenhouses, hoop houses, harvest timing, and other full-sun growing topics.

This is the forum’s single pinned thread. It is here to help members find the right place to post and to keep the outdoor forum easier to browse.

Before you post a help thread​

For faster answers, include the details below. Outdoor problems are usually caused by a mix of weather, soil, watering, pests, genetics, and timing, so photos alone are rarely enough.

Copy this template into your post:

1. General location or climate:
Example: Southern Oregon, New England, desert Southwest, coastal, high humidity, short season, etc.
Do not post your exact address or private identifying details.

2. Plant type:
Photoperiod or autoflower?
Seed or clone?
Strain/genetics, if known:

3. Plant age and stage:
Seedling / veg / preflower / flower / late flower
Approximate age:

4. Growing setup:
In-ground / raised bed / fabric pot / plastic pot / greenhouse / hoop house
Container size, if applicable:
Soil or medium:

5. Watering:
How often?
How much?
Tap, well, rainwater, RO, etc.?
pH/EC/PPM, if known:

6. Feeding:
Nutrients/amendments used:
Last feed or top dress:
Compost, teas, dry amendments, bottled nutrients, etc.:

7. Weather recently:
High/low temps:
Rain, humidity, heat wave, smoke, storms, frost risk, wind, etc.:

8. Pest/mold checks:
Checked leaf undersides?
Used a loupe or microscope?
Any webbing, eggs, spots, chewing, mildew, bud rot, dead pistils, or odd leaf curl?

9. Photos:
Whole plant
Close-up of problem area
Leaf underside
Soil/container/bed
Natural light photos are best

Where to post​

Start a new thread for:
- Sick plants or pest diagnosis
- “What is wrong with my plant?”
- Outdoor soil, watering, feeding, transplant, training, support, trellis, greenhouse, or harvest questions
- Region-specific outdoor grow advice
- Photoperiod, autoflower, reveg, light pollution, cold nights, heat stress, wind, rain, mold, or bud rot questions

Use the current seasonal thread for:
- Outdoor grow pictures
- Casual progress updates
- “Let’s see your outdoor plants” posts
- General seasonal outdoor conversation

Useful THCFarmer learning links​

Outdoor growing guides:
Outdoor growing — THCFarmer Learn

Pest and disease guides:
Pests & disease control — THCFarmer Learn

Beginner cultivation guide:
Complete Step by Step Guide to Growing Marijuana From Seeds

Classic outdoor threads​

These were previously pinned or are useful archive threads. They are linked here so the forum can keep one clean sticky while preserving the old knowledge.

• The Outdoor Reference Thread
• Russet mites
• HumboldtLocals Outdoor 2010
• Sun shines on the Hill.......Med garden Journal
• Buds & bugs outdoor pics collection

Common outdoor topics to search​

Try searching the forum before posting. Useful search terms:

• outdoor first grow
• autos outside
• photoperiod outside
• cold nights
• heat stress
• light pollution
• reveg outdoors
• bud rot
• powdery mildew
• russet mites
• broad mites
• caterpillars
• grasshoppers
• greenhouse
• hoop house
• fabric pots
• raised bed
• living soil outdoors
• watering outdoor plants
• harvest timing
• drying and curing outdoor