This'll be my second grow. Last year I got my plants in around February which only gave them a couple of months from start to finish.

This time I got one plant started early September, and the other towards the end of September. So this time they'll at least 6 months before finish.

First photo taken on the 12th of October



Only got one photo, and later that day I tied her down.


15th October:




Tied down she (finger's crossed) really started taking off.
I put my 2nd plant in the ground a bit before this shot as well.



I had a swarm of gnats take over the garden on the 17th which took a few days to get rid off. I got rid of them by putting a container half-filled with 1 cup of vinegar, 1/2 a cup of sugar, and the rest water, worked a charm. Around that time I started mulching around my plants to just overall help it along. Especially in this hot dry weather.

18th October:





Everything went well over the last week and I went out yesterday and got some more shots.







The bigger one's getting a bit wild as you can see. I've been out today ripping off some of the shade leaves and tying her down some more. She's already as big as my plant I harvested last year and still at least 5 months left.

For what it's worth, I haven't been using any fertilizers on these plants except dynamic lifter  and osmicote (4 month release). I'm planning on getting some liquid fert soon, but I won't be disappointed if I don't.


28th October

I got out today and got a few more photos. It still needs to be tied down some more, but that'll have to wait until the rain stops.







8th November:

We've had a few deluges over the past week that's sprang my garden into life.
Unfortunately that means I haven't been able to go out and tend to my plants, keeping them tied down and whatnot.
But I decided to go get some photos today as it's been over a week.








I'm gonna get in over the next few days, do some weeding, and get those babies tied down.


31st December:

I've been pretty busy lately which has led to a lack of updates, and a lack of support for my babies. They are still thriving while everything else around it dies.
The 'smaller' (not anymore) plant has sexed early and is female, just waiting on the other one.
I did get a small female cutting in the ground too that should produce a small amount.









Now all the shops are back in business I'm going to go down and get some new corn seedlings, clean up the garden, and give the plants some more space. They obviously need to be tied down again real soon, someone's gonna notice it over the fence.




18th January:

I thought I'd get out today and get some more shots. The plant on the left is starting to bud up; I'd get some photos of that but my camera can't focus on the foreground





I got a small cutting in the ground last month, looks like it's gonna be a one-bud-wonder.









Until next time friends.



1st Feburary:

I got some more photos as the left one starts to bud.
The plant on the right turned male, you can see the ball sacks getting ready to grow in a couple of those pictures. I ripped it the next day so I have one big and one small plant.

I had a scare the other day too; the cops were parked outside the house and kept creeping back and forth right outside my place. They never got out of the car and it looks like they were looking at someone across the road and unintentionally gave me a scare.
It's not a good grow without a close shave.

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theman420 said:
wow thats a massive stem on the bottom!! stronger the branch the stronger the bud!! cant wait to see the final bud yield off this!

was this of a known strain or a random bag seed?

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All my grows have been bagseed so far. I haven't even seen people selling or smoking bud that's a known strain around where I live. Depending on where I am next summer I'll probably order some seeds and see how these named strains compare.


Here's some updated photos.

5th Feburary:

















Harvest time should be around early to mid March.



Alright I got some more photos. I need to get her tied down as she starts to bud up but the hardware store I went to had no nylon line so it looks like I'll have to go to the fishing shop and pick up a line for a bit more. Here's some photos in the mean time. Notice my great corn growing skills lol.


19th February:



















Got another update. I've been ripping a lot of shade leaves off and airing it as I'm getting a bit worried about powdery mildew with all the rain around. It's flowered a lot slower than I thought it would considering it sexed in December; but that's just given it more time to grow.
I've got a bit of a problem with moths too, if anyone's dealt with them before any tips would be appreciated. They don't seem to be doing any damage but I don't want the caterpillars around when it starts budding up. Anywho enjoy the pics.


26th Feburary:


















Well I've had plenty of other BS to take my focus off the end of this grow (probably a good thing with all this waiting) so she's been neglected besides the daily airing out. The moths and caterpillars have all seemed to fuck off without any coaxing, might be due to all the in tents rain we've been getting lately.

We've had enough dry days now that my concern of getting powdery mildew has dropped a lot. I've got the hand shakes at the moment so excuse the out of focus photos; we'll just call them artistic. Still another 6-8 weeks until the first harvest.

Without further a due, here are the latest photos fresh from today.


March 7th:















I got some more photos today, including one of the main trunk. She's starting to fill out as the days become shorter now. Getting way too much rain at the moment, I'd be happy to have dry hot days until harvest. Harvest date should be around the 5th of April which will give me plenty of time for drying, and a bit of curing for 4/20 .


12th March:














Ok so harvest has started. A few buds have been cut and manicured (pics to come). Everything else will be harvested over the next two weeks. It's coming to an end. I'll get some more photos over the next few days, most I got today were out of focus or the flash washed out the buds.

8th April:

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theman420 said:
a nice outdoor garden!
i love outdoor plants, cant wait to see the buds that these plants produce. Ive noticed though that corn can hide it the first couple months but at the end of flowering they are still very green and everything around them is dying off!!

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Spency said:
I can only imagine what it must be like, having neighbors and a plant like that growing...


I imagine it looks something like this:

     

and then Snurry's like:

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And don't forget the old bitch out back who's probably never seen marijuana, but hires different guys to mow her lawn that I'm expecting to have to kneecap with the golf clubs if they
 

1st Feburary:

I got some more photos as the left one starts to bud.
The plant on the right turned male, you can see the ball sacks getting ready to grow in a couple of those pictures. I ripped it the next day so I have one big and one small plant.

I had a scare the other day too; the cops were parked outside the house and kept creeping back and forth right outside my place. They never got out of the car and it looks like they were looking at someone across the road and unintentionally gave me a scare.
It's not a good grow without a close shave.

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theman420 said:
wow thats a massive stem on the bottom!! stronger the branch the stronger the bud!! cant wait to see the final bud yield off this!

was this of a known strain or a random bag seed?

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Spency said:
When is that thing gonna start budding? It's been a long ass time!

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I got her in nearly too early; I got it started by seed at the start of September, so about 7 months all up

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Inbred_gimp said:
pretty sure flowering will start in australia around the end of this month early next month seeing as the season finishs march-april. looking very nice mate

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Spency said:
Wow... snurry your going to have quite the yield holy fuck.

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I'll try and get some photos from underneath it next time, it's about a foot thick of budding branches. Guaranteed over a pound off it, fingers crossed I hit the 2 pound mark. 

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Inbred_gimp said:
i got a 2 metre sativa plant that i've had vegging up outdoors since may09 cant wait for march/april it's gonna be a magical time of year

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Yea that's the best time of year, all fears are put to rest and you get your reward. If you can tie those plants down I guarantee you'll double your yield, even with 2 months left. They're looking so pretty, like all well looked after plants in the Southern Hemishpere. Have you had plenty of heat and rain too?

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Inbred_gimp said:
Edit: btw if i do decide to tie down a few you got any tips ?

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