Joining The Rec Side

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Jboys3

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I am a long time OMMP grower who is considering the move to recreational growing. Moving from a indoor controlled environment to outdoor let go grow. We will start small, approximately forty plants, and then push up to 100+ in a year or two. We have the acreage, land use permits, water rights, and security will be in place once we put in the applications with the OLCC.

We are going to try and raise trees. We will be planting in the ground using backhoe/post hole digger combination. We plan on boring 3-4' feet in diameter and the same depth holes, filling with proper soil mixture, and using irrigation sprinkling/drip system.

Right now I mix my liquid organic nutrients and make my on soil for indoor growing. I am seeking input on outdoor soil mixtures to limit the amount of nutrient applications I would need to apply and I am also seeking suggestions on pellet type nutrients I could apply on top of soil during different stages of growth.

Since I am an indoor grower I will be transplanting my own clones to outside around the end of June in these holes and letting them go. I 'practiced' last year with four plants and did quite well, but I used my current soil, nutrient mixture, and hand watered. This practice would be too labor intensive and not cost effective for my new venture.
 
Seamaiden

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I think it's time for you to start digging into leadsled's and Bulldog11's posts on organic soil. It starts and ends pretty much with testing, the right testing.
 
Jboys3

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I think it's time for you to start digging into leadsled's and Bulldog11's posts on organic soil. It starts and ends pretty much with testing, the right testing.

Thanks Seamaiden for the advice. I have started my research.

As usual; I think you are a great Admin...
 
Seamaiden

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Moderator, I have no admin duties here. :) And you are quite welcome!
 
Derf Werfler

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@Jboys3 I wish you great luck in your adventure! As a newbie to Farmertown, considering a small rec grow myself, I was surprised to learn from previous postings that outdoor grown weed is almost scoffed at by the retailers. Have I heard wrong? I am excited for your tree adventure and will pull up a chair!! Peace and good vibes!! Derf
 
Jboys3

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Outdoor is scoffed at...

However; my outdoor tested out quite well. Besides; many people cannot afford indoor prices. So if you are a good retailer, would you not offer some variety of product and different levels of pricing?
 
Seamaiden

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Or, what about the consumer who doesn't want their choices to have such a negative environmental impact as all-indoor grown cannabis does? There *has* to be a niche for that!
 
Jboys3

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Oregon just changed all of their OMMP/Rec laws. Most of it appears to change OMMP growing towards recreational usage growing.

I am allowed to grow up to 98 plants under my OMMP card and I can now drop all of the cards I currently have to avoid inspections. However; if I sell to dispensaries I have to allow inspections, but do not have to put up with all the rest of the hoops to jump through that a recreational grower has to deal with.

Hmm...What to do?
 
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