Bring my outdoor in for 12 hrs??

[SkyGrly]

k latest advice I got was <<yes if you are growing outdoor start the 12/12 cycle started mine 6 days ago and she as started to flower perfectly i put her out at 7a.m and back in shed in darkness at 7p.m and just continue this till fully flowered and yes you should use just h2o from now on so you dont ppollute the taste and smell of your buds because the plant now needs to become fully organic hope this info helps>>

Am I supposed to do the same?

Thx,
Sky

[bugmenot2]

sounds like it'll work just fine, so long as your shed is light proof (not just dark, but no gaps for light).

[SkyGrly]

what if I cant really move it (big/heavy) or I dont have a dark place really for it? eesh im confused...

[keeko]

what if I cant really move it (big/heavy) or I dont have a dark place really for it? eesh im confused...

what is the reason for moving in and out?..........if you want it to flower naturally leave it outside for now. sorry if you said it already

[stinkyattic]

It's already pretty mcuh flowering time in the northern hemisphere; the chances of screwing up the light cycle missing a day or being late are high, and that means hermies, which in turn mean seeds.
Is it done sometimes? Yeah. But auto-darkening systems on timers are safer, and honestly you don't NEED to artificially darken when it is already coming up on fall.

When is your first frost date, and when is the natural outdoor harvest date of the strain you are running?

[medigrower]

you still have alot of grow time, i would continue to feed for another few weeks at least or you will see discoloration especially right now when they are going into flowering. and listen to stinky.

[SkyGrly]

K- Im listenin to Stinky-LOL.. Yes, it seems it has started flowering-but since this is my first outdoor- wasnt sure what the procedure was.. I would prefer to just leave her be, and let her do her thing w/the natural light cycle. Also I think I will start her on Fox Farms Big Bloom today since she is in her 1st stages of flowering..

<<When is your first frost date, and when is the natural outdoor harvest date of the strain you are running?>>

Don't know the answer to either of those Stinky- I am in So. Cali. and as far as strain- it came from a seed from club herb- so I know its dank, but not sure specifically what strain. Flowering is approx. 6-8 weeks? Is that correct?

Thank you everyone!
Sky

[stinkyattic]

If you are not running up against frost, there is no reason to flower early. Just let it do its thing, and GO EASY on the nutes- it can be tough to flush an outdoor plant- oh- and check that you have a large enough pot!

[SkyGrly]

If you are not running up against frost, there is no reason to flower early. Just let it do its thing, and GO EASY on the nutes- it can be tough to flush an outdoor plant- oh- and check that you have a large enough pot!
Ohhh Stinky- LOL- I have sooo many q's... Bear w/me... she's my first born :)

Re: nutes.. what if I follow the directions on the back (Big Bloom) exactly? And... Ive been told to flush w/distilled h20 for the last 2 weeks.. Does it have to be distilled? And should I use just water for more then 2 weeks-maybe for the last 3 weeks? Or more?

As far as my pot size- I just measured it.. it is 1 ft 2 inches high, and 1 ft 4 inches across.. It looks big enough-and at this point it will have to be because I would be too afraid to transplant it. My next go around I will use 5 gallon pots... (this one looks like it could be 5 gallons- not sure)

Also she just started flowering.. so how long about-ish until harvest? 6-8 weeks? Longer?

Thanks for your help!! :)

Sky

[stinkyattic]

Nutes- start at half what the directions say, and work up, watching for burnt looking leaf tips.

Flsuh- No, it can be tap water for the last 1-2 weeks. Just treat it as normal, but with no nutes- water when it needs water, and then about 3 days before harvest, just DRENCH the soil so that water runs out the bottom, let teh plnat use up the rest of that water, and then chop.

Pot size- one gallon per foot of plant height. Sounds like yours is a 3 gallon. You may need to transplant about halfway through flower.

Harvest- Depends on strain. If you see flowers, you are already at week 2. So yes, 6-8 weeks to go is about right.

[SkyGrly]

Pot size- one gallon per foot of plant height. Sounds like yours is a 3 gallon. You may need to transplant about halfway through flower

How would I transplant w/out causing shock? ... Is it ok if I just leave it in the one it is in?

[gianca]

skygrly, the easiest way to transplant without shock, is to simply cut out the bottom of the current pot, and place the entire plant with the old pot into the new, bigger pot. but i would personally suggest completely removing the old pot. just be gentle, and the plant should pull through the transplant in no time.
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[SkyGrly]

skygrly, the easiest way to transplant without shock, is to simply cut out the bottom of the current pot, and place the entire plant with the old pot into the new, bigger pot. but i would personally suggest completely removing the old pot. just be gentle, and the plant should pull through the transplant in no time.
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thanks gianca.. this one i think i'll leave alone.. it's doin really well.. Next season-bigger pots. :)

[gianca]

nice. got any new pics for an update? i saw your other thread, but i think it was from a while ago.

[brussels]

I really don't think at this stage in your plants life, it will experience shock. If you'll let the pot dry out: hold the base of the stalk firmly, and gently pull it out of it's current pot, and move it to it's new home in a 5 gal pot, all should go well.
Water it in the new pot and medium with a weak fertilizer solution, making sure you have no air pockets, and your final yield will be much improved.

In the photo below, as an experiment, I washed all of the soil from the root system, and re-potted the plant in coco. By adding the dry coco in as natural layers with the roots as I could, it was very happy in it's new home, and never skipped a beat. I simply flooded the coco with quarter strength botanicare organic solution, and hand watered twice daily until harvest.

If you'd like a more gratifying yield, I don't think you have anything to fear from re-potting...
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