time in the sun

[dark_soul_wandering]

I am raising 2 WW girls and have them outside during the day in direct sunlight all day, is this to much light? should I give them so much direct sunlight or should I be limiting direct exposure to time in the shade? I ask because on my flowering plant I have noticed that some leaves are beginning to turn yellow,they get water everyday and nutes only when absolutely needed. A friend said that it may be caused by to much water but as both plants get everything the same and only the flowering plant has leaves turning yellow I am looking for any recommendations that can help thanks in advance.

[jiggsaw]

I guess it depends where you live . They can get burned easy though.

[Kalidank1]

Pics would help alot more but yes that sounds like over watering. The more sunlight the better I grow outdoors in derect sunlight and they are doing great. You should be watering every time soil dries out plants love this method.

[jiggsaw]

depends on where you live, I tried to grow in direct sunlight here in CA and almost killed my plants. overwatering wouldn't turn your plants yellow.

[WeayLay]

^ Yeah, overwatering does not turn your plant yellow, it makes them droopy.

Some of the leaves? Are the leaves at the very bottom turning yellow? If so, that's natural, it's caused by lack of sunlight exposure. If it's most of the leaves all over the plant (top to bottom) then that is a Nitrogen deficiency.

[jiggsaw]

I missed the part where you said they were in flower ! LOL yeah that's normal man, they need nutes . They need more and different kinds when they're in flower.

[Bloomin Idiot]

1-5-4! you can add more N, P2O5 and K2O. Just raise the Cal/Mg a bit too.

They are gonna yellow they put it out at the end, that's lack of Nitrogen.

5 hrs in full sun is enough.

[dark_soul_wandering]

hey thanks for the help they r mostly on the bottom and some middle, I will add a little more N when watering since they r flowering good if any other problems I'll be sure to ask. the pics are about a week old[attachment=o285163][attachment=o285164][attachment=o285165][attachment=o285166][attachment=o285167]

[jiggsaw]

shit man, those plants are beautiful !

[Kalidank1]

Im growing in direct sunlight in Cali also they seem to be fine and those are beautiful

[nugssgalore]

I'm also growing in direct sunlight in Cali and for the first time ever all my plants are turning slightly lime yellowish....they are planted in black pots and I noticed when transplanting that the roots get very hot in the 8-10 hours of sunlight a day. Is it bad if the rootball of the plant gets as hot as outside temps, say in the 90's? My plants don't look as happy as they did two years ago when I grew outside. I haven't changed the soil; mix much except went to bagged topsoil for drainage and 1/3 peat moss. Could it be N deficiency...I'll post pics tomorrow.

[Michael Oliver]

Raising "Outdoor" in pot's is really tricky! Sounds as if their "cycle" has been disturbed; i.e in Nature we find "X" amount of Light, "X" amount of Dark;
let's substitute 12 for X,eh? O.K.; Assuming "everything" you do is perfect, you still have very different conditions than;
1. Plants in well prepared 'soil".
2. Plants in well prepared soil,in adequate containers, grown in a Grow-tent, with highly regulated; breeze/ CO2/ Warmth/ Light Spectrum's
3. You've got many more variables doing what you're doing.
Would truly suggest spending some time "watching" other's grow on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com). Many; generous donations of techniques/ knowledge there.

[dark_soul_wandering]

nugs you really want to keep the temps in the mid 70's to very low 80's 73-76 would be perfect.how old are the plants? it could be just water leaves turning and depending on how many this could be normal, if its all of them I would say nutes, hopes this helps