Roofterrace Grow in hot country, advice sought.

Hi All, had a scan through the posts but couldn't find anything relevant to my situation. I purchased feminized seeds online for an outdoor grow and am growing on my roof terrace based in the south mediterranean... Not particularly overlooked so I believe security is OK. Germinated the seeds fine, transplanted them to small pots and they've been growing great for about a week now. Here's how they look:

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Bearing in mind that its 80f everyday here and the plants are getting sun from early morning all day. How long do you think it will take until harvest (and is there any way of speeding the harvest up??). The thing is, I've booked a trip overseas Aug 18th, so need to get the grow done before then....

Any other general tips are welcome. I have ph powder for future watering (planning to use distilled water now just using tap water). And also have Biobizz Topmax, Bio-Bloom and Fish-mix for nutes that I plan on starting the plants on after i've transplanted them to their end 5 gallon pots.

I can post images as a i grow and do updates to keep ya'll in the pic. And will be very grateful for any advice.

Peace and happy growing to all....

you and I need to stick together. (today I have been granted permission to post.)

like you, I can't find many posts about container grows on a patio and I'm on my fourth growAttachment 284599.

not willing to grant the authorities too much info, I'm in a sub tropical climate in SE Asia. needless to say, temps here exceed yours but I had no trouble last year or this with heat/humidity in the growing.

let's hope that we can get some attention from this forum.

there is this meme out there that the plants go to flower with 12/12 sunlight. I cannot confirm that as the local seeds I grew last year didn't seem to care about light and continued to flower until I finally pulled them in Feb and Mar! they had 120+ days in flower and I never found trichs going amber. I conclude that the genetics have a lot more to do with things than light.

as to forcing processes along, I don't read kind words about that from various forums for outdoor cultivation. indoor growers veg at up to 20 hrs/day of light and then force them into flower by denying them light for as long as 3 days. outside, I don't think manipulation is advisable or even viable. let the plant do its thing.

distilled water is OK, but contains nothing that could be of benefit to the plant, either. I have well water here; no chemicals. pH of 7, neutral. but this water is also stored in a tank in my house, so it's rested before it hits my plants and on top of that, I always have a watering can full on the patio. I'd guess distilled water doesn't hurt but is going to get expensive as your plants mature and grow.

I'm going for as organic as I can, so can contribute nothing about your additives.

lots of problems here that I'm trying to overcome. the first has been really poor selections of potting soil. I may have cured that, but will post a question on another thread to get more expert advice.

the most devastating issue I've faced was spider mites which almost killed this grow entirely. last year I had problems with a feral cat chewing the tops off my plants. if my photo got through, I built cages to discourage that cat, as you can see (?).

best luck and let's keep in touch.

one more thing.

when I originally attempted transplanting back in the dark ages (70's), I had zero success with transplanting.

this week, I transplanted two and seem to have been successful.

after thousands of hours reading on line, the major meme is to never stress your plants, which transplanting does.

I put my germinated seeds directly into the container I expect to harvest it in.

maybe that's just me, but...................

"Farang"?? Lol... no need to guess which country you're in then?? ;)

Firstly, here's a pic of one of my girls which was taken on 1st June... [attachment=o285161] now they are much much bigger and growing fast.

One thing, I'ma bit worried about helicopters... any thoughts on this?

For spider mites, the best bet is to locate habanero peppers (small devastatingly hot peppers), chop them up very small with seeds then simmer in about a litre of water for 20 mins or until the vapour makes your eyes water. DONT boil. Allow to cool then strain it through some muslin gauze and spray it all over your plants. NOTE: wear swimming goggles and gloves / don't alllow it to go on your skin. Your plants love it, the spider mites will dissapear.

"Farang"?? Lol... no need to guess which country you're in then?? ;)

Firstly, here's a pic of one of my girls which was taken on 1st June... [attachment=o285161] now they are much much bigger and growing fast.

One thing, I'ma bit worried about helicopters... any thoughts on this?

For spider mites, the best bet is to locate habanero peppers (small devastatingly hot peppers), chop them up very small with seeds then simmer in about a litre of water for 20 mins or until the vapour makes your eyes water. DONT boil. Allow to cool then strain it through some muslin gauze and spray it all over your plants. NOTE: wear swimming goggles and gloves / don't alllow it to go on your skin. Your plants love it, the spider mites will dissapear.