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how far apart did you plant them in that stretch pot?
How big are those 2 pots they are in now. You know they do make small individual pots you could use like 1/2 gallon and such that woudn't take up much more room then what you have them in now.
remember roots grow fast in these little buggers. you may have a hard time transing them if you wait to long.
and I would listen to Stinkyattic she knows her shit.
Which hemisphere are you in? North or South?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brand
If you are growing outside, YOU don't flower the plants, nature does.
PC :smokin:
You will end up having to transplant them sooner or later since they will get root bound in that container. As others have said move them into separate pots (just use some cutoff gallon milk jugs or something) or not only will they be root bound, but the roots very tangled making it more difficult to transplant later.
I've never grown outdoors in the southeast, but how are the winters there in your part of Florida? Isn't it a bit late in the season for outdoor vegging? If they are just getting limited sunlight right now, they may already be trying to switch into the flowering stage. Any 'spill over' light coming from the house or porch at night? That can screw with the light cycle.
Sorry for so many questions, and so few answers.
10-12inches is a foot tall.......unless they are teaching how to measure different in school these days.Quote:
n some strains, a foot can be pretty tall. id suggest either at 10-12 inches, or at 4-5 weeks growing, whichever comes first. (may be different if your plants are stretching for light, since theyre abnormally tall)
Yes I know stinky knows what she's talking about,and they are planted roughly 4 or 5 inches apart.I live in north west Florida,and it's still very warm here.Hi's in the 70's,and lows in the 50's.I just figured,since we have long nights,I'd try to flower them,and see what I can get.I've moved them into full sun,and they are growing like crazy.And if it gets too cold,I'll sneak them in the greenhouse,some how.I have to move them around a lot,so there is no way I can move 10 individual containers.That is the only reason why I grew them all together.As long as you don't mess up too much of the root system,when you transplant,the plants will be fine.I'll post some more pics in a few days.Thanks for the input guys.PEACE
Here is a pic of my Indica's now,and they are doing quite well.I've been letting them get more sun light,and they love it.As soon as I weed out the males,I'll transplant the females.
You really need to transplant BEFORE the roots intertwine so badly that you can't avoid damaging them severely during transplant and sending the plant into shock.
If you don't transplant now, you may be fighting even more of an uphill battle than you face otherwise.
What I mean is, your plants need their own rootspace to properly develop. If you grow more than one female per pot, they will fight for rootspace, and the nutes. Both will suffer.
Add that to the fact that mother nature is cutting back her light schedule, and putting the northern hemisphere into flower (I am guessing that since all those leaves are in the pots you keep them outdoors) Unless you suppliment the light, they are already heading tword the flowering stage.
About when to flower. Besides those methods already mentioned, another technique I use is look at the internodes. (wherever the "trunk" (main stem) of the plant sends out side shoots, or branches is an internode) They start-out symetrical (one on either side of stem) When the internodes start alternating, I considder them close enough to being ready for flower. To me, maturity of the plant shows you more about when she's ready, rather than size alone. An 18" tall plant, with 6" between internodes is not more mature, than a 10" plant with alternating internodes.
Would start learning and planning now, for next years grow.
Yeah,I know they need transplanting,but I really can't do it.For one thing,I recently lost my job,and I have not one penny,to go buy potting soil,and containers.I know the roots are intertwining,but I've transplanted Plants before,and sure they sometimes go into shock,but by the next day,they act as if nothing happened at all.I'll tell ya what I'm going to do,and I'm not saying anyones is wrong here,I'll keep them all going in the same container,and then when it comes time to transplant,I'll take a before,and after pic of them,and You won't even be able to tell they were even transplanted.Oh,and Cannabis is a very resilient plant,by the way.Yesterday night,and last night,it got freezing here,I mean I left my banana plants out,my elephant ears,and my in the ground plants,and it killed every single one.The leaves were totally frozen.But,my cannabis wasn't even bothered one bit by it.I meant to move it all in the green house,but I forgot.Well,I'll keep you guys posted on the out come of it all.PEACE