UK Outdoor Frisian Dew 4 1/2 months old

Yea i would have to agree about the plant triplying in size. Mine went from monster bush to super monster Forest with in a month near the end although my plant started to grow out and not up after a while.
You should have no problems keeping the plant were it is if the branches start to touch the sides just bend them move them around.
Do you take the Tent thing off during the day when its sunny or does it stay in there ??
HAhA you got lucky with no damage from the storm just wait till you plant is near its end and heavy then when the storm comes back it splits your plants main stem ( just like mine did :mad: ) its a disaster !!
Any more pics ? :D

Hi Guys

Thanks for your interest. So it's been a few days since my last post so I thought I would update and ask a few more questions for a change. Here goes

I have now moved her from the greenhouse as the top was hitting the roof and restricting her growth (she is 6ft now). As she is going to grow a few more feet I felt that bending her was not an option so the greenhouse had to go. As a result of her growth and the lack of space available the top of the plant looks a bit messed up but I hope this will adjust itself in the next few days???? I'm glad you've said that sex dosen't show normally till early Aug cos as of yet I have no solid evidence that she is infact a female. Just guessing and praying.

My main question is this.

I have automatic lights that come on in the garden when something triggers it, ie a human, cat, fox or burglar etc....... I can turn this off so ultimate darkness is ensured, but I wanted to know just how sensitive plants are to light disruption during the flowering period? I live in a fairly residential area where house and street lights are slightly visible from the grow area.

Attached are the latest pics. Thanks once again guys

you could induce flowering if it isnt already... and could slow down stretch and know for sure what you have, female/male.

cover it up about 2 hours before sunset at the same time each day, leting no light in.. then when the sun has totally set, remove the covers. that will imitate 12/12 sunlight/darkness.

2-3 more weeeks and most all plants will be sexing out because of the shorter days getting near.

ting ting street lights can be your worst enemy in a garden
i have seen pictures of plants were 1 side had darkness and went into 12/12 cycle naturally and the otherside of the plant stayed in vegative growth without budding at all all due to a street light .
i would say keeping total darkness is a must even if its the security light its worth making sure it does not light up your plant.

the top of the plant will sort itself out with the next fw days of light.
i was told once to keep pinching the top of the plant encouraging it to grow outwards and not up anymore but i would get more advice about that before you start picking :D

the pics are looking great shame we cant all share our agrden treats :D

The thing is I'm not sure the owner of the house is going to go for the ''disabling the security lights idea'' ! How would one cover the plants otherwise to ensure total darkness? Bin bags? Sorry for all the questions! Never knew one plant would take such time and effort

bin bagd are fine if you cut open both ends. Alot of mistakes were made by putting bags over the top meaning they suffocate and sweat out. If u have got time to do it properly then you should be fine.
Shame you green house is to small i would just build a wall with the poles using black bags and not the green so easy to use everynight :D

i know how u feel about a plant taking up time and effort i had to do so much research on here myself books and internet
i had to go out 2am to put my plant in a big shed when wind was to much talk about devotion :D lol but it gives you a treat at the end i guesss

I'm not sure bin bags would even fir around her now, she is nearly 3/4 foot wide and only going to get bigger. The security lights are going to be hard to get turned off. I've directed them so they are now facing downwards but they will still light some of the garden even though they arn't directly pointing at the plant. There is some protection from light from other trees but I'm getting the impression that there needs to be zero light at night time for her to go into flowering. Really not too sure what to do!

Well Zero light is perfect but you cant always make sure for reasons.
The security light should be fine as long as its not ON and OFF Constantly all night.

Well I'm off on holiday on Saturday (someone will be keeping an eye on her) for around 10 days so I'll have to assess the situation once I return. Before I had the greenhouse she was spending her days outside and nights indoors so this will be officially her first night outdoors in the brutal UK environment. Let's see how she does............:hippy:

Hey, tingting, maybe an easy solution would be to put up two tall stakes and attache a small brown tarp as a light barrier on just one side where the light pollution is coming from like a wall, something where you could unhook the tarp in the morning and put back up at night. Would be pretty simple and provide enough darkness to allow for flowering. Where I used to grow I checked on my plants at night with a dim keychain light and it didn't bother them. I don't thnk they need absolute darkness, just as much as you can give them. Besides, when the full moon is out it can be pretty bright but they still manage. Good Luck.