ADVICE/OPINIONS on lowryder in u.k winter

[joe86el]

its the start of October and i recently planted four L.r2 in pots in my garage where they get about 2hrs of direct sunlight a day. they are growing slowly and are just on their second set of true leaves after 3 weeks. if i get enough for a few joints off each plant ill be happy but do u think i will even get this much??

joe86el Reviewed by joe86el on 10-08-2007. ADVICE/OPINIONS on lowryder in u.k winter its the start of October and i recently planted four L.r2 in pots in my garage where they get about 2hrs of direct sunlight a day. they are growing slowly and are just on their second set of true leaves after 3 weeks. if i get enough for a few joints off each plant ill be happy but do u think i will even get this much?? Rating: 5

[floyd2zapper]

You planted them a bit late m8 you be best just getting an envirolite or some type of fluorescent light just to make sure you get something from them.Ask weedmaster for some advice he has just grow some lowryder.

Take it easy.

[Flameon]

I too am a UK Lowryder 2 grower. Planted mine on the 22nd of August and am growing in a north facing (damn it) conservatory just using available light.

The great thing about LR's is that due to their auto flowering nature, as long as you can keep the plant alive (i.e. away from a hard frost, slugs, over/under watering etc) you will get something from them. The bad news is it probably won't be very much.

The drawback with LR's is the yield is very dependant on light, and as the nights here are drawing in your window of opportunity is somewhat limited, however if, as you say, you'd be happy with a few joints worth per plant, then I'm sure you'll be more than pleased with the result.

[weedmaster]

i think with the days getting shorter your going to strugle a bit, u've left it a bit late, by 3 weeks you should start seeing sighns of sex. over the last month i've noticed that the growth on mine was very slow, which i put down to shorter light periods and colder nights, like floyd said a light would really help you out, check out my 2 grow log links below in my signature to give you something to compare with. i wouldn't like to say what the results would be if you carried on as you are, as i was looking to finish in october, but what i've experienced over the last month i would definately be looking to rig at least a few cfl bulbs, or a couple of fluorecents up if i was you. best of luck hope you get a good result:thumbsup:

[joe86el]

cheers lads. ye i think ill definitely be needing a light if im to get any bud off them. ive taken them out of the garage where they were getting some light from a skylight and window and put them in the garden with half a plastic bottle over each plant to act as a mini glasshouse. havent got the cash 4 flourescents at the mo but do u think if i bring them back in and turn on the normal white flourescent every evening this might prevent them budding and keep them alive til the spring???

[joe86el]

i was also thinking if i get a male and a few ffeemales i might just pollinate them and sow the seed in spring. can u do that with lowryder?

[Flameon]

I'm guessing you're about a minimum of 4 weeks away (realistically more) from getting to the point where you can get any bud from your plants, that's assuming of course that your able to keep them going as the cold nights draw in.

I'd be tempted to suggest bringing them indoors now and keeping them in a window sill so they don't get 'shocked' by the cold. It's not ideal but you could position a reading/table lamp over them at night to make up for the shortfall in light they're getting, that way you can keep them 'safe and warm' and fed with enough light to give you some sort of harvest later in the year. Hey, how about some nice xmas bud?

Assuming you've got a male to female spread of plants, there's no reason you can't let your lowryders pollinate and collect the seeds for a summer grow next year.

Hey, good luck and let us know how you get on
Cheers
Flame

[joe86el]

cheers flame. ive brought them in and have them on my window sill now. i was looking around for flourescents but theyre a bit out of my price range at the moment. i heard mercury vapour lamps are cheaper although less effective, do u know of any other cheap lights that would do the trick? ive only white flourescents which i was told will keep the plants alive but not encourage growth.and theres no possible way of keeping them in veg?

[joe86el]

shot in the dark: is there any kind of flourescent, sodium....bulb that will connect into a normal desk lamp

[WeedyBoyWonder]

what Flameon said about breeding seeds for the summer is a excellent idea.
lowryder will flower no matter how much light it is given, so with very small cfl(s) or outside in winter it won't flourish as it's nature is to be subjected to light the large majority of the time. So early summer and through summer outdoors is a great time to do them.
try and breed over the winter and hit it bigger in the summer