time in the sun

[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.. 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