Forced Flowering

[diche]

I'm growing outside and man, just let it flower on its own. It'l spare you much effort.

diche Reviewed by diche on 06-05-2006. Forced Flowering Ok my first grow outdoors is doing quite well. Im not sure how old it is but its about 14" tall. I dont want it getting any taller so i want to force flowering. I have this huge pot im going to put over the plant. I know it has to have 12 hour light/dark cycles. I can handle the 12 hour darkness but does it need 12 hours of direct sunlight? This would be a problem since the sun sets on the other side of my house away from the plants view. Will 12 hours of daylight work? thanks in advance :rasta: Rating: 5

[thurak]

Looks like im going to have to tie it down either way. btw thanks for the feedback guys. I really dont want to wait until sept to harvest though :rasta: . Do you think it would be possible to transplant it to a large pot, then bring it inside when its time for the 12 hour dark periods?? Would transplanting a 16" plant be hazardous to its health? :smokin:

[thurak]

Ok i transplanted it to a large pot today. I rigged up a dark tall cabinet that i have it in now. I hope the plant doesnt die bc of the move but i dug it up with lots of dirt underneath it and the roots didnt see any daylight. Ill take a picture of it in the cabinet tomorrow bc i dont want to let any light in til the 12 hours are up. So i can leave it dark for more than 12 hours? The more darkness it gets the faster the flowers produce? Im going to put a steak in the dirt next to the plant so i can tie it down tomorrow. When i tie it down is it going to grow sideways?? If so thats probably gonna be a problem, bc the cabinet isnt that wide.

[MrWhippy]

to be on the safe side why dont you find a bigger cabinet/container. you can go down to the garden centre and get a huge cheap plastic plant pot for about £5-10 / $15-20 i think.....just a thought pal