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Brute4291
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: Flowering Outdoors? |
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What about vegging a plant inside and placing it outside to flower. Here we have about 12 hours of light and dark.
would this work? |
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Joe
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: Re: Flowering Outdoors? |
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| Brute4291 wrote: | What about vegging a plant inside and placing it outside to flower. Here we have about 12 hours of light and dark.
would this work? |
Absolutely, done all the time by many, in many different ways......and can be done essentially year round...
For example: One could start them earlier if a region with winter, and, following last frost, could start outside for an app. July 4th harvest...or stagger and do several plants or crops throughout the season...
Some have greenhouses to black it out, some bring them inside and outside...some use sheds....
Note: The issue though to be aware of with this is the weather your working with during flowering...(heat and humidity.....).....
Can be done with smaller, can be done with larger.....absolutely, done all the time.
Could stagger your rounds/plants and be doing a harvest weekly if working with enough...
Same applies to AF's though also.......same thing done (planted weekly so, at a certain point, your taking things in on a weekly basis, throughout the spring/summer/fall....)
Same basics apply though (know the first and last frost your working with and schedule accordingly...) |
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von
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely, as Joe said its done all the time. sometimes its better to start inside with new beans and go outside with all females when ready.
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dawsonspaw
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think the all female would work around here,in East Tenn...........ALOT grown around where I am at.....sure to be a male closer than you'd expect  |
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WildChild
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Well letting the plants strengthen up indoors before putting them out doors gives them a great chance at survival. |
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Joe
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| WildChild wrote: | | Well letting the plants strengthen up indoors before putting them out doors gives them a great chance at survival. |
The more "established" they are, the greater the chance of not only survival, but, seamlessly settling in...
Now, most consider size "established", but what your real focus is, is the root system...which is established much quicker than the size most would consider...(of course, size....the larger it is before it goes out, the larger it will be.....)
By 6" more or less, they are more than ready to go out....
It's also an entire picture/overview.......ie: depending on what one is doing (numbers), the larger they are, the bigger the problem with transport, so, there is always a fine line as far as where to settle upon as a point to get them out....Smaller they are, easier to transport, etc....(not to mention, the bottom line is you can't match outdoor growth, so, the quicker they get out, the better...)
Flip side yet again on that is the smaller they are, the more vulnerable they are (animals and such...)
I have found the "sweet spot" to be 6"-1ft.....small enough to be able to transport larger numbers, yet established enough for a seamless transition....
A note on males......
Areas where you have either ditchweed or other plots nearby, you might get some pollination, but, it's not like an indoor situation (where a lone male can seriously cause problems......)Stray pollen is not going to cause an entire plant to be seeded top to bottom.....not going to happen..(not even if close...because you have wind issues, rain, etc....)
The worst issue your looking at with the above is the stock is essentially worthless, because unknown origin..(don't want to run ditchweed x XX following season........or XX hermied  , so...worst aspect is in such cases your stock is worthless......(might be good, might not, but to do the following season using it wouldn't be wise....could be an entire season of time, effort and expense wasted (and, of course, you wont know till finished product in fall.....)
More established it is, the greater chance at survival and less vulnerability....(of course, most will cage to start with........which always helps..)
Lot of angles to it also because how you get them in also determines essentially the entire season to follow........ie: Get them in the right way, they should grab and be good to go....double within the first week or two.....
"Getting them in right" referring to any and every aspect of prepping hole, size of hole, watering upon planting, rains coming in, overcast to assist in "hardening", etc.....
Each and every step, no matter how minor serves a purpose...sometimes 10 fold..... |
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Joe
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Flowering Outdoors? |
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| Brute4291 wrote: | What about vegging a plant inside and placing it outside to flower. Here we have about 12 hours of light and dark.
would this work? |
Note: If your far enough south to have almost perpetual 12/12, can keep putting them out year round...(only limiting factor temps...lot of people do it...could start and put them out weekly, and, after a while, be harvesting weekly...perpetual outdoor.... |
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