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BUSTALUNG
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Exactly what it's doing here. Miserable ass weather looks like December outside. Sure pisses on my parade
GoRealUhGro
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I'm right under the mason Dixon and directry across the states from the triangle ..I live in the mtns...that's for damn sure...I usually start inside on vday and I have em In pots and outside in april ever year...I have had to take em in before and but iv also haven't had to...iv already had some outside just to let em get a shot of that pure sweet sun...the ones that were outside are far bigger than the ones that were stuck inside...I had beautiful weather all week last week and the past two days it's been snowing...hell I even went snowboarding yesterday...had to have one last rail session before it the snow left us
BUSTALUNG
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I've got a few started under lights, putting out in the sun when possible just waiting on the chance to set them out for good
Larry {the} Gardener
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Yep on the cold weather in the deep south. It was 37F down here in north Florida this morning. There was enough wind to keep the frost away though. No wind tonight, so I'm hoping it doesn't get as cold. You guys are ahead of me. I'm doing everything outside, so my oldest ones are only about 6".
The old timers always say there is a cold snap before Easter. Easter is early this year, so I hope this is the one they are talking about.
The old timers always say there is a cold snap before Easter. Easter is early this year, so I hope this is the one they are talking about.
Lilwatt
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I wouldn't really say im a head of you I jus started mine from seed about two weeks ago that are in solo cup working on there second set of leaves now
Larry {the} Gardener
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Lilwatt
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You think you got a big enough potAbout the same time frame looks like. This is one of my CP! plants 5-6 days ago.
Larry {the} Gardener
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It won't spend but another week or so in that pot. Normally I would go to the next size large for a couple three weeks before going into the ground. But I'm going to use a larger pot to make a hole in the hole {if that makes sense}, and pour in my soil mix. I'll transplant into that. I'm trying to cut out as much handling as I can.
And the picture is of my holding ground. I won't be planting there, just keeping the plants until they are big enough to go into the real woods.
Lilwatt
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So what size hole will you be going with or how many gallons will your holes be
BUSTALUNG
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we usually have a blackberry winter and a dogwood winter but it's just a cold spat no frost. It didn't frost here this morning but it rained a little last night and my car was covered in ice when I took off this morning at 445. My weather was the same as yours I live about 7 hours north of you straight up 75. Mine is soooooo ready to hit the dirt. I've had my holes ready since last fall so all I'm waiting on is some cooperation from the freaking weather.
BUSTALUNG
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About the same time frame looks like. This is one of my CP! plants 5-6 days ago.
how are you keeping that alive outside in 37* weather? You have a good looking place for "presaging" but mine would be drawled up like granny's tit if I put it out as cold as it has been here. You're doing a helluva job
BUSTALUNG
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Here's another one of my early starters. I almost killed it when I transplanted into a bigger pot, I accidentally destroyed about half (or more) of the root system. I put it in FoxFarm Happy Frog and in a couple days it recovered and is growing like a mad man. I'm afraid it's a male though it's showing early pre flower signs but I'm gonna wait a little bit before destroying it. The other plant I posted a picture of is a female for sure. I've got more in paper towels germinating I didn't want to stink my house up with to many in my bedroom at once since I don't have a grow tent or box. I've had these growing for about a month or month and a half just under 5 23w CFL's. This is the first year I've tried that usually I germinate my seeds and get them started in a solo cup and from there to dirt. I've never had the balls for a indoor grow. I can't afford to lose my house and freedom and these MF's in my county would have this little shit I've got started on the front page of the weekly news paper with a street value of 10,000$...lol
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johnholmesyo
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Southeast here too, started my first outdoor a week or two ago, definitely great weather right now
Larry {the} Gardener
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It was 34F down here, with a spotty frost. I got to the plants before the sun came up and washed the frost off with a spray bottle. A few of them got a little color, and a couple may be going into pre-flower, but the cold didn't kill them. In fact I transplanted 3 of the Slo2's into the LL patch today.
Here is one of the CP1's this morning.
BUSTALUNG
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Damn, sounds like your Fla. weather is worse than our North Ga. weather. I still have mine in buckets moving them in and out of the house. When indoors I have them under some CFL's but on pretty days I set them under the sun. I got extremely lucky today. A electrician friend of mine has been working on billboards switching them over to LED's and taking down the big lights that shined on them at night so you could see the billboard. Well just by happenstance the spot lights they have been taking down are 400w HPS lights so I got a freebie light and sealed reflector hood. I will have to cut holes in each end to put a fan in it for doing something with the heat. I might be growing a couple plants in my out building to go with my briar patch grow. But I have a question. I have never grown anything indoors so I don't know jack shit about it. The HID setup he's giving me is for a 400w HPS light, can I run a MH light in it also? And because it's a 400w setup do I have to use a 400w light or can I down size the bulb to 150? Like I said all my growing experience is by the help of Mother Nature and her lights are perfect for growing. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Good luck and good growing!!