Mrs. Robinson
Active Member
I am hoping for some "what would you do" to this question.
In Upstate NY, and typically we are safe to go out in/around JUNE 1.
Am going to start cloning APRIL 1
Rooted/ and in 16 oz. cups by APRIL 15
Now, here's my dilemma:
I do not want any chance of these White Rhino cuttings going into an early flower on JUNE 1 when they go outside. Outdoor light on JUNE 7= 15 hrs. exactly
(this 14 days from summer Solstice-longest day of the year)
Typically, any plant grown from SEED and put out in these conditions, coming from 18 hrs. of indoor light do just find and they transition right through the summer season to flowering in August perfectly. Now, with the cuttings, coming from a Mom, that is on 17 hrs. of indoor light, My thought is that keeping the cuttings on this cycle and then putting them out will almost certainly trigger a flowering response.But, there is some contradiction with the light. It will want to start flowering because the indoor light was @ 17 hrs.-but it will also want to Veg, for the daylight outside will be @ 15 hrs.
SHOULD I 12/12 THE CLONES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY ARE ROOTED INSIDE FOR, SAY 1 WEEK, TO GET THE WHOLE FLOWERING RESPONSE OUT OF THE WAY? AND THEN GRADUALLY WORK RIGHT BACK UP TO 14 HRS. OF INDOOR LIGHT, OVER THE COURSE OF 5 WEEKS TO AID THE TRANSITION INTO 15 HRS. OF OUTDOOR LIGHT? SO THEY CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF THE OUTSIDE VEGGING SEASON AND AVOID THE WHOLE EARLY FLOWER,RE-VEGETATIVE THEN BACK TO FLOWER IN AUGUST? or, JUST CLONE AND LOWER THE LIGHTS OVER 5 WEEKS TO 15 AND PUT THEM OUT JUNE 7 ?
This happened last year and it wasted alot of precious growing time....this has really got me torn on what to do. Any growers with knowledge of working with this particular geographical area and/OR WHITE RHINO..... what you do to avoid this, would really be APPRECIATED. Blessings-
In Upstate NY, and typically we are safe to go out in/around JUNE 1.
Am going to start cloning APRIL 1
Rooted/ and in 16 oz. cups by APRIL 15
Now, here's my dilemma:
I do not want any chance of these White Rhino cuttings going into an early flower on JUNE 1 when they go outside. Outdoor light on JUNE 7= 15 hrs. exactly
(this 14 days from summer Solstice-longest day of the year)
Typically, any plant grown from SEED and put out in these conditions, coming from 18 hrs. of indoor light do just find and they transition right through the summer season to flowering in August perfectly. Now, with the cuttings, coming from a Mom, that is on 17 hrs. of indoor light, My thought is that keeping the cuttings on this cycle and then putting them out will almost certainly trigger a flowering response.But, there is some contradiction with the light. It will want to start flowering because the indoor light was @ 17 hrs.-but it will also want to Veg, for the daylight outside will be @ 15 hrs.
SHOULD I 12/12 THE CLONES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY ARE ROOTED INSIDE FOR, SAY 1 WEEK, TO GET THE WHOLE FLOWERING RESPONSE OUT OF THE WAY? AND THEN GRADUALLY WORK RIGHT BACK UP TO 14 HRS. OF INDOOR LIGHT, OVER THE COURSE OF 5 WEEKS TO AID THE TRANSITION INTO 15 HRS. OF OUTDOOR LIGHT? SO THEY CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF THE OUTSIDE VEGGING SEASON AND AVOID THE WHOLE EARLY FLOWER,RE-VEGETATIVE THEN BACK TO FLOWER IN AUGUST? or, JUST CLONE AND LOWER THE LIGHTS OVER 5 WEEKS TO 15 AND PUT THEM OUT JUNE 7 ?
This happened last year and it wasted alot of precious growing time....this has really got me torn on what to do. Any growers with knowledge of working with this particular geographical area and/OR WHITE RHINO..... what you do to avoid this, would really be APPRECIATED. Blessings-