cloudy shitty day outside or 400w of cfl inside?

darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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which would you do? its easy for me to move my plants from inside to outside so ive been bringing it inside during very cloudy weather and also bring em in about 1-2 before its totaly dark then at morning bring back out but someone keeps trying to convince me the change in lumens and light intensity will make it hermie and/or die or make it male now that its ready to begin flowering which i know he's wrong on......right? it cant be put outside under like direct sun then during the badly overcast days only keep em outside like half the 12/12 light part and the other 6 hours under cfls then give it 12 hrs night and repeat
 
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canefan

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darkdestruction420 said:
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Well since you asked for opinions....lol. I think that you are stressing your plants by moving them so much under different light sources. Of course I grow totally outside and also live in the mountains where we get many days in a row of dense cloud cover and rain. The babies do just fine under these conditions, yes they might slow their growth a bit but no more than the stress of being moved all the time. So my idea is just leave them outside and let your girls soak up all the good natural light possible.....Good Luck:joint:
 
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T.H.Cammo

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mygirls said:
even on a cloudy day your plant is still going to get more light then indoors,,,
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What mygirls said, Hell yeah! A somewhat cloudy, or overcast, day doesn't block sunlight somuch as it actually bounces it around so that it "comes from all angles" (a real benefit!). You can monitor this effect by checking out your shadow's sillouette from the sun:
1. On a "Clear" day your shadow will have "sharp" edges, indicating the sunlight is comming, "straight", from one direction.
2. On an "Overcast" day the edges of your shadow will look "Fuzzy" and the shadow, itself, may appear less destinct, indicating that the light has been "broken-up" and is comming from many angles. This is a good thing!
 
That 5hit

That 5hit

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why do all that moving when you start flowing you will have to keep them inside any way so grow them outside intell you get the hight you want then bring them inside
 
Indoor Sun King

Indoor Sun King

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I did that last year, put them under a 600w HPS at least 18 inches away and it fried the top colas...so I would recommend extreme caution

this year I have used 8 x 23 watts of CFL and have had no issues, but I only after sunset, I still put them under the sun even if very cloudy
 
bellcore

bellcore

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So should I bring in my girls into the garage and put them under the LEC 315 on cloudy overcast days? They are at 5 weeks into flower and in 5 gal pots.
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tyke1973

tyke1973

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If its just the odd day of bad weather then out side everytime,no light or room can come close to the great outdoors,I managed 3/4 oz from this years worste out door season on record from me ,but the funny thing is the bud is un real,i put a barneys pineapple express at the top of garden and just forgot about it in early flowering,it received nothing other than rain water,the bud is un real full of flavor,so i aint bothered about the shitty amount the final product is amazing,thc wise its covered in the stuff ,so got me thinking i wonder what it would be like grown right,with love and attention.

Legal situation combine the two methods,

peace tyke
 
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Kenny1234

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T.H.Cammo said:
What mygirls said, Hell yeah! A somewhat cloudy, or overcast, day doesn't block sunlight somuch as it actually bounces it around so that it "comes from all angles" (a real benefit!). You can monitor this effect by checking out your shadow's sillouette from the sun:
1. On a "Clear" day your shadow will have "sharp" edges, indicating the sunlight is comming, "straight", from one direction.
2. On an "Overcast" day the edges of your shadow will look "Fuzzy" and the shadow, itself, may appear less destinct, indicating that the light has been "broken-up" and is comming from many angles. This is a good thing!
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If im
Growing an auto outside during day whem
Sun goes down could I bring inside to me metal halide to keep it on a 24-0 as a light cycle?
 
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T.H.Cammo

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Kenny1234 said:
If im
Growing an auto outside during day whem
Sun goes down could I bring inside to me metal halide to keep it on a 24-0 as a light cycle?
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Studies have shown that a plant can only process "so much" light efficiently. After that point has been reached, you are faced with the prospect of "Diminishing Returns". "That point" is around 16 hours of good light and the Sun is about as good as it gets. After perhaps 22 hours, you are just wasting your efforts.
 
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