F.M.I.L.Y's Grow

georgyboy

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hey guys I have a question about automating a dark period for your outdoor grows. Would it be possible to observe the suns path and place sheets of black plastic so the sun takes longer to rise above it and drops behind it earlier. Is there a way to do that and create enough darkness to help the plants flower.
 

berkman858

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hey guys I have a question about automating a dark period for your outdoor grows. Would it be possible to observe the suns path and place sheets of black plastic so the sun takes longer to rise above it and drops behind it earlier. Is there a way to do that and create enough darkness to help the plants flower.
I would think it would be real difficult, if not impossible, to achieve total darkness this way. Doing it the way bassman does it seems to be the only good way to block out all the light when necessary.
 

bassman999

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hey guys I have a question about automating a dark period for your outdoor grows. Would it be possible to observe the suns path and place sheets of black plastic so the sun takes longer to rise above it and drops behind it earlier. Is there a way to do that and create enough darkness to help the plants flower.
The sun is so powerful that it gets around and through cracks. If I have any holes in my tarp Ill know it from them going hermie on me.
The sun is out in my area almost 15 hrs a day already and gonna keep getting longer. So my simple answer is no, has to be complete coverage to induce or maintain flowering
 

ScoobyDoobyDoo

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hey FM, hope all is well man. had to take the girls outta the veg room to make some mods to the chiller system. snapped a few pics for ya. topped and lst'd a little. 6 weeks right now. they're in 2.5 gallon pots. gonna switch them to 5 gallon pots later in the week and push them to flower a week after that.

got my smart pots on the way. next batch of girls are going into them. i'll keep ya posted. thanks for the tip on those.

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F.M.I.L.Y

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Hell yeah Scoob, plants are looking nice!!!

@bass, when its dark time for you outdoor and you have it all sealed up, what kind of temps are you hitting inside when sealed?
 

bassman999

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Hell yeah Scoob, plants are looking nice!!!

@bass, when its dark time for you outdoor and you have it all sealed up, what kind of temps are you hitting inside when sealed?
This morn I went in there and it was 50*, but normally it gets between 80 down to 60 in the morn.
I have a 6" intake fan and a 20" fan to shake the leaves a lil in there for night time
 

F.M.I.L.Y

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This morn I went in there and it was 50*, but normally it gets between 80 down to 60 in the morn.
I have a 6" intake fan and a 20" fan to shake the leaves a lil in there for night time
Thats some very nice temps in there. I would think with the sun beating down on the panda film it would get toasty in there. Nice bro, you really got your outdoor dialed in nicely!
Finally found your thread, Lol. Late but here. Hope you are all packed n ready for your roadtrip. Have a good one.
WHats up T, glad to have you here bro! Yeah I am about ready, not sure if I am leaving on Wednesday or Thursday. I already have a few RIU'ers offering me to stop by and blaze. So I am really excited about the drive. I made a batch of Canna-Cookies so I dont travel with bud. I will be smoking a blunt prior to leaving Cali, right at the border. lol

Dirty Jersey here I come....damn I am going to gain about 5 - 10 lbs when I get back east. Yeah I am hitting all the spots, I miss the food back east.

FM
 

bassman999

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I have white side out and black in to reflect, and the sun fades 20 min after I cover them up. I expect those numbers to increase as the season matures though
 

bassman999

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Will there be a point where you wont have to cover your area at all? During peak flowering season?
If I was able to stay here, I would do my 2nd outdoor grow with the top open all the time and the veg could be done outside, but they would finish on their own late September-early Oct (strain dependent)

This is how I did it last yr
 

F.M.I.L.Y

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Wanted to show you all my Sour Diesel x Blueberry's Vagina. My plant likes when I tickle it or put my nose in it...Sup Crop'n vaginas!

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E & J growing still.....

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F.M.I.L.Y

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Yeah there isnt much shade time here for them. I am going to see where my plant is by the end of the month. If she is getting too big, I will transplant her into a 20 gallon Smart pot and start putting up a lot of screws for future tie downs. Hands down this is the largest plant I have ever grown.
 

TrynaGroSumShyt

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Thats some very nice temps in there. I would think with the sun beating down on the panda film it would get toasty in there. Nice bro, you really got your outdoor dialed in nicely!

WHats up T, glad to have you here bro! Yeah I am about ready, not sure if I am leaving on Wednesday or Thursday. I already have a few RIU'ers offering me to stop by and blaze. So I am really excited about the drive. I made a batch of Canna-Cookies so I dont travel with bud. I will be smoking a blunt prior to leaving Cali, right at the border. lol

Dirty Jersey here I come....damn I am going to gain about 5 - 10 lbs when I get back east. Yeah I am hitting all the spots, I miss the food back east.

FM
Nothing like Real NE food. Now i want a cheesesteak, pizza, sub, and a good hotdog. Or i have the munchies.
 
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