Nor-Cal Outdoor Timing Question?

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4wheelsmoke

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my question is when is the best time to put the girls outside i got some clones for my medical garden 2x purple dragon 2zgreen thai dragon and 1x gran daddy purple and 1x bubba kush and ive had them in the ground for about a week but one of my buddy's said that i put them out to early and i should have waited till june so i was just wondering if having them out now will mess them up ?? this is only my second outdoor grow and i have no idea when i planted last year but i know it was later than this so now he's got me worried any help is appreciated

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rbahadosingh

rbahadosingh

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yes you did put them out too early, they shouldnt go out til the end of may or early june. i have mine outside already. but as the sun is setting i have a light on a timer that comes on over them until midnight. you need to put a light over them or bring them back inside or they will start flowering.
 
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4wheelsmoke

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yikes!!! so if i dig em back up and put em in pots and bring em in and put them under lights at nght time how long do i need it on ?? till midnight like yours? and also if i do this will they go back to the veg stage if they have already started the flowering ?

oh also if i leave em outside what kind of light would i need for a 20x20 area

thanks
 
MediGrow530

MediGrow530

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4wheelsmoke said:
my question is when is the best time to put the girls outside i got some clones for my medical garden 2x purple dragon 2zgreen thai dragon and 1x gran daddy purple and 1x bubba kush and ive had them in the ground for about a week but one of my buddy's said that i put them out to early and i should have waited till june so i was just wondering if having them out now will mess them up ?? this is only my second outdoor grow and i have no idea when i planted last year but i know it was later than this so now he's got me worried any help is appreciated

thanks
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dude no your just fine! here in nor cal we are getting 14+ hrs of light now! we have been since may 1st! ive had mine out for a couple weeks now and mine are just fine!! All my buddies have thiers out or are putting them out now! so your safe. its pretty much up to you at this point, when your ready to do work!
 
Cali.Grown>408

Cali.Grown>408

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i know dont even trip..their in veg right now and in june they start to flower..not sure on the date but im pretty sure mid-june is when they start to flower
 
MediGrow530

MediGrow530

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im in the northern california valley and mid june im full fledge veg!! my girls dont start to flower til late july
 
mccumcumber

mccumcumber

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Hey man I just put a little bagseed that couldn't fit in my grow room out two weeks, and s/he is looking fine. I don't think any strains will flower with 14+ hours of light, so you're safe there. Should expect a harvest around late September. Good luck man!
 
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bumpyfacej

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i just wanted to thank everyone because i have been asking the same question and now reading all of what i read i now have a better understanding on the subject so once again i thank all of you
 
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4wheelsmoke

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yeah thanks guys ill probably just put some sort of light out there for a few weeks just to make sure they dont flower to soon

there about 6-8 inches tall and im seeing some hairs on them already does hairs at such a young age mean they have started to go to flower or is it just me being paranoid ?? ill try to get some pics up later if that will help :)
 
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4wheelsmoke

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well i made up my mind and decided to put em in pots and bring em inside for a few weeks till the lights just right outside also we have a really crappy storm rollin through right now lots of rain wind and cold weather so figured this was better

but my question is ? now that i have them inside under a t-5 flourescent on a 18/6 light cycle even if they started flowering will they go back to veg ? also is 18/6 the right cycle? i have it come on at 6 am which is about dawn so i dont mess with there routine they seem to have handled the transplant rather well so far :)
 
treemansbuds

treemansbuds

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I think it depends on the strain. I have 2 main strains that I grow, the one strain wants to flower when I put them out on the waxing moon in May (May 4-15 this year), and the other strain has no issues. So I put a light on for a couple of hours in the morning (5:30am on, 7:30am off), and on a couple hours in the evening (on at 6:30pm, off at 8:30pm). I use these hours because the longest day of the year (June 21st) these are the sun rise/set times. So my girls are on a 15/9 schedule.
TMB-
 
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cruzer101

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I went out last year the first of May in Central Cali and 4 out of 12 flowered. I'm waiting a bit longer this year.
I'm going out 5-17 with 14.1 hours of daylight. I'll supplement with a 600w on a rail for a couple hours in the evening for the rest of the month.

Here is a cool little ap, Daylight explorer
 
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4wheelsmoke

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treemansbuds said:
I think it depends on the strain. I have 2 main strains that I grow, the one strain wants to flower when I put them out on the waxing moon in May (May 4-15 this year), and the other strain has no issues. So I put a light on for a couple of hours in the morning (5:30am on, 7:30am off), and on a couple hours in the evening (on at 6:30pm, off at 8:30pm). I use these hours because the longest day of the year (June 21st) these are the sun rise/set times. So my girls are on a 15/9 schedule.
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yeah since im a newb and this is only my second grow ive never grown these strains before so i have no idea but they looked like they were getting alot of hairs so i got scared and threw em inside lol also i think having a light in my yard would just bring attention i didnt need from neighbors so hopefully they turn out ok with all the transplanting but with all the hail rain and wind we had in this storm im glad i brought them in we just got our power back on !
 
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m4n

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Put mine out on 4/20 was goin to let them veg a few weeks before I started my light dep project...They started flowering! Had them under t5's for 24 hours a day for 2 months...
 
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