Outdoor Growing in Kentucky

gentus81 said:

I live in South Eastern Ky, done small grows for 6 years now outdoors (about 5 plants each year) and if I start them early (within first 2 weeks of March if its warm enough) I usually harvest around the last week of September, or the first week of October. Sometimes a week or two later than that. Theres usually no way they make it to November tho. && The light cycle, the light usally begins decreasing around July 21st.

This year, I had everything perfect up until a month ago.. Had 4 unknown purp seedlings and 4 Afghans in the ground about 1.5 ft tall & really healthy looking plants. Was pumped af, until a huge hail storm hit and 2 straight weeks of rain, and it damaged every one of them. Lost 2 purps and 1 Afghan. The other 5 all lost crucial fan leaves.. and 2 even topped themselves. But it stunted all of the growth up until the last week or so, with the sun being out. Theyve grown 2 ft in the last week alone. So hopefully theyve pulled thru it without being stressed enough to turn them into males. Moral of the story being: Kentucky weather is extremely unpredictable. Try to baby your plants close to home for the first month or so to keep them from recieving above said damage. Atleast until mid to late April.

Hope this was helpful and good luck on everyones grows! Also, seen another guy post about thieves.. He isnt lying, keep your plants as secret as possible.

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gentus81 said:

Moral of the story being: Kentucky weather is extremely unpredictable. Try to baby your plants close to home for the first month or so to keep them from recieving above said damage. Atleast until mid to late April..

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Smidge34 said:

I've found anytime I tried putting plants outdoors in April in KY they wound up going into flower. Late April hours of daylight are same as late August and that equals flowering almost every single time. Glad it's working out for you though.

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Pat666 said:

I'd put the girls out to get some sun during the day in math and April then brig them inside under the lights at night. Worked great for me got extra veg time

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Larry {the} Gardener said:

Just try to keep the hours of light the same day after day. Light stresses are a major cause of hermaphrodites.

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Pat666 said:

I'd put the girls out to get some sun during the day in math and April then brig them inside under the lights at night. Worked great for me got extra veg time

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Pat666 said:

Hey thanks for the info weather is definately unpredictable luckily I have my plants in pots cuz it was like 80 for a week then nights got down below freezing few weeks back and I was able to put my girls under a light at night to keep them warm if thy were in grown mis have been fucked. How about the cops are there a lot of fly overs in this part of the state ? That's a big concern for me. Living in California for a while has me paranoid about helicopters spotting my plants.

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Smidge34 said:

I've found anytime I tried putting plants outdoors in April in KY they wound up going into flower. Late April hours of daylight are same as late August and that equals flowering almost every single time. Glad it's working out for you though.

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gentus81 said:

I usually do bring them inside earlier in the season at night due to the almost freezing temps.. Usually around May is when it legit starts to warm up and stay warm.
As far as flyovers go.. They do do them here, but very seldom. where theres so many trees and mountains.. The plants are usually hard to spot. and if your only doing 5-10 plants.. Theyre usually not gonna mess with that even if they do get lucky and see them. They mostly just look for the bigger operations.. But i would still recomend using some kind of cover like trees, hills, bushy areas, etc.. Just in case.

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Pat666 said:

Thans



ks for the heads up I'm so new to the area just trying to get the feel for how shits is around here. I'm pretty rural But ya never know. I do have my plants more out in the open then I'd like but they are only visible from above. I been thinking about scattering in some weeds but they will be getting a lot less light. Rt now they are in prime spot for full sun so Iam trying to weigh the risk vs. reward

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Pat666 said:

Appreciate you commenting on here first reply I got made me think no one would talk to me haha. Not being a "Good OLE Boy".
I was in San Diego for a long time. Then up in New England so I'm all over the place. So if your light cycle is identical to San Fran does that mean harvest time is the same here as central/Nor Cal? Cause I've been wondering when I'll be harvesting? But don't really know anyone around where I live to ask unfortunately. I Was kinda hoping it be earlier out here. I've noticed definately a lot more rain then I've delt with in past grows. Any tips for dealing with the humidity and rain. And any info on growing in this part of country is live to hear it. I know my terrain is different then yours but I figure were still in same area. So far my girls are doing good loving the sunny days we been having and the heat hasn't been affecting them. I do like not having to water as often due to rain but it has been messing up my feeding schedule as far as nutrients go. Next year I'm gonna work on getting everything I need into my soil. Make a super soil this year I just used some fox farms O forest and some old pro mix I came across.

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Pig4buzz said:

I suggest a early finisher. Something that will come off in mid September. Flowering should start end July first August. Humidity and heat can be tough

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gentus81 said:

I live in South Eastern Ky, done small grows for 6 years now outdoors (about 5 plants each year) and if I start them early (within first 2 weeks of March if its warm enough) I usually harvest around the last week of September, or the first week of October. Sometimes a week or two later than that. Theres usually no way they make it to November tho. && The light cycle, the light usally begins decreasing around July 21st.

This year, I had everything perfect up until a month ago.. Had 4 unknown purp seedlings and 4 Afghans in the ground about 1.5 ft tall & really healthy looking plants. Was pumped af, until a huge hail storm hit and 2 straight weeks of rain, and it damaged every one of them. Lost 2 purps and 1 Afghan. The other 5 all lost crucial fan leaves.. and 2 even topped themselves. But it stunted all of the growth up until the last week or so, with the sun being out. Theyve grown 2 ft in the last week alone. So hopefully theyve pulled thru it without being stressed enough to turn them into males. Moral of the story being: Kentucky weather is extremely unpredictable. Try to baby your plants close to home for the first month or so to keep them from recieving above said damage. Atleast until mid to late April.

Hope this was helpful and good luck on everyones grows! Also, seen another guy post about thieves.. He isnt lying, keep your plants as secret as possible.

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Pig4buzz said:

I suggest a early finisher. Something that will come off in mid September. Flowering should start end July first August. Humidity and heat can be tough

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Pat666 said:

Hey thanks for the info weather is definately unpredictable luckily I have my plants in pots cuz it was like 80 for a week then nights got down below freezing few weeks back and I was able to put my girls under a light at night to keep them warm if thy were in grown mis have been fucked. How about the cops are there a lot of fly overs in this part of the state ? That's a big concern for me. Living in California for a while has me paranoid about helicopters spotting my plants.

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Smidge34 said:

I've found anytime I tried putting plants outdoors in April in KY they wound up going into flower. Late April hours of daylight are same as late August and that equals flowering almost every single time. Glad it's working out for you though.

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Pat666 said:

I've topped em twice but unfortunately can't really scatter them and get then the light they need so I'm taking a dumb risk

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