What will shade do to my grow?

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devinthegeneral

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I grew a cannabis plant last spring in my mothers old garden. It never budded I assumed because the streetlights. I'm now purchasing a tarp. I was wondering could it have been the sun, because the shady spot. We've grown every type of vegetable there will any cannabis flower.
 

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Joedank

Joedank

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devinthegeneral said:
I grew a cannabis plant last spring in my mothers old garden. It never budded I assumed because the streetlights. I'm now purchasing a tarp. I was wondering could it have been the sun, because the shady spot. We've grown every type of vegetable there will any cannabis flower.
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should be fine if your streetlamp is not too bright . the tarp should do it:)
 
backyardwarrior

backyardwarrior

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Shade won't stop it from flowering. If anything it would help. I had my outdoor plants in a spot last fall where they were shaded after 3pm or so and came out bomb
 
vostok

vostok

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grow in pots in the sunniest part of your garden avoid local dirt

get some fox farm ocean forest or the same add 20% perlite

if you got street lights you will have rippers

good luck
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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How big did the plant get? Doesn't look like it would be getting all that much sun in that spot. But a tarp would work fine between the roof and your fence. Taking it off and putting it on everyday would be a PITA though.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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Last year was my first year growing on this property. Put the plants in early, they got really big, then come September the sun started to dip below trees to the south of us. By mid-October a couple were only getting about 45-60 minutes of direct light per day. Bottom line is they formed tons of buds, but the buds never fully matured before we ran out of season. They need a certain amount of light through to the end in order to finish.
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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Humanrob said:
Last year was my first year growing on this property. Put the plants in early, they got really big, then come September the sun started to dip below trees to the south of us. By mid-October a couple were only getting about 45-60 minutes of direct light per day. Bottom line is they formed tons of buds, but the buds never fully matured before we ran out of season. They need a certain amount of light through to the end in order to finish.
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Yep. Some of mine were short on light last fall as the sun went lower in the sky. This year I used my compass when deciding on hole placement. Southern exposure is a must.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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Larry {the} Gardener said:
Yep. Some of mine were short on light last fall as the sun went lower in the sky. This year I used my compass when deciding on hole placement. Southern exposure is a must.
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This spring we planted five fruit trees on the north side of the garden, and took down one sun blocking evergreen from the south side.

If you look at where the sun reaches in early March, that should be similar to mid-October. Just be aware of what trees are deciduous, they won't have leaves in March but they will in October.
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

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Humanrob said:
This spring we planted five fruit trees on the north side of the garden, and took down one sun blocking evergreen from the south side.

If you look at where the sun reaches in early March, that should be similar to mid-October. Just be aware of what trees are deciduous, they won't have leaves in March but they will in October.
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In my bushcrafting thread, I explain about counting backwards and forwards from first day of winter to find out how high the sun will be on a certain day in the fall. That is one of the reasons I dig my holes in January and February. You know where the sun will be at harvest time.
 
CallinCarRamRod

CallinCarRamRod

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Larry {the} Gardener said:
In my bushcrafting thread, I explain about counting backwards and forwards from first day of winter to find out how high the sun will be on a certain day in the fall. That is one of the reasons I dig my holes in January and February. You know where the sun will be at harvest time.
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Can you link to this thread. I'm interested
 
CallinCarRamRod

CallinCarRamRod

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Humanrob said:
Last year was my first year growing on this property. Put the plants in early, they got really big, then come September the sun started to dip below trees to the south of us. By mid-October a couple were only getting about 45-60 minutes of direct light per day. Bottom line is they formed tons of buds, but the buds never fully matured before we ran out of season. They need a certain amount of light through to the end in order to finish.
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Try a shorter flowering period strain. Some Sativa's needs 3 months just to flower. I cross bread an indica sativa and she flowers in 50-58 days. Perfect for my location.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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CallinCarRamRod said:
Try a shorter flowering period strain. Some Sativa's needs 3 months just to flower. I cross bread an indica sativa and she flowers in 50-58 days. Perfect for my location.
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Thanks, that's a conundrum for me since my patient strongly prefers Sativa or Sativa-dominant strains. I've been trying to mix it up with 50/50 (+/-) hybrids with short flower times, but the hybrids can be a bit unpredictable.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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Some people say if you can grow tomatoes there, then you can grow cannabis there. You say you've grown "every kind of vegetable...". How much bud you'll get is another story.

Here's a thread I started a while back on the same topic, you might find something useful there...
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Humanrob said:
Thanks, that's a conundrum for me since my patient strongly prefers Sativa or Sativa-dominant strains. I've been trying to mix it up with 50/50 (+/-) hybrids with short flower times, but the hybrids can be a bit unpredictable.
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Look at c99. It is sativa dominant with a short flowering time. Female seeds has a good c99. I will be trying some from blimburn this year as well.

Seedsman white widow is sativa dominant hybrid that I like a lot.

Female seeds has a Neville's haze that is supposed to flower in 8-10 weeks. I want to try it.
 
Humanrob

Humanrob

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whitebb2727 said:
Look at c99. It is sativa dominant with a short flowering time. Female seeds has a good c99. I will be trying some from blimburn this year as well.

Seedsman white widow is sativa dominant hybrid that I like a lot.

Female seeds has a Neville's haze that is supposed to flower in 8-10 weeks. I want to try it.
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Thanks, I'm assuming that's Cinderella 99? I was looking into that, but found it after I made some other seed choices and I think my budget might be tapped for the year. Looking for PM resistant strains that flower early, so far I've got some LSD and some Dr Who. There's a lot of Indica in there, but I'm also growing indoors and I'm running some Sativas in that run, so hopefully everyone will be happy.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Humanrob said:
Thanks, I'm assuming that's Cinderella 99? I was looking into that, but found it after I made some other seed choices and I think my budget might be tapped for the year. Looking for PM resistant strains that flower early, so far I've got some LSD and some Dr Who. There's a lot of Indica in there, but I'm also growing indoors and I'm running some Sativas in that run, so hopefully everyone will be happy.
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Yes, you are correct. Cindy 99. Female seeds list it as c99 and blimburn lists it as Cindy 99.

Most any sativa I've grown has done fairly well against pm.

I would also suggest THC bomb from bomb seeds. They also have an almost pure sativa, I'm drawing a blank.
 
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