I am in a tropical environment, we get about 11 hours of sun currently, but the hours are going up. I have seedlings that just sprouted and a 300 watt led light on them indoors. I was wondering if would be OK to take them out to get sun and bring them back in for the the remaining 8 hours. Would transitioning in and out harm my seedlings? The plan is to get them big enough for them in veg and let them flower outdoors permanently. Thanks
Can cannabis plants be moved outdoors part-time
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Wavels
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I have been doing basically the same thing for over three decades.
Only if you have some indoor only plants, do you have to worry about hitchhikers.
I also move my plants to shelter when trichome destroying weather threatens, then move them back under the sun
when it is safe.
This is a laborious technique, however protecting tricomes from degrading weather helps to optimize the pronounced benefits of direct sunlight.
Good luck!
well bugs are not an issue as the room they are in is open to the outside. I don't have much issues with bugs here.
Grandpapy
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Shh, don't let monsanto hear that.
thanks. So I put them out and I leave them out there for a few hours and work my way up and then bring them back inside under the led light for the remaining hours
Renfro
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Yeah ease them into it. You may even start with 1 hour. Just watch for signs of stress. The intensity of the sun, wind and such is all stuff they will need to acclimate themselves to gradually.
Lost Species
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You say tropical but I assume you're not expecting any wild weather right?
In regard to your situation,
Transitioning them in and out won't harm them, unless the two environments are drastically different from each other.
As for easing them in:
You would ease them in, if it was hot, moderately strong winds, rain or other strong environmental factors throughout the day and they weren't used to it.
OR
If you had a plant or plants sitting under a weak fluro for an extended time such as months and then suddenly exposed it to strong lighting.
Young, healthy seedlings that are already under 300w of leds do not need to be eased in, to get used to the sun or the daily breeze/light wind.
In regard to your situation,
Transitioning them in and out won't harm them, unless the two environments are drastically different from each other.
As for easing them in:
You would ease them in, if it was hot, moderately strong winds, rain or other strong environmental factors throughout the day and they weren't used to it.
OR
If you had a plant or plants sitting under a weak fluro for an extended time such as months and then suddenly exposed it to strong lighting.
Young, healthy seedlings that are already under 300w of leds do not need to be eased in, to get used to the sun or the daily breeze/light wind.
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i do just that and i get bugs every fucking time. mostly aphids and thrips nothing else that i see sometimes fungus gnats but typically that is at the beginning then they go away but the aphids are all grow round. i too live in a tropical environment my plants love the sun but because of the fucking bug issue i have to face i just don't bring my plants outside this grow not even once. i used to bring them out once a week for watering since i dont use drip trays. now i just invest in drip trays.
if you don't have this issue then i wouldn't worry but if you do then i wouldnt bring them out at all unless you are ready for the issues. me i toss mine out if they get mad aphids at that point im just like fuck this grow and hope pedatory bugs will help me out. my outside garden is infested with bugs its not my garden though so i have no say in it. it's an easy fix over a few months but something the owner wont like so i just stick with indoor grows right now.