Outdoor grow
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Bsmoke78
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I just put mine outside now 20 and 15 gallon pots, I’m in Vegas got 200 watt leds on patio lights to make up hours of light needed do it every year
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Buttery Hash
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When they can receive enough light to veg. Im in north Cali the Bay Area. I go outdoor mid to late may. (After the rain) youll need a safe minimum of 15-16 hrs daylight 8-9 hrs direct light rest indirect. Find a spot in your yard that gets the most light. I definitely wouldn't plant until our rain has come and gone. Mine are indoor at the moment under T8s (at this age its plenty of light and not noticable on the pg&e). And doing great.
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Buttery Hash
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Right now bakersfield is on a 12/12 light cycle. That means your plants are going to begin to flower in a few weeks. Youll need to add light to keep them in veg mode..a reveg is time consuming and adds unnecessary stress to your plants and quite frankly its a visually ugly process.
My plants are seedlings right know and one of my seedlings grew with only 1 leaf its healthy but do u think it's gonna grow?
Buttery Hash
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It should..let it do its thing. Your evening temps are 55-58' so you're fine there. You can always put a gallon size freezer bag over it to cause a greenhouse effect trapping warmth and producing a more vigorous growth. Place 4 plant prop sticks around the plant (roughly 12" long from top of soil to top of stick) and place the bag. Youll love the results.. remember you need more light..lol
doublejj
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unless your gonna put lights over them you should wait until the middle-to-end of May to put your plants out. thats when the days will be long enough to keep them from going into flower....best of luck
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Buttery Hash
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Office clamps work great to hold the bag in place
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I had to put them in house hold lights cuase my grow lights are being used so this is gonna be my second grow but this is outdoors. Do u think 10 gallons would work? And also do u have any advise for outdoors.
Buttery Hash
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First off 10gal..depends on how big of a plant you want in the end. You'll have to time your veg, a plant will at minimum double in size during flower and you dont want root issues from being in a too small of a pot. I have never used pots outdoors i plant inground. I have hot summers in my area. 100+ degrees on a regular. Pots get too hot then roots get too hot and growth is dramatically affected. Planting in ground roots go deep enough to stay at that optimum 70's range. Holes are 5'×5' and 4' deep natural soil is dug out and replaced with fox farms ocean forest. I never ph the water (my tap water works just fine, this will vary area to area). Always 100% organic. If prepping indoor (like i am) you can see in my pics i have a fan on my babies. It simulates harsh weather conditions and in response the plants will grow a thicker and sturdier stalk which is ideal when planting outdoors for those windy days. That's my process. And ive NEVER had a bad run. Simple. Feeding.. during veg Earth Juice Grow & Alaskan Fish Fert combo.. During flower Earth Juice Bloom & Bat Guano combo
