Outdoors SE Virginia

[Retired engineer]

Looking for advice on safest time to put plants outdoors in SE Virginia (Hampton Roads). I plan on starting indoors around 1 Apr; my gut feel is moving outdoors (beginning with hardening off in moderate sunlight) on 1 May will be safe, but wondering if 15 Apr is too soon…

 

[Kgrim]

It all depends on your weather, I'd probably say April 15 in your neck of the woods would be Ok. I probably can't get mine outdoors until around the beginning of May. I've already had mine growing for a bit, so I'm not putting seedlings out this year, I'll be putting fully established plants out. I want bigger plants than I had last year, and vowed to do it, and I am. Will have at minimum 12 different breeds going out this year.

 

[DBdb]

Whenever there’s more than 12 hrs daylight and no real chance of freezing temps.

 

[Vtnative]

I would say start them now and bring them out in a few weeks.

 

[Retired engineer]

I’m germinating some Mephisto Forum Stomper today, will nurture them inside until 1 May when they go outside.

not sure if I’ll run them at 24/0 or 18/6 until they go outdoors. Natural daylight here on 1 May is sunrise 0609 and sunset 1955 (13 hr 46 min), so I might run inside based on this schedule so they transition easily to outdoors as an option too…

 

[Vtnative]

I have 2 autos in my greenhouse I put them in there about 2 weeks ago. I did have to bring them in Monday night and keep them from freezing. All my other veggies I just covered up and they made it. I am very pleased with the way the autos are going. I should have them finished up around the middle of June.

 

[Retired engineer]

I remember the pictures of your greenhouse, glad it is working out for ya…

the Forum Stomper have an advertised growth period of 65 - 70 days, so I hope to be harvesting in June as well…I can push them longer too. Last year‘s start date of 1 Jul really screwed things up - hoping to get two outdoor grows in this summer.

check out my Cannatrol dry/cure cabinet. Also from VT…

 

[Vtnative]

Love it, I bet it was pretty expensive but probably worth it. I am also thinking about trying to get to runs in this summer.

 

[Retired engineer]

It was around $1400…I’ve used it 4 times now and It works like a charm. I used to obsessively stress out over temps and humidity when I was drying a crop…around here it’s tough to control either/both in the summer. now I just load up the Cannatrol, hit start and come back 8 days later. About a month of a deep cure in CVaults and my stuff is stellar…

 

[Vtnative]

Very nice I will be looking into one this year if I can find some extra cash

 

[visajoe1]

Looking for advice on safest time to put plants outdoors in SE Virginia (Hampton Roads). I plan on starting indoors around 1 Apr; my gut feel is moving outdoors (beginning with hardening off in moderate sunlight) on 1 May will be safe, but wondering if 15 Apr is too soon…

its fine now. freezing temps is only thing need to worry about