Help! Accidentally left my lights off for 3 days while 2 weeks into flowering.

Title says it all. I have a Hawaiian Snow that was originally started outdoors in early July, then brought indoors around late September. It's been in veg up until about two weeks ago (18/6), then I flipped it over to 12/12 flowering. All was going GREAT. Once I brought it indoors, it was placed in a tent with a spaceheater (nice 200w lil guy that kept it around 79 degrees at all times) and 3 60W CFL's in my basement. I didn't have to water it nearly as frequently once it was brought inside (3 days was about average).

The only outlet in my basement (concrete cellar, really) is one that I had to make out of a light fixture. I used one of those things you get from home depot that screws into the fixture and gives you two AC outlets. Rated at 440W. In this I have a powerstrip with built in timer. However due to an accidental dropping of a keg back in college, the backup battery compartment got damaged (see where I'm going with this?). The timer works perfectly fine, and I have a generator. So the power cutting out and messing with the timer was not a concern of mine.

Now that you know the setup, I decided to go take a look at em yesterday and see how they were doing (which would have been their 3rd day unsupervised, and time for watering). Immediately I see there is no light on and I panic. 39 degrees says my thermometer?! with a high of 42?! Oh lord say it isn't so! I checked the power strip --- dead. I immediately plug the lights directly into the fixture outlet --- no juice. I go inside to take a look at the switch, it's turned off! My house keeper must have done it while she was cleaning.

So my baby is turning super light green/yellow at all of the bud sites, where it seems the leaves are growing from the inside out (if that makes sense?). My question is how badly did I hurt her? Is this going to significantly affect my yield/quality? She has an 11 week flowering period, so hopefully only 3 days didnt do her that much harm? I'm also worried about her becoming a hermie, since she had no light and near freezing temps for 3 days.

If this plant dies, Juanita is fired.
 

hoonry

Well-Known Member
If I read this correctly, you have your previously outside sativa under cfls now? that would be more of a concern to me than your power outage - there's no way those bulbs are going to do much except disappoint you with that strain.

the plants won't die with an accidental dark spell and low tempys, as long as it isn't freezing. you are right to be concerned about a hermie situation though, this kind of stress can induce balls with sensitive strains, so keep a close eye on her now. besides being slowed down a bit, she should recover.

your grow security is your responsibility! don't blame your housekeeper.
 

KushLyle

Member
I read this thread and now wondering what is the update on your sativa weed plants CannabisCaptain? Interested how they turned out Bro. I am a newbie here but also grown a few times basically outdoors and stealth. What's bringing them indoors did to your crop? :)
 

kinddiesel

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buy a timer . I have what 10 timers . 1 cost 300 dollars. just return to normal light times. I had two power outages last summer . I did not stress but all my friends were lol . because I new there was nothing I could do , run a generator mabe to one light. about all . but did not bother . the plants got a good rest
 

Cobnobuler

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Reverse is a great product and does what it says it does. As long as its not used beyond 4 weeks or so of flowering. I once had two plants showing herm tendencies and it stopped that right in its tracks and it went on to full flower with no more bananas. But I also got carried away with it and used it on one that was further into flower and it shocked the hell out of the buds and made them look....very strange I guess you could say.
but it really is an amazing product used correctly.
 

HGK420

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for sure be careful with it. don't get too attached to it either, dutch masters quit making it. amazon is the only spot I've found it.
 
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