Flowering Question

I had a plan of growing my plants in my greenhouse. I had them under 24 hour light and was getting ready to cut the light to 12/12 when I had a break in. Luckily, only 3 of 11 plants were stolen. Needless to say, I had to move them, which I did outdoors. I was hoping that the 12 hours of spring daylight would stimulate flowering (live in So Cal). I had the plants outdoors for 3 weeks with no signs of flowering and didn't want to wait until fall when mother nature would work her magic. So, I quickly created a grow box and moved the plants back indoors (in a safer spot) and have them on 12/12. However, it's not a great setup - ventilation is not great and I'm having trouble controlling the temperature.

So, I'm wondering if I should keep them indoors with less than ideal conditions or start the flowering process indoors (say for 3 weeks or so) and then move them back outdoors. I could try to improve the conditions in the box, but it will be difficult, given where the box is located. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

if its not hotter then 85 it would be ok if its hotter grow outside they sell glass for most lights to keep it cooler

When I had a greenhouse I bought a cheap plastic roll up white blind at walmart. When it got hot I flipped that over the glass. That was a ghetto fix. Cut the heat dramatically.

it's hard to get a plant to fully mature when budding in the spring because the plant requires 12-14 hours to innitially start flowering and even less to finish, by the time the buds are ready to mature the daylight will be lengthened to much to really accomplish it though, leaving you with airy immature buds. i would suggest getting a few computer fans from a local surplus store and put them in the box, they are fairy cheep and efficient at lowering the temps in small boxes.

what light are you using indoors?

Beaner said:

it's hard to get a plant to fully mature when budding in the spring because the plant requires 12-14 hours to innitially start flowering and even less to finish, by the time the buds are ready to mature the daylight will be lengthened to much to really accomplish it though, leaving you with airy immature buds. i would suggest getting a few computer fans from a local surplus store and put them in the box, they are fairy cheep and efficient at lowering the temps in small boxes.

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Beaner has a few good points. maybe you could just put them outside and have some patience. you would be rewarded with many a nug.

I have six 4 foot 40 watt florescent bulbs. Some day I'll get CFLs.

I think I'll just keep them indoors. I can always start new ones outdoors for the fall. I have to keep them small for stealth when they are outdoors.

Thanks for all the input.

Why switch to cfl's. You can buy 4' bulbs for growing at Menards, Lowes etc. Some folk say to mix, one grow and one soft white for each fixture.
If they broke in and took some plants do you think they might follow you and steal your outdoor plants too?