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i have 6 w.w. plant outside all day under florescent all night there about 5 feet tall right now 5 gallon bags when should i go to 13 / 11 with these plants
i feel for youHere`s what my babies looked like 4 days after they suffered from 2 nights of 30f in a row mixed with rain...
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... sometimes, mother nature trows a curve ball... expect it.
very im ques i have my plant outside sun for about ten hours bring inside under florescent until light again 5 gallon bags there about 5 feet tall white widow when should i cut back to 13 /11protect them if you can, if you can't don't worry about it.
are you in californiaI ve been growing indica strains all round year from last year....those plants been in 60's in the day, i ve always move em in the house every night to prevent frost...they were perfect fine with beautiful purple pistills
I have two clones that been flowering about halfway to five weeks now...4 or 5 weeks more to go...average in my area is 50's in the night time and 70's during day....the pistills are still white, no color or purple anything like that yet...this time I will leave em outside at night time to see the end result. I should expect the frost by end of this month...it will be 27temp in the night time....Ill let ya know how those clones fare , next month !
keep share the exprience, growers
i am under the impression that if you keep a plant under a 24 hour light cycle until it is 4 or 5 feet tall and then stick it in the ground outside it will finish cen cals longest day of year is less than 14 hours of light ???OK, so i am a somewhat good grower (good dank) and live in central california. However, i never tried a test run to see if a plant could survive outside throughout winter. Our temperature never gets below 40 throughout all winter. I am aware that my plants would probably flower very early and i dont think this would be a problem because i will be cloning and constantly changing mother and clone plants. Do you guys think that i could grow in Dixie Cups, to 3 gals. to 5 Gals containers in the winter here?? thanks
Lots of strains of cannabis can handle a pretty strong frost. I've had plants handle frosts as low as 28 degrees F without killing the plant.
Things to consider, some strains are more sensitive to frost than others, if they are in pots this can make them more sensitive.
Sativa strains tend to be more sensitive to frost than Indicas. Indicas and Indica dominant hybrids are capable of handling frosts as low as 28F. but there have been reports of sativas handling frosts just as well.
I'll leave this sticky open to discussion for other experienced users to post their experiences, I will compile it into this. I felt this was needed as this question gets asked a lot when a frost comes by.
you can protect the plants if they are of manageable size or if you are handy enough to build a sturdy setup.
this can be as basic as a pvc greenhouse with plastic wrapped around, or even sheets if properly secured to not touch the plants... or as large as a full car port with greenhouse grade plastic secured.
how much the temperature rises the next day also tends to define how the plant deals with the frost. if it frosts and it rises up to 65 degrees+ with sun in the daytime, the plant is much more likely to take the frost and keep growing vs a plant that takes a hard frost and sees a 45 degree day with clouds....
cooler temperatures (55-40 degrees F) will definitely bring out some purpling in some strains, and cause flowering to speed up, nights that dip into the 35F zone boost this even more, bringing out even more color.
sorry for the organization of this thread, guess I'm too much of a stoner after all
Lots of strains of cannabis can handle a pretty strong frost. I've had plants handle frosts as low as 28 degrees F without killing the plant.
Things to consider, some strains are more sensitive to frost than others, if they are in pots this can make them more sensitive.
Sativa strains tend to be more sensitive to frost than Indicas. Indicas and Indica dominant hybrids are capable of handling frosts as low as 28F. but there have been reports of sativas handling frosts just as well.
I'll leave this sticky open to discussion for other experienced users to post their experiences, I will compile it into this. I felt this was needed as this question gets asked a lot when a frost comes by.
you can protect the plants if they are of manageable size or if you are handy enough to build a sturdy setup.
this can be as basic as a pvc greenhouse with plastic wrapped around, or even sheets if properly secured to not touch the plants... or as large as a full car port with greenhouse grade plastic secured.
how much the temperature rises the next day also tends to define how the plant deals with the frost. if it frosts and it rises up to 65 degrees+ with sun in the daytime, the plant is much more likely to take the frost and keep growing vs a plant that takes a hard frost and sees a 45 degree day with clouds....
cooler temperatures (55-40 degrees F) will definitely bring out some purpling in some strains, and cause flowering to speed up, nights that dip into the 35F zone boost this even more, bringing out even more color.
sorry for the organization of this thread, guess I'm too much of a stoner after all
i harvested the pot above & it was greatGood morning,
Yes cannabis can handle some frost but I must warn you all (I live on the prairies in Canada) it does affect potency and any buds damaged by frost (frost bite per say) is no longer smokable. You will have to make oil. Another thing nite after nite of temps cooler than 45-50 degrees slows down maturation. Several nites of frost or near frost cuts potency I'd say up to 75%. I had plants inside and out and the difference made me wish I had a greenhouse. So I bought some plans online and built my own microclimate (and it keeps pests out). A small electric ceramic heater and I can grow until the end of September to mid October, the plants are great. here's a pic. C99's 60/40 Sat/Ind.
If anyone is interested I have some tips on storing solar energy (heat sinks) to be used at nite to help heat the greenhouse.
Sorry my experience growing above the 50th parallel doesn't jive with your experience growing below the 40th. I'm assuming you live in the south because of the time stamps on the photos. Jan 2 and Dec 19thi harvested the pot above & it was great
so you're wrong