GlassJoe
Well-Known Member
So I've got a bit of an unusual problem. A family member has seven mature plants that are transitioning to flowering, four in the ground and three in pots. They were vegged indoors by someone who wanted them as clones and sold extremely cheaply. The problem is that we're just under 13 hours of light right now and that number is increasing.
I hope to avoid them reverting to vegetative growth, which would waste all the floral development up to that point, and tie up space earmarked for what are currently seedlings that I hope to put into the ground/in those same larger pots once the plants finish.
To try and make it work, I'm going to put the three plants that are in pots into a grow tent with the light off in the greenhouse when it hits 12 hrs of light for the day. I'm currently using the tent to keep the seedlings warm, but they should be strong enough not to need it by Monday, based on the seeds I started ahead of them.
But that leaves the problem of the four plants in the ground. They're not enormous, so I was trying to think of a way to tent them to create the same effect as the grow tent on the potted plants. I could potentially put stakes around the plants and attempt to shade them with a tarp using the stakes as support, or I could use a clean plastic trash bag and put it over the plant.
So I was wondering if anyone had experience flowering plants at a non-ideal time outdoors. How far from 12 hours of darkness can the plant go before it starts to veg? Will a tarp be a complete enough seal to keep light out? Will a plastic bag be too hard on the plant, even if it's only going on for an hour or so before dark? Thanks in advance!
I hope to avoid them reverting to vegetative growth, which would waste all the floral development up to that point, and tie up space earmarked for what are currently seedlings that I hope to put into the ground/in those same larger pots once the plants finish.
To try and make it work, I'm going to put the three plants that are in pots into a grow tent with the light off in the greenhouse when it hits 12 hrs of light for the day. I'm currently using the tent to keep the seedlings warm, but they should be strong enough not to need it by Monday, based on the seeds I started ahead of them.
But that leaves the problem of the four plants in the ground. They're not enormous, so I was trying to think of a way to tent them to create the same effect as the grow tent on the potted plants. I could potentially put stakes around the plants and attempt to shade them with a tarp using the stakes as support, or I could use a clean plastic trash bag and put it over the plant.
So I was wondering if anyone had experience flowering plants at a non-ideal time outdoors. How far from 12 hours of darkness can the plant go before it starts to veg? Will a tarp be a complete enough seal to keep light out? Will a plastic bag be too hard on the plant, even if it's only going on for an hour or so before dark? Thanks in advance!
