too late?

So i got a farm and in Pa. Brothers threw me some seeds and im looking to outdoor grow. This is primarily a test run. But theres 8 plants all about 4-5 inches tall. germinated 6 days ago. I have them in a wood trunk with 4 100 cfl bulbs so 6400 lumens. I keep the lid jist barely propped open for ventilation as they are outside on the open porch. Good breeze as im on a mountain. My question is, can i get anything out of these if i plant them outdoors or is it too late. I dont care about a huge harvest as i said this is a test run with seeds i have no clue what they are.

Plant them up and see what you get. They won't flower until they reach sexual maturity so you'll likely flower earlier next year with earlier planting.

Let me just make sure I understand what youre saying. Youre saying plant them outside, let them run their course which will most likely not produce anything, then they will die over winter. Next year they will start early? Or do you mean put them outside, then when frost hits, bring them in the house to keel going till next spring where they will have some height on them?

cordak said:

Let me just make sure I understand what youre saying. Youre saying plant them outside, let them run their course which will most likely not produce anything, then they will die over winter. Next year they will start early? Or do you mean put them outside, then when frost hits, bring them in the house to keel going till next spring where they will have some height on them?

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No, sorry for the misunderstanding. If you plant them outdoors now you will get a small harvest this fall, assuming you can keep them alive until mature, whenever that is. Next years crop will have to come from new seeds as mj is an annual plant, not perennial.

Understood. Im also trying to acclimate them a little by putting them in the sun for a few hours a day. When i do this, i put them all insode a whiskey barrell so they sit down inside and dont feel the wind pressure but still get sun. I have one with a partially broken stem but its still growing so i left it be.

cordak said:

Understood. Im also trying to acclimate them a little by putting them in the sun for a few hours a day. When i do this, i put them all insode a whiskey barrell so they sit down inside and dont feel the wind pressure but still get sun. I have one with a partially broken stem but its still growing so i left it be.

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Let them feel that mountain wind, you would get some girth

wiethe20 said:

Let them feel that mountain wind, you would get some girth

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thats what she said

They get some.... and so do I. Haha

Here's day 10 from germination. Ive been keeping them out during the daytime, moving them around so they dont get burnt up. When it starts to drop in temp and sun is going down, i put them inside a 55 gallon drum with a 70 watt hps bulb close to them till about midnight. Then i put them back out in the night for their 6 hours of darkness. Seems to be working good. I trimmed some of the leaves that got burnt already but it was minimal.

Need to get some wind and strengthen those stems up a bit

I have them outside but lately its just been a light breeze. I'll try and find a fan to put nearby to add some stronger winds. I have plenty of extension chords so wont be hard to manage. Good thinking. Thank you

cordak said:

I have them outside but lately its just been a light breeze. I'll try and find a fan to put nearby to add some stronger winds. I have plenty of extension chords so wont be hard to manage. Good thinking. Thank you

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If they start to bend a lil ,instead of a big bamboo stick, use a toothpick to train them

I have a piece of copper wire in there with a loop to give them about a nickels worth of room to move about so they dont bend too far or break. Hard to see in the pic. With a closer pic youd see that their base stems are actually getting thick. Except for 2. They are skinny but still growing so i just let em ride it out. Ive had tomatoes do the same thing and the skinny ones ended up growing nearly twice as big as the strong ones. Im curious to see what happens.

they wont survive thru the winter in pa. 100%

Oh no doubt. Im soon to be in the process of a grow room. But until then growing what i can out of these little ones.

pa does offer a wonderful climate to grow in during spring and summer! happy growing and gluck! 1 suggestion...... research..... research.....

Yes, great soil and climate. Only going indoors for winter. Then outside fun when spring comes. Lots of research and I never stop wanting to learn more

i cant grow outside....... but i can inside!!!!!!!

Well the 2 in the middle were transplanted first. They have MG something soil that I flushed out for awhile. Then mixed in some of my own soil on my propery. The rest are vigoro with topsoil and perlite mixture from da home de pot. They are outside 24/7 with fans blowing as we havent had much wind lately. I used several makeshift lights to keel them somewhat under 18-6. At 5 weeks I stopped the extra lighting and we are now under 13 hrs of sun in my area. A couple chicken issues and bugs but all seems well. Can someone clarrify that these are indicas? Mighty big fan leaves for sativas but man are those 2 in the middle tall!

Ended up with 3 males, 2 females, and 1 unknown. Still going strong.

My thoughts for next years outside grow:

Buy a cheap used trampoline. Stay with me here. Flip the safety netting to go down by the legs. Then flip the entire trampoline over. This will create a fence for deer and rabbits and the fabric will be on the ground to cut through and plant into the ground. Keeping weeds and such from growing around them.