When and how to transplant clones to outdoor environment?

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kkhhaadd

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Hey guys it's really nice to talk to you all on Rollitup again. Today I'm glad to tell you that all my clones are successful and they are growing now. As you know that my original purpose was plant them outdoors. Now the clones are kept in 24 hours in a closet and my questions, the June is coming, is it too late for to plant them outdoors? Can I use the local soil? I use some disinfectant to clean the soil and add some fertilizer?

Currently the clones are under 24 hours, if I transplant them outside will they begin budding immediately? How to solve this problem? Decrease the light hour 10 minutes per day? Recently the natural light hour is just more than 14 hours.

I need help.
 
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tiger mt.

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I would get a timer and start introducing a night cycle gradually over the next week. Start at 20 hours and turn down a half hour every couple days for that in a week or two when placed outside, they are at 18 hours. With this and putting out the beginning of june, I would expect no problems. You can use native soil, just dig a big hole to loosen it and mix with a lighter potting mix. Don't worry about disinfecting it, you might want to add a bit of organic matter like steer manure to further condition and fertilize. Not rocket science suggestions here, but we are not building a rocket. Your clones look very healthy so you are on the right track.
 
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tiger mt.

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tiger mt. said:
I would get a timer and start introducing a night cycle gradually over the next week. Start at 20 hours and turn down a half hour every couple days for that in a week or two when placed outside, they are at 18 hours. With this and putting out the beginning of june, I would expect no problems. You can use native soil, just dig a big hole to loosen it and mix with a lighter potting mix. Don't worry about disinfecting it, you might want to add a bit of organic matter like steer manure to further condition and fertilize. Not rocket science suggestions here, but we are not building a rocket. Your clones look very healthy so you are on the right track.
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Also, don't forget you need to gradually introduce an indoor propagated plant to natural sun light. Start with shade and/or morning/evening hour exposures and gradually move into full sun.
 
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kkhhaadd

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tiger mt. said:
I would get a timer and start introducing a night cycle gradually over the next week. Start at 20 hours and turn down a half hour every couple days for that in a week or two when placed outside, they are at 18 hours. With this and putting out the beginning of june, I would expect no problems. You can use native soil, just dig a big hole to loosen it and mix with a lighter potting mix. Don't worry about disinfecting it, you might want to add a bit of organic matter like steer manure to further condition and fertilize. Not rocket science suggestions here, but we are not building a rocket. Your clones look very healthy so you are on the right track.
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Ha ha:bigjoint:, this is my first 12/12 growing experience. In deed it is not rocket science but the better you look after them and the more yield they will return to you. Thank you so much for you reply, dude, I hope you have a nice day.
 
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kkhhaadd

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tiger mt. said:
Also, don't forget you need to gradually introduce an indoor propagated plant to natural sun light. Start with shade and/or morning/evening hour exposures and gradually move into full sun.
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Okay, I will pay attention to that, I know that if indoor plants are transplant to outdoor directly, they are inclined to be burned by the hot sun light. I will put them outside in some continuing cloudy days. Keep focusing on my posts, ha ha. Thank you.
 
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swed25

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so im starting my plants outdoor from seed prob a day or two before june so i think you will be more then good to plant outdoors where are you located? im planning on starting in the peat pellets the same as you but i plan on transplanting right into the ground at acouple inches tall instead of into bigger bags as you did when did you use your rooting gel during transplant this is my first year using any and want to make sure i do it right i would do as the other guy said tho for moving them outdoors slowly give more darnkness and acouple hours to adjust to the outdoors
 
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kkhhaadd

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swed25 said:
so im starting my plants outdoor from seed prob a day or two before june so i think you will be more then good to plant outdoors where are you located? im planning on starting in the peat pellets the same as you but i plan on transplanting right into the ground at acouple inches tall instead of into bigger bags as you did when did you use your rooting gel during transplant this is my first year using any and want to make sure i do it right i would do as the other guy said tho for moving them outdoors slowly give more darnkness and acouple hours to adjust to the outdoors
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Ha ha, really a little hard to read your reply because there are no periods and commas. Yesterday and today I have put them under 4 hours darkness.
I think you need to wait some time until the plants get a little bigger because small plants are usually weak and fragile. They can't withstand the direct sun light. Can you post some pics here? My clones are growing well.
 
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