Will come back next spring?

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Ismokeittoo

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This is my first time here. Many posts for sure. I suspect this has been discussed before so please point me in the right direction if that is true.
I have been growing indoors for aver 25 years. Because of the changing laws, I planted some outdoor clones in mid June that did extremely well. I harvested them over the last couple of days because I was seeing bud mold trying to form.
My question is,,, I cut the best plants back to short stumps with a few lower limbs with a small amount of vegetation remaining. If I put some shade cloth over the stumps, can I expect the plants to come back this next spring?
I am living in the high desert of California.
Thanks.
 
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StayShanti

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is possible in the subtropical climate marijuana is a native plant, it can live for several seasons. However, this could be quite unlikely, the plant has spread to more temperate climates, and thus become an annual plant. Marijuana has a limited life, before it died, usually about 10 months maximum.
 
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junior870

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next year, i plan on letting a female get pollinated indoors, and planting her in a secluded area in my yard. then when she bears seeds, im going to let her just naturally die off. then hopefully the year after, i'll have a patch growing naturally.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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I almost tried this, further north.

Then decided even if they made it through winter, would be another re-veg pain...so scratched the idea last month.
 
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Ismokeittoo

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Sunbiz1 said:
I almost tried this, further north.

Then decided even if they made it through winter, would be another re-veg pain...so scratched the idea last month.
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The deal is,,, out of the strains that I had, the ones I am trying to keep did extremely well. The rest did (produced) fair to not so good. Good produce,,, just not very much of it. We are talking a difference of one to two ounces to two pounds per plant. Getting the same plant clones next year is iffy.

Plus,,, I did not keep track of which strain is which. DOH!
I have heard of it being done in this area but never talked to those that had pulled it off. I heard several years ago of some plants that were about six years old with trunks like Redwood trees.
 
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StayShanti

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I think they keep them indoor plants do not change the light cycle, so that they in a vegetative state. I dont think it can be pulled off outdoors only. You may be able to put them in the winter indoors in a normal light cycle, so they will once again enter the vegetative growth stage. This way, you may be able to keep them alive for a few years. :idea:
 
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Ismokeittoo

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Thanks Stay Shanti.
I have re-vegetated plants indoors several times. It is how I often got clones from especially good plants that I wanted without doing dozens of clones that I did not need or use. Unfortunately,, these are in the ground in raised beds.
I think I may be able to do it because the ground never freezes here. I think that is what kills so many plants in areas where the temperatures are much lower.
 
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Ismokeittoo

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StayShanti said:
I think they keep them indoor plants do not change the light cycle, so that they in a vegetative state. I dont think it can be pulled off outdoors only. You may be able to put them in the winter indoors in a normal light cycle, so they will once again enter the vegetative growth stage. This way, you may be able to keep them alive for a few years. :idea:
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I may try taking some cutting to root and keep indoors under a light until spring or maybe mid summer.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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Ismokeittoo said:
The deal is,,, out of the strains that I had, the ones I am trying to keep did extremely well. The rest did (produced) fair to not so good. Good produce,,, just not very much of it. We are talking a difference of one to two ounces to two pounds per plant. Getting the same plant clones next year is iffy.

Plus,,, I did not keep track of which strain is which. DOH!
I have heard of it being done in this area but never talked to those that had pulled it off. I heard several years ago of some plants that were about six years old with trunks like Redwood trees.
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My understanding of this is, so long as the root mass does not freeze it will re-veg...certainly could not hurt to try.

Happy growing!
 
Red1966

Red1966

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Ismokeittoo said:
The deal is,,, out of the strains that I had, the ones I am trying to keep did extremely well. The rest did (produced) fair to not so good. Good produce,,, just not very much of it. We are talking a difference of one to two ounces to two pounds per plant. Getting the same plant clones next year is iffy. Plus,,, I did not keep track of which strain is which. DOH! I have heard of it being done in this area but never talked to those that had pulled it off. I heard several years ago of some plants that were about six years old with trunks like Redwood trees.
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Redwood trees? Might be a bit exaggerated.
 
Red1966

Red1966

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Try taking cuttings and cloning them indoors where you can control the light cycle. If you've got males and females, you could raise some seed stock.
 
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StayShanti

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Good luck. Although I dont know if desert climate is not humid enough to allow plants alive no problem. Maybe I'm too much thinking. I definitely think indoor cutting will work. :joint:
 
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BustinScales510

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Marijuana is a non woody annual,so I think the first hard freeze that hits there and that thing is toast,unfortunately :(. It doesnt have anything to do with the ground freezing. Non woody plants dont have the same "anti freeze" type substance in their fiber that woody plants do, so when the temp drops down to 25 and hangs there for several hours (or longer) it will freeze the water in the plant and burst the cell walls,causing death.
 
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Ismokeittoo

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BustinScales510 said:
Marijuana is a non woody annual,so I think the first hard freeze that hits there and that thing is toast,unfortunately :(. It doesnt have anything to do with the ground freezing. Non woody plants dont have the same "anti freeze" type substance in their fiber that woody plants do, so when the temp drops down to 25 and hangs there for several hours (or longer) it will freeze the water in the plant and burst the cell walls,causing death.
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Thanks gents:
They are up against a six foot wood fence on the West side. Then I have them covered with a high percentage sun block shade cloth about three feet above it. I have enough cloth that I can fold it down on the front to cover it even better.
We don't often get a hard freeze here but I plan on watching Wunder weather and double cover it on any night that it may freeze.. The cold frame is another option that I may do down the road. To tell the truth though,, unless I put a automatic lid opener on it, even in the winter, I think the daytime sun is too intense for a cold frame etc.
 
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Ismokeittoo

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Ismokeittoo said:
This is my first time here. Many posts for sure. I suspect this has been discussed before so please point me in the right direction if that is true.
I have been growing indoors for aver 25 years. Because of the changing laws, I planted some outdoor clones in mid June that did extremely well. I harvested them over the last couple of days because I was seeing bud mold trying to form.
My question is,,, I cut the best plants back to short stumps with a few lower limbs with a small amount of vegetation remaining. If I put some shade cloth over the stumps, can I expect the plants to come back this next spring?
I am living in the high desert of California.
Thanks.
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If there is anyone out there that has done this,,, a bit of good advise would certainly be welcome and appreciated.
Thanks
 
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