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PURPLE MIND · 06-01-2008, 02:42 PM

Ok. So the clones were made yesterday, an will be under 24/0 light for tree weeks. Unfortunately that will delay my plans quite a lot. Should i try to grow them outside or will i bee to late?

BACKCOUNTRY · 06-01-2008, 06:14 PM

They need to be under a 18/6 cycle at the longest, a 16/8 cycle would be ideal. 24/0 will encourage them to bloom if placed directly outdoors.
What light cycle were the moms under? 24/0 ??

PURPLE MIND · 06-02-2008, 04:06 AM

Thanks for the advice, will keep them under 16/8. Unfortunately i don't know anything about the moms.
About how tall could a clone grow in three weeks? My good i making more and more questions...i hope it's ok?

cloneX · 07-03-2008, 02:30 AM

outdoordreams do you have any pics of your setup on tarpping, you've got some great looking plants there from manually covering them. I'm interested in ways of adjusting the light cycle manually. I usually put some 1ft plants in a shed to keep the 12/12 cycle, I'm at 52N and most plants don't seem to start here until the last week in Aug first week of Sept, by the time they would finish it's too wet and cold here and you get probs with dreaded mold. Is there any threads on manually adjusting the photoperiod???

BACKCOUNTRY · 07-03-2008, 07:47 AM

Its pretty simple, just keep the plants from seeing more than 12 hours of light per day until they finish, most strains take between 8-12 weeks to finish.

minds_I · 07-03-2008, 10:08 AM

Hello all,

BC, I have a girl outside now but is in a spot where from mid-afternoon on is in the shodow of a tree and fence. The plant will see less light/more shadow as the sun receeds to the south as fall approaches. Will this cause early bloom/finish? Is this simillar to tarping?

minds_I

BACKCOUNTRY · 07-03-2008, 11:02 AM

Well, the light needs to be very dim before the plant will see it as night, if the light is still bright enough for your eyes to see the difference in colors it is too bright still for the plant to consider it night, even if it is not direct sunshine.

On the other hand, many growers(including me) have noticed that plants placed in a location where the direct light is off them for the last several hours of the day do seem to finish a week or two early, but I have not done a controlled study myself to truely see that this is actually fact.

But no, tarping, capping, bagging, or my prefered term "forcing", is not the same thing.

minds_I · 07-03-2008, 07:37 PM

Hello all,

Thanks for your reply BC.

I do not know if this is related but my girl has preflowers but has not fully begun to produce buds.

She is indeed growing at a rather phenominal rate compred to my meger 250w hps grow.

Next year I intend to grow more. It would be nice to suppliment my bud requirements with outdoor produce. Perhaps even grow enough to not have to do an indoor during the summer...heat is a bitch requiring AC to mitigate the high temps.

I also intend to plant int he ground next year rather then above ground buckets (20 gal). I have been reading htat high rootball temps have a negivite impact on bud production.

minds_I

07-05-2008, 12:50 PM

wow backcountry!, what a thread bro. I live in the N.E. region and have my 1st outdoor grow going, everything looks lovely. just curious if u have any knowledge on my strains cannadential(dna boys),strwberry cough, nl/haze#5. all came from clones of 2yr mothers veg for 10-12 wks indoors 24hrs light planted from early june and last went in 7-3. any guess on finish time outdoors for my lat i'm guessing it would be close 2 boston's 42degrees?

BACKCOUNTRY · 07-05-2008, 07:37 PM

Sorry man, I'm not personally experienced with those strains.

Try doing a search, I saw several good threads when I searched for strawberry cough, for example.

06-01-2008, 02:42 PM	#101
PURPLE MIND New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Ok. So the clones were made yesterday, an will be under 24/0 light for tree weeks. Unfortunately that will delay my plans quite a lot. Should i try to grow them outside or will i bee to late?
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06-01-2008, 06:14 PM	#102
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 2,780	They need to be under a 18/6 cycle at the longest, a 16/8 cycle would be ideal. 24/0 will encourage them to bloom if placed directly outdoors. What light cycle were the moms under? 24/0 ?? __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system
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06-02-2008, 04:06 AM	#103
PURPLE MIND New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Thanks for the advice, will keep them under 16/8. Unfortunately i don't know anything about the moms. About how tall could a clone grow in three weeks? My good i making more and more questions...i hope it's ok?
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07-03-2008, 02:30 AM	#104
cloneX Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 141	outdoordreams do you have any pics of your setup on tarpping, you've got some great looking plants there from manually covering them. I'm interested in ways of adjusting the light cycle manually. I usually put some 1ft plants in a shed to keep the 12/12 cycle, I'm at 52N and most plants don't seem to start here until the last week in Aug first week of Sept, by the time they would finish it's too wet and cold here and you get probs with dreaded mold. Is there any threads on manually adjusting the photoperiod??? Last edited by cloneX; 07-03-2008 at 02:33 AM..
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07-03-2008, 07:47 AM	#105
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 2,780	Its pretty simple, just keep the plants from seeing more than 12 hours of light per day until they finish, most strains take between 8-12 weeks to finish. __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system
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07-03-2008, 10:08 AM	#106
minds_I The Emperor is not only naked but batshit crazy. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norcal USA Posts: 5,269	Hello all, BC, I have a girl outside now but is in a spot where from mid-afternoon on is in the shodow of a tree and fence. The plant will see less light/more shadow as the sun receeds to the south as fall approaches. Will this cause early bloom/finish? Is this simillar to tarping? minds_I __________________ His contempt for objective truth is the rejection of democratic accountability, an implicit demand that his supporters place undying faith in him. Because the only measure of truth he accepts is what he claims at any given moment, the power his supporters vest in him is unlimited. Sound familiar? If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. In the United States, under our Constitution, a free press is a check on politicians of all parties. If we are to demand that other countries respect the tradition of a free press we must also practice that here at home. Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe.
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07-03-2008, 11:02 AM	#107
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 2,780	Well, the light needs to be very dim before the plant will see it as night, if the light is still bright enough for your eyes to see the difference in colors it is too bright still for the plant to consider it night, even if it is not direct sunshine. On the other hand, many growers(including me) have noticed that plants placed in a location where the direct light is off them for the last several hours of the day do seem to finish a week or two early, but I have not done a controlled study myself to truely see that this is actually fact. But no, tarping, capping, bagging, or my prefered term "forcing", is not the same thing. __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system
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07-03-2008, 07:37 PM	#108
minds_I The Emperor is not only naked but batshit crazy. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norcal USA Posts: 5,269	Hello all, Thanks for your reply BC. I do not know if this is related but my girl has preflowers but has not fully begun to produce buds. She is indeed growing at a rather phenominal rate compred to my meger 250w hps grow. Next year I intend to grow more. It would be nice to suppliment my bud requirements with outdoor produce. Perhaps even grow enough to not have to do an indoor during the summer...heat is a bitch requiring AC to mitigate the high temps. I also intend to plant int he ground next year rather then above ground buckets (20 gal). I have been reading htat high rootball temps have a negivite impact on bud production. minds_I __________________ His contempt for objective truth is the rejection of democratic accountability, an implicit demand that his supporters place undying faith in him. Because the only measure of truth he accepts is what he claims at any given moment, the power his supporters vest in him is unlimited. Sound familiar? If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. In the United States, under our Constitution, a free press is a check on politicians of all parties. If we are to demand that other countries respect the tradition of a free press we must also practice that here at home. Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe.
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07-05-2008, 12:50 PM	#109
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	wow backcountry!, what a thread bro. I live in the N.E. region and have my 1st outdoor grow going, everything looks lovely. just curious if u have any knowledge on my strains cannadential(dna boys),strwberry cough, nl/haze#5. all came from clones of 2yr mothers veg for 10-12 wks indoors 24hrs light planted from early june and last went in 7-3. any guess on finish time outdoors for my lat i'm guessing it would be close 2 boston's 42degrees?
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07-05-2008, 07:37 PM	#110
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 2,780	Sorry man, I'm not personally experienced with those strains. Try doing a search, I saw several good threads when I searched for strawberry cough, for example. __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system Last edited by BACKCOUNTRY; 07-05-2008 at 07:41 PM..
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