BigSwifty
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I'm doing my first outdoor grow in Colorado and I need some pointers for the situation I'm in.
I'm just growing one plant from an OG Skunk clone I picked up at a dispensary last Spring. I initially had it in a pot but transplanted into the ground in July. I got this sucker in my backyard right next to my vegetable garden.
The problem is that the sun is sinking in the sky way faster than anticipated. My roof is now casting a shadow over the plant for part of the day. I'm guessing I'm only getting ~6 hrs of direct sun at this point (Sept 27). Judging by the plants maturity I need at least another 2 weeks. Pistols are still white.. I've got 5-10% brown/orange pistils at best and it hasn't really changed much over the last week! Trichs are mostly cloudy with maybe 10-20% still clear and no amber trichs. Buds are swelling a bit but not as much as I'd hoped. I assume the lack of direct sun is why buds aren't really swelling.
My garage roof is casting a shadow on the plant for part of the day and it's only getting worse as the sun drops in the sky. I predict that in a week the lower branches of the plant will be in a shadow the entire day. The top will still be getting maybe 4-5 hrs direct light in a week. In 2 weeks it's possible that the plant will be completely shadowed with no part of the plant receiving direct light it will still, however, be getting a full days worth of indirect light (11-12hrs). I was hoping to take the plant at least another 2 weeks. I gave my last feeding today and will use plain water from here out since I might have to chop early.
Any suggestions on what I should do? I thought about transplanting to a new location but seems like not a good idea this late in the game. Weather looks like it's gonna take a turn for the worse around mid-October so don't want to set the plant back with undue stress. Should I just harvest this sucker as soon as it stops getting any direct light (1-2 weeks)? Should I harvest the bottom buds when they stop getting direct light and let the top continue for another week until they stop getting direct light? Anything I can do to speed up ripening? Any reason to let it go a bit longer once it stops getting direct light?
Any insight would be much appreciated!
I'm just growing one plant from an OG Skunk clone I picked up at a dispensary last Spring. I initially had it in a pot but transplanted into the ground in July. I got this sucker in my backyard right next to my vegetable garden.
The problem is that the sun is sinking in the sky way faster than anticipated. My roof is now casting a shadow over the plant for part of the day. I'm guessing I'm only getting ~6 hrs of direct sun at this point (Sept 27). Judging by the plants maturity I need at least another 2 weeks. Pistols are still white.. I've got 5-10% brown/orange pistils at best and it hasn't really changed much over the last week! Trichs are mostly cloudy with maybe 10-20% still clear and no amber trichs. Buds are swelling a bit but not as much as I'd hoped. I assume the lack of direct sun is why buds aren't really swelling.
My garage roof is casting a shadow on the plant for part of the day and it's only getting worse as the sun drops in the sky. I predict that in a week the lower branches of the plant will be in a shadow the entire day. The top will still be getting maybe 4-5 hrs direct light in a week. In 2 weeks it's possible that the plant will be completely shadowed with no part of the plant receiving direct light it will still, however, be getting a full days worth of indirect light (11-12hrs). I was hoping to take the plant at least another 2 weeks. I gave my last feeding today and will use plain water from here out since I might have to chop early.
Any suggestions on what I should do? I thought about transplanting to a new location but seems like not a good idea this late in the game. Weather looks like it's gonna take a turn for the worse around mid-October so don't want to set the plant back with undue stress. Should I just harvest this sucker as soon as it stops getting any direct light (1-2 weeks)? Should I harvest the bottom buds when they stop getting direct light and let the top continue for another week until they stop getting direct light? Anything I can do to speed up ripening? Any reason to let it go a bit longer once it stops getting direct light?
Any insight would be much appreciated!
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