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Poor Weather, less light, worried my plants will flower early.

bigbud1080
bigbud1080started grow question 4 years ago
I live in Aus and we get about 14 hr of max sunlight atm, I am growing outdoors, and there is 10 days of clouds and seriously rainy weather forecasted eg, some places have had 400ml in 24 hours. I have covered my plants with a big tarp, but i am worried theyll flower early.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
G'day mate, just leave them uncovered, they will be fine, they have been surviving for Millenia without help and a few rainy days will not hurt them. As long as the sun still comes up and goes to bed as usual, the plants will not flower early just because it is cloudy. It takes surprisingly little light to "activate" your plants into day mode and clouds still let a lot of light through that your plants will still register that it is daytime and not be freaked out that autumn has arrived early. Outdoors, it takes quite a few days in a row that are getting shorter and the dark nights of the new moon, to initiate flowering, so a few less sunny days right now will be no problem. Up until the summer solstice, December 21, the days are still getting longer and your plants will "know" this too, so they will also "know" now is not the time for flowering. I would only cover them with something if hail was forecast, but I doubt there will be any hail where you are or anywhere near Brisvegas way. In fact covering them with a tarp could induce fungal or mould problems due to reduced air flow and extra heat. She'll be right. Just let nature do her thing. Hope this helps.... Organoman. If you have any other "Aussie questions", just message me through the comments in one of my diaries and I will try and give you "Aussie" specific answers. Cheers!
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Frigault
Frigaultanswered grow question 4 years ago
Yeah take a few light bulbe and place ut uneder the tarp. Tur them on a few time during the day. Morning and night. It will orevent the fkiwering. Yiu can leav it turn on a litle bit at night to . Led strip wirs well since yiu can wrap aroundvand it wont burn
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Jgood
Jgoodanswered grow question 4 years ago
Able to use clear plastic? It would let the light thru. Seen alot use regular house bulbs for a few hours to keep them n veg also. Happy grows
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bigbud1080
bigbud1080answered grow question 4 years ago
Are my concerns justified, do I need to setup an outside light so they don't flower early? I have around 7 pheno plants and they have all been showing pistils for around 4 weeks. Clearly too much light recently to flower, however worried that the no sun and tarp could onset flowering.
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