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putting plants outside after being inside
uptown4lifestarted grow question 21 days ago
is it ok to put my 3 week old cannabis plant outdoors after being inside? Or do i need to slowly lower the light time from 18/6 down to maybe 15/9 or some other way of introducing them outdoors, I have not topped yet and want to pot up then put outside. thank you
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m0useanswered grow question 20 days ago
look up "hardening off", its needed or the shock from indoors to outdoors can set it back a fair bit.
Normally its light burning as the sun is intense vs indoor grow lights but also wind plays a big role and lengthy plants can easily snap.
I put things in the shade for a few days and bring them in at night till after the 4-5day, Then they get sun and overnight stays then transplanted. They will be drinking more water when hardening off so be wary of that.
001100010010011110answered grow question 20 days ago
if you give them too long of a dark period you'll cause it to go into flower, so jsut cognizant of that fact if using hours of light to introduce them to the power of the sun.
shade it.. slowly expose to more light.. you'll know pretty quickyl if it;s having a problem.. it'll look like the saddest little plant you've ever seen -- all wilted and weak trying all it can to lessen the amount of light it is receiving. different regions have different intensity of sun as well as seasonal effects, so take soem notes and it'll be fairly consistent process each season relative for your region.
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Brahmaanswered grow question 21 days ago
You need to harden them off for 3 days when bring them from indoors. First day bring the plant outside in a shady area for 4-6 hrs. Day 2 bring outside in a partial sunny area for 4-6 hrs. Day 3 put it out in a partial sunny area for 6-8 hrs. From then on the plant will be fine. There is no need to slowly lower the light down to 15/9. Just make sure where you live has daylight at least 14.5 hrs a day. If you are planning to top the plant do it a week before bring outdoors or at least a week after bring out doors. If you do as stated your plant will be very very good!
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Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 21 days ago
By May you should be OK in the northern hemisphere for hours of light, I wouldn't worry about stepping down before hand. You may wanna start them off in partial shade for a couple days before moving them into full sun.
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