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lifeless420

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so it reached 104 degrees in cali today, needless to say my 1 month old clones didnt enjoy it. some of them had some crispy, discolored leaves on them. almost like if they had gotten light burn. i had hardened them off and they were doing fine till today. so my question is should i put them in the shade all day when it gets this hot? hate to lose direct sunlight since we get lots of 100 degree + days. should i get a fan? or maybe spray theyre leaves when it gets real hot?
any advice would be great. ive grown indoors before but outdoors is a lot different.
 
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madodah

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lifeless420 said:
so it reached 104 degrees in cali today, needless to say my 1 month old clones didnt enjoy it. some of them had some crispy, discolored leaves on them. almost like if they had gotten light burn. i had hardened them off and they were doing fine till today. so my question is should i put them in the shade all day when it gets this hot? hate to lose direct sunlight since we get lots of 100 degree + days. should i get a fan? or maybe spray theyre leaves when it gets real hot?
any advice would be great. ive grown indoors before but outdoors is a lot different.
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Don't have those temps yet, 96°, but mine are six weeks, been out for two weeks with much milder weather. They're weeds, so with enough water yours should survive. It's like closing the gate after the horse wandered out, but perhaps an earlier start next year.

There's always the option of removing them from direct sunlight until they get tougher, according to which oracle one uses they only require 5-6 hours of direct daylight sunlight. Yields are reduced but I have no direct experience with that circumstance.
 
SableZen

SableZen

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Placing mulch around plants is commonly accepted gardening practice to protect them (or more specifically the roots) from heat. Could then camouflage the mulch with local looking soil on top if needed). Mulch also slows water loss from evaporation during high temps.
 
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herbaless

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if you spray the leaves in the heat of the day the water drops are little magnifying glasses and burn your leaves while they dry
 
Quickee

Quickee

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yeah you need to water alot..if you can..put some of those shaded screens over the tops for those HOT HOT days..but the ones where it still lets light thru
 
RuchaYolanda

RuchaYolanda

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Don't mist them with water or anything while the sun is on them...the water droplets act like tiny prisms. It will burn the leaves.
I'm in Cali too. I have a layer of mulch/compost ontop of the soil. I also watered really well about 2 hours before the sun was hitting the plants then misted them around dusk.

Hope this helps
YO
 
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