New Moon tonight-good time to plant outdoors Santa Cruz way

santacruztodd

santacruztodd

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http://www.almanac.com/moon/calendar/CA/Santa Cruz/2015-05

I have two rules of thumb-50 degree nights and ascending moon. I was outside tonight and the grow Gods surrounded me and told me that tonight was the night to unleash our ladies upon the outdoors. Indoor lights were at 17 hours, all in aggressive veg state. Put my first Gorilla Glue out in a 25 gallon filled with 2/3 Kellogs Patio plus and 1/3 steer manure.The menu this year:

Santa Cruz Blue Dream
Candyland
Purple AK47
Gorilla Glue #4

Plan to plant them out 1 per day for the next week. Toppings will be cloned for mid-summer teenagers.

This is Sparta!!!
 
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larry40

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santacruztodd said:
http://www.almanac.com/moon/calendar/CA/Santa Cruz/2015-05

I have two rules of thumb-50 degree nights and ascending moon. I was outside tonight and the grow Gods surrounded me and told me that tonight was the night to unleash our ladies upon the outdoors. Indoor lights were at 17 hours, all in aggressive veg state. Put my first Gorilla Glue out in a 25 gallon filled with 2/3 Kellogs Patio plus and 1/3 steer manure.The menu this year:

Santa Cruz Blue Dream
Candyland
Purple AK47
Gorilla Glue #4

Plan to plant them out 1 per day for the next week. Toppings will be cloned for mid-summer teenagers.

This is Sparta!!!
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You kno ur the 3 person who i kno that says transplanting on a fullmoon is best for outdoors. One guy i kno was OB. supposedly he was the guy that created the original sour diesel. no records of that tho.
 
treemansbuds

treemansbuds

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larry40 said:
You kno ur the 3 person who i kno that says transplanting on a fullmoon is best for outdoors. One guy i kno was OB. supposedly he was the guy that created the original sour diesel. no records of that tho.
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Transplanting on the NEW MOON, not full moon is best. Read Farmers Almanac, "plant above ground fruiting plants on the waxing moon, (from new to full) and below ground fruiting plants on the warning moon" (full moon to new).
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calicocalyx

calicocalyx

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Now I'm just stirring up a little bit of conversation, but I have a buddy that was asking what I thought about the planting on the new moon. I'm sure before written language and calendars, humans did a lot of planting/planning based on the moon. This of course is the beginning time to be planting/transplanting outside for photo period loving marijuana, in the majority of North America anyway. My buddy's argument though was based on the moon's gravitational influence. I don't exactly buy that, considering the moon is always there, it's just the light that changes. I have wondered at the effect of a full moon during the dark cycle if the plant has never experienced that before. And perhaps the light steadily getting brighter is less of a stress than going straight into a full moon, that makes sense to me. So does the seasonal timing of it all. I am not a follower of the farmers almanac for many reasons, but don't dismiss the information to be gleaned from it. So, really I want to ask why plant on the moon, whether full or new?
 
santacruztodd

santacruztodd

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calicocalyx said:
Now I'm just stirring up a little bit of conversation, but I have a buddy that was asking what I thought about the planting on the new moon. I'm sure before written language and calendars, humans did a lot of planting/planning based on the moon. This of course is the beginning time to be planting/transplanting outside for photo period loving marijuana, in the majority of North America anyway. My buddy's argument though was based on the moon's gravitational influence. I don't exactly buy that, considering the moon is always there, it's just the light that changes. I have wondered at the effect of a full moon during the dark cycle if the plant has never experienced that before. And perhaps the light steadily getting brighter is less of a stress than going straight into a full moon, that makes sense to me. So does the seasonal timing of it all. I am not a follower of the farmers almanac for many reasons, but don't dismiss the information to be gleaned from it. So, really I want to ask why plant on the moon, whether full or new?
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My thought is that the New Moon gradually presents more night time light as the moon progresses to full. The moon light increase during this period "stretches" the growth of the plant, and discourages early flowering. Now, I am speaking of transitioning clones outside that have been under indoor lighting. We've all heard of the Harvest Moon, which is full. Makes sense to plant at the opposite spectrum of harvesting. If one places clones out on the full moon, the lessening of moon light over the next half month could cause the plant to bud prematurely. Moon light is light nonetheless!

Just my two cents.........
 
mofoo

mofoo

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my buddy is arguing saying it depends the area you are in
treemansbuds said:
Transplanting on the NEW MOON, not full moon is best. Read Farmers Almanac, "plant above ground fruiting plants on the waxing moon, (from new to full) and below ground fruiting plants on the warning moon" (full moon to new).
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treemansbuds

treemansbuds

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Not sure if it even matters, but if farmers have been doing it this way for centuries with good results, who am I to argue? I'm just a Jr. farmer here always willing to learn.
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mofoo

mofoo

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treemansbuds said:
Not sure if it even matters, but if farmers have been doing it this way for centuries with good results, who am I to argue? I'm just a Jr. farmer here always willing to learn.
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lol me too man i just always plant on june 2
 
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