Possibly moving to outdoor. Help Please

Hey guys,

I currently have 5 beauties indoors and I'm thinking of moving them outside as my closet is getting pretty cramped. Big question of the day though... How late is too late to move them outside? I live in the Mid-west Illinois area. They are still currently seedlings (Dixie Cup Status) but I was thinking maybe in a couple of weeks?

Thanks!

I'm a newb but plants will usually start flowering middle July or a little later sometimes so you have that much time left to veg so they won't be the biggest plants ever but they should still be a good harvest will 5 plants. What's your indoor light schedule right now?

I'm in about the same area and I'll be putting plants in the ground for the next 3 weeks. Yours' will be fine.

MyRep said:

Hey guys,

I currently have 5 beauties indoors and I'm thinking of moving them outside as my closet is getting pretty cramped. Big question of the day though... How late is too late to move them outside? I live in the Mid-west Illinois area. They are still currently seedlings (Dixie Cup Status) but I was thinking maybe in a couple of weeks?

Thanks!

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I'm not a pro but I would think of moving them now, sunlight is always great and they'll probably be much larger outside

I'm running 24 hours on LEDs... They are still seedlings right now though so I want their stem to thicken a bit so the wind doesn't wreck them

They can go out now, the sooner the better. I recommend putting them out in a spot that has full shade (or where they only get direct light at dawn/dusk) for a week or so as they will need to get used to the intensity of natural light. This process is called "hardening off". You will likely see a growth spurt during this time or shortly after.

Welcome to the great outdoors.

I usually put my seedlings out a couple hrs at a time and shade the rest of the day but only for 2-3 days max.

1sttimeguy LEDs that bad huh? lol

I wouldn't say bad at all. There is just no substitute for the spectrum and intensity of the Sun.

MyRep said:

Hey guys,

I currently have 5 beauties indoors and I'm thinking of moving them outside as my closet is getting pretty cramped. Big question of the day though... How late is too late to move them outside? I live in the Mid-west Illinois area. They are still currently seedlings (Dixie Cup Status) but I was thinking maybe in a couple of weeks?

Thanks!

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Yes you can but shade them for 3 days before putting them directly under the sun if not they can get burn by the sun

What do the burns look like? I'm seeing little holes in my leaves and I'm thinking something is eating them I hit the area around them with a pesticide so I'm hoping that helps, but I'm not used to these little bastard bugs if thats what this is....

MyRep said:

What do the burns look like? I'm seeing little holes in my leaves and I'm thinking something is eating them I hit the area around them with a pesticide so I'm hoping that helps, but I'm not used to these little bastard bugs if thats what this is....

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Leaf burn is not little holes and blindly spraying other stuff probably didn't help. Examine the plant closely to see if you can spot something, and if so, open a thread to ask what you need to do. If you don't see anything during the day, check at night because different pests are out at different times.