Putting plants out early, thought...

Nugs1

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Ok, so the other night I was high and it got my headed real clear while I was thumbing through my favorite seed bank. I came across a strain that said it was cold weather resistant, and a crazy idea popped into my head....
In my area we can't put plants out until last week of May due to sunlight hours, but the temps are nominal near the last week of April, with lows dropping to mid 50's and high never getting over high 70's. So, if i was able to grab a strain that was somewhat cold resistant and it could handle the temps, what would be the next problem? Light hours.
Ok so I am doing a guerrilla grow on about 20 acres of heavily wooded land. Building a greenhouse isn't that logical and carrying all the materials would surely get me caught.
My though process goes like this, if I have a seed or clone i keep in my closet and get it about 3-4 weeks old and make sure its strong then put it outside in my plot, it should be strong enough to handle the mid 50's temps at night. So, then I get a small 100w solar panel (approx. 2ft long by 1.5ft wide) set it out attach it to a power controller with a car battery and an inverter (supply correct and enough power for longer periods) and then hook up a small LED flood light (just big enough to bath it in light). I would set the light up on a timer to just make sure it gets enough light to keep it from flowering, basically its what ppl do with greenhouses but its guerrilla and no house around it.
Now I'm thinking that the plant would already be a month old before it gets out there, then it would be approx. 3 - 4 months of growth (vegetation) before it starts flowering which around here is late July to early august. Using my own organic soil mixture and some compost teas I figure I could be looking at a monster plant, giving me the weight i'm looking for with out having to plant 10 of them.
The whole set up I have priced at about $150 US.
Please tell me what you think and any ideas... I'm super stoked about this and will be trying it this spring.
 

redeyedfrog

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I think a nightlight is a pretty risky strategy to be honest. Have you thought about autoflower plants?
Ruderallis thrives in cooler climates. Ak47 does well
 

Nugs1

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Im with ya on the risky night light but again, the plot is on a 20 acre heavily wooded parcel of land. There is no one to see it unless you were right on top of it.
Also the light I'm talking about is a low light something that might equate to 125w incandescent bulb and thats it.
I have some violator kush that is supposed to be fine in cooler temps.
 

calicocalyx

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what he said^^^^^^ only don't let them get rootbound, you'll set yourself back. In my opinion the sooner they are in their final home/pot/ground, the better. Mine go in pots on pallets (early may with supplemental light), then dragged out of the hoophouse and into the final place in early june. So your plan could work, but a light in the middle of the woods seems like it would draw attention. Also unless you get tons of sunny days that early, you're probably better off getting them big inside.
 

Nugs1

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Doublejj, yeah I though about that but unfortunately I don't really have the space for something like that. I used to be able to grow inside but since i moved I can't.
I feel like if i do this plan i can keep the light pollution so low that you won't be able to see it unless your within a 100 feet of it, the area is so damn thick theres no way your walking around there at night time. So with doing this I have the hope of putting out 2 5+pound plants instead of 10 or so thus making my work a hell of a lot easier.

I also don't even know how I would carry out a couple or 1 3'-4' plant lol
 
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doublejj

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Doublejj, yeah I though about that but unfortunately I don't really have the space for something like that. I used to be able to grow inside but since i moved I can't.
I feel like if i do this plan i can keep the light pollution so low that you won't be able to see it unless your within a 100 feet of it, the area is so damn thick theres no way your walking around there at night time. So with doing this I have the hope of putting out 2 5+pound plants instead of 10 or so thus making my work a hell of a lot easier.

I also don't even know how I would carry out a couple or 1 3'-4' plant lol
I just believe lights out there will draw unwanted attention.....& it's not hard carrying a 3' plant...if you only have to do it once....good luck
 

calicocalyx

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Slightly off topic, but I had a buddy that worked a farm in humboldt where they would re veg by giving the plants in a greenhouse like 15 minutes of light in the middle of the night for a certain amount of time. Could be that you can keep them vegging without putting 3 hours on, in the evening, which is what I would do. Well I would do it differently... Wheelbarrows, backpacks, the tops can be a little squished in transport, you could hike a 10 gallon in.
 
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