Going from 24/0 to outside...ween them to 18/6 beforehand or no need?

ttumaddawg

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• Jul 23, 2010

• #1

All under 24 hours of light for 1 1/2 to 2 month veg. Then I planned on putting them straight outside where light here is 14 hours per day.

Do I need to start cutting back their light now to 20/4 or 18/6 for a bit, or will they be fine going straight outside to the 14 hours of light?

I've heard different opinions and I just don't want them to hermie or go into total shock on me, especially because I have heard the Fem seeds are very picky.

These are Fem Greenhouse and regular Mandala.

All opinions appreciated and considered.

 

darkdestruction420

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #2

Thats fine, they will probally start flowering from the switch.

 

ttumaddawg

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #3

Thanks for the answer darkdestruction420

I am hoping they just go into flower nice and smooth with no funny business!

 

darkdestruction420

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #4

Shouldnt be a problem, im assuming they are mature and showed preflowers already since you said its 6-8 weeks into veg, if they are not it might be a bit longer than if they were mature.

 

canefan

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #5

They should be just fine, I use a similiar method on my plants. This time of year with the days getting shorter and going from 24/0 to 14 hours of light they should just simply go into flower with no problems. My clones go from 24/0 to 18/6 then to whatever daylight is available once I set them out and they go into flower anywhere from 10 days to 2 weeks after the change. Plants I start from seed go from 18/6 to available daylight and they also start to flower in 10 to 14 days usually depending on whether indica or sativa. Happy growing

 

ttumaddawg

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #6

That's good to hear, thanks canefan.

Anybody itching for football season as much as I am??

Training camps starting up now, I can smell it...Let's get it on!

 

canefan

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #7

Yeah I am ready, really more than ready......Go Canes and Go Dolphins

 

Dizz1e

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• Jul 24, 2010

• #8

I always heard you were supposed to harden off indoor plants by slowly introducing them to the outdoor climate, but your plants are 2 months old so they should be fine. Try to see if the temperature outside is a lot hotter or colder then your inside grow room.

 

ttumaddawg

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• Jul 25, 2010

• #9

I know about hardening off in the shade for a few days, I am only concerned with going from straight 24 hours of light to 14 hours of light. Most growers start theirs at 18/6 from what I've researched and going from 18 hours to 14 hours is not a big deal, but obviously a 10 hour light difference is way more than 4.