Indoor to Outdoor flip

Ive got about 8 two foot high plants that have been vegging indoors for about two months now. They're getting too big for the tent and need to go outdoors. The bad thing is, is that their night period is smack dab in the middle of the day. Wasn't thinking about this when I started them, only my second grow. So I have to move them outside to a real shady spot to harden them off and pray to god they'll be alright. Since the light cycle is how it is now I think ill turn the lights off at 1:00 in the morning and move them out around 5:00 in the morning to that shady spot. What do you guys think?

What's you're light cycle indoors? What latitude are they going to be put out at?

Light schedule indoors is 18/6 and im sittin at 42

To veg, between in & outdoors, 23 hrs per day. Shady area, yes. Your doing good.

Alright cool, I'll report back to this thread after they've been transplanted to final homes giving info on the stress and growth and what not. Til then, Peace


Thanks for the help bros

From 18/6 to 15/9 is a big jump for you're plants, anytime I've jump that much it forces flowering right away which reduced yield and made for some gnarly looking plants. And I'm at 40 degrees lat.

I'm growing outdoors and am using FFOF with Mykos and e.b. Stone organics Sure Start. I also have perlite I'll mix in.
I have a GG4 and Candyland teen in a 1gal Pots. Been 2weeks since I got them. The guy at the club told me they are in Happy Frog soil. I haven't feed any notes yet.
I just got a GSC cone today and put it in a 1gal pot in FFOF with Mykos on the roots and Sure Start sprinkled lightly on top of soil. I then drenched it good with water.

I'm planning to transplant into 15gal pots , is that a good size to get 1lb dried buds?

I'm trying to veg them up as best as possible before the flowering season. I'm in the Bay Area. I've been putting them inside at night under a 4ft fluorescent for now. Any advice? Thanks.

boilingoil said:

From 18/6 to 15/9 is a big jump for you're plants, anytime I've jump that much it forces flowering right away which reduced yield and made for some gnarly looking plants. And I'm at 40 degrees lat.

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I also have them on 18/6. Do you reccomend increasing the dark period little by little until it matches the outdoor period?

For photo plants I recommend to match you're veg lighting to be as close as possible to you're areas time that you plan to put them out from the start.
http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/daylighthoursexplorer.html