im completely new to outdoor growing.. i just got a couple ??'s + REP

[FreddieMercury]

hey everyone,
i have 7 plants that are all about 5-7 weeks old... theres some white widows and afghan x mazar and some white rhino in there... i have been vegging them for about 7 weeks so they are each over a foot tall... i live in illinois and recently we have been having amazing weather... lots of sun!!! i was originally going to finish my grow under an hps but i saw wat the natural sun can do !! its amazing how bigger the plants get outside... all i wanted to know is wat i need to do to start growing my plants outside??? how do i introduce them to the outside???? they were recieving 18/6 of light... they are all very healthy plants... i have them in 1 gallon pots... i have been feeding them foxfarm nutrients... any replies get +REP
i just want to know wat i need to do cause i want to move them outside from their inside veg room wich was giving them 18/6...
thanks alot everyone!!

 

[420swed]

hey everyone,
i have 7 plants that are all about 5-7 weeks old... theres some white widows and afghan x mazar and some white rhino in there... i have been vegging them for about 7 weeks so they are each over a foot tall... i live in illinois and recently we have been having amazing weather... lots of sun!!! i was originally going to finish my grow under an hps but i saw wat the natural sun can do !! its amazing how bigger the plants get outside... all i wanted to know is wat i need to do to start growing my plants outside??? how do i introduce them to the outside???? they were recieving 18/6 of light... they are all very healthy plants... i have them in 1 gallon pots... i have been feeding them foxfarm nutrients... any replies get +REP
i just want to know wat i need to do cause i want to move them outside from their inside veg room wich was giving them 18/6...
thanks alot everyone!!

Well to start off if your grown in the ground dig a hole at least 1.5' by 1.5' then fill it with the soil you are going to use(I used 2-3 bags of soil in each hole). And since your already running 18/6 light schedule they can be transferred outside now the sooner the better. Do you have any pics?

 

[crfhonda]

You wont have to introduce them to the lighting so you can just put them out right now.

 

[jonboy30]

everything that you're doing currently...keep doing outside. I've been using FF nutes all the way and have been seeing amazing results so far. The bigger the conditioned soil hole, the bigger the plant growth potential. 5-7 gallons is ideal. You can see amazing yield results in a hole/container that size.
Good luck with your attempt!

 

[FreddieMercury]

Ill post pics up asap fellas!! Thanks alot for the good replies!! Since it's it first time growing I know I'm probably gonna ask some dumb questions, since I live in Chicago the weather changes alot! Yestirday it was as sunny as Hawaii and today u can't even see the sun cause it's so cloudy, and it's quite chilly,,, shud I leave my plants outside? How will this effect my plants??? Is natural rain good for the plants cause it's suppose to rain later today,,, and since my ladies are all 5-6 weeks old how big are they gonna get?? Thanks alot everyone I appreciate it!!!!

 

[Angus]

Yes, being outside and rain are both good for plants.

 

[canefan]

well I can throw in my two cents for what it is worth. Your plants are going to start to flower with them going outside and the change in the length of sunlight they have over what your grow lights were doing, nothing wrong with that. Keep doing what you have been doing, the weather is good on the plants they have been growing outside for thousands of years. I grow in Costa Rica now in the mountains and you will be impressed with what outside will do over inside. I have tried inside a few times but I am old fashioned and have been growing outside for, well I guess this is my 41st year. I have a question for you......do you have access to cow manure..fresh stuff? If you do mix one nice cow pie with 5 gallons of water and let it sit for a couple of days and water you plants with this you can get 10 gallons out of one cow pie and it will not burn your plants......you will be amazed at what this will do for you........Good Luck

 

[FreddieMercury]

Yes, being outside and rain are both good for plants.

So around how big are my plants gonna get?? And how long is it gonna be till my plants finish harvesting?

 

[FreddieMercury]

I am growing in pots, Is it still good to put the cow poop on it?? Also I got 1 more question, how big will my plants get???

 

[marijewana]

idk how big your plants will get it depends alot on strain, and soil, nutes, etc. but theyll double or triple size during flowering. so im guessing probaly 3-5 feet?

 

[Angus]

No way for us to tell how big they're going to get. They finish harvesting I guess after you cut the last bud off, right? Seriously though they'll be ready to harvest october probably.

 

[FreddieMercury]

No way for us to tell how big they're going to get. They finish harvesting I guess after you cut the last bud off, right? Seriously though they'll be ready to harvest october probably.

So since I just took them out right now are they still going to vegetate?? And around when will they start flowering???

 

[Weed MD]

Okay so this is my first time growing. I started germinating the seeds as told for one full day and i then planted them in what i think is 2-3 maybe bigger gallon pots...i immediately placed them outside on my back deck where they get plenty of sunshine and natural rain. its been one week and my little girls have grown to about 3 inches. im using miracle grow soil. i live in jersey if that matters to anyone answering this. i didnt start them growing indoors or anything and i hope this doesnt matter. i have been reading quite a bit and if anyone has any advice or anything i should be doing. when should i start the "flowering phaze" and will i need to bring it inside for that???

 

[Angus]

So since I just took them out right now are they still going to vegetate?? And around when will they start flowering???

That was assuming they continue to veg outdoors. If they do they will start to bud in august. If they start to flower then they may flower out or they may re veg. If they reveg it may put off your harvest date as much as a month.

 

[jonboy30]

So since I just took them out right now are they still going to vegetate?? And around when will they start flowering???

It might start flowering, yes...but once the plant acclimates itself to the natural lighting, it will revert back to vegging. The days are beginning to get shorter, so roughly about a month left of vegging maybe a lil less.
Hope this helps...

 

[FreddieMercury]

It might start flowering, yes...but once the plant acclimates itself to the natural lighting, it will revert back to vegging. The days are beginning to get shorter, so roughly about a month left of vegging maybe a lil less.
Hope this helps...

So since they have been vegging for just over a month their gonna veg for another month?? The days are mid 70's and late at night it gets pretty chilly,
They get some good sun tho,, on a sunny day they get about 5 hours of direct sunlight, I don't know if that helps, since I pit them out 2 days ago the leafs and plants look greener,

 

[jonboy30]

So since they have been vegging for just over a month their gonna veg for another month?? The days are mid 70's and late at night it gets pretty chilly,
They get some good sun tho,, on a sunny day they get about 5 hours of direct sunlight, I don't know if that helps, since I pit them out 2 days ago the leafs and plants look greener,

ya man...there's still alot of vegging growing here where I'm from. I'm not sure about where you are though. The growing seasons may be totally different for sure.

 

[FreddieMercury]

I live in illinois.... The last frost was april 28th i think