Hey I'm a new grower. And I was wondering what to do if there where a lot of cloudy days during flower. My girls are in like the 3-4th week of flower. I posted pics on a diff thread and was told that I need more light. They have been growing outside/by a open window when not outside. Or expecting rain. It seems this summer has been really rainy and cloudy. So I'm not sure what I can do ??? Buds are nice but small.
Cloudy days during flower
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Weedburger
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Show us some pictures..
Cloudy days shouldn't be a problem. In autumn it's always more rainy and cloudy.
Cloudy days shouldn't be a problem. In autumn it's always more rainy and cloudy.
Diabolical666
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You are still getting alot more light then indoor grow lights. The "broken cloud effect" can occur causing more UV then on a sunny day.
wvblazin
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I'm experiencing the same type of weather this season but all of my plants (aside from the sativas) have long, fat, and dense buds.
In my opinion, you should just leave them outside full-time. The sun will always be stronger than any artificial light source, even on a cloudy/rainy day.
In my opinion, you should just leave them outside full-time. The sun will always be stronger than any artificial light source, even on a cloudy/rainy day.
jdubwetherell1988
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if anything i usually keep an estimated track of cloudy/ rainy days and tack that on to my flowering time. So say there were 10 rain/cloudy days during a 2 month flower period, then you would add an estimated 10 days extra in flower
codster25
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Yeah no need to panic, we are still in early september you won't have to pull before the start of October or later. I'm sure their will be plenty of sunny days from now until then, I live in Northern Ontario and the past couple summers have been able to pull on Oct 12/13 at the latest which has been plenty of time. Although usually I have buds close to your size by now, this year they are barely even considered flowering (preflowering more like it), so I really don't know what to expect this year, is it a sign of a mild fall to come or is something not right environmentally this season?Either way nice plants and good luck!
I would leave them outside all the time. But I don't want the buds getting to wet. So that's when I bring them in by the window. Besides for that they are either outside. Or by a open window that's low to the ground.
gd12dg
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Why are u so concerned about ur buds getting wet?
As any fully outdoor grower can tell you buds getting wet from the rain rly isn't that big of a deal they dry right back out just like the rest of the plant no harm done
Marijuana is not a plant made specifically for inside with exception of indoor specific strains but none I have found stress keeping buds dry it's just like any other natural plant don't mean to sound like smartass but plants like water
I agree it'd def be better for it to be outside for good but what's best for them is not always best for us so do what u can looks like ur doin good anyway so keep up the good work pal
As any fully outdoor grower can tell you buds getting wet from the rain rly isn't that big of a deal they dry right back out just like the rest of the plant no harm done
Marijuana is not a plant made specifically for inside with exception of indoor specific strains but none I have found stress keeping buds dry it's just like any other natural plant don't mean to sound like smartass but plants like water
I agree it'd def be better for it to be outside for good but what's best for them is not always best for us so do what u can looks like ur doin good anyway so keep up the good work pal
I thought it wasn't good to get the buds wet because of mold or mildew. Idk. Think I read it somewhere.
wvblazin
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I spray the shit outa my buds with neem oil after every rain or once per week to be proactive against mold, fungus, and insects. You on the East coast?
harris hawk
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It a outside grow no worry mother nature will take care of your plants - not to worry
gR33nDav3l0l
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Yeah this sun is burning through clouds, you can feel the radiation. Burns 
wvblazin
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All of my indicas are well into flowering right now.. with a few of them ready to chop in a week or two.. my sativas on the other have just started flowering a few days ago. I'm hoping for an Indian summer so that they can either finish or come close to it.
Is Oct. 12/13 the average first frost or is that how its been lately? Our average first frost date is Oct. 1st down here but the last few years it has held off til around Halloween.. we have so many micro-climates in my area that it is ridiculous. I heard that they were actually thinking of changing our plant hardiness zone.
gR33nDav3l0l
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My grow here in the equatorial tropic is on northern hemi schedule then. Awesome, also chopping indicas down in a week or 2
wvblazin
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I have a few gardens spread out in the same general area and growing the same strains in each (Guerilla style) .. but the plants in one of the gardens seem to be a few weeks ahead of all the others. They're on the same feeding schedule and everything. The only thing that I can think of is maybe they're getting more or possibly less sunlight than the other plots. I switched it up this season and changed the locations of my gardens and it was a pain in the ass trying to figure out the app that I used to calculate how much sunlight my plants would get daily.My grow here in the equatorial tropic is on northern hemi schedule then. Awesome, also chopping indicas down in a week or 2
How much daylight are you getting daily at this point? We're down to like 12 hrs 55 mins right now.
codster25
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Nice to hear things are going good where your at, Our average frost in Northern Ontario is usually around mid September but I can usually leave them until mid October the latest, with -1 and -2 Celcius at night. I'm at 13:05 hours of sunlight so not quite 12 but should be well into flower by now, for my indica's anyway.
Yeah Blazin I'm on the east coast. If the Wv in ur name is what I think it is then I'm east of u about a couple hrs drive. So we are getting about 13 hrs like you. I was wondering beings I'm going into like week 4 or 5. Do I still need 12 hrs of complete darkness.?? And if so I can't leave them outside because it's still light at 8:00 pm. And it gets light around 6:30 am.