Force Flowering Outdoors

stoner817

Active Member
In order to put under a trash can or in a shed to force the plants into flowering, do the plants require any type of air flow?
 

Boneman

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Air flow is very important. Keeps the temps down, humidity down and helps in overall plant health and ability to grow.
 

Angus

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That's a question I've always had about force flowering. I started doing one for two weeks, and couldn't think of any way to do it while giving it ample air flow and protecting from light leaks. I just put it in a pretty much airtight container at six, and removed it right at dark. Never saw any ill effects but I'm sure it wasn't good for it.

I'd like to hear any other methods that work better, but I'm stumped.
 

ttumaddawg

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so what would be the best method of force flowering outdoors in the ground
place bamboo sticks or something equivalent around all your plants.

use black cotton sheets to cover them and the sheets rest on the bamboo so they do not hurt the plants.

airflow still comes through the sheets.

cover them at night exactly 12 hours from when the sun will rise in your area...then when the sun sets that night, you uncover the plants so they can be greeted by the sun in the morning.
 

stoner817

Active Member
so how many sheets per plant? if used only one wouldnt light still come thru because of the sheet being thin? was the sunlight hitting your plants directly or were they shaded and covered? has anyone else ever used this method and what was the out come just curious. sorry for all the questions but im just looking for the best method i may try a few different ways for future reference thanks for all the advice from everyone
 

marijewana

Active Member
yeah im interested in this too, i just start force flowering on of my plants 3 days ago, im using trash cans atm, but when they kick into flowering im going to need something bigger, i cant move them into a shed because of neighbors...
 

poncesurfer420

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i have been flowering for 11 days outside and i stoped covering it cuz it got to big and i have
nothing big enough to cover it but it stays very dark in my back yard no lights out there will this
have a negative affect on the plant???
 

NoCeilings

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i have been flowering for 11 days outside and i stoped covering it cuz it got to big and i have
nothing big enough to cover it but it stays very dark in my back yard no lights out there will this
have a negative affect on the plant???
It depends on how long you were covering it for. I think it would continue flowering because we are getting less than 12 hours of light in the first place. Unless its a situation where it was getting 8, and now its 11, and that large difference would make it reveg
I'm curious as to how the plant was vegging in the first place, if florida is getting < 12 hours of light

Sorry for the threadjack
 

poncesurfer420

Active Member
It depends on how long you were covering it for. I think it would continue flowering because we are getting less than 12 hours of light in the first place. Unless its a situation where it was getting 8, and now its 11, and that large difference would make it reveg
I'm curious as to how the plant was vegging in the first place, if florida is getting < 12 hours of light

Sorry for the threadjack
(i put it inside at sunset under light for an extra 4 hrs for veg )
im at two weeks flowering and i still see no sign of sex ive still been covering it w/ a rubbermade box and towels because of a cold front but its warming back up highs it the 70s today
it gets 13 hours dark at least every night and 11 light when i have to cover it.
other than tht sunsets at 6 and rises at 6 so it get 12/12 when its not cold
 

Dj1209

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You should make sure however you go about this to allow no light in I believe it can promote hermies if you have light during the dark cycle and vice versa
 
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