Kevin Harvey
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Maui is sick. I live in Laguna Beach and Laguna Hills
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rikdabrick
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What kind of opinion are you looking for? She looks happy enough from what I can see from the pics.
rikdabrick
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Maui is cool for sure. I've never been to Laguna Beach
Kevin Harvey
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my relatives used to live on the big island there is a costco there next time I go on holiday by mistake i'll go to North Shore, Oahu hang out there homeless if I dont have enough for a hotel then I might go farther west on a boat to western Japan. I want to go to Tokyo then take the train to the west I wonder how many people grow weed outdoors in Japan...
Oreta808
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Should I try reveg? It's been awhile since I grew outdoors, I know days are starting to get longer her in Hawaii
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rikdabrick
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What's your goals? You can easily reveg that plant, but it'll set you back a bit since the plant will have to take some time to switch back to vegging. Or you can just let it flower. It'll probably finish flowering just fine, you just won't get a lot off of it.
rikdabrick
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I'm pretty sure not too many people grow weed in Japan. They have really strict laws about growing and smoking weed there.
Oreta808
Member
Goals... jus to get some smoke lol nah jus was wondering if it would finish outside even though days getting longer or do I gotta start covering it around mid april so it only gets 12 hrs light
sandhill larry
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No need to cover. Most strains flip in the 13 to 13 1/2 hour range.
Oreta808
Member
That's about all the sun we get on our longest days of summer.. so I am better off vegging indoors and putting outside to flower?
sandhill larry
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The locals would know the best times to do it, but that is what I hear most do. I'm doing a Spring crop here in NW Florida, so I have been growing in short light hours. But my hours of light are growing fast. I have to get mine chopped soon or they will be reveging.
Oreta808
Member
This is what I found from another site telling me in mid April I gotta start covering um up or they'll reveg.
TVMBergman's Lab Member
Apr '13
I live in Hawaii which is a great place for marijuana plants throughout the entire year. Of course, the island has somewhat strange seasons. There is a long season that extends from April to September (or longer) and then a continuous short season all the way through to the end of March. At what time should I plant my marijuana seeds and what are some ideal varieties?
You have plenty of options here. During the short season, you can grow marijuana strains like sativas, sativa-indica hybrids, and indicas. Sativas come from areas on earth that are close to the equator and are acclimated to little or no variation in the length of the day. They do, however, respond to dark periods that are larger than 12 hours. The marijuana plants will continue to grow as they flower. Once the days get shorter and they attain a height of 3 to 4 feet, more of their energy goes into flowering. Sativas that come from higher latitudes like Mexico or Jamaica will also flower as they grow but reach maturity earlier.
Sativa-indica hybrids maintain differences in the way they respond to darkness. Marijuana plants in the mid-range (e.g. indica-sativa F1 hybrids) get half their genes from each parent. They continue to flower as long as the dark period stays over 11 hours daily. After about the first half of April, the plants will stop flowering and begin vegetative growth once again. Occasionally, some flowers might pop up, but they will not flower in earnest until the beginning of fall. When their flowers have ripened, they can be coaxed back into vegetative growth by interrupting the dark cycle every night using a bright, incandescent flashlight. It needs to be shined on every branch several hours after darkness has fallen. When the marijuana plant attains the right size, it can be induced to flower again so long as the period of darkness is 12 hours or more.
Indicas originally came to us from Afghanistan and the adjacent nations in the Himalayas. Like most of the hash-producing areas, this region is right at the 30th parallel. These plants start flowering when the period of darkness is around 10 hours (late July in Afghanistan). Once they are placed outside in the short season, they will start flowering and stop growing. The buds might be somewhat small because the plant ripens so fast under long-night conditions. Some Hawaiian marijuana growers have been known to use a light system to make sure the plants get to the right size. Then they take them outside to ripen.
It is still feasibly to get quality buds during the long season even if Hawaii is at the 15thparallel. Even during the peak of summer hours (June 22) Hawaii still gets 10 or more hours of darkness. Indicas planted outdoors just prior to that peak will have a chance to grow before the long night induce flowering. They will ripen in late August to early September. During the long season, most sativas stay in vegetative growth. They will not start flowering until late September and will ripen about 8 to 10 weeks after that. Certain sativas can actually grow to be very big marijuana plants. Hawaii provides an environment conducive to optimal plant size. Sativas normally grown in more northern regions will start flowering in mid-July and will start ripening by the beginning of September as a result of Hawaii’s short daylight hours. Mid-range sativa-indica hybrids will start flowering at the end of August all the way through to the end of September and will ripen about 6 to 8 weeks later in October and November.
You can plant all of these varieties in late summer to reduce their size and exposure to peril. Many indoor varieties, particularly fast-ripening ones, are largely indica that have been acclimated to lower light levels provided by indoor cultivation. These marijuana plants will still grow bud when partly shaded from the tropical sun.
TVMBergman's Lab Member
Apr '13
I live in Hawaii which is a great place for marijuana plants throughout the entire year. Of course, the island has somewhat strange seasons. There is a long season that extends from April to September (or longer) and then a continuous short season all the way through to the end of March. At what time should I plant my marijuana seeds and what are some ideal varieties?
You have plenty of options here. During the short season, you can grow marijuana strains like sativas, sativa-indica hybrids, and indicas. Sativas come from areas on earth that are close to the equator and are acclimated to little or no variation in the length of the day. They do, however, respond to dark periods that are larger than 12 hours. The marijuana plants will continue to grow as they flower. Once the days get shorter and they attain a height of 3 to 4 feet, more of their energy goes into flowering. Sativas that come from higher latitudes like Mexico or Jamaica will also flower as they grow but reach maturity earlier.
Sativa-indica hybrids maintain differences in the way they respond to darkness. Marijuana plants in the mid-range (e.g. indica-sativa F1 hybrids) get half their genes from each parent. They continue to flower as long as the dark period stays over 11 hours daily. After about the first half of April, the plants will stop flowering and begin vegetative growth once again. Occasionally, some flowers might pop up, but they will not flower in earnest until the beginning of fall. When their flowers have ripened, they can be coaxed back into vegetative growth by interrupting the dark cycle every night using a bright, incandescent flashlight. It needs to be shined on every branch several hours after darkness has fallen. When the marijuana plant attains the right size, it can be induced to flower again so long as the period of darkness is 12 hours or more.
Indicas originally came to us from Afghanistan and the adjacent nations in the Himalayas. Like most of the hash-producing areas, this region is right at the 30th parallel. These plants start flowering when the period of darkness is around 10 hours (late July in Afghanistan). Once they are placed outside in the short season, they will start flowering and stop growing. The buds might be somewhat small because the plant ripens so fast under long-night conditions. Some Hawaiian marijuana growers have been known to use a light system to make sure the plants get to the right size. Then they take them outside to ripen.
It is still feasibly to get quality buds during the long season even if Hawaii is at the 15thparallel. Even during the peak of summer hours (June 22) Hawaii still gets 10 or more hours of darkness. Indicas planted outdoors just prior to that peak will have a chance to grow before the long night induce flowering. They will ripen in late August to early September. During the long season, most sativas stay in vegetative growth. They will not start flowering until late September and will ripen about 8 to 10 weeks after that. Certain sativas can actually grow to be very big marijuana plants. Hawaii provides an environment conducive to optimal plant size. Sativas normally grown in more northern regions will start flowering in mid-July and will start ripening by the beginning of September as a result of Hawaii’s short daylight hours. Mid-range sativa-indica hybrids will start flowering at the end of August all the way through to the end of September and will ripen about 6 to 8 weeks later in October and November.
You can plant all of these varieties in late summer to reduce their size and exposure to peril. Many indoor varieties, particularly fast-ripening ones, are largely indica that have been acclimated to lower light levels provided by indoor cultivation. These marijuana plants will still grow bud when partly shaded from the tropical sun.
Bakersfield
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I've got a question for the Hawaiians with experience in Puna.
If I was to say live in Fern Forest Vacation Estates and I planted in a greenhouse to avoid the rain, would I still need to be worried about bud rot, especially if I grew some heavy budding indica crosses?
If I was to say live in Fern Forest Vacation Estates and I planted in a greenhouse to avoid the rain, would I still need to be worried about bud rot, especially if I grew some heavy budding indica crosses?
White boy in hawaii
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Id be more worried about white powdery mildew than bud rott. i live close to south kona far south kona but your side is wetter. but i still cover my plants every night to keep off the morning dew and cover them when it rains and haven't had bud rot in 4 years
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waterproof808
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Bud rot is a definite concern on this side of the island, you just need the right genetics...I've had stuff rot that was kept totally dry and had fans on it.
Helps to use seeds that were bred outdoor or clones that are successful outdoor in norcal or the PNW.
Bakersfield
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I've got experience growing outdoors in Western Washington State. I never had real good luck there. I had to pull early because of mold.
Thanks for the replies, guys!
I'm just curious. I'm trying to learn what I can before buying into the big Island.
I love the beauty of the Puna District, but perhaps something a bit drier would be better for gardening different strains.
I used the Fern Forest Vacation Estates as an extreme example of cool wet dank. Maybe, if I was to grow someplace lower elevation and warmer, In Puna, say around Pahoa, I might not have to fight the mold as much? Or maybe someplace in Kau or Kona would be better? I'm not a fan of the desert, though and the pictures I've seen of HOVE look like the moon, plus it seems like water catchment would be difficult to supply the family and my plants needs there.
White boy in hawaii
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Hove is where its at hahaha yeahhh buddy hardly rains here but when it dose it fuckin pours and yeah i haul my own water every day to fill up my catchment tanks for gardening hey at least the water is free. i also used to grow in Washington state eastern Washington to be exact
Mohican
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Sativa can start as late as August and will resist any mold issues. Try strains from Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Vietnam, Thailand, Africa...
All of the indica crosses will like environments more like what you see on the crater at 4000 feet on the dry side.
Maui South Side:
Cheers,
Mo
All of the indica crosses will like environments more like what you see on the crater at 4000 feet on the dry side.
Maui South Side:
Cheers,
Mo