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Hey Chobble, your right about everything, except he's not at the start of his grow season, Costa Rica is in the Northern Hemisphere and has the same grow season as North America.
So Tropical, if you want a harvest you should put some plants outside right now so you can hopefully get a week or 2 of veg. Make sure there in full sunlight so they can grow as big as possible, good luck.
Well, I was actually reading they might not get too much sun right now, it's a bit cloudy, not rainy, but cloudy, some sunlight does go through. I'm still inclined to start in two weeks since I'm ordering stuff and even if I they won't get their full potential at least get something. I'm gonna go for AK-47, original strain.Hey Chobble, your right about everything, except he's not at the start of his grow season, Costa Rica is in the Northern Hemisphere and has the same grow season as North America.
So Tropical, if you want a harvest you should put some plants outside right now so you can hopefully get a week or 2 of veg. Make sure there in full sunlight so they can grow as big as possible, good luck.
like right now....yer day is 12 1/2 hours long.... sunrise 5:30 ish AM....sunset 6 'ish PM.
my guess is that you will need to grow em to size inside under 24 hours of light...then drop em outside when you want them to start flowering.
s h
My concern about that is that I got to do a whole indoor investment if I'm not wrong, and the house ain't that big and wouldn't want anyone noticing, want to keep it as quiet, personal and as simple as possible.I've never grown in CR......Hell...never even been there...unfortunately....
but I know about sun cycles and day lengths and longitude..... and being that close to the Equator your days and nights are never too far from each other in length.....
like right now....yer day is 12 1/2 hours long.... sunrise 5:30 ish AM....sunset 6 'ish PM.
my guess is that you will need to grow em to size inside under 24 hours of light...then drop em outside when you want them to start flowering.
do you know anyone else there who grows/has grown outdoors?
good luck
s h
My concern about that is that I got to do a whole indoor investment if I'm not wrong, and the house ain't that big and wouldn't want anyone noticing, want to keep it as quiet, personal and as simple as possible. That's correct our days basically start at 5-5:30am til 5:30-6pm. How about placing it in a small squared space I got in my backyard where I can setup a light or two to give the plant light all day/night outside. Would that also work?
There ya go!. Thats the way to do it. One of us should have told you that..
Supplemental lighting is a great idea!
Go for it
My concern about that is that I got to do a whole indoor investment if I'm not wrong, and the house ain't that big and wouldn't want anyone noticing, want to keep it as quiet, personal and as simple as possible.
That's correct our days basically start at 5-5:30am til 5:30-6pm. How about placing it in a small squared space I got in my backyard where I can setup a light or two to give the plant light all day/night outside. Would that also work?
We got similar convenience stores, basically almost everything in the US we're getting here hehe, lots of people coming from the US to enjoy paradise. :) I'll see what I can find, otherwise I'm definitely ordering online.Actually that would work, I have no idea what kind of local hardware stores you have in your area, but at Lowes and Home Depot in the States I can get a powerful outdoor MH, HPS or CFL light for under $100. If you can't get something local you could always buy online. That would work wonderfully to give your plants 18-24 hours of light then just turn it off when there big enough to flower.
EDIT: I posted this a little late :)
The backyard has high cement walls so it's not really something people would see. Basically there's a location that is kinda like a small hidden spot (like an outside open closet), I'm gonna take a pic next week and upload it.All you need is a flourescent light or two... either go with 1 light and top light the plant.... or buy 2 and stand them vertical and light the sides/entire plant. A small space in a closet/cabinet will be big enough for 1 plant.
outside lighting wouldn't be something I'd try. Talk about drawing attention. Not to mention the water/electricity >fun< that could go on.... yikes.
All you need is a flourescent light or two... either go with 1 light and top light the plant.... or buy 2 and stand them vertical and light the sides/entire plant. A small space in a closet/cabinet will be big enough for 1 plant.
outside lighting wouldn't be something I'd try. Talk about drawing attention. Not to mention the water/electricity >fun< that could go on.... yikes.
We got similar convenience stores, basically almost everything in the US we're getting here hehe, lots of people coming from the US to enjoy paradise. :) I'll see what I can find, otherwise I'm definitely ordering online.
The backyard has high cement walls so it's not really something people would see. Basically there's a location that is kinda like a small hidden spot (like an outside open closet), I'm gonna take a pic next week and upload it.
Fortunately no lights get into my backyard and the walls are high enough for no one to notice anything.Thought:
Possibly use those portable/stick in the ground/walkway type SOLAR lights to place out by your plant(s) so the light from them keeps the plant from flowering??? they wouldn't make them grow like "supplemental" light would...but if it worked you could use natural sunlight to grow em up and then just remove the lights when you wanna go into flower. Solar lights wouldn't draw any attention whatsover in a landscaped area.
also..make sure that wheever they are there are no porch/patio lighrs/streetlights/LIGHTS anywhere near....
good luck...and dammit.....take some pics when you get em goin!
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