caregiverken
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Depends on a few factors, most significant being what current photoperiod they're on. That will determine to a large degree how they're going to behave once put outside. The other factor that plays a big role in how quickly flowering begins is size of the root ball. The more restricted the mass, the more quickly they tend to go into flowering. I can say this from direct experience.i have some clones that are late to the outdoor game they are bout 12in tall in one gal pots...They are doing really well. But I don't expect to get much from them. Except one of them is gonna go inside and make a nice mother
My question is;
I have made room and got free wood on Freecycle. Should I build a planterbox and Buy 200 bucks worth of soil to plant them in with only a couple more weeks of vegging?
or just let them finish in pots?
I have heard the roots grow a lot during the stretch...So Im thinkin,
I should give em some room. and some Mykos
I will add pics when I have time.
lots to do
.Gotta get busy now!
You could put them into 2gal pots, and they'll still need daily attention/water if it's warm where you are, but they'll also go into flower more quickly. Or you could put them into 3-5gal pots or buckets, and they will not flower so quickly.
My experience's have been different. I haven't seen how root ball size, restriction, or root growth have any appreciable affect on flowering. In fact, I currently grow a strain that requires no veg time at all to support my case. I put my freshly rooted clones(24/0)into a flowering room(12/12) for 6 weeks and they totally fill up 1 gallon pots with roots when finished. They don't need any more or less room for root growth.The other factor that plays a big role in how quickly flowering begins is size of the root ball. The more restricted the mass, the more quickly they tend to go into flowering. I can say this from direct experience.
So, if you put them in-ground, but they're currently on say an 18/6 photoperiod, they're going to want to go into flowering but the roots are also going to grow. This will cause weird shit to happen, that I can guarantee you. If you put them in pots, the smaller the pot the more quickly they'll flip into flower.
You could put them into 2gal pots, and they'll still need daily attention/water if it's warm where you are, but they'll also go into flower more quickly. Or you could put them into 3-5gal pots or buckets, and they will not flower so quickly.
Thing is, right now, as far as seasons go, you're right on the edge in terms of veg vs flowering. Wait a couple of weeks and they should go right into flower, I think. Wonder what Blaze would have to say about it.... <musing>
This top was a clone of my Shiskaberry that I put in the ground on July 31 and harvested October 4 of 2004. It grew insanely quick, shooting to 6'+ in ~2 months. Yielded approx. 4.5 oz. Not too shabby. What was also interesting about it was the smell. It was surprisingly different than I've been able to achieve indoors with it. It smelled strongly of pure grapefruit for whatever reason. Mmmmm..I can smell it just thinking about it. Fantastic! Shiskaberry is widely known for it's distinctly berry aroma. Some have labeled it identical to a gooseberry. To me it smells/tastes just like it should. Hash and blueberries(Blueberry x Afghani).
http://i173.invalid.com/albums/w66/MrGeniusA/Outdoor.jpg
If you don't have the pots, then I say get some soil and go that route. You'll have the planters available next year to use again, too.
I'm talking specifically about an outdoor growing scenario, which is what I assumed Ken's scenario to be.My experience's have been different. I haven't seen how root ball size, restriction, or root growth have any appreciable affect on flowering. In fact, I currently grow a strain that requires no veg time at all to support my case. I put my freshly rooted clones(24/0)into a flowering room(12/12) for 6 weeks and they totally fill up 1 gallon pots with roots when finished. They don't need any more or less room for root growth.
4-6 plants in the box would do well, more so if all the plants were planted at an angle or tied down facing away from eachother
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