Early move outdoors?

[krazim]

I need to move 3 plants I have outdoors, which currently sit at 1-2 feet. Is it possible to put these out late august if frost isnt really an issue? Will putting them out before the equinox send them into flower?

[MongyMan]

Not a problem so long as you don't get any frosts. We are already past the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere so they will want to veg. If they have been on a longer day length indoor than it is outdoor where you are atm, they will start to bud but as the days get longer they will begin to revege then grow through the season as normal. This is a handy link for finding daylight hours where you live. http://www.orchidculture.com/COD/daylength.html

 

Peace MongyMan

[kezz]

You just have to be a bit careful as they will go into bud for sure at this time of year,but like Mongy says, they will turn back to veg given time.

[krazim]

Thnaks for the replies guys, theyve been sitting in their holes for a few weeks now, doing very nicely out of their cramped box in the sunshine.

 

The other issue I have is that so far these have been done in coco (in 18ltr pots I think). Now this is a guerilla grow, so I want to limit visits as much as possible... Now this means I wont be able to use my canna nutes nearly as much as I'd like..soo....

 

what should I fill the holes with? A combination of the dug up soil (pretty sandy w a few worms, looks not too bad), canna coco, and/or a soil mix? I was thinking canna terra but wasnt sure if this needed regular fertilisation. Anyway I wanted to put some B&B and maybe some organic fertilser in the mix, in order to not need liquids as much, but wasnt sure of the best approach...Any ideas? Thanks for your input

 

September is here motherf***ers@!

[Home_Grown]

Look for some Searles 5 in 1. It's a compost with magical ingredients including blood and bone, worm castings, trace elements etc. Also check out Searles Premium potting mix. Mix the 2 together in the right ratio's and then you have some nice medium to stick in those holes :-)

[Closet Grower]

Really OLD horse manure is great as well to fill the holes .