Groath stops above 29 degrees celcius?

[bLAZE HAPPY]

Hi all.

In the indoor outdoor medical growers bible, it states that groath basically comes to a standstill in temps above 29 deg. C

I set up my thermomometer near my spot and in direct sun, air temp is at 30C, and were still not even in summer..

Is there anything i can do to help?

Have those of you growing in hot sunny locations experianced this as a problem?

 

The way i see it is that in the peak of summer here in australia, unless your plants are practically in full shade, the temps gunna be exceeding this 29C that they supposedly stop growing at.

 

Should i change my spot to try get more shade (not planted yet), or should i stick with my full sun spot?

Elevation is at 600 or so meters, so that helps the heat thing a bit being up a mountain.

 

Have you experianced guys had problems planting in full hot sun??

What are your thoughts?

[LOGGER_KING]

better heads in the top of queensland outdoors then in alaska outdoors i would think

[LOGGER_KING]

this was in the middle of a bloody hot summer(40c plus),,,,,,heads were tighter and fatter then cooler season the year b4

Edited October 31, 2008 by LOGGER_KING

[ijustdontcare]

yeah i dont take the heat issue too much ive grown in 26 - 38 degrees still fine never had a prob

[Rose Gardener]

My drobe n nursery can get up to about 35 deg C sometimes.... They usually sit around the 30 deg mark tho, and things grow along just fine.

 

Atleast I think they do.

 

Oops. Yes I know realize we're talking outdoors, but inside or out, temperature is temperature....

 

Edited October 31, 2008 by Rose Gardener

[Wrangler556]

I reckon Marijuana plants can take a fair bit of heat, providing all the other essentials are being looked after - Air/Airmovement,Light, water, nutrients etc...

 

With Higher temps, i'd just make sure you have plenty of fresh air moving around, and water more often, probably use a weaker solution of nutes aswell....

 

One other thing with high temps, I think as long as the plants get a cooler nightime enviroment/lights off period, they will get that much needed rest from the high temps and be ok....

 

Wrangler.

 

Edit: It can also come down to strain choice, some strains genetics are better suited to warmer conditions, and some come from a colder/ or mountain region and don't like heat at all.... maybe research strains for one that suits your area/conditions..

Edited October 31, 2008 by Wrangler556

[bufo marinus]

It's the temperature at the rootzone that is important.

Concentrate on keeping the rootzone healthy, not too dry, not too moist and you'll have no dramas.

Dig nice deep holes, at least 400-500mm deep.

Water crystals are an option also

[WantDaChronic]

heat really isnt an issue provided the plant has nice deep roots and access to plenty of water

[2minspast420]

I've never had a problem with high temperatures over summer (and it gets hot where I am). If anything,

doesn't high temps increase the amount of resin produced by the plant? as a defense mechanism perhaps?

[bLAZE HAPPY]

Awesome, cheers for the answers guys, answered my question good!