Growing outdoors in winter

[tomScro]

Has anyone grown plants in winter?

I know they won't be monsters however if I can keep the frost of them

will they want to bolt to seed?

If the plant produces enought for a couple of smokes it's all a bonus.

Is it possible?

[phreakah]

Heya,

I have planted in June before... resulting in 6-10 inch plants grown in little 8 litre pots.

Not much yeild, I think mine did well only because of moving the pots around all the time to get full sun.

Give it a go and see what happens

 

(perth weather)

[tomScro]

Thanks man,

I thought it might be a silly idea that wouldn't work.

I'd be happy if I got enought to fend of a drought.

Could be an interesting experiment.

[TheTreeBoundRat]

Too extend the veg period hang a cfl over them at night. Use a timer. Lights off when you want too flower.

. In theory you could veg a really good plant and have it flower in spring. Indicas will be less likely too reveg come flower.

 

Good lulck:

[Auntynorm]

G'day Tom.

 

If you are talking frost I'd be led to think you may be down my way, Vic. If so, there isn't a lot I can say to encourage you for a winter grow outdoors. You can extend daylight by using lamps with a timer, but it's not going to be easy or produce very much. You have to have heat, summer heat, outdoors, to get the full value from your crop, no matter what anyone says. I've been growing out doors for over 30 years and can hold my own there. If I were you I'd wait till around Melbourne Cup day and have seedlings well established for then. If I can help you at that time feel free to ask. You could start work on your outdoor plot, lots of manure, compost, lime, blood and bone, Go-Go juice (a plant pro-biotic), lots of straw (horse stall straw is great) and dig, dig, dig. Turbo charge your soil time now. I have been working mine for the last month and by spring it will have the seedlings raging. Starting now all those things are going to be well broken down and all the goodness will be available to the seedlings. Try to encourage worms, lots of manure will help there. Remember, P,P,P,P,P, or preparation prevents piss poor performance. :guitar:

[Nidjah]

Da Boogie Man! Telling it how it is!!!!

[Dope Smoker]

Hey. I thought of trying to grow some lowryder 2's or some kind of auto outdoors in one of those small greenhouses you can get from bunnings for about $30, they look like they would be easy enough to move around if you needed to move them to get more sun.

[IAMTHEMANOHYEAH]

Hey i got sum of those green houses for my late grow i planted bout the start of feb an two r bout 2 weeks off and the other is bout 4-5 should yeild bout 2-3 oz looks like it will b a good smoke. I was goin to try my luck when these ones were done get sum more happening maybe try a cross for next year even

[tomScro]

Thanks again guys, I think I will take Auntynorms suggestion and prepare my ground for Melbourne Cup day.

Probably getting off topic now however, how early should I sprout my seeds to plant out on Melbourne Cup day,

remembering I only have the ground to put them in and no fancy lighting rigs etc.

You have probably figured by now I'm a newcomer to growing and you would be correct.

[davooo420]

Hey Prheakah thats sick to hear that you could grow something through winter in perth (were i am too). My dilema is i have a beautifull fragrant plant that is 3 weeks into flowering now i guess there going to need at least 6 to 7 more weeks.Wich means that i will be growing into late june early july could any of you help me in answering this question any answers would be greatly appreciated.Would my plant get away bidding into early july without getting any damage done or lack of harvest? thankss