indoors to outdoors

[2monged]

i have 5 healthy little plants in a reticulated setup under flouros howeva im getting in sum good genes soon so i have to make space. they are currently under 24/7 lights and in perlite on 1/4 strenght nutes. can i transplant them straight into sum composted soil or do i have to slowly bring down the lighting time? they are all about 5inches tall.

i only have about 1 week til new strains arrive

Sorry if this sounds like a newbie question as i have checked many a forum and have found no answer

 

many thanx 2monged

[fossil]

Ok.... here goes soem possibly contriversial advice.

 

I have done what you are intending quite a few times. When I have done it with more advanced plants, they have always started to flower, then revert with the goofy looking leaves thing, before finally kicking in well, three to four weeks later. These last two years, I have done it with 3" high babies and they just pwered along with no probs. Got some in now... can post some shots if you like. I tried the light cycle reduction thing with no luck. It isn't necessarily the # of hours that will start flowering, rather the difference in light intensity that seems to get them going in this case, however the younger you transplant the better IMO.

Hope this helps

 

Fossil

[Guest BudWaver]

nice avatar fossil

 

I concur with what ya got to say about the inside to outside thing....the twisted leaves etc were it revegging and only tends to make the plant bushier imo...but with the weird weather we have been ahing as of late Ive seen a few outdoor plants start to turn to flower...this just aint a typical summer...

 

Which is why a number of people myself included like to take clones at the 1.5-2 week mark of flowering...they might take a little loner to root and look a little spastic for a while on ya but end up bushy as feck if thats what you require...

[fossil]

I agree with that fully, except that I haven't had any probs with rooting at all. They seem to root after seven days just like vegy clones. I have them on a heat mat though, which is a must for reliable results IMO. They do take longer to kick into full growth though. I am going to do the same as last year, this time around, which is transfer some of my finished girls into the hydro cupboard after harvest. They go bushy as hell. 3' x 3' scrog generally yeilds me 25 oz plus out of four plants this way.

 

Glad you like the avitar

[Tom]

Yeah, I have done it here in Tassie several times, I have found it better to stick them in potting soil and leave them under lights for a couple of days to get used to soil before moving/planting them outside.

[2monged]

thanks guy but ive already tranplanted them, they are all still healthy but have seemed to stop growin so i geuss the growth is just goin on under ground

cheers 2monged