Too late to start?

[saxman]

Ok, so I have had a bit of bad luck with the plants I had been growing. Overfertilised the autos that I had going, repotted one of my main plants in a mix that killed that one, had some others going well, but then the next problem occured - something ate all the leaves on my plants. Only got 2 left that have started to regenerate leaves now, the others have died, time will tell if they will survive or yield anything. So I finally got around to ordering more seeds. Question now is, I'm guessing mid January before the seeds arrive; I'm in Sydney, so for an outdoor grow how much success will I actually have planting that late? I ordered both normal seeds and autos, obviously not too worried about the autos but I also know I won't get huge yields off them. Will the others basically go the same as autos given the short time frame? Any idea on yields versus a full term plant?

[louise]

Obviously the yeild will be less on a plant started in Jan vs a plant started in Oct... to say more would be guess work, to many variables and too little information.

[AlwaysBeCool420]

Hi saxman,

Are the plants you have left big enough to clone? Clones would have roots before your seeds even arrive. The plants would be slightly bigger that way with a bit more yield.

[saxman]

Not happening - got about 3 leaves just starting to sprout on the old ones so nothing there to take clones from for now

[AlwaysBeCool420]

Not happening - got about 3 leaves just starting to sprout on the old ones so nothing there to take clones from for now

 

Damn, that's no good. Good luck with it all anyway. Hopefully the new year will bring some better luck!

[saxman]

Couple of pictures to show what the plants are looking like that are still alive

[munchy]

hi, personaly i would be looking out for what was eating the plants in the first place, i wouldn't want you plant and the same thing happen again, as i has said before pop-up food (fly) protectors will stop Grasshoppers and Butterfly's (caterpillars). At least untill they are adecent size. good luck

Munchy

[saxman]

I think I am right now, didn't have anything protecting them to start with and just one day all leaves gone, put up the chicken wire around but put a couple of other plants in there that had been somewhere else, the got eaten that night too - put the bird netting over them the following day. It wasn't something small that got them, it was about 6 plants all in one night and looked like they had almost been trampled too. Netting etc around everything from now on!

I guess even if I only get a couple of ounces or so per plant that go in now, its still better than nothing.

[AlwaysBeCool420]

Yeah, you've still got a bit of growing time yet, and they will stretch when they start to flower. Fingers crossed you still get something worthwhile!

[imagardner]

If you have the facilities, veg indoors you will get much more growth under 18-24 hours of light then put back outdoors when the shorter days arrive. Good luck

Ima