Strating your plants indoors for outdoors, How many lighting hours indoors?
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bobulak
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If they aren't autos go for 18/6. That will keep them in veg until ur ready to take em outside to flower
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The only problem with that is the plants will be in a veg state outside till late Sept. or early Oct.. I'm worried if they're under 81/6 for a month and a half indoors that when they get transplanted outside in late March, they will only receive 11 1/2 hours of sunlight. That will make them think it's time to flower! Am I wrong!!!!!!!!
there is nothing you can do indoors with lights to manipulate whenther they hold off on flowering outdoors.
generally speaking your plant needs 13 hours of continual light every single day of the week indoor or outdoor to prevent flowering and unless the plant is too immature, they will flower with 12 hours or less regardless of indoor or outdoor.
if you want to put them outside and remain in veg while there is insufficient sunlight to do so, you will need to give the plant suplemental light to complete the 13+ light hours.
hint: it doesnt need to be strong light, just enough to trick the plant into not going into night mode.
generally speaking your plant needs 13 hours of continual light every single day of the week indoor or outdoor to prevent flowering and unless the plant is too immature, they will flower with 12 hours or less regardless of indoor or outdoor.
if you want to put them outside and remain in veg while there is insufficient sunlight to do so, you will need to give the plant suplemental light to complete the 13+ light hours.
hint: it doesnt need to be strong light, just enough to trick the plant into not going into night mode.
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Muttt
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18/6 is good for veg and should keep them from flowering. Don't go with 24 hours of light. They do need time to sleep.
