Moving Clones Outside

nickhudson70

nickhudson70

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Hey everyone. First time grower and poster. I have 20 Girl Scout cookies clones. I plan to grow outdoors. I put ten clones in the ground and five died I guess the SoCal sun was too harsh. I am being much more careful with second set of ten. Attached is a picture of them in pots. When I placed a few in direct sun for just an hour they actually twist their leaves away from the sun as if too say "too bright!" I return them to their indirect sun spot and they return to a healthy state. Clearly, a gradual rollout is the way to go so I'm looking for some tips on what kind of schedule and method to do that. Thanks so much. image.jpg
 
mmjmon

mmjmon

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Just checking, are your clones rooted already or just stuck in the dirt to develop roots?
 
phantombuds

phantombuds

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nickhudson70 said:
Hey everyone. First time grower and poster. I have 20 Girl Scout cookies clones. I plan to grow outdoors. I put ten clones in the ground and five died I guess the SoCal sun was too harsh. I am being much more careful with second set of ten. Attached is a picture of them in pots. When I placed a few in direct sun for just an hour they actually twist their leaves away from the sun as if too say "too bright!" I return them to their indirect sun spot and they return to a healthy state. Clearly, a gradual rollout is the way to go so I'm looking for some tips on what kind of schedule and method to do that. Thanks so much. View attachment 3128267
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When putting any plants outside that have vegged under HID, you need to set them out for 3-5 days in the shade, so they can adjust to the sun. Otherwise, they will pretty much die from the intense sunlight.
 
vostok

vostok

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Pleased to see a grower whose sensitive to the requirements of the plants ...I do mine 15 minutes per day increasing 15-30 minutes per day
 
nickhudson70

nickhudson70

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mmjmon said:
Just checking, are your clones rooted already or just stuck in the dirt to develop roots?
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Ah good call. That must be adding to their stress. I moved them from rockwool to dirt only 2 days ago. There were lots of lovely roots coming out of the cube that I gently placed in soil.

Could you hazzard a guess on how long it takes for it to be "rooted" after a transplant? A week? Thanks!
 
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CaretakerDad

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You should let them get established perhaps a week before you start gradually exposing them to the sun. The clones in the pictures do not look like they have established a root system yet.
 
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