So will this work?

Hey guys, I've been really anxious to get my garden off the ground, thing is, it's late September at the moment and I'm not quite sure how well the plants will grow throughout the winter. I live in southern California, pretty decent weather, but it does get cold at night, usually around 45F-50F.

So I was wondering about two things, will the temperature make it nearly impossible to grow the plants, and will the shorter days, longer nights affect the flowering stages of the plant too early? Or do you think it will still be ok to spend some money and get it started right now?

Thanks for the help!

I can tell you right now (also living in SoCal) it's too late for an outdoor grow unless you want plants that get about two feet tall and then start flowering.

Indoor season is starting (not like it ever ends!)

See above comment .. Good Luck next outdoor season !!!

I lived in SoCal for a looooong time. Lovely weather year round, but it gets way too cold for an outdoor grow and the light cycle (sun) is that of what you need for flowering. Start an indoor grow if you can or just wait until next year.

Aww, kinda dissapointing, but you can't fight nature right?

I can't get an indoor grow going at the moment, so it looks like I'll just wait it out.

I hear the best month to get things started is around late April, early May, what do you guys think about Late February, early March? Should still be good right?

april or may is a good time.

Well, it depends on which part of SoCal you're in - pot can take temps right at freezing and in excess of 100 (if given enough CO2, that is.)

If you really wanted, you could grow outside right now if they were already sprouted and ready. You would only get short plants before they started to flower, however.

It's all up to you - I'm the sort who would plant it just to see if I could keep them going all the way thru flowering.

PadawanBater said:

Hey guys, I've been really anxious to get my garden off the ground, thing is, it's late September at the moment and I'm not quite sure how well the plants will grow throughout the winter. I live in southern California, pretty decent weather, but it does get cold at night, usually around 45F-50F.

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I posted a similar question, and I'm thinking it's worth a shot to try if the plants are vegged inside. I live in southern cali too. I have a couple of spots in my yard that get good full sun most of the day. I'm going to put out a foot tall clone to see how it does...a little mulch around the base should help to keep it warmer when the temp starts to drop. It'll be an interesting experiment.

SistaDank
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/114067-growing-year-round.html

SistaDank said:

I posted a similar question, and I'm thinking it's worth a shot to try if the plants are vegged inside. I live in southern cali too. I have a couple of spots in my yard that get good full sun most of the day. I'm going to put out a foot tall clone to see how it does...a little mulch around the base should help to keep it warmer when the temp starts to drop. It'll be an interesting experiment.

SistaDank
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/114067-growing-year-round.html

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Yeah I think the biggest problem is the light cycle, the weather should be good enough, but there's not enough hours of sun and the plant would start to flower really early. You might get some buds off it, but I can't say for sure how much. I'd like to try it too.

Does anyone know when the plants natural flowering stage would be outdoors?

The natural flowering stage comes around the time of Vernal equinox, when the light cycle goes to more dark than light. (In other words, fall, around the same time trees lose their leaves.)