Trying to get an early harvest

bud23

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Please let me know if and how I can make this possible. As part of my order from attitude I got a free Gigabid feminized seed. I want to know if there is anyway I will be able to harvest it the first week in August.

They say it flowers for 5-6 weeks. Considering it will be an outdoor grow how can I get it to start flowering ASAP? I know trying to rush a harvest like this will shrink the yield but I am leaving in August. Could I place the plant making sure it is not exposed to the late afternoon sun trying to keep the sun around 12/12? To harvest at the right time I would want flowing to start around Jun 23- Jun 28. Could I give it 6-8 weeks to veg then starting in late June making sure its only exposed to 12 hours of light?

Please all comments and criticisms are greatly desired!
 

Space Angel

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Please let me know if and how I can make this possible. As part of my order from attitude I got a free Gigabid feminized seed. I want to know if there is anyway I will be able to harvest it the first week in August.

They say it flowers for 5-6 weeks. Considering it will be an outdoor grow how can I get it to start flowering ASAP? I know trying to rush a harvest like this will shrink the yield but I am leaving in August. Could I place the plant making sure it is not exposed to the late afternoon sun trying to keep the sun around 12/12? To harvest at the right time I would want flowing to start around Jun 23- Jun 28. Could I give it 6-8 weeks to veg then starting in late June making sure its only exposed to 12 hours of light?

Please all comments and criticisms are greatly desired!
put you up a makeshift tent out of pvc framework and cover with black plastic, (LOWES) leave the plastic off the ground a few inches for air flow. leave one side open for a flap. after 12 hrs. of natural sunlight, put your tent over you plant and pull flap shut for darkness and remove after natural darkness arrives and repeat process each day. it works for me on longer flowering plants
 

bud23

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So this means as long as I can make sure my plant is only exposed to 12 hours of sunlight it will start flowering sooner. It sounds like I will give it a go!
 

monsta

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I grew in the greenhouse last year, I covered my plants with large plastic compost bins for 12/12 light dark, Its a bit of a nusance having to do it at the right time everyday for the entire flowering period but if you cant wait for it to flower on its own.......
 

CRYSTAL ICEMAN

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The ones I grow in 5gal. buckets always end up being done first. You can use some methods like supercropping, FIM, bending, ect. and you will increace your harvest.
 

Space Angel

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So this means as long as I can make sure my plant is only exposed to 12 hours of sunlight it will start flowering sooner. It sounds like I will give it a go!
I only got a couple of good strains that I do it this way, for it is kinda pain in the ass if you have several of them, but does work and cheap way to go.
 

bud23

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I'm going to be trying this with a feminized G13 Gigabud. Because it would be a major pain to visit it every day I have an idea. I can make a barrier to block after noon sun after twelve hours. I can trace and measure one day when this would happen and adjust the plants distance from the wall accordingly. This way it is like automatic cover.
 

Space Angel

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I'm going to be trying this with a feminized G13 Gigabud. Because it would be a major pain to visit it every day I have an idea. I can make a barrier to block after noon sun after twelve hours. I can trace and measure one day when this would happen and adjust the plants distance from the wall accordingly. This way it is like automatic cover.
I have a giga that's about 4'' tall and looks real nice. it's in my greenhouse wait to go outside for the summer!
 

bud23

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That's cool. It sounds like a pretty versatile strain. I like the 5-6 week flowering time.
 
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