Why would I not take my girls outside in nice weather

go go kid said:

cleanleness is paramount when you first start growing, takeing plants outdoors is an open invatation to pests and air bourn diseases.

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FirstCavApache64 said:

As others have mentioned pests are the biggest issue. Once you bring them indoors fighting them becomes more difficult. The other thing is you have to harden them off slowly before just putting them in direct sunlight or they'll get burned. Takes at least a couple days to a week before they're ready to soak up the sun full strength.

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OniSanKeoni said:

Question...with outdoor lighting conditions being at 14 hours a day where im at...South..cough..east..cough..caro...yea...Would i be okay to take out my 3 week old plant? its growing wild and already done with its 2 gallon pot. Just curious if 14 hours of day would be sufficient to keep it in veg.

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FirstCavApache64 said:

I've always waited until 14.5 hours of sunlight just because I didn't want to have them reveg. Some strains are fine at 14 but others will start to flower. I'm in VA and it's usually around the 3rd week of June. To me it's just not worth cutting it close as re-vegging takes awhile and they can look funky as hell.

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