Not Enough Sunlight?

[Pupa Bagoonta]

Ok to start it off im in southern GA, but my brother dosnt seem to think the plant is getting enough sunlight but thinks that putting it under a regular house lightbulb at night is better than just leaving it outside at night. So my question is, is it to late in the year to leave it outside and will it start flowering to soon?

[iceman78100]

Best of luck to you. I would just give it a try next year.

[spyboarder6996]

Originally Posted by iceman78100

Best of luck to you. I would just give it a try next year.

LOL, I agree if you place it under light during the plants night time hours you can kiss your flowering stage goodbye. The plant starts to flower automatically outside after the longest day of the year. If you brought it into the house at night you would just be better off hitting the grow books for an indoor grow. The 1 exception being an auto flowering strain that can flower off of 24 hours of light. I'm guessing your using bag seed?

[SEMS1]

lol auto flower means it automatically sexes itself you fool. if you stay 24/24 you will just send it back to veg or kill it.

[spyboarder6996]

Auto flowering cannabis seeds

Auto flowering cannabis is a cannabis plant that is not dependant on the light cycle to go into flowering you simply plant a seed and water it will grow under 24 hours light a day then start to flower when that particular strain is ready most from around 3 weeks to 5 weeks from planting then it will grow out its bud for a further 5 to 7 weeks depending on particular strain of auto so all you need to do is sit back and let it grow when you see flowers starting change the light bulb to a flowering bulb and wait then site back and enjoy a good smoke.

http://www.dutchbreed.com/8.html

just my understanding but im pretty sure im right

[spyboarder6996]

So what is auto-flowering? Auto-flowering characteristic grants a cannabis plant the ability to completely flower without the need for reduction of day-light hours; in turn, eliminating the need for a timer. It will grow consistently well and finish under 24 hours of light - from sprouting to harvest - in eight weeks, although you can achieve similar results with 18 hours of light per day; if you like to give your room time to cool down, for example. The point is, with Lowryder, there is no need for a change in the light period to induce flowering, nor is it necessary to have separate vegetative and flowering rooms!

http://www.canaseed.com/faq.aspx?q=29

[Pupa Bagoonta]

No, thats not what im talking about. My plant is only 2 weeks old and im afraid that it will automaticly start flowering too soon.

[Underpantsman]

Pupa, as soon as the plant is mature enough to flower, it will start to. Tell your brother to stop with the regular lightbulb. That will hurt the plant, if you want more growth before she flowers, go buy a 4 foot fluoro shoplight($20 with the bulbs MAX) leave it under that thing for 24 hours a day, then take it outside when you want it to flower.

The fluoro shoplight will be a good investment to start your sprouts under next year if you plan to grow outdoor next year.

[cantharis]

Decide if you are an indoor grower who uses lights, or an outdoor grower who uses the sun. Basically, you haven´t a clue what you are doing.
Read the stickies for a start, noobs.

[hootskers420]

First of all, never grow any plant under normal incadescent lightbulbs. They do not put out enough light to support a marijuana plant. Second, you have about 14.5 hours of light in Georgia right now, outdoor plants do not flower until they get closer to 12 hours of light (usually around 13 hours will trigger flowering) which for you, will be the middle/end of August, not after the longest day of the year (June 21). And I dont know why the hell everyone started arguing about auto-flowering strains, but that is not what this guy is talking about.

Pupa, as long as you put your plant outside where it gets sunlight nearly all day long, I can guaruntee you it will not flower for at least another month. Wherever you can put it though, is better than what you are doing. Just stick outside and leave it.

Oh, and Im sorry SEMS1 but this....

lol auto flower means it automatically sexes itself you fool. if you stay 24/24 you will just send it back to veg or kill it.

Is completely wrong in everyway. Dont go calling people fools who are asking for help, and then spread misinformation to them.

[devilishfatcat]

Originally Posted by SEMS1

lol auto flower means it automatically sexes itself you fool. if you stay 24/24 you will just send it back to veg or kill it.

No thats exactly what auto-flowering means, so it appears your the fool lol...

lol how exactly could it automatically sex itself anyway? would it produce a sign saying "i am a male kill me" or "i am a female leave me till im about 60 days old and smoke my juice buds" ? haha

[Pupa Bagoonta]

Well guys i went out and bought (4) 26w Daylight 6500k lights and put that shit under it. I have a small wooden fort like thing with drop cords running to it, and tommorow im building a box with a fan for fresh air. any1 suggest a good filter trype? iv herd carbon filters are best so I guess il go for that. 1 question tho. If i put a air-tight plywood box over it with a 12"x12" hole in it with a filter over it with a strong fan blowing thru it will it be ok? Il post pics tomorrow! Thx