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Sixmorereps · #1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 01:42 PM

What I should do next? 2 of my ladies are about 14-15 days old now..I am wondering if I can or should switch up my cycle of light and start the flowering process...What should I do because I have 3 different sets of seedling all about 5 days apart as for when they broke soil....

Today I saw 2 gnats or fruit flies scatter..any suggestions? What do you all think would happen if I put my largest girl outdoors and let her rip? Natures cycle of day n nite?
Sorry i'm such a newb and just don't want to run into a mistake if I don't have to...

jangel · #2 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 01:58 PM

If you are in the south, then sure, put them outside. If you are in the north like I am, no, you will not have enough time for them to finish flowering unless you have a way to control the light on them, and switch them to 12 hrs light, 12 hrs dark for the 8 to 9 weeks before winter falls so they will finish flowering. You have to be religous about this, and do it daily no misses or they can hermie on you. I started my seedlings indoors in March and after that took clones which are now planted outside. All the clones from these seedlings will be technically the age of the mother plants. This gives them long enough to finish.

If you see fungas gnats then you need to treat them now. Get the yellow sticky traps and also add about a half inch of sharp sand to the tops of the plants dirt. do not mix it in, just leave it there, it will do no harm. This way they cannot lay eggs in the soil and the ones that are already in there might not be able to escape and will die. You are doing well to put peices of raw potatoes down to trap the larvae. Read what you can find on this on the site.

You do not want to bring your plants inside from outside. This is a recipe for disaster. You will bring outside bugs inside where there are no predators or natural elements to keep the numbers down and this has killed many plants. You can take your plants out in pots and chance bringing them in when the weather turns, but be prepared to deal with the insects. Spray the foliage ONLY, not the buds, prior to bringing them in with something like neem oil or some other organic product. Also, you can use this on the soil as well, but make sure you have a good amount of time to get rid of the neem before harvest.

Sixmorereps · #3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 02:10 PM

awesome info Jangel... Thank you for the sense.
SiX

jangel · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 02:18 PM

You are most welcome.

Peace