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#235 - Sunday, October 16, 2016
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's
issue... - Learn what to do to help your plants during a blackout, and get prepared for next time!
- Discover several tips to get to harvest faster!
- This week's trophy pics feature 4 young auto-flowering plants in both regular light and the purple light of an LED!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "Winter is a season of recovery and preparation."
~Paul Theroux
Oh No! The Power Went Out! by Nebula Haze |
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Did your power go out during the big storm?
There are many things you can do to help your cannabis plants during a power outage even if you're totally unprepared. There are also lots of ways to prepare so things go even more smoothly next time!
What can I do for my cannabis plants when the electricity goes out?
Emergency Ideas for a Power Outage (and how to prepare for next time!)
Of course it's best to have alternative sources of power, but here's a list of things you can do right away during an electrical outage, even if you don't have a backup generator or other source of electricity.
1.) What to Do When Grow Lights Go Out
The most important thing when grow lights go out is to make sure your plant is getting some amount of light during its regular light period.
A plant left alone completely in the dark for more than a day starts
deteriorating quickly, but you'll slow this process down by giving them even low levels of light!
During your plant's normal "Lights On" period, try to give at least a little light to your plant Although it's best to have a constant source of light, even periodically flashing a flashlight over the plant for a few minutes every hour or two can help plants maintain their regular light
cycles!
Your plants will obviously do better with full lights on, but your main goal is to prevent them from being in the dark for long stretches of time during their "day" period. With all the other stress that may be happening, you want them to think it's a cloudy day, not the end of the world!
A single CFL bulb during the "day" period is enough to maintain your plant's inner clock
Don't forget to turn any light source off before the plant's regular "dark" period, especially in the flowering
stage! You most likely won't have a timer so you must remember to shut lights off manually before their dark period begins.
- If your plant is in the vegetative stage, it's better to give extra hours of light as opposed to too little since your plant needs long days to stay in the
vegetative stage.
- If your plant is in the flowering stage, it's better to give extra hours of darkness if you have to choose between the two, since the plant needs short days to stay in the flowering stage.
For those wondering if vegetative plants will start flowering after a day of darkness, don't worry, one day isn't going to cause it to start flowering! But when the power goes out you want to try to cover all your bases as best you can to minimize stress by maintaining constant light cycles. Why not help keep the plant as happy as possible? :)
Prepare For a Future Emergency
Get extra sources of battery-powered lights! This is a good idea even if you don't have cannabis plants to care for. No one wants to be left in the dark when the power goes
out!
As far as things to get ahead of time to prepare in case you need a little extra light in an emergency, some ways to provide light without electricity include...
Examples of Inexpensive Yet
Effective Battery-Powered Lights
2.) Temperature Starts Dropping
A common reason for the electricity to go out is winter weather, and this often comes along with freezing cold temperatures.
When your heat and grow lights go out, your cannabis plants may be exposed to cold temperatures.
Each strain is different, but most cannabis plants start showing symptoms when the temperature reaches 50°F and lower, and freezing temperatures can be lethal!
How to Get to Harvest Faster |
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"I need to harvest as soon as possible. What's the fastest growth method? What can I do to speed up the time to harvest?"
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How to Speed Up Harvest Many of our
readers write in to ask about speeding up the time to harvest.
So, how long does it actually take to grow marijuana? (Where can I buy seeds?)
Short Answer: From Day 1 of your marijuana plant's life to a smokable harvest, you are looking at a window ranging between 3 and 7+ months!
Long Answer: These factors have the greatest impact on total time to harvest:
- Plant strain - strain has the largest impact on growing
time.
- Desired yields - do you want to grow a few grams, a few ounces, or a few pounds?
- Growing method - differing grow methods/setups can add or subtract a few weeks or even
months!
Each of these factors can be manipulated to get to harvest sooner!
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I just wanted to say thank you for providing such detailed and incredibly helpful information. I'm pretty sure I would not have ever considered growing without your site. The step by step tutorials, amazing. Well done.
Many Thanks!
Shawn
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This is my 2nd inside grow with NL fem auto they are 2 1/2 weeks old from seed.
I'm feeding them fish fertilizer. 5.1.1 superthrive and a Lil 1tsp to gallon of water and feed
each plant a quart once week and every couple days a cup of water with a drop of superthrive at base of plant.
Soil is 70/30 mix of soil and peat moss with perlite in 3gal cloth pots running two mars 300 leds, three 50watt led spot lights with red &blue spectrum. Lights are at 18".
Thanks,
jerry✌
Plants in Regular Light vs Purple LED light
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