When is it safe to move clones outside? Southern Oregon

[panick503]

Hi guys. I'm going to be growing outdoors in southern Oregonew this year. Running a lot of Blue Dream, GG #4, Obama Kush, and Oregon Diesel. I've been trying to do some research, but haven't been able to come up with much solid information. When is it safe to put clones outside without supplemental lighting? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[PdxFarms]

How big are they now?
I would say once a good root structure is established in a 1 gallon pot. Also, it helps to acclimate them if you could put them outside for a few hours a day before hand.

 

[Babbabud]

Im from far norcal .... i never put my girls out till after May 20 as they will want to start flower then go back to veg which makes them throw that one leaf three leaf type growth .. then have to work their way back to straight veg . May 20 is the absolute earliest ill put them out. Mine are ready to go .. just giving them a cpl more days then Boom Hope this helps . Good Luck !!

 

[panick503]

Thanks for the responses so far. They are few feet tall and pretty well established. My worry is that they will go in to flower and then have to reveg..

I've been checking, and on the longest day of the year in my location is 15:30 hours of daylight. In a week there will be 15 hours of daylight, so I'm hoping that will be enough. They are about to completely overgrow my indoor veg space..

 

[WilliametteWilly]

If they are seedlings and have not sexed yet, right now should be fine to put them out. If they are a clone or old enough to be sexed out than I wait until at least June 1st. I live in the southern Willamette Valley.

 

[panick503]

Have you put plants put earlier in the past and had em flip Willamette Willy? I live in the eugene area, and around here I am waiting. I'm just wondering/hoping if being 3 hrs south will allow me some leeway in putting them out earlier in this garden

 

[WilliametteWilly]

Ive had friends put them out in early May and the plants began flowering.(He light depped and harvested in July) Ive always put mine out in early June. Except this year, I started seeds a month ago. They are growing very slowly, though that could be a ph problem. (First time using city water.) But it maybe due to putting them out too early as well. They are not sexed yet, so I know they will not be going into flower anytime soon. I would just wait, the few extra days will not help that immensely.

 

[troutman]

Would be cool if solar lights made enough light at night to keep plants in veg.

 

[hooddro]

Here in Southern Oregon the rule of thumb is June 1st. If you go out before you better have some supplemental light. Every year I see people go out early and experience problems with early flowering. Sometimes it is very minimal but I have seen plants that look 3 or 4 weeks into flower and it really stunts the growth they would be seeing in late june. If your in a greenhouse just keep em inside till the 1t for the win...

Also, those are some great strains but they will not finish in time in your area (maybe the oregon diesel, haven't grown that one) and are not big producers if that is what your after. Blue Dream is Oct 15 at the earliest and GG#4 is more like 20th. Have grown both down here at the bottom of the state. Blue Dream gets huge and is great if you have the late year but I have never seen the glue do worth a fuck.
Good luck!

 

[MountainBudz]

Don't know anything about Southern Oregon. But before I knew what I was doing, i'd put clones out in early May and they would start to flower then revert back to veg. Depending on how far into flower they go, could be a bad or good thing. Usually a good thing ime.

Have you ever seen a clone that reverted back to veg from flower? They don't call it "Monster Cropping" for no reason... I have had some of the most explosive plants come from re-vegged plants. Although the most fondest memories I have of a "Super Cropped" plant was from re-vegged seed, I know clones do the same. You will experience tons of level canopy branching. Its like it tops, fims, and LST's the entire plant in one lick.

I'm sure some will disagree but keep in mind, i'm only speaking from personal experience. But I wont disagree that it might not work out to your liking.

Mbz...

 

[Mr Jay]

I've always had good luck in Oregon waiting until june 1st for clones. If I put them out mid may and a big black cloud rolls in for a week, they get pissed.

 

[WilliametteWilly]

I have actually grown Oregon Diesel, Obama Kush, and Blue Dream in the Eugene area. Oregon Diesel yielded huge and finished by early September. Obama finished towards the end of September. My Blue Dream did not fully finish, pulled it the beginning of October and still got over 2 lbs and a 25% thc content. Just had fluffier buds.

 

[theJointedOne]

avoid reveg at all cost.

 

[Kaskadian]

I put mine out yesterday (Northern Oregon). They're still in their containers and being given partial sun then going back undercover (still outdoors) in the evening in case we end up with coastal rain rolling through. I'm planning to get them in the ground at the end of the month or during the first week or two of June.

Good luck this season!

 

[panick503]

I appreciate all the advice. I'm gonna do a light dep as well as some full season, and will do a majority of the blue dreams and gg #4s in there. I was planning on going out the 27th, but may wait til June 1st now

 

[Raiderbudz]

Rule of thumb June 1st

 

[DG1959]

Mid Willamette valley here, I am putting the clones (teens) out today but I also grow in a greenhouse. I think your safe from all frost by now.

 

[WilliametteWilly]

Mid Willamette valley here, I am putting the clones (teens) out today but I also grow in a greenhouse. I think your safe from all frost by now.

Its not the frost that is the concern. It is the amount of daylight. We are just barely over 12 hours of day light. Even in the greenhouse your plants may start to flower and it really stunts them when they switch back to veg.

 

[baduy]

well he is in Southern Oregon so I assume it's more like 15 hours daylight now.
My personal rule of thumb with clones is if you transplant young clones which just started to grow roots but no growth yet you can transplant mid-May without supplemental lights and shouldn't have trouble , if you transplant well grown clones a little rootbound they will flower from a few days of bad weather if before mid-May. This year I had a bad timing with two clones which were a bit too tall for my liking I'm afraid of what I will find when I go back for a check up

 

[panick503]

Yup at the location I'm at its almost 15hrs of light, think it hits that on the 25th. Longest day of the year is 15:27 hours of light I believe. I have a hard time seeing the last half hour of light being a deal breaker, but some of these strains are early finishers