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> BudBurner wrote:
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>> On Sep 1, 12:28 pm, spooner fork.com> wrote:

>>> I have some tall thin leaved plants outdoors. not sure what latitude
>>> I'm at, but the location is in the upper NY state area. I want them to
>>> flower now...they appear to be females. how can I jump start the
>>> process and then keep it going? I'm hoping for a very mild
>>> september...or else. I guess I may have 4 or 6 weeks max left to get it
>>> going and so far no buds...HELP

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>> See if there is a way you can cover your plants to darken
>> them almost completely but not suffocate them.

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> Actually, most soils generate a fair amount of CO2 from fungal/bacterial
> breakdown of organic matter, so if you can cover the plants more or less
> light-tight through the night without them overheating during whatever
> incidental sunlight-hours there might still be (and without them being
> squished by the weight of covering), they'll dig the night-time carbon
> feeding immensely. :-)
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>> Then, at the same time
>> everyday that closest approximates 11 hours of sunlight from morning
>> light, cover them up until after dark when you may uncover them again.
>> The sudden reduction of sunlight should force the issue, and once
>> flowering has begun you should be down to short enough days outdoors
>> anyway that you can leave them uncovered.
>> How long ago did you start them? Those small thin leaves
>> likely mean a Sativa dominant strain, and they flower a lot longer
>> before finishing than Indicas do. Personally, I prefer the Sativas if
>> you have time to let them flower long enough but if that is indeed
>> what you have, you may run out of time. Can you make a sort of
>> greenhouse around them out of stakes and clear plastic tarp to keep
>> them from freezing overnight and into the early morning light before
>> it gets warmer during the day? Thay might buy you a couple of weeks.
>> Otherwise, if they are in pots instead of directly in soil, bring them
>> in overnight. and set them out in the morning sun when it is above
>> freezing.
>> Good luck, this is going to be close.
>> BudBurner

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