About 22 days since breaking soil, will be going out of town in the next 10 days or so (for 5 nights) and need to make a decision to either flip the day before I go or wait till I get back? What does everyone think? That would put me at about 40 total days since breaking ground if I wait till my return?
I also have to consider the fact I won’t be around to water them for 5 nights, however I’ll be able to have a friend help once… My fear is if I flip they may suck up all the water I soak them with before I leave.
How big do you usually grow them before flipping to flower? Business as usual . You can always put a gallon of water with a dripper for when you’re away.
If you use that 5 day period as a transition from veg to flower, only changing the light cycle and not the output you should be ok with one watering after two days.
Someone mentioned a dripper what is that hate to loose everything because one water after two days isn’t enough, would you completely soak the pots the morning I leave?
A good rule of thumb is to switch to flower once the plant/s occupy about half the space they each have access to, as most strains double in size in the 2-4 weeks following light switch.
A dripper setup can be as simple as an upside down water bottle with a pin hole in the cap, store bought ones usually come in the form of little pickets with a valve to control debit. It’s gravity fed and can be hooked in chains… say a 5gallon reservoir with a line running across each plants and a dripper is tapped in the main line to be put in each pot. Works great.
I’d play it safe and make sure nothing funky happens while you’re away and give them time to recover if something does. Don’t wanna start bloom fucked up.
Depends on their size more than their age… remember…outdoors they veg for months…you can veg as long as you want…IF you have the ceiling / light height to handle it…or tie them down 1st and let them form a canopy while you are away!
You can also put a small fountain pump on a timer in a 5 gallon bucket of pH adjusted water…let it lightly water for a few minutes every day in case no one can water or your trip gets extended! Good luck…safe travels!
. You can always put a gallon of water with a dripper for when you’re away.
