Ok so heres the update on my 3 nl's. After a week of having them outside they were looking really good but then i had to go away for a week :S Well anyway my mumj got paranoid after reading about this guy getting arrested for growing one plant in the local paper an shoved my plants under this other big plant thats growing in the corner of my garden. well anyway the plant tht was at the back has shot up an is about 120cm tall, the one nearest the front is about 60cm an the other one is about 90cm. not only that but they have traces of catipillars! sum of the leaves have holes in them from were they have been eaten. i really wanted to refraim from using pestisides an chemicals against em but its not too bad atm so ill have to think. also im worried that they havnt shown really any signs of budding after 2 weeks of being outside but this could be due to the plants havint to use there energy on maintaing a suitable light source for photosynthesis, plus they didnt get watered much (if at all) during the last week so that could be another factor?
A. If you use insecticide, be sure to use a non-toxic (to humans) one. Read the label and only buy/use it if it says "safe to use up until day of harvest". Any other kind can make you sick as a dog and may cause permanent damage. B. Marijuana, being an annual, has it's veg and flowering processes governed by the length of nights. When the nights get long enough, they will start to flower. This generally occurs when the nighttime lengths are about 10--11 hours long, but can vary according to strain (a few strains are auto-flowering). Make sure you keep them fed & watered, and they need lots of sun.
I grow in bushes all the time- safer using camoflage.....You'll be alright scott.You can pick the catterpillars off by hand ,usually this is fine.