how long of a dormancy is good enough ? I had grown one in my terrarium and about idk a month and a half ago to 2 months ago i took it out and put it in a cold window for dormancy. Is this long enough? can i put it in my grow rack or should i wait more?
Two months is barely long enough..I would go 3 months minimum...
but..Two months is long enough only if its *actually* two months of dormancy!
which it probably isnt in your case..
the plant does not instantly go dormant the moment you take it from the grow lights and put it in the cool window!
you need to account for at least a month for the plant to go through its "going dormant" process..then it has had only a month of actually *being* dormant..so two months in the window isnt necessarily "two months of dormancy"
going in and out of dormany is a slow and gradual process..outdoors, and in the wild, plants begin "going dormant" in July! when daylight length begins to shorten..then august and september is still part of the long gradual "going dormant" process, and then the plants are fully dormant by October and November..
If you are growing indoors under lights, IMO you should put your plants in a cool windowsill in early November, let them get acclimated to decreasing daylight and decreasing temps (both are important to trigger dormancy) then leave the plant there until late February..(four months total in the window..4 to 6 weeks for "going dormant"..then 2.5 to 3 months for "being dormant") (I would just use November 1st and MArch 1st as the moving dates..makes thing easy to remember)..then in late February "Spring" can arrive again, you can put it back under the grow lights, and it should begin growing again..
In rball0406's case, I would say it hasnt been long enough yet.
I would leave your plants alone for another month at least..two months would be better..
at this point, its probably *just begun* to go dormant..its just starting being dormant after 6 weeks in the window..
and..you need to make sure the windowsill really is cool enough..
you want 35 to 55 degrees for the plant to be truely dormant..at indoor room temperature, the plant wont really go dormant at all..
For all these resons, its just SO much easier and better to grow the plants outdoors!
(come on..you know I had to at least say it!
Scot