Chunky Stool
Plant Destroyer
I live in the Pacific northwest and grow both indoors & outdoors.
It is very important for plants to finish by Oct 1 because our weather becomes too wet & cold. (Can you say "bud rot"? ?)
A couple of years ago I tried light dep by creating a dark area under our deck w/hanging tarps. It kinda worked but there were many light leaks -- and moving plants every day is a royal pain in the ass, even when they're small.
Last year I brought plants indoors to finish, which also kinda worked but there were various issues with that strategy...
This year I invented my own version of 'crop rotation'.
I brought half my mature outdoor plants indoors around June 1 and flipped them to 12/12.
On July 1 I moved the indoor plants back outside and brought the remaining veg plants indoors to flip.
OK, it actually took more than a day because all of my outdoor plants needed major pruning so I still have a couple of large plants to get insid.
Not a big deal as long as they all start flowering before July 15. That way they'll get at least 10 weeks to finish if they need it.
Ideally they would finish mid-Sept.
What do you think?
Am I crazy?
Is there a better way?
It is very important for plants to finish by Oct 1 because our weather becomes too wet & cold. (Can you say "bud rot"? ?)
A couple of years ago I tried light dep by creating a dark area under our deck w/hanging tarps. It kinda worked but there were many light leaks -- and moving plants every day is a royal pain in the ass, even when they're small.
Last year I brought plants indoors to finish, which also kinda worked but there were various issues with that strategy...
This year I invented my own version of 'crop rotation'.
I brought half my mature outdoor plants indoors around June 1 and flipped them to 12/12.
On July 1 I moved the indoor plants back outside and brought the remaining veg plants indoors to flip.
OK, it actually took more than a day because all of my outdoor plants needed major pruning so I still have a couple of large plants to get insid.
Not a big deal as long as they all start flowering before July 15. That way they'll get at least 10 weeks to finish if they need it.
Ideally they would finish mid-Sept.
What do you think?
Am I crazy?
Is there a better way?