These were grown indoors under an HLG650R for 163 days in 1L containers then I moved under an HLG65 and grew them all the way to 289 days in 1L containers and then put them under the HLG650R for 4 days but it was warming up so I put them outside and there now 42 1/2 weeks old. These were originally medical clones that were sometimes used for the movement of the digestive tract for people, they were good for music and the edibles were to high pressure for the arteries so I don't really recommend them because there sharp and they don't finish outside very well here but you can harvest them in late October with white pistils and the scissor hash is super strong as in exactly the same as indoor but it often gets to cold in late October and the quality doesn't look very good in comparison to indoor. Im probably only going to show them veg outdoors for educational purposes. What I thought previous to this when I grew it outdoors, I thought that May was to wet and there wasn't many nice sunny days, it wasn't until the middle of June that I transplanted them into 45 gallon geopots and they were very large by the end of July and I noticed a second set of pistils on August 29th and by Sept 12th I thought they were flowering and by October 1st they had a flower shape though small and I noticed there was a small mold issue but only on one of the smaller buds on October 19th and then it snowed but what had dried didn't visually look that great and I never used it even though the hash was quite strong and it was very likely that I would grow it again outdoors because they were harvested on the first snowfall.
In a greenhouse setting it could be a very large producer of hash as a cold climate crop without light deprivation but outdoors I wasn't sure because the first frost can be sooner then when I harvested these. If you had a hoophouse or a greenhouse but couldn't afford a light dep option or any lights and had 1000 plants, it would be alot of material for tumbling or making bubble and it would all be cloudy, its a really difficult condition because your limited on how many lbs are available in a market.
Why wouldn't I grow a Pinewarp or Texada Timewarp outdoors instead that finishes in September, thats the awkward question because the sunlight was filtered through the forest fire smoke and there wasn't alot of it and October wasn't alot either, they probably made it to day 50+ Flower on a strain that takes 56-70 days. The THC content in the hash wasn't effected by the intensity of the sunlight enough or there wasn't any difference at all.
Another thing I was thinking was that the reason why the indoor was better was because they needed hydroponic supply purchases to feed the additional slack and the purchasing power of the indoor hydroponic industry was alot better than the outdoor soil industry. There was kind of a limit on what I thought could see being possible as you'll definitely see the reduction in canopy space, I couldn't say it was music to my ears.
One of the issues I run into while growing in my climate is that in May I get rainy, cold and cloudy weather for extended periods of time making it make sense to grow in a greenhouse with lights or postpone the season, I can veg them out until August in larger containers but if you want them larger faster you needed to bring them indoors. Thats an area where you would need more plants if you wanted to get the same result as you would keeping them indoors in May.
Another issue that I find is that you get a clone it has a thc percentage of 22-25% but if you buy seeds they may only be 15% at the most so all of sudden the seed industry is put on hold but if you make concentrates it isn't weak and some strains don't get good reviews. There is a tendency for people to find interest in stronger substances, im tired and ive got the munchies and ive eaten double the calories that is the reality.
@Todzilla,yhea you can pull the rebar with lawn staples probably I like using rock, you can hold the rebar in with a lawn staple if its not in super deep but I could probably hammer it in as deep as the container, I think that for photography purposes the rock explains the plant, its like the sands of time unfolding before you, you can't explain why something so large is so small yet so many times larger.
@blackskaarj1,I use lawn staples in rocky hard soil and it works for stabilization quite well. The staples are the lowest cost and easiest to install.
I also have used bamboo, stakes, and rebar. They all work for wind.
You just gotta get it done.
@Todzilla,no you can't use lawn staples you need to take a piece of rebar hammer it into the ground and then put a long piece in and your likely to either hit up against another rock or it'll work or not at all.
Hey, you can get a magnifying glass app for your phone that works good enough to see trichomes. No need for a loupe or physical magnifier. Can get good bud pics easily, even using an old phone.
What an nice outdoor grow so far - good job and well done 🤝 never did outdoor myself.
Happy Growing & cant wait for your upcoming weeks 🌱
Cheers, Bud Boutique 👩🌾
I did feel that not having any structures or roads in the way of the plants as they grow is better visually, the material that the plants are up against affects how you feel about them. Its better than landscaping that you would normally see, its better. I do encounter alot of wildlife though, its definitely there to see. Its my experience vs your idea of what is supposed to be enjoyable and that means I couldn't imagine it being a good idea for August and September because of the fire season but that is what im looking at.