There growing at a good pace for the amount of sun that they get but it could always be better than this but ive seen pineberry finish rock solid with less sun than this so I figure it doesn't. There were a few yellowing lower leaves so you probably could feed them 6ml/gal AB and Pro Cal. It would probably be better to grow a Pineberry, Timewarp or a Purple Romulan because they actually finish in this climate but if its only 14% thc then it becomes a stupid argument about indoor varieties, if theres alot of certain type of varieties then theres no real interest in it, and other strains are grown that might not finish in the climate. I think it was treated for mold by growing indoors but its difficult to say that someone thought that variety was better than that variety because I don't use it really so thats not a tolerance to the substance.
One of the biggest issues with greenhouses is that the material that they are made out of effects there insulation value making a double layer inflation kit an essential option if your growing into the colder weather because of the heating costs but if your able to spend alot you can get them with twinwall polycarbonate and thats really good for gardening and heating. The most efficient material is 5 wall polycarbonate and that means I really did think using the sunlight was the most cost effective and displacing the lights as battery storage and transmission costs. I absolutely think that if its flat agriculture land and you put a greenhouse on it it does effect the look of the land and that might be a reason to only grow outside of a greenhouse but in larger quantities making the fence idea a questionable idea because you don't like that and all of the crops in the world are grown without fences. For thousands of years cannabis grew freely without fences, for millions of years the Dinosaurs roamed the earth, civilization has only been around for 6000 years with humans only occupying 200,000 years and there ancestor or ancestors 6 million years. They grow alot of crops in greenhouses because they can extend the season, its not a new thing to do, greenhouses are also more water efficient making them an effective tool in dryer climates and regions that suffer from drought. The hoop houses using 5 mil black plastic for covering is the most affordable way of finishing these plants but id rather grow a different strain but it can be really rainy in September so greenhouses are a good idea. If you bought a 16x24 ft. hoophouse im thinking you would need the 40x150 ft. roll if its 7 ft. of height on either side, the 30 ft. roll might be to tight or fit exactly. If the plants get really tall you need more than 7 feet of height.
I think that its very expensive to get into the industry on a large scale that to make it look like its working is complicated, they would need to be hiring and running pay roll otherwise it makes no sense at all being upset about animal encounters, its visually possible to grow cannabis anywhere but also a really complicated decision legalizing and structuring it to keep people from working in it that can't because we found that not all of them were manageable as in there is mental health in the industry. They could acquire millions and hire people and disagree about methods of growing and quit. The humidity problems when trying to grow this plant can say that it can only be climate controlled. 30,000 square feet of greenhouse at 86% full is around 1600lbs to 3000lbs and thats probably not making money on the first year. One of the issues is if you only pruned 200 square feet like a sane person you would need 129 workers but you couldn't pay them 30k per year so all of sudden there is a financial issue with opening these facilities. They need a second crop rotation to make it somewhat financially viable for 129 people, if you lower it to half the amount of people it becomes somewhat easier to manage the pay roll. Id cut 16,000+ clones in March and veg them in the greenhouse in April/May and flower them in June/July/August and also cut the same amount of clones in June and veg them outside of the 30,000 square feet in July/August and Flower them out again in August, September, October. Thats probably what it looked like for the people that were running the facilities without high energy costs but they might of only done one crop the first year due to costs, it seems to be a millionaire investment and that means its very directional and might not pay anything for awhile and there would be disagreements about hours worked per employee and the amount needed for a livable wage. If they weren't able to afford dehumidifiers and coco for the October harvest they only did one rotation that year, its really that expensive to start and finish. There might be 160 large plants for cloning so they would need additional space for that or they made seeds over the winter months so they didn't need to take cuttings but its also very costly to buy thousands of seeds. If your only at a 50% success rate on rooting the plants that means your left with 8000 plants to veg through April and May. The story was that the people couldn't afford the space for 160 lights and all they had were the greenhouses but they didn't have any additional lighting so they were stuck with growing from the seed that they made over the winter because they couldn't afford to order 8000 clones.
You could probably buy a clone for 5-10 dollars each but they sell them for 25+. It almost makes more sense to grow the plant and flower it yourself in a grow tent than it does to use it as a substance at those prices. This plant in particular can root as low as 40-50% into a good growing plant while another strain cloned the exact same way is 90%. Some strains are difficult to clone and for me this plant has been.
Another thing id like to say about growing cannabis outdoors is that indoor is usually dried as a flower shape but outdoor varieties sometimes get treated as a fresh frozen product and used for concentrates and that means you can't always grow alot of cannabis outdoors and use it for anything unless you have a use for it. Its a flooded industry with alot of competition and it doesn't mean you can be additional workforce if you grow alot of it. Theres alot of things made in the world that I don't have any use for or I can't afford that doesn't expire that gets used very little and people buy those items. Really wealthy people can start businesses and make small percentages and it doesn't affect them and they have a workforce of people and it does absolutely nothing financially for those people because there already financially free from doing something else but thats what they like doing. The only reason the horticulture lighting industry is part of the equation is because its been very successful. I like the LED lighting industry alot but if you walk into a large greenhouse facility they might be using High Pressure Sodium because it is a visually appealing light and always will be, they aren't built incorrectly. The efficiency of using LED lights is the reason why they would be used, if they were inefficient they wouldn't use them. You couldn't turn an LED light on after using HPS or Metal Halide without thinking this isn't the same life, these aren't the same memories, they are very memorable to use, looking at them turned off and how shiny and glossy they are, very memorable, hearing them turn on and off its an amazing light. If you could pull it back under the net when HPS was the only light you could buy, the girls are beautiful, you've got your youth, it was a positive thought. It is an exception on the thought pattern of inventions and technology.
There is the debate on glass greenhouses because they do look better than polycarbonate and you can see in, so the question is how do you create a bubble of insulation without structurally building anything because they do take alot of engineering and setup time, that hasn't been engineered on earth yet. They've engineered blackout glass so you don't need light deprivation material if you structurally can create something that won't tear. It would sound like ive got a controller for the glass and I can change the shade from clear to opaque to completely black and that can be set on a timer but that isn't available you gotta buy twinwall polycarbonate with curtains that run on gears and chains but its more insulated.
Im also feeling like there vegging pretty fast now as in atleast three of them could be flowered at 12 weeks but im only watching them. You need a November growing season for this strain or its greenhouse grown.
People that can't say butter, thats who would use this. Your gonna need doctors to fix the butter.
30,000 square feet of greenhouse space is a really expensive investment and its questionable whether or not these people wanted to do more than seasonal so they might not be interested in an insulated series of structures but if they were insulated they would probably be interested in the design and visual look of them but also the R value, its a really expensive investment when you take into account the heating, air conditioning dehumidifying systems that are needed. I almost think that its a seasonal expenditure for most climates due to costs.
It doesn't take very long of putting it on a spoon at a high concentrate and mixing it in with desert food that you kind of find that it isn't a weak substance like vaping it is. It certainly has an effect after doing that for a year or two once or twice a week, that means it might not be positive for the person using it. Then theres the discussion about water conservation and other costs, a similar drug could be manufactured to achieve the same result but it couldn't cause visual damage or brain issues, there had to be a smarter scientist vs a creator discussion.
It was rainy the day before week 12, so I decided to take additional photos but I should of taken them a little earlier when the leaves were wetter but these were the photos I got. Im sure if you can afford a better phone or camera they might be better pictures. I think most people would like a warmer September in this climate but it cools down really cold in August and it feels like the summers almost over and so it does feel like a short growing season because of that.
Id also like to say that when its green and the landscape is wet its way better than any dry climate. So even if a property is landscaped in a desert climate this was better, you can get really creative with design but your always going have a water shortage and that becomes the biggest difficulty in locating a population here especially because the forest gets to dry. If you can run a transmission line from photovoltaics from the right climate it is possible to live here but as of right now it has the reached a limit on power generation. The winter can see temperature extremes and the amount of snowfall that ive seen has been to much to locate a large population here, your really looking at needing technology to automate it and to make it more efficient to the point that it reduces the workload and stress along with challenges of being a worker. If the climate changed significantly and was warmer there could be problems with drought and that means we would need to look at a climate closer to what was seen in earlier geologic periods.
@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.