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Even though spring is 4ish months away, I want to start planning an outside grow and have some questions.
First, my setup outside is a greenhouse (built a month and a half ago), and a back deck that gets tons of sunlight, plus a fairly open backyard with a few newly planted fruit trees.
Now, on the side of my house, I have a motion light that does somewhat shine into the greenhouse, but not too much. I'm outside all day and night (I smoke out in the shed, which the greenhouse is actually attached to).
If I grow in the greenhouse, will those lights affect photoperiod plants? The lights are aimed down toward the ground, so it's mainly just radiant light that gets in there, but regardless, it does happen. I wouldn't think it'll matter for auto's at all, so maybe I'll just stick to auto's in the greenhouse.
In the backyard, there's plenty of spots that the motion lights won't hit, though the deck does get about 30-40% illuminated (albeit very dimly), so putting photoperiods on there likely would be a bad idea.
I suppose I could just shut off the lights and use a headlamp w/ green lighting so it doesn't affect the plants when I go out there at night.
Next question: pot size vs planting in the ground.
I know there's benefits to growing in pots, such as mobility and being able to relocate the plants at any time. What is a good size for an outdoor plant? Is it still recommended to use 3 gallon planters for autos even outdoor?
Do pests have a higher likelihood when planted directly in the ground, or is it about the same since it's all outdoors anyway?
In pots, when it rains, should those be covered/moved, or just let the rain do its thing?
With the outdoor climate being uncontrollable, how do you mitigate chances of molding during those wildly humid and hot days that get well into the 95F+ days/weeks/month?
Is there anything else I should know about before doing an outdoor grow?
Thanks!
First, my setup outside is a greenhouse (built a month and a half ago), and a back deck that gets tons of sunlight, plus a fairly open backyard with a few newly planted fruit trees.
Now, on the side of my house, I have a motion light that does somewhat shine into the greenhouse, but not too much. I'm outside all day and night (I smoke out in the shed, which the greenhouse is actually attached to).
If I grow in the greenhouse, will those lights affect photoperiod plants? The lights are aimed down toward the ground, so it's mainly just radiant light that gets in there, but regardless, it does happen. I wouldn't think it'll matter for auto's at all, so maybe I'll just stick to auto's in the greenhouse.
In the backyard, there's plenty of spots that the motion lights won't hit, though the deck does get about 30-40% illuminated (albeit very dimly), so putting photoperiods on there likely would be a bad idea.
I suppose I could just shut off the lights and use a headlamp w/ green lighting so it doesn't affect the plants when I go out there at night.
Next question: pot size vs planting in the ground.
I know there's benefits to growing in pots, such as mobility and being able to relocate the plants at any time. What is a good size for an outdoor plant? Is it still recommended to use 3 gallon planters for autos even outdoor?
Do pests have a higher likelihood when planted directly in the ground, or is it about the same since it's all outdoors anyway?
In pots, when it rains, should those be covered/moved, or just let the rain do its thing?
With the outdoor climate being uncontrollable, how do you mitigate chances of molding during those wildly humid and hot days that get well into the 95F+ days/weeks/month?
Is there anything else I should know about before doing an outdoor grow?
Thanks!