I cant imagine having my 1000 watters in the living room lol.
My only concern with open growing besides the unwanted light pollution in the house, is pests. Though I do often keep the odd spare clone as a houseplant. But inevitably it get some form of pest sooner or later every time. Too many people going in and out of the house to keep it grow show clean at my casa.
LOL, I was just cleaning infact. Was thinking about making a post about just that, the best pest controls. I use the shotgun approach, hit them with a plethora of remedies. My latest one (arrived yesterday) is called BuG Eviction! It's castor/garlic/cinnimon/peppermint/cedar wood oils, I did the girls with my new stuff last night. I generally clean with organic vinegar or orange cleaner, I've got stronger stuff in my arsenal like
azamax and stuff that can be used in late flowering like
mighty wash, it's impossible to "get rid" of mites here in Seattle, IMPOSSIBLE, PERIOD!!! The people next door or across from me are likely growing also, it's blowing in the wind.
We never get cold, and there are plants everywhere in this city. It's the greenest city in America I suspect, and I've been everywhere.
The best thing to do is grow hardy cannabis, (with excellent nutrient support) especially silicon, because healthy strong cannabis is able to resit infections, as long as the environment is kept clean, and unattractive to the borg. Also, my mainstay solution is simply Dr Bonners Peppermint pure castile soap, with a tad of canola oil, and a big powerful battery powered (hepa) filtered vaccum, that I use regularly. That also helps keep dust from getting into the product as well.
I don't argue that tents are a better solution, by far. But growing in the open while challenging, can be fun. Also, certain precautions can make it far easier over the long haul. We don't have in/out traffic here, it's just my wife and me, so that makes it a lot more feasible.
i agree, way to many variables are introduced to maintain a consistent environment .
