Growing weed is very addictive! Consulted for a Chef that had gotten injured on the job and could no longer work in the kitchen. He was using weed for pain relief and insomnia. Built out a 40 ft container and delivered it to his home. He lived on 5 acres of land. Consulted his first grow. After we harvested and cured he told me he would spend countless hours just sitting inside the container looking at the girls contemplating life. He said it was the most zen thing he'd ever done and thanked me for helping him find his balance!
Yes, my wife and I spend an hour or so in there most evenings, just enjoying atmosphere. It's a good feeling!
If there is anything I've learned in the short time growing these plants, its that more, more often that not, does not equal better.
Something else I'm curious in is how well do plants handle random light exposures (light leaks, etc.) during flower.
Some handle it better than others but no cannabis photo-period plant handles it well. It's not natural so it confuses them. I'm hoping I don't have problems due to light pollution outside. I addressed what I could but that's limited to my property. I can't do anything about the street lights and such.
You also probably avoid the yellowing/lime growth after a drastic flip to 12/12
Upper growth needs time for nutrients to pump up
See it alot when people flip to 12/12 in one night
My grows are organic, but one thing I found that seems to help avoid that yellowing is giving them a dose of nutrient salts on your watering a few days before you plan to flip. I give them a light dose of nutrient salts when I up-pot as well. It might be just me, but sometimes I get that yellowing right after that transplant too. This seems to help in the transition.
Not well. Green at extremely low intensity is not a risk but put a green flood light on em and it can be
I put gray duct tape over the outside porch light. It has a green LED inside it. I did that to cut down on the amount of light it casts out into the yard. I can't have zero light when the dogs go out at night. We need to be right there so they don't bark and wake up the neighborhood.
It makes sense that the extra hour of light would result in a greater harvest, but I've never done a side-by-side, and when I just tried it for a grow, I couldn't tell that it was any larger than under 12/12
I'm thinking of putting together a PowerPoint lecture and showing it to my plants. Maybe that will convince them to produce more when I do something that makes sense to me.
There you go, let me know how that works for you. LOL ...