Switching crop outdoors in the middle of flowering

sheckylovejoy

Well-Known Member
Hi Rollitup. I grow in a converted garden shed, and I usually finish up indoor crops by the first day of summer because that’s when the heat starts here in LA. This year I am running late by a few weeks, and the last crop will likely not be done until mid-July at the earliest. I am thinking about moving the plants outside to finish and save on the electricity bills.

Indoors:
12 hrs; 8 PM - 8 AM

Outdoors
Daylight: 14.5 hrs 5:40 AM - 8:10 AM
Direct light: ~10 hrs 8 AM - 6 PM
Sun is pretty intense this time of year, 10-4

The things that worry me:
1. Switch from night hours to day hours, so either a full day of light or full day of dark on the transition.
2. More hours of daylight outside than inside (though direct light is fewer hours)

I’ve done this before at transition with good results, but never in the middle of flowering like this. Has anyone tried this before? Thanks
 

paintnick

Well-Known Member
I know you can run 24 hours of dark to get em on the right schedule if ya will.
However that extra 2.5 hours of daylight could mess ya up in a sense just not sure how much it would and how long ya got left in flower.

personally I would stick em outside and throw em in a dark room from6pm - til dark. Then back outside if it isn’t to much trouble
 

Herb & Suds

Well-Known Member
I didn’t realize you were trying to get away with extended light in flower
Thumper is right this will be a disaster and if it revegs’s it will never finish
Next time grow autos
 
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