helheim
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i'm in south central montana, got 5 plants out there, and i am looking at daylight calendars to see how much light we are going to have over the next few weeks.
by the end of august, we'll have just under 13.5 hours of daylight. we won't reach 12 hours of daylight until almost the end of september. our earliest projected day of first frost falls between sept. 21 and oct 1.
i made a basic mistake when i transplanted from my indoor setup, and put the plants a bit too close together (12-14 inches, shouldve been 2x that), so the area where my plants are at, it looks like 1 big bush when there are actually 5 plants there.
i read this article by ed rosenthal, who i read in high school in my formative growing years, which can be seen here: http://www.mjgrowers.com/book_what_exper1.htm
this leads me to believe that it's possible to achieve flowering a bit earlier, if i time it right, with potential for maximum gain. i dread an early frost. winter was mild here last year, but this year has been odd in regards to weather. it could stay moderately warm until october, or we could get hit with an earlier than expected frost.
has anyone had success in covering plants grown outdoors?
there is no option to move them inside, they are in the ground. they are also not far from me, so it isn't a problem maintaining a schedule of covering them up before dusk, and then removing the cover before i go to sleep so the sun greets them in the morning (i am not a morning person, this would be the preferred method).
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
by the end of august, we'll have just under 13.5 hours of daylight. we won't reach 12 hours of daylight until almost the end of september. our earliest projected day of first frost falls between sept. 21 and oct 1.
i made a basic mistake when i transplanted from my indoor setup, and put the plants a bit too close together (12-14 inches, shouldve been 2x that), so the area where my plants are at, it looks like 1 big bush when there are actually 5 plants there.
i read this article by ed rosenthal, who i read in high school in my formative growing years, which can be seen here: http://www.mjgrowers.com/book_what_exper1.htm
this leads me to believe that it's possible to achieve flowering a bit earlier, if i time it right, with potential for maximum gain. i dread an early frost. winter was mild here last year, but this year has been odd in regards to weather. it could stay moderately warm until october, or we could get hit with an earlier than expected frost.
has anyone had success in covering plants grown outdoors?
there is no option to move them inside, they are in the ground. they are also not far from me, so it isn't a problem maintaining a schedule of covering them up before dusk, and then removing the cover before i go to sleep so the sun greets them in the morning (i am not a morning person, this would be the preferred method).
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.