Hello there.
I’ve always grown my stuff outside.
But this year I’ve been hit hard by bud rot and mould.
The shortfall in cured bud might mean another dry and smokeless Spring.
I don’t buy or sell so there’s limited income to spare to try and make up the shortfall.
My outdoor grow plan for 2019 includes a provision for early seed propagation using a fairly lightweight LED grow light.
My indoor grow plan is to not wait until February 19 to buy it. but buy it now and grow 1 heavy yielding auto over the preceding months.
The thinking is to take advantage of the auto’s flowing cycle by building a south facing open to sunlight grow tent.
These things I can do (Sapper and engineer) and I’m fully aware of the requirements.
By using the auto’s lack of 12/12 total darkness to flower. I can (by a timer) ensure the plant get the maximum of the Sun’s natural radiation and boost it by my low powered LED.
The Training Plan
I plan to wait until the fourth node and top back to the third. Hopefully within the auto four-week veg stage.
Then, I would pin (using inline training) each stage of the grow to within the light area maximum effectiveness and then let them go vertical.
Example of My Outdoor Grow 2018 - Using this Technique
In this way, I would hope to limit the footprint of the tent and improve yield.
I’ve mapped out many grow plans, but this one has an outside chance of succeeding.
I would like to invite feedback on the general proposal bearing in mind my circumstances.