Humanrob
Well-Known Member
Autos can be tricky outside, I think this is my forth year growing them and I'm still learning. The challenge is finding the sweet spot, it's all about the timing. For me, the best aspect of growing autos outdoors is finishing in the dry, strong late August sun before the fall weather shows up, so I need to time my start to hit that.I know if I hadn't left the auto outside for as long as I did when it was cloudy and cold it would be much bigger. I should have started it inside under the T5's but I wanted to do an all outside grow. I might start another one and see what it does starting out in nicer weather. I can stick it in the greenhouse if things get bad before it finishes.
For lots of reasons (going back to when I grew photos) I prefer to grow in the ground rather than in pots, but next year I might move back to pots for the flexibility and control. Then I can start them earlier and plan on leaving them in the garage under lights until the weather actually warms up, and basically just have them flower under the sun mid-July through August.