great journal bro been thinking of starting a balcony grow useing af ...but i see most people r doing it indoors
i did a green-o-matic grow outside. they did great, just make sure they are getting as much direct sun as possible. more than 4 hours would be nice. they can handle the weather but i would only plant these ladies outdoors during april thru september. but it depends were you live.
just be ready for a smaller harvest, 7-10 grams per plant. but the smoke is lovely and potent. its a good combo of price (5 fem beans for 35$), speed (they finish in 8 to 9 weeks), taste (sweet, dank, smooth), potency (medium high, day time weed).
the more light=more yield.... not more nutrients=more yield. keep that in mind with your outdoor/indoor grow.
thankyou everyone!!!
btw the two GOM i have were stunted from birth. i had my wife germinate and start these beans before i arrived. so they sat in a window sill for the first 10 to 14 days of its life. Which made it a bit stringy, but they are bouncing back in the indoor set up, one has showed full sex and will start to flower soon, the other is days behind it im sure. please remember stunted only means that as adults they may not reach maximum yield (potential). the potency and taste will still be there with the right care. and the yield will still be enough for some early smoke while the other girls grow up. so either way you dont loose much.
i know growers that use the GOM as nice early smoke while their 12/12 strains are growing. you can have them in the garden regardless of the light schedule and they take up almost no room.
Ive never seen these GOM yield more that 15 grams per plant. just to keep that in mind. sometimes i dont care if a strain is a heavy producer or not, for me my grow is for personal use so any free smoke is good smoke. plus this is one super fun hobby!
I will always hold quality above quantity. Thats whats most important to me, it would be different if i was a commercial grower.