Week 10 - getting close to harvest?

I'm in NE Multnomah, probably not too far from you. My experience has been that the largest best producing plants I've grown (photos and autos) have all been grown in the ground. That said, my outdoor journey with autos over the last few years changed and adapted, and I went from larger plants in the ground that were totally at the mercy of weather and humidity, to smaller plants in pots that gave me more mobility and options, including more control over when I start. It all depends on your resources, needs, goals, and preferences.

I hope this one finishes well for you, she's a beauty!

Humanrob said:

I'm in NE Multnomah, probably not too far from you. My experience has been that the largest best producing plants I've grown (photos and autos) have all been grown in the ground. That said, my outdoor journey with autos over the last few years changed and adapted, and I went from larger plants in the ground that were totally at the mercy of weather and humidity, to smaller plants in pots that gave me more mobility and options, including more control over when I start. It all depends on your resources, needs, goals, and preferences.

I hope this one finishes well for you, she's a beauty!

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You could be right. This plant is the biggest auto I've ever grown and it's the first one in the ground instead of 15-gallon pots. I did like the pots cuz I could move them as the shade is now coming earlier in the afternoon. But I'm guessing 8-10 hours of sunshine is plenty at this stage of development. I guess.

tcstoehr said:

You could be right. This plant is the biggest auto I've ever grown and it's the first one in the ground instead of 15-gallon pots. I did like the pots cuz I could move them as the shade is now coming earlier in the afternoon. But I'm guessing 8-10 hours of sunshine is plenty at this stage of development. I guess.

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Because of trees in my neighbors yards to the east, south, and west of me, by this time of year my plants would only get 6-7 hours of direct sunlight, at least it was the strongest overhead sun. I've finished plenty of plants with that much light, you should do fine with 8-10 hours.

I used to grow more indoors, after cutting back it left me with some extra lights. I use them in my garage to start my outdoor grow, which gives me some flexibility in deciding when they go outside. If it's an especially long/cool spring, I can keep them in longer, this year I held some back until June 19. Last year I even brought one long running plant back into the garage at the end of the season so that it could finish without molding up.

This summer I soaked my seeds May 12, the last of them was cut and hanging to dry August 18. All were grown in 5 gallon pots. The downside is that so far from what I've jarred, I'm averaging less than 2oz per plant, when I grew in the ground, most were 5-6oz's with some going twice that or more. I only do two grows per year (one indoor/one outdoor), I've found that smaller plants I can reliably finish are easier for me to contend with than losing half a crop to mold, like I did last summer. That's why I mentioned that it's up to the individual's specific needs and goals, and I suppose, comfort zone with risk and reward.