DankwingDuck
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You don’t need to tarp or force a 12/12 light cycle on you green house . Nature does this for you in the fall all on its own .
If your wanting to tarp to make your plants flower sooner it is a rather simple process . And you can easily just tarp the plants them selves . There is also the option of using a grow tent inside your green house as a dark room but this requires moving your plants in and out . This would be my recommendation if your looking to flower early . Only because it is the option with the least possibility of error . A good quality tent will be 100% light proof and will work great . You can tarp the plants by simply just loosely wrapping them in a tarp . This needs to be 100% wrapped so no light can get In . You do run the risk of over heating your plants tho and also the potential for extreme humidity under the tarp which could lead to issues later in flower . If tarping the plants I would do this later in the evening and allow it to go more into the am hour and as it is cooler during the morning in most areas . You also have the option of trapping the whole green house . Depending on the size of the green house this is pretty simple too . Just need to make sure you have no light leakage as light leaks during bloom can lead to your females harming and growing pollen sacks .
I personally would allow your plants to reap the benifits of the longer veg cycle that comes with growing under natural light . This will give you more time to train your plants and build a large canopy . Maximizing your cola count and increasing your final yield . So unless there is a reason for needing to force bloom I would just allow your ladies to grow and grow and grow until the sun tells them to bloom . I have seen close to 20foot plants grown during a full season. And yields as large as 15pounds on one plant . With the longer veg cycle I would advise you provide a large enough pot for your ladies to grow in . 10-15 gallon pots well allow you to grow large lush plants .
Your plants look nice and it is easy to see you have taken good care of them . I would suggest putting a tomatoe cage or something along those lines around them . This will serve 2 purposes . A) to give your ladies some support later in bloom as they bulk up with buds and B) to give you something to tie down to as you build your canopy out . There is a lot of good information on this site covering training and maximizing yield . But if you have trouble finding it I’m sure myself or another member can provide a link .
I hope that covered your question if I understood it correctly.
And I understand you don’t just have one question and this was just an example of the type of information your seeking . But we won’t know exactly what you want to know if you don’t ask. If your looking for someone for general conversation about growing and to bounce thoughts and ideas off , we are here for that too .
If I can help in any way feel free to ask and I hope I have assisted you to some degree .
If your wanting to tarp to make your plants flower sooner it is a rather simple process . And you can easily just tarp the plants them selves . There is also the option of using a grow tent inside your green house as a dark room but this requires moving your plants in and out . This would be my recommendation if your looking to flower early . Only because it is the option with the least possibility of error . A good quality tent will be 100% light proof and will work great . You can tarp the plants by simply just loosely wrapping them in a tarp . This needs to be 100% wrapped so no light can get In . You do run the risk of over heating your plants tho and also the potential for extreme humidity under the tarp which could lead to issues later in flower . If tarping the plants I would do this later in the evening and allow it to go more into the am hour and as it is cooler during the morning in most areas . You also have the option of trapping the whole green house . Depending on the size of the green house this is pretty simple too . Just need to make sure you have no light leakage as light leaks during bloom can lead to your females harming and growing pollen sacks .
I personally would allow your plants to reap the benifits of the longer veg cycle that comes with growing under natural light . This will give you more time to train your plants and build a large canopy . Maximizing your cola count and increasing your final yield . So unless there is a reason for needing to force bloom I would just allow your ladies to grow and grow and grow until the sun tells them to bloom . I have seen close to 20foot plants grown during a full season. And yields as large as 15pounds on one plant . With the longer veg cycle I would advise you provide a large enough pot for your ladies to grow in . 10-15 gallon pots well allow you to grow large lush plants .
Your plants look nice and it is easy to see you have taken good care of them . I would suggest putting a tomatoe cage or something along those lines around them . This will serve 2 purposes . A) to give your ladies some support later in bloom as they bulk up with buds and B) to give you something to tie down to as you build your canopy out . There is a lot of good information on this site covering training and maximizing yield . But if you have trouble finding it I’m sure myself or another member can provide a link .
I hope that covered your question if I understood it correctly.
And I understand you don’t just have one question and this was just an example of the type of information your seeking . But we won’t know exactly what you want to know if you don’t ask. If your looking for someone for general conversation about growing and to bounce thoughts and ideas off , we are here for that too .
If I can help in any way feel free to ask and I hope I have assisted you to some degree .
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