Growing in tropical countries !

Ohm Shankar

Ohm Shankar

Active Member
I grow outdoor in Cambodia and every days of the year , daylight and night is about 12 /12 hours . For long time this was headache to solve as I was unable to grow plants with a correct size and I found a very simple solution that works great . I installed over the growing place some solar led lights that I programmed to function only half an hour in the middle of the night .This is the way to keep plants to stay on vegetative stage .This technic is called Gas Lantern Routine .The light don't have to be that strong but must be all over the plant .That is the way to grow big plants outdoor in any tropical (and non tropical ) country .
 
roots_indoors

roots_indoors

Member
How do you manage the plants outdoors in a tropical climate? Just based on my experience trying to grow a few plants outdoors in Florida (for climate, think 95+ degrees Fahrenheit with 100% humidity, and downpours all through summer), the lighting never mattered. It was a constant fight against disease and insects. Our climate is mostly humid subtropical with South Florida being tropical.

Could never get a plant past week 4 of flower due to bud rot caused by the ridiculous humidity and overall moisture coming from the sky and the ground. For a few months during the summer, our thunderstorms are guaranteed just about everyday and are practically mini hurricanes, especially June - September. Not to mention the plethora of insects. Outdoors in a climate like this ended up being a huge waste of effort on my part and is the only reason I am growing indoors. I just can't get the optimal conditions for healthy, safe bud outdoors in a humid sub/tropical environment like here in Florida.
 
Ohm Shankar

Ohm Shankar

Active Member
Kalebaiden said:
Could we see pictures of the set up? This is interesting.
Click to expand...
I am not growing right now ,but it is so simple to understand . Next time I will try to keep the plants growing by lightning only 15 minutes during the middle of the night and I believe it will work .Some people say that only a few seconds is enough ,that's also possible but I am not sure ...
 
Dirk8==D~Diggler

Dirk8==D~Diggler

Well-Known Member
Ohm Shankar said:
I am not growing right now ,but it is so simple to understand . Next time I will try to keep the plants growing by lightning only 15 minutes during the middle of the night and I believe it will work .Some people say that only a few seconds is enough ,that's also possible but I am not sure ...
Click to expand...
I am sure that it is not lol a few seconds doesn’t mean shit
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

Well-Known Member
Ohm Shankar said:
I am not growing right now ,but it is so simple to understand . Next time I will try to keep the plants growing by lightning only 15 minutes during the middle of the night and I believe it will work .Some people say that only a few seconds is enough ,that's also possible but I am not sure ...
Click to expand...
I have seen some articles on this. Basically they said you could use a flashlight for an hour per night for the same effect.

But an hour seemed to be the minimum recommendation
 
Ohm Shankar

Ohm Shankar

Active Member
roots_indoors said:
How do you manage the plants outdoors in a tropical climate? Just based on my experience trying to grow a few plants outdoors in Florida (for climate, think 95+ degrees Fahrenheit with 100% humidity, and downpours all through summer), the lighting never mattered. It was a constant fight against disease and insects. Our climate is mostly humid subtropical with South Florida being tropical.

Could never get a plant past week 4 of flower due to bud rot caused by the ridiculous humidity and overall moisture coming from the sky and the ground. For a few months during the summer, our thunderstorms are guaranteed just about everyday and are practically mini hurricanes, especially June - September. Not to mention the plethora of insects. Outdoors in a climate like this ended up being a huge waste of effort on my part and is the only reason I am growing indoors. I just can't get the optimal conditions for healthy, safe bud outdoors in a humid sub/tropical environment like here in Florida.
Click to expand...
I have the same problem here ,I love GSC but many buds get moldy . Since I use crab shells things are going better.I also shake the plants in the morning because a lot of dew coming at night . I have no problem with sativa dominant hybrids . Mold is often a problem with indica dominant hybrids .
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top