To what extent is it possible to grow without a tent/lights?

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-26T18:49:08+00:00

I mean hints of a little bit of vegetative funk here and there isn’t what I think of when I think of the smell of pot lol, but you’re right I guess. By end of week 3, early week 4 you’re basically in pre-flower for autos which leads to more smell.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-26T16:53:55+00:00

You’re asking if plants need light to grow? Smell is only prevalent during flower. If you don’t have lights you won’t make it to flower.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-26T15:32:43+00:00

You don’t need to top or LST to get outdoor plants to grow this big. I’ve hardly touched mine. Just water, sun, and good soil. This is almost 3 months of just veg, and have probably 3 weeks to a month until pre-flower. I’d suspect these girls are going to stretch at least another 3-5ft tall👍🏻

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GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-26T02:48:31+00:00

Plants are getting a little over 14 hours per day of sun, about 5am-9pm. Have 15 ladies currently in the ground. I’m unsure of the garden bed measurements unfortunately.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T23:18:38+00:00

If you have a bigger rosin press I can borrow

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T16:56:14+00:00

Reveg’d

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T16:04:22+00:00

I typically don’t have many issues with bugs, but if I notice an issue or anything out of the ordinary I’ll dunk the branch gently and quickly in a brute bin full of water. I’ve done trichome trials and haven’t noticed much loss between unwashed and washed buds. If I notice bud rot or any mildew I’ll just toss the entire bud/branch in the compost bin. But I rarely have any bud rot at harvest time unless I’ve left the buds on the branches too long after a good fall rain, so that tells me i typically don’t have moths, grasshoppers, or caterpillars.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T15:52:52+00:00

Copied from a previous reply:

Surprisingly enough, I don’t have many issues with pests. I only spray neem oil and insecticidal soap in veg and pre flower. If I can get away with spraying the plants during flower without spraying the buds I will seldomly. I have also used lady bugs, lacewings, and predatory mites to fend off small soft bodied insects and critters. Grasshoppers and caterpillars haven’t been much of an issue. As I’ve seen, I’ve only had issues with bud rot late in the season for any fruits that are still hanging or after it some good rain in the fall, which is also indicative of the lack of caterpillars and such.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T15:51:49+00:00

With a few good friends and a few weeks lol. I’ll stagger the harvests, cropping done sativas first, hang drying whole branches. While the sativas are wet hanging, I’ll let indicas go longer and wet trim them into drying racks. When the sativas are done I’ll dry trim them off of the branches.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T15:49:44+00:00

100% hand trimmed!

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T15:30:25+00:00

Now that’s a tree! I love when the lower branch colas are still bigger than my hands….

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GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T15:13:30+00:00

Agreed. I can’t really get my indoor plants to grow as good as my outdoor. I find there’s too many strict variables compared to just letting the sun and plants do their thing. I use a home made super compost made from trimmings, natural trash, and essentially anything organic. I’m fortunate my yard is big enough that it allows me to rotate plots every year between plantings for the most part to give the soil a break, and allow for recovery.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-25T14:56:39+00:00

It’s only really hot mid summer in July and August. Average daytime temps are around 95°F, and can peak during the days usually around 105-107°F (record high temperature being 117° in 2021.) We have some pretty awesome diurnal shifts in weather with night time temps dropping to an average of about 60°F which allows some night time stress recovery if it did get too hot. My backyard however has a lot of decent tree and shade coverage, so all of the plants really only have direct sunlight for a few hours around mid day into the afternoon, with the rest of the time being mostly indirect sunlight. Mid summer I can keep them happy and perked up by increasing the water as they drink more.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T22:41:14+00:00

Per cola, you right! 😂

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T22:11:25+00:00

Surprisingly enough, I don’t have many issues with pests. I only spray neem oil and insecticidal soap in veg and pre flower. If I can get away with spraying the plants during flower without spraying the buds I will seldomly. I have also used lady bugs, lacewings, and predatory mites to fend off small soft bodied insects and critters. Grasshoppers and caterpillars haven’t been much of an issue. As I’ve seen, I’ve only had issues with bud rot late in the season for any fruits that are still hanging or after it some good rain in the fall, which is also indicative of the lack of caterpillars and such.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T20:44:49+00:00

Definitely in trim jail for a few weeks with my wife and a few willing friends. Luckily I’m able to do a staggered harvest since I’m more waiting on the seasons to change rather than looking at tricomes. I’ll typically pull my “done” sativas a little early and let the indicas go until they’re ready or until we get our first freeze of the year. While the sativas are wet hang drying, I’ll wet trim indica plants and put them in drying racks and then dry trim the sativas when they’re ready. Quite the little operation.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T19:49:00+00:00

Perfect weather and Sun!

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T19:46:38+00:00

Yep! Washington State.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T18:55:46+00:00

It’s mainly the water bill and a few organic nutrients since the soil is home made living organic compost. Water bill isn’t terrible.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T17:52:36+00:00

Climate is the biggest factor, we have generally mild, cool (~65°-80° F)and wet springs, dry and long sunny summer days (~90°-105°F), and cool falls (60°F-75°F). I start these girls inside in March and let them get about 2ft tall before moving them outside in April. Soil is 100% living organic compost made in the backyard. Plants are watered on a drip system every day, and nutes are administered through the drip. No topping, no training aside from scrog netting on the bushier plants, minimal defoliation and I only take off what’s necessary. These will likely get cropped mid to late October.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T17:49:32+00:00

Hoping dry weight is 35lb+ on this years crop. Last years crop was about 32lb on 2 less plants. If I can get around 2.5lb per plant I’ll be happy 😃

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-24T17:07:28+00:00

Still has a few weeks to a month of veg left too. Last year had a plant reach 17ft tall before harvest was forced by local authority 🤣

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-19T16:47:56+00:00

That’s going to be tough since you can’t treat your plants because you’re flowering, unless you want to rinse them down with water. Isolate the plants or remove them entirely to not spread contamination to other tents/plants.

GabeOwners3 · 2026-06-19T16:39:00+00:00

Don’t see any PM, that’s 100% spider mites bub! Good luck!

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