Is it bad for a plant to be both indoor and outdoor? like leave it indoor underlight then somtimes outside in the sun?
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Is it bad for a plant to be both indoor and outdoor? like leave it indoor underlight then somtimes outside in the sun?
It is recommended that you give your plant one source of light. That being said you should either leave it outside or keep it inside ;).
If there is a large difference in the envrionment between the indoor and outdoor, that will shock the plant unless its a gradual change.
For instance, seedling/clones that have been grown indoors under weak floros and then suddenly set outside in full sunlight are gonna be seriously shocked and likely die. Normally, temps in full sun are higher, that might also shock them to death.
I really dont think its a good idea to change the envrionment in a drastic way, and there is no indoor lighting, no matter how big/strong that comes anywhere near the lumen output for full sunlight. It seems like an indoor plant would enjoy a sunbath, like we humans enjoy it, but if you are going from indoor lighting to outdoor light its best to do it gradually. Start with an hour in the morning, then 2hrs in mid morning, then 3hrs in the afternoon, then 5hrs mid afternoon, then maybe a half day on a cloudy day, then a full cloudy day, etc. Work them into it slowly for best results. good luck
You can easily surpass the light intensity of direct sunlight with grow lights. Outdoor sunlight average is 50,000 lux, which is 50,000 lumens per square meter, or around 4700 lumens per square foot. My 400 watt HPS (Hortilux) bulb puts out more light than that. If you restrict a 1k light with a good bulb to, say, a 4'x4' area, you get around 8000 or so lumens per square foot, nearly double that which outdoor sunlight would provide. Obviously distance-from-light plays a role with grow lights, but if you keep plants relatively close to the lights it is not at all difficult to surpass direct sunlight with grow lights.
If youre thinking of taking a plant outside and then bringing it back in (or vice-versa) then dont. Youll transfer a million and one bugs into your growroom, unless you have Neem Oil or another effective pestkiller.
400HPS Hortilux RULES! I took my 13 girls out for sun baths, during their daily rotation. The only problem, I had, was the wind would blow the top heavy bitches over.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamstigator