Thought this might interest some people. I live in Spain and wanted to utilise the long sunny days we have right now. So my plants spend the days in front of open balcony doors. They get good light all day including 5 or 6 hours of direct sun. Then when the sun goes down i move them under 5 x 25w cfl's for another 4 or 5 hours, then lights out until next mornings sun. (several people commented in one of my earlier threads that the extra period of artificial lighting was a good idea).

Meanwhile i'm building a grow room where I plan to flower the plants under more / bigger lights.

Well, all was going well until a few days ago when the lowest 2 leaves of all my plants started to turn yellow. I use good soil, distilled water only and don't overwater. I posted a thread asking for advice on the yellow leaves and the general consensus was a nitrogen deficiency so I went to the grow shop to buy ferts. Well, the guy in the shop said something interesting which I welcome your comments on. He said that my grow was actually an outdoor grow and that the extra artificial light was not needed, and was even a bad idea that he thought was causing the yellow leaf prob. He suggested to stick to the sun, let off the cfl's and give the plants a rest when the sun goes down.

What do you think?

sounds like good advice.

Anybody else agree or disagree with the shop guys advice? Or anyone done a grow like this?

well ya know, just one of my blazed ideas... maby theres somethin that reacts when the two different types of light are in play?

I wouldn't be surprised by anything to do with weed growing harlem. It seems to me an odd business...or perhaps I just over-analyse everything.

I suppose when u think about it, it kinda makes sense. I mean all u people who r growing outdoors don't bring your plants in at night and stick then umder lights do you? (if anyone does i'd b interested in hearing about it, lol). I was working on the assumption that I was an indoor grower just using some sun, but maybe i had it backwards.

hes right no artificial light would be better

I have been doing the same as you the past week. No problems yet. They are going to be outside as soon as night temps are warmed up though.

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Im in Spain too.

You can grow some good shit here outdoors.

Though i am only growing indoors now.

If your strain is better suited to outdoors, let it grow with the sun man.
The weather here is almost perfect...

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Thats good to hear gardenandcats. Will u flower outdoors or get them in? And can i ask u how many hours of light yours r getting, and how many hours of DIRECT sun? thanks.

6hrs of direct sunlight will work.