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Some tips for outdoor in northern climates:
1. For mold prevention: top (cut) the main shoot 1-2 times, this way you grow slimmer colas that let more air into the buds. Helps the buds to dry quicker from rain/high humidity.
2. Keep your plants healthy...mix good fertilizer into the soil in guerilla growing (guano, quality organic ferts from Neudorff, etc). In pots do not overfertilize (use only 15-20% of recommended dosage), buy quality soil (Compo Sana, etc).
3. Some of the problems with harvest dates come from too early planting. Flowering is controlled by a light-sensitive hormone. If you plant in April-beginning of May you get big plants...but you want big flowers and a safe harvest! These big plants take longer to adapt to the daylight getting less - it takes longer for them to build up the flowering hormone. If you plant mid May-June they have a shorter veg cycle and get used to days becoming shorter. The flowering hormone starts to build up and reaches the critical level quicker. This way the chances of faster flowering (and faster harvest) are higher. It is not a method that works with all plants, but in climates with a lot of rain/cold in Sept./Oct. it's better to try everything that supports quick harvest.
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