Should I grow plants indoors or outdoors?

There are two major ways to grow, indoors and outdoors. Some people will use a mixture of the two and grow their plants indoors during the vegetative stage when they need constant light, then transport them outdoors when they are ready to start flowering and only need 12 hours of light a day.

Growing Marijuana Outdoors

Major Considerations:

• Grow area must avoid detection for several months by potential thieves
• Grower must have easy access to grow area and should be able to visit once every 1-2 weeks
• There needs to be a convenient source of water nearby
• Area should be well lit and optimally has light from at least 10am-4pm (more is better)
• The climate should have a warm growing season, the longer the better
• Plants must be planted at a certain time of the year and often there can only be one crop a year
• Longer Grow Time
• Potential interference from bugs, animals, flooding, and other uncontrollable factors

Benefits:

• Easiest method since marijuana plants need less tending in their natural environment
• Cheapest start-up costs since there is free light and ventilation
• Bigger plants
• Many people feel that outdoor growing just produces the best pot

Growing Marijuana Indoors

Major Considerations:

• Must have enough room to grow indoors and be able to avoid detection
• Start-up costs can be pretty high depending on grow system
• Maintenance cost (electricity) can get expensive depending on the grow system and number of plants
• Must have good ventilation and keep grow area clean
• More upkeep than growing outdoors

Benefits

• Shorter grow time
• Easier to be discrete about growing
• Ability to control all aspects of environment to produce a consistent good bud
• Can have many crops a year

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