I have primarily outdoor growing for the last 3 years. Last year I pulled a couple of plants from outside and put them under lights in my garage before they flowered. Amazingly they loved the garage and grew huge there! (see photo)
In late spring, I moved them back outside figuring they keep growing in my garden. Here’s the problem: I had them under 24/7 lights in the garage and shortly after moving outside, they flowered. Way too early.
This year I’m doing the same thing though using a mini greenhouse on my porch. The plants seem to like the greenhouse. (see photo; note the 2 smaller plants started weak and are coming around). I have the plants on a 16 : 8 cycle of light : dark now.
My questions: 1. What is the correct light:dark schedule to keep in veg state and be able to transition back outside later? 2. When should I move these plants to the outside garden?
I am assuming that it is possible to take plants from outside to inside, then back outside again, correct?
Note: I am in Northern California
