St. Phatty
Active member
This came up yesterday in the hot tub at the YMCA.
Last year when we had the smoke, the weather service for some reason never caught up, and predicted temps in the mid-90's that always ended up being in the high-80's.
Now we have our first wildfire smoke of the season.
Last year one of my neighbors told me thought the heavy smoke cut his plant weight. And I believe him.
However this isn't heavy smoke. It's light smoke, like a 5% or 10% shade-cloth.
I figure the light smoke might be good for guerilla growers that may not be able to water their plants every day.
It cuts back on the heat, without reducing light too much.
Anyway, just curious what other folks observe about growing in smokey habitats.
Flowering usually starts about August 1 where I live, so unless they get a grip on that wildfire, we will have another entire flowering season done in a smokey valley.
Last year when we had the smoke, the weather service for some reason never caught up, and predicted temps in the mid-90's that always ended up being in the high-80's.
Now we have our first wildfire smoke of the season.
Last year one of my neighbors told me thought the heavy smoke cut his plant weight. And I believe him.
However this isn't heavy smoke. It's light smoke, like a 5% or 10% shade-cloth.
I figure the light smoke might be good for guerilla growers that may not be able to water their plants every day.
It cuts back on the heat, without reducing light too much.
Anyway, just curious what other folks observe about growing in smokey habitats.
Flowering usually starts about August 1 where I live, so unless they get a grip on that wildfire, we will have another entire flowering season done in a smokey valley.
