The closer to harvest the more stress takes hold. All those months of work balancing on the edge of a dime.It’s the small containers versus the big plants and I’m definitely ahead. I have friends stone throwaway he’s got 180 In the ground He’s a definitely behind in development and also he’s having problems with a Leaf Septoria and bud rot and I’m not seeing that yet…. It’s my worst fear other than showing up and seeing the entire harvest gone in the middle of the night.
I dislike stress I have no control over. Towards the end of my outdoor growing adventures we would hire a gatekeeper to keep an eye on things. With todays modern electronics you could have electronic safe guards.
The other really noticeable difference, we would work hard to have a couple of strains that would handle any of the local growing conditions. Limiting the number of variables that could cause problems.
I loved and hated growing outdoor crops all in the same breath.