How much direct sunlight?

[T!CTAC]

Hi again!!

Yep, another newbie question from T!CTAC...

Obviously outdoor needs sunlight but how much needs to be DIRECT? I would imagine as much as possible, but what if you can only get say, from 9am til 4pm or maybe even 5pm? How much of a difference will that potentially make? I have a particular spot put aside for as much direct light as I can get but wifey is concerned about when we have people over (valid concern obviously).

All thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Cheers, All :-)

[Qwobbler]

9am - 4pm is 7 hours of direct sunlight, thats not bad. You stated the obvious yourself, the more light the better, but if you need to hide things, they will live.

 

You can get a decent yield with only 5 hrs Direct sunlight, but, you will yield 3 times as much if they get 10 hrs

 

During this time of year though, you sorta want all the light you can get, as the UV rays are not as strong as the growing season (sept-may), day lengths are short and its cold over night, which all leads to a smaller harvest.

 

Q

[T!CTAC]

9am - 4pm is 7 hours of direct sunlight, thats not bad. You stated the obvious yourself, the more light the better, but if you need to hide things, they will live.

 

You can get a decent yield with only 5 hrs Direct sunlight, but, you will yield 3 times as much if they get 10 hrs

 

During this time of year though, you sorta want all the light you can get, as the UV rays are not as strong as the growing season (sept-may), day lengths are short and its cold over night, which all leads to a smaller harvest.

 

Q

Cheers mate. 9 til 4 is probably what I'll end up with so I'm happy with that.

I'm not farming yet...waiting for Sept to get here. Just asking lots of questions beforehand so I don't muck it all up ;-)

[Sir PsychoHashy]

What you also need to look at is the angle of the sun changing with the seasons changing how much direct light they get.  I always looked for spots getting good light in Spring and Autumn, figuring that the more they get during early growth and flowering the better, and if that sacrifices a bit during mid Summer it's not really a bad thing.  If that's the wrong approach I hope someone will tell me before I put any more effort into setting up this years guerilla plot.

 

A northern aspect is best.

[T!CTAC]

What you also need to look at is the angle of the sun changing with the seasons changing how much direct light they get.  I always looked for spots getting good light in Spring and Autumn, figuring that the more they get during early growth and flowering the better, and if that sacrifices a bit during mid Summer it's not really a bad thing.  If that's the wrong approach I hope someone will tell me before I put any more effort into setting up this years guerilla plot.

 

A northern aspect is best.

Thanks mate. I'd actually considered that but it's nice to see someone else thinking the same :-)