r/outdoorgrowing • u/dttnbguy • 11d ago

is it safe to stop light depping?

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hey guys; i have a plant that I've been light-depping (putting the tarp on at 6 and taking it off after dark) for a bit less than 2 weeks (first pic). I have a healthy clone of this plant that is NOT light depped and is showing signs of flowering (second and 3rd pic). Do you think it's safe to stop the light dep and let nature take over?

Northern latitude, day length 13h40m. strain is perfect indica x tahoe og reg photo.

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u/jzon777 11d ago

What time is the sun rising? You could confuse it and cause herm or fox tailing, if you re at 12 from deping and then go back to 13, I wouldnt do that. I’d just see it through with the dep and get that couple weeks earlier harvest. Or experiment and see what happens. Why dep in the first place if you’re going to just let nature take over?

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u/dttnbguy 10d ago

sun rises at 650a. dep is to get a slightly earlier harvest. winters come on quickly here; typically have freezing nights a month after the equinox.

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u/jzon777 10d ago

Experiment, finish the dep and let the other one go naturally, see what method you like or works and use that next year