Newbie to Oregon -- Growing Outside. What Works?

[Oregrow]

Just moved to Portland from Northern California, where the growin' is easy. I understand that growing outside in Portland can be dicey because of it, well, raining all the time.

I just brought home two clones, a Platinum GSC and a Golden Pineapple. Any words of wisdom out there?

TIA.

 

[1diesel1]

Just moved to Portland from Northern California, where the growin' is easy. I understand that growing outside in Portland can be dicey because of it, well, raining all the time.

I just brought home two clones, a Platinum GSC and a Golden Pineapple. Any words of wisdom out there?

TIA.

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Welcome to, The Farm!! Fellow Oregonian. You in Portland or the burbs?
Seasons short here, Rains usually end after Memorial Day (typically it rains the holiday weekend 85% of the time). Season ends typically middle to end of September if your not protecting your crop from the elements.

PW is a thief in the night end of season and keep a real close eye out for bud rot about the same time that shit will sneak up on you and bite you in the ass in just a couple of days. Make sure your in full sun where your planting the humidity and moisture content around harvest is a real bad deal. Best to set up some kind of shelter around the end of season we can get some pretty heavy showers September. Remember though a shelter IE plastic above your buds when still in the ground will create a lot of humidity under there. I don’t go the shelter root. I typically go out after the rain has stopped and hit em with my Stihl back pack blower. Pics are of last summer:) your getting me all excited with this summer grow talk:)!!

 

[Oregrow]

Welcome to, The Farm!! Fellow Oregonian. You in Portland or the burbs?
Seasons short here, Rains usually end after Memorial Day (typically it rains the holiday weekend 85% of the time). Season ends typically middle to end of September if your not protecting your crop from the elements.

PW is a thief in the night end of season and keep a real close eye out for bud rot about the same time that shit will sneak up on you and bite you in the ass in just a couple of days. Make sure your in full sun where your planting the humidity and moisture content around harvest is a real bad deal. Best to set up some kind of shelter around the end of season we can get some pretty heavy showers September. Remember though a shelter IE plastic above your buds when still in the ground will create a lot of humidity under there. I don’t go the shelter root. I typically go out after the rain has stopped and hit em with my Stihl back pack blower. Pics are of last summer:) your getting me all excited with this summer grow talk:)!!View attachment 866845View attachment 866847View attachment 866846

Thanks! Very helpful. I had planned to set up a tent for rain, but the blower thing sounds good, too. Blow dry them very gently, I assume.

Also, what's PW? I have experience with bud rot, even in NoCal, but it was usually caterpillar-induced.

 

[1diesel1]

Sorry PM, powdery mildew. Hate spell check!! Bud rot I’ve experienced has been caused from humidity never had a caterpillar issue. I usually surround the base of my stalks with cedar chips keeps land loving bugs away:)

 

[Oregrow]

Sorry PM, powdery mildew. Hate spell check!! Bud rot I’ve experienced has been caused from humidity never had a caterpillar issue. I usually surround the base of my stalks with cedar chips keeps land loving bugs away:)

Sounds like humidity is going to be the big deal around here (Portland suburbs).

I live on a hill, so I generally get afternoon winds, so maybe that'll help. I'm growing in 15-gallon fabric pots, so that should insulate me from creeping pests, but caterpillars are airborne. However, I'm starting off in a brand new backyard (reterraced by the previous owner last season), so I don't really expect that many butterflies this season.

Also, I had planned to grow only two plants because that would produce enough for me and everyone I know for a year, but given possible failure, maybe I should try the legal limit of 4.

Thoughts? TIA.

 

[1diesel1]

Go with your legal limit. Me and my wife have our ommp cards we can legally grow 12 plants with our cards. 2 of the plants you can use for flower the other 2 you can process into RSO oil or tinctures or whatever you like.