Outdoor grow in Southeast Michigan 2024

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Rooke

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Heya C. I’m sure it was septoria in the beginning and perhaps the wilt came from the soil? Once you clued me in on the septoria I was pulling leaves like a crazy person I spent 2.5 solid days in the beginning then just tried to keep it under control after that until I harvested the plants that seemed like it was a race against time. Not something I would do again. Thanks again for your help I appreciate your advice . I’m down to about 9 plants now but they’re still putting out white pistils with lots of clear trichs so now I wait and see what happens it’s getting colder that might help take care you two!
 
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Rooke said:
Heya C. I’m sure it was septoria in the beginning and perhaps the wilt came from the soil? Once you clued me in on the septoria I was pulling leaves like a crazy person I spent 2.5 solid days in the beginning then just tried to keep it under control after that until I harvested the plants that seemed like it was a race against time. Not something I would do again. Thanks again for your help I appreciate your advice . I’m down to about 9 plants now but they’re still putting out white pistils with lots of clear trichs so now I wait and see what happens it’s getting colder that might help take care you two!
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I'm glad my info. helped a little, probably didn't in the anxiety department tho'. LOL
I think the colder temps. slow down the fungi. I read that Septoria thrives in temps between 68 and 77 F, so once the night time temps start dropping it levels off. Taking the leaves off was probably helpful and the temps slowed it down. I did that on a couple of branches but another fungus showed up.

I'm still trying to figure out what this is. It looks kind of like an insect has bitten and transferred disease into that part of the leaf.
Then of course fungus has taken over that part.

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You’re definitely right on the anxiety not knowing if my efforts were in vane or not . Every year has been so different from bugs that you can see to the ones that you can’t. I’m too anal about spraying I sprayed them when I first brought them outside then a few got sprayed with lost coast when I saw a bit of pm showed up 2 weeks ago. I’m sure liking how quickly it killed it. A new tool in my pouch !!!
 
cpurola

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Just think, the Organic Farmers who do this for a living have to be friggin' experts on bugs and disease.
Or have someone they can call on.
Can't just throw in the towel like me.

BTW, it frosted pretty heavy in the back this morning. 35 F! It's Fall. LOL
 
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tall boys said:
If you're going to grow in Michigan outside you better be ready if not you'll lose everything better build a structure or all will be lost

No punt intended
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You don't have fans? How do you not get bud rot?
Granted this year has been very dry, but in high humidity I thought you needed to keep the air moving.
 
cpurola

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So, I ordered a soil test kit from MSU and here it is.
Pretty simple. Take a shovel full of dirt, put it in the bag, fill out the forms, put the bag in the envelope and drop it in the mailbox.
Wait for the results.
Oh, it cost $33.70

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tall boys

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cpurola said:
You don't have fans? How do you not get bud rot?
Granted this year has been very dry, but in high humidity I thought you needed to keep the air moving.
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When I bought my side covers I put big holes in the full tubes so this way air goes through all my covers can be removed very easily it's been so windy bud rot doesn't have a chance

Most marijuana plants love a Mediterranean climate

Right now everything is covered except for the top and on my door opening only the bottoms open with the screen so air can flow through and leave out the top

There is no wet mornings inside my enclosure dry every morning

Yes it's a challenge but one I'm willing to work for I've been growing outside for 5 years and never lost anything

Except for my sanity sometimes I'm retired so I can put the time in
 
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I'll get you folks some pictures of inside the enclosure from overnight I'll show you how dry it is in there

Last year I had two plants I had to take to november 10th and yes I had to bring in heat which was my gas barbecue

Here's a picture of the enclosure on November 1st of last year
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I'm also getting too close to the end I'm going to start putting the top up too it's all easy to take down
 
cpurola

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I finished my prepping of the garden. Scooped out half the acursed dirt and sprayed the remainer with almost all the bio fungicide I had left. Smelled awful. Hopefully those tiny buggers will eat the fungi. Oh, I watered everything so they wouldn't dry up and die.

Then I emptied all my used potting soil on top of the dirt. Three of the boxes I mixed. Then I got tired. The rest I just dumped on top, and then watered so it wouldn't blow away. Looks good, but sterile. I found 2 worms total in all 12 boxes. Not good.

I'm done with it for this year. Rain is coming this weekend, then the temps are dropping into the 50s for highs and close to 30 for lows. I still have to clean up the flower bed. Ugh.

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