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It's not overly rainy. It's the south east. Anything I should do or watch out for during flowering outside? Other than bud rot. I'm ultra paranoid about that with my indoor plants. If I stretched a tarp out over them, connected to some poles, for colder type rainy days in the fall would that be a bad idea? I'd make it 2 or 3 feet above the plants so they still get plenty of air and some of the rain.Don't worry about fat raindrops. If it rains a lot in the fall, you could get bud rot.
Michigan outdoor grower here and I was concerned about rain the first time. Im on my 4th grow and all of my plants at some point have been exposed to torrential rain, 60 mph winds, 35 degree temps and hail.In the fall when it has buds do I need to protect them from the rain. We get a decent amount of rain here in the fall. I'm thinking about how I am with my indoor plants and getting pissed bc I let a piece of string fall and touch one of the developing buds. But then I'm going to leave my outdoor buds to get smashed by fat raindrops?
The pics are them, about 45 days apart.
Lol, great info man, thanksMichigan outdoor grower here and I was concerned about rain the first time. Im on my 4th grow and all of my plants at some point have been exposed to torrential rain, 60 mph winds, 35 degree temps and hail.
The two biggest problems have been branches breaking due to the added weight after a soaking and mold due to the moisture. Be prepared with velcro and stakes of some sort. Use an electric blower from a distance to dry things out.
Rain will not harm your buds or the trichomes all that much. It does not wash them away like you may think. More so, the force of a heavy rain may break the trichomes off and then wash them away, but they will grow back as long as it doesnt happen right before harvest.
Growing outdoors is a challenge so be patient and realistic. These plants have been growing in the wild for thousands of years so dealing with the elements and bugs is in their genetic. (lol, my last post was just about something eating my leaves 3 weeks into the grow which is stressing me out. The plant still has 30 other intact leaves on it, but still I think that one leaf is going to affect the outcome 3 and half months from now) Good luck.
I live in the mid Atlantic /Appalachian region and the biggest concerns for me during those final days when all of my efforts are coming to fruition is:It's not overly rainy. It's the south east. Anything I should do or watch out for during flowering outside? Other than bud rot. I'm ultra paranoid about that with my indoor plants. If I stretched a tarp out over them, connected to some poles, for colder type rainy days in the fall would that be a bad idea? I'd make it 2 or 3 feet above the plants so they still get plenty of air and some of the rain.
I used to grow in the Greenville, NC area. The biggest problem for me was bud worms of several species.It's not overly rainy. It's the south east. Anything I should do or watch out for during flowering outside? Other than bud rot. I'm ultra paranoid about that with my indoor plants. If I stretched a tarp out over them, connected to some poles, for colder type rainy days in the fall would that be a bad idea? I'd make it 2 or 3 feet above the plants so they still get plenty of air and some of the rain.
What is Bt?I used to grow in the Greenville, NC area. The biggest problem for me was bud worms of several species.
Get some Bt and spray them weekly. Get a brand that's certified organic and you can use it into flower. Sometimes 1/3rd of my buds were ruined.
The only bud rot I got outdoors, while I live there, was in buds that were attacked by the worms.
What is Bt?
Aww shit. friggin bugs man.Anyone know what this white stuff on this dead leaf is from? It was the only leaf on the plant I saw like this.
Ok thanks. I've got some neem oil I can spray them with. Maybe that'll help.Aww shit. friggin bugs man.
I don't know if that is spider or caterpillar or what, but since you are growing both in and out, make sure your hygiene is up to snuff before you start working on indoor plants. Try not to bring that stuff in with you.
Ok thanks. I've got some neem oil I can spray them with. Maybe that'll help.
Thanks for the info and advice. Will prob get some of that bt.When you live in SoCal the caterpillars will ravage your shit outdoors. This is the biggest challenge here outdoors IMO. I don't know how bad it is there where you live but here as soon as your nugs are getting big and fat in the fall the little guys show up everywhere and start doing Swiss cheese holes through all your nicest colas. I have learned over the years that when it comes to the caterpillars it's all about preventative maintenance. I like to spray my plants with both BT as well as Pyrethrin multiple times all the way through veg and early into flower. As soon as the flowers start to stack I stop as not to effect the flavor of the new growing buds. But by being on top of it hard up front in your grow it kills off a lot of the eggs and baby caterpillars so that by the time your are close to finish its much more manageable and you can hand pick off any remaining stragglers.
I fucking knew I planted them to close! Right before I put them in the ground I looked and thought that, but figured it was enough so I left it.Looks like they are planted very close to each other? May wanna start bending and directing them away from each other?
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