2020 MASSACHUSETTS outdoor grow Thread!

[PioneerValleyOG]

Oh Crap its true. FROST for next three nights. I know my boss used to use water as a trick, hed drip water onto his strawberry fields acres, to protect them? I cant do that, will putting the ones I can on the porch do any good???

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

Hey guys looks like frost the next three nights in a row in western mass. I don’t have plant covers and I can’t afford them. What are some alternatives ? What can I do to keep them warm ? Thanks for your tips and time everyone !

yea, SHIT, looks like frost I cant believe it, In sept???? wtf are we gonna do? I guess Im gonna try the fan thing

 

[Yesyes3000]

I know bro wtf with the frost !!! It’s to bad. Nature is doing its things I suppose ...........

 

[moonman33]

Watered today and have the fans going. Fingers are crossed, Tuesday looks the coldest for me out in the sticks.

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

A thorough soaking the day before a freezing night should provide enough moisture to keep most plants from feeling the effects of a frost. Water your plants early in the day, as soon as the temperature reaches 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This allows the plant enough time to absorb the moisture. Sprinkle water around the plant's base before nightfall while the temperature is still above 40 degrees Fahrenheit so that the soil stays moist throughout the freezing night.

Will It Kill Plants to Water Them Before a Freezing Night?

Will It Kill Plants to Water Them Before a Freezing Night?. Water is both a friend and foe of plants during freezing temperatures. Too much water can cause root damage and frozen leaves. Too little water and the plant loses its hardiness against the cold. When a healthy plant receives just...

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[stealthfader508]

my backyard smells like september and i love it

 

[moonman33]

my backyard smells like september and i love it

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Looks phenomenal! What’s that blue strain

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

Ok I was able to drag my 30 gal pots onto pallets and forklift them into screened in shed. The rest I'm going to try and cover with a bedsheet I guess... Any thoughts?

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

my backyard smells like september and i love it

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My backyard smells like panic and I dont like it. Frost next three days. In September!!

 

[moonman33]

Ok I was able to drag my 30 gal pots onto pallets and forklift them into screened in shed. The rest I'm going to try and cover with a bedsheet I guess... Any thoughts?

I think it would be okay, depends on local temps. A sheet might be enough, or even wrapping the roots and base?

 

[matty-berk]

Whoa is that powdery mildew in that last pic?? Ir just sunshine and crystals? Anyone else eyeball that yet?

no its mpk, thank god lol helps with the bugs

 

[matty-berk]

My backyard smells like panic and I dont like it. Frost next three days. In September!!

whaaaaaa?

 

[matty-berk]

And oh yeah, you got a ways to go yet. Just hang in there, keep posting, and keep an eye out for bud rot, poke and prod all the way into the stem on those big tops, just to be sure.

awesome thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[matty-berk]

Ok, things are starting to fatten up..
Definitely, before it's too late and the damage begins to get out of control. Hope your on this @matty-berk

thank you soooo much homies!!!!! you guys are so much apriciated!!!!!! its fossil shell flour! nothing to worry about but thank you

 

[matty-berk]

you guys and gals are the best!!!! just wanted to let ya know! thank you for all the help you guys give!

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

Eff,.it, I'm leaving the big 3 to tough.it out, tomorrow.night has dropped to the 20s prediction 28 here

 

[stealthfader508]

Looks phenomenal! What’s that blue strain

i got the strain as grape pupil from mass medical strains, but they've since been outed as a fraud and closed up shop ... so now im just calling it purple fingerboarder

 

[moonman33]

Everyone make it okay? Had to be away last night and had someone help me close up the GH and get the fans right, seems to be okay. Going to spray for mold and bugs this morning and hope the temps get back up fast. Showing 29 on my way home this morning.

 

[Yesyes3000]

I am heading over soon to look

 

[PioneerValleyOG]

I am heading over soon to look

No damage, no problems here