What to do when it rains?

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Hampi

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big_chud_420 said:
Out here in BC canada it sometimes fucking absolutely pisses rain for weeks in a row near harvest. Like right now forecast calls for 7 days of consistent rain. So instead of saying rain is fine maybe you should take into account where people live. If you live somewhere where it's hot beyond harvest you're probably fine and rain will be great but if you live somewhere like I do where they are just starting to flower and it fucking hammers rain 24 hours a day for 3 weeks in a row and the humidity is 75%+ get a tarp and some stakes and cover your shits or you're going to be losing your whole crop to rot. Stop generalizing about rain it is completely relevant to geography you're gonna get some poor fuckers crop killed.
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big_chud_420 said:
Out here in BC canada it sometimes fucking absolutely pisses rain for weeks in a row near harvest. Like right now forecast calls for 7 days of consistent rain. So instead of saying rain is fine maybe you should take into account where people live. If you live somewhere where it's hot beyond harvest you're probably fine and rain will be great but if you live somewhere like I do where they are just starting to flower and it fucking hammers rain 24 hours a day for 3 weeks in a row and the humidity is 75%+ get a tarp and some stakes and cover your shits or you're going to be losing your whole crop to rot. Stop generalizing about rain it is completely relevant to geography you're gonna get some poor fuckers crop killed.
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true, we have monsoon hitting straight 4months here..Heavy downpour, it is relevant to geography..
 
ganga gurl420

ganga gurl420

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Hampi said:
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true, we have monsoon hitting straight 4months here..Heavy downpour, it is relevant to geography..
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Us too in northern wi. Rains every 3rd day for a month or two then comes wicked branch breaking storms til aug then just heavy down pours til harvest. The only benefit is I don't have to water the plants hardly at all... but the cons are many
 
jbcCT

jbcCT

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Downinthedirt said:
If you just started your first grow ever, and put your plants out side after a week of growth then that was mistake number 1..and I've been growing outside for 40 years and nature is gonna get hers, always plant more than you need, but a week old plant isn't strong enough to be put out...and to tell everyone to go fuck their selfs is a great way to start off your growing season buddy....that's why I don't come on here very often it's because of smart ass people like you....I'm a member of another forum that doesn't tolerate shit like this....and $35 worth of seeds? Hell that's a low cost lost grow....
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This was actually a classic post.
 
Silky T

Silky T

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briteleaf said:
Recommend starting them in 4 inch cowpots. Cowpots are small pots made from cow poop. When the plants are 2-3 weeks old, transplant them outside.
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I've got a huge bag of aged cow manure that I used on my garden and put in my compost when working the pile. I never thought about using it on MJ plants. Really? Do you only use it to plant seeds in or can you use it in the grow process? I'm in 3rd-week flower and although the plants look great, they could look even better (fatter buds instead of shishkabobs) after cow manure? Please advise.
 
ganga gurl420

ganga gurl420

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Silky T said:
I've got a huge bag of aged cow manure that I used on my garden and put in my compost when working the pile. I never thought about using it on MJ plants. Really? Do you only use it to plant seeds in or can you use it in the grow process? I'm in 3rd-week flower and although the plants look great, they could look even better (fatter buds instead of shishkabobs) after cow manure? Please advise.
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All my soil is nothing but aged cow poop lol
 
buddy:)

buddy:)

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DrubDrub said:
Literally fuck everyone in here that said not to protect small plants.

I just started my first grow ever about a week ago. I germinated, then planted my seeds. About two days later, the forecast began calling for lots of thunderstorms, so I began researching what I should do. After reading lots of forums like this that said,

"Oh lookie here, mah seedlings survived hail! U're a dumb shit cause nature haz been doin this shit forevur!"

I came to the conclusion that sure, heavy rain could hurt my little seedlings, but exposing them to mild rain would just be nature's low stress training. I kept a careful eye on the radar, ready to protect them if anything serious came along.

After the week passed (very mild rain off and on), you want to know what happened?

Out of my 8 plants:

3 were doing fine.
1 was buried in the dirt.
2 simply vanished.
2 had the leaves literally pounded off of them (nothing but stems remained beaten to the ground)


To anyone dumb enough to take these retards' advice, if you truly care about you're seedlings, protect them. Natural selection is a bitch and will do anything to ensure that only the strong will survive. Any that aren't near perfect will die without your help.

By the way, I bought from a seedbank, so I might as well have just wiped my ass with $35.
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i think ur the retard
 
Buttery Hash

Buttery Hash

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Depends on what stage the plants are in..in veg no problem, if flowering cover with clear plastic. Circle the plant with bamboo propping stakes and cover with plastic making sure your circle is big enough so leaves aren't touching the plastic. Simple and cheap. Who concerns themselves with ph in a outdoor grow. Ive always used water straight from the hose. The babies i have now the water is straight from the tap and they're beautiful
 

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PinkZeppelin420

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I was a little bit anxious about the rains because i grow in pots and i thought it could cause overwatering issues but nope. Rainwater containes more oxygen and nitrates, and it is very useful. If it rains heavily the plants will droop for a few hours but it will be okay after that.
 
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Taarps

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Sorry if it's a newbie question, but what about the nutes?
The only thing that was mentioned is that there is no need to check pH when watering outdoor plants. What do you guys do in dryer days? Just water with tap water and that's it, or you add some nutrients too? I'm talking about fabric pots if that changes anything.
 
oldsilvertip55

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WillyPhister said:
Do you know where they grew cannabis before there was such a thing as a grow room??? outside, yep thats right. I've even heard rumors that cannabis can grow in the wild without help from man, and still thrive at the same time. but i do suggest shaking water off your plants during flowering to reduce chances for mold if your growing a strain that makes hella dense buds or if your growing in a valley or if you having a wet autumn or your plants dont get early morning sun in they're location. actually i suggest always shaking the water off your plants after a rain no matter what the conditions are, if its realistic for you to go out to your garden whenever and do that after every rain then absolutely. but what ever you do dont put garbage bags on your plants, you dont have to do that. anything that makes contact with your buds is gonna rub trichs off, nobody wants that. and plants like to breath too, just like us. you wouldnt wanna be covered in a garbage bag....... or would you? and what do you mean about unbalaced ph from rain??? are you serious???
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plastic is the thc thief.
 
Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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I built a funky little extension on the eaves of the garage out of scrap wood and stapled up some clear plastic- it's lasted for 3 years now

I try to grow the biggest plant I can still move, which turns out to be a 15gal pot- I can get 4 plants under the raincover, which is the legal limit and the most I've grown
 
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