Chop before rain? Week 10ish

I don’t know exactly when this plant started flowering but I first saw buds August 4. If I treat that as week 1, I’m in week 8 right now. If I take the internet’s word for it that buds don’t show til week 2-3 of flower, then I’m at week 10-11. The plant is very Sativa in appearance.

Some of the colas are loose and stemmy, possibly due to N toxicity during the last few weeks (organic soil w dry amendments incl. still-digesting alfalfa meal from July), and I’d love to give them time to fill out if they’re gonna, but a weekend of rains is coming and I’ve already taken some rot off a few days ago. I’ve also found thrips on the top leaves for the first time today. Too late to spray anything so they’re gonna have free reign to eat at her and probably worsen quickly.

Bump! if the recommendation is to chop before the rain comes then I may have to do it tonight, looking at showers in the morning right now. Honestly terrified of losing my only decently dense colas to rot. I really appreciate any input

If its in a pot, i would just move it under something. Looks like it could go a bit longer, and not so dense that it wont dry out quick after the rain.

Boatguy said:

If its in a pot, i would just move it under something. Looks like it could go a bit longer, and not so dense that it wont dry out quick after the rain.

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Yeah it’s in a 20gal fabric pot, kind of a pain but it can def be done. Does the fact that I found some rot on it after the last rains make it more likely that it’ll show up worse after another storm? I covered the plant with a makeshift canopy but it still got some sideways rain past that

gonna use a leaf blower lightly or gently shake the branches to get the water out ?

I'm pretty new at this , does rain have any affect on the buds ?? I'm in the north east and already had several frost and rain still looking fabulous ??? But lots of wind . Should I be concerned about the rain next week??

Allbr said:

I'm pretty new at this , does rain have any affect on the buds ?? I'm in the north east and already had several frost and rain still looking fabulous ??? But lots of wind . Should I be concerned about the rain next week??

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So dry here in the northeast, we should all be welcoming it.

Your plant, will probably be fine.

Allbr said:

I'm pretty new at this , does rain have any affect on the buds ?? I'm in the north east and already had several frost and rain still looking fabulous ??? But lots of wind . Should I be concerned about the rain next week??

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The right mix of sustained higher humidity and cool temps can cause bud rot spores to germinate and spread like crazy, and I got some on this plant after the last rains. I did a half-ass job covering it then and may have actually just confined some of the humidity that got in, so I might spring for a whole canopy to be sure this week.

I’m actually in the northeast too and it has been dry, but I’m close enough to the Atlantic that freak showers can and do show up anyways. I think I’ll just keep checking her thoroughly and cut it down if I see another speck of rot. Otherwise I’ll give her a weekish?? to ripen

Good news is trichomes are not water soluble. If you focus on shaking out the water after the rain you will probably be just fine. Hopefully it will be sunny right after.

Thankfully forecast has cleared up for tomorrow and it seems like probability for rain is dropping for the next few days. The gods have taken pity. Now I just have to kill these damn thrips

_mahavishnu said:

Thankfully forecast has cleared up for tomorrow and it seems like probability for rain is dropping for the next few days. The gods have taken pity. Now I just have to kill these damn thrips

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monterey take down ?

Have you thought about sticking an umbrella or a piece of poly plastic over the plant until it stops raining?

I managed to greatly slow down a bud rot outbreak last year that had been spreading like wildfire until I put umbrellas over the plants. (I cut out the rot as well.)

This year I’ve got them in a hoophouse covered in poly plastic and they’re doing fine despite several fairly heavy rainstorms.

Otherwise, moving the plants under a more durable cover is a good idea unless that risks light exposure or disruption.

I think you’re getting pretty close to harvest though. Trichomes look pretty cloudy.

Thanks guy's I'll probably cover them for the rain being the forecast is nice after

mr. childs said:

monterey take down ?

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You think spraying is a good idea at this point? My biggest concern right now is definitely keeping the plant dry, if the thrips won’t kill the plant in a few days’ time then I’ll just do a h2o2/baking soda dunk when I harvest

Mrs. Weedstein said:

Have you thought about sticking an umbrella or a piece of poly plastic over the plant until it stops raining?

I managed to greatly slow down a bud rot outbreak last year that had been spreading like wildfire until I put umbrellas over the plants. (I cut out the rot as well.)

This year I’ve got them in a hoophouse covered in poly plastic and they’re doing fine despite several fairly heavy rainstorms.

Otherwise, moving the plants under a more durable cover is a good idea unless that risks light exposure or disruption.

I think you’re getting pretty close to harvest though. Trichomes look pretty cloudy.

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I did make an impromptu rain cover for the last all-day rainstorm here, four poles ziptied to my porch and railing with clear sheeting draped across. It ended up kind of dangling too close to the plant and I’m honestly concerned I just trapped a lot of moisture in there. I got the spot of rot that I’ve cut off so far a day or two later. I think I might try to find a beach umbrella I can leave over the plant for these last few days for a more elegant solution. Thanks for the opinion though, at least one person saying I’m not way early will help me feel better if I do have to chop in the next few days

Forgot to mention, rains ended up coming at some point in the early morning anyways, woke up to the plant nice and damp. Gave her a shake but not much surface water, she’s nice and evenly coated. Love to see it! Gonna put a fan on her when I get home this afternoon and hope for the best

_mahavishnu said:

Forgot to mention, rains ended up coming at some point in the early morning anyways, woke up to the plant nice and damp. Gave her a shake but not much surface water, she’s nice and evenly coated. Love to see it! Gonna put a fan on her when I get home this afternoon and hope for the best

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Keep a close eye — that impromptu cover may have helped previously more than you realized. Botrytis can spread like wildfire.

Mrs. Weedstein said:

Keep a close eye — that impromptu cover may have helped previously more than you realized. Botrytis can spread like wildfire.

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Trust me, I’m at full paranoia, poking through the buds with a chopstick levels of alarm right now, ever since I found the first bit of rot. I just scored a day off tomorrow through a bargain with my coworker, so I might just get some buckets and a wardrobe box, chop, wash and hang tonight. Supposed to be more rainshowers all through the day tomorrow and I’m not interested in having to cut off chunks of the one truly well-developed cola on my plant because I decided to push it another couple days