Desert Watering

symetre

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:leaf::leaf: I have a question that needs a quick answer!!!!! I live in the Palm Springs area which is having a extreme heat wave, several of my plants are starting to flower and I want to know if I mist them down in the evenings would it hurt the buds at all??? The water evaporates off the plants quickly so I don't think it would hurt them but I need other opinions to put my nerves at ease. Thanks Symetre :leaf::leaf: :-P
 

gioua

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no dont mist.. run the chance of mold.
I have never misted my plants.. and I live in SO cen Valley.. temps this week are in the low 110's :(

water the ladies daily.. I have too

(eta) I do keep an umbrella out for them during the hottest times 4-7pm they are getting indirect light and dont seem to mind

thinking if I misted I might need a small crane.. lol
 

shynee mac

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you can spray/mist your plants in the morning just dont mist too much. misting is a form of foiler feeding and too much plain water will only leach the neutrients out of your leaves resulting in lowering your nuets. I would mist every few days, and water daily in small amounts on hot days.:leaf: or you could try buying a shade screen from lowes or home depot....good luck!
 

Kaendar

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Are they in pots or in the ground? Signs of heat stress to look for are your leaves pointing straight up individually or folding up like a taco.. If that starts to happen you should place in partial shade and give it a swig on H2O.
 

symetre

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Are they in pots or in the ground? Signs of heat stress to look for are your leaves pointing straight up individually or folding up like a taco.. If that starts to happen you should place in partial shade and give it a swig on H2O.
They are in in pots but way to large and heavy to move. Quite a few fan leaves are turning yellow and as they die I have been removing them from the plants. I water in the evenings and have them on a complete Fox Farm Nutrient regimen since the grow began. All was fine until this high humidity moved into the area, temps. running into the 110 and humidity to 30% make the desert like a dam sauna . The plants are all the same strain Vanilla Kush and all have been growing great , bushy with plenty of flower growth. So far none of the tops have yellowed just some water leaves. Symetre
 

symetre

Member
no dont mist.. run the chance of mold.
I have never misted my plants.. and I live in SO cen Valley.. temps this week are in the low 110's :(

water the ladies daily.. I have too

(eta) I do keep an umbrella out for them during the hottest times 4-7pm they are getting indirect light and dont seem to mind

thinking if I misted I might need a small crane.. lol
You think that need a crane I have your beat by a few feet. One question Have you lost any water leaves due to the extreme hot weather?? Some of mine have turned yellow and I have taken them off the plants as they died. Symetre :leaf::leaf::-P
 
Hey, Symetre. Palm Springs area as well. No longer growing due to child now, but thinking of a guerrilla grow. Have fun, man! PS, I wouldn't mist w/ this humidity. Are your babies starting to flower already?
 

Kaendar

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So I looked up your strain Vanilla Kush.. turns out its an Indica dominant strain, so you need to be extra careful as indicas are not meant for high heat situations..
 

KushXOJ

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turns out its an Indica dominant strain, so you need to be extra careful as indicas are not meant for high heat situations..

You do know most indicas have orgins coming from Pakistan,Afghanistan ,and areas over that way.

I imagine there summers are much hotter than ours. They have that dry heat and indicas still thrive over there.
 

symetre

Member
Hey, Symetre. Palm Springs area as well. No longer growing due to child now, but thinking of a guerrilla grow. Have fun, man! PS, I wouldn't mist w/ this humidity. Are your babies starting to flower already?
Yea I quit misting and I am just deep watering with this weather. I have two plants starting to flower and the other four are a few weeks slower the way I planned it. I hate to try and harvest all at one time because I'm the only one sitting there manicuring and making the buds pretty.!!!! The rest of my family just watch and keep asking "Is it ready yet" LAZY SUCKERS Symetre
 

symetre

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So I looked up your strain Vanilla Kush.. turns out its an Indica dominant strain, so you need to be extra careful as indicas are not meant for high heat situations..
These plants grow in the deserts and the foothills of Northern India and Pakistan, where the temps either meet or exceed this area. I have never had any problems with any indica that I have grown in this area before, all was fine untill a few weeks ago???? I blame it on the weather. Symetre
 

KushXOJ

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Op its good to mist your plants at sundown after a very hot day
You can also mist in the early morning before a hot day. I usually stop spraying 2-3 weeks in flower when the pistils really start packing on... haven't got pm
 

Laney

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You can also mist in the early morning before a hot day. I usually stop spraying 2-3 weeks in flower when the pistils really start packing on
It usually cools down by then anyhow and they need it less. I think my plants really enjoy misting and foliar feeding.
 

FresnoFarmer

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These plants grow in the deserts and the foothills of Northern India and Pakistan, where the temps either meet or exceed this area. I have never had any problems with any indica that I have grown in this area before, all was fine untill a few weeks ago???? I blame it on the weather. Symetre
Yeah.....Some of my plants fan leaves start going yellow on days that are 105+......It's only a few fan leaves......doesn't really make an impact when you have a lot of them.........Your plants will pull through the heat......I started watering everyday when it hit 108+ and it made matters worse.....the plants started to droop showing signs of over watering.......the best thing you could do is get them under some shade cloth if you can
 

gioua

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You think that need a crane I have your beat by a few feet. One question Have you lost any water leaves due to the extreme hot weather?? Some of mine have turned yellow and I have taken them off the plants as they died. Symetre :leaf::leaf::-P

have not lost anything due to heat.. but 2 did go hermie.. tho not heat related.. I do water daily and get to see them hourly and I am fan leaf plucker too.. but.. they dont need all them anyhow
 

FresnoFarmer

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The vanilla Kush pheno i have is in full sun with no issue, I keep it heavily watered.....
yeah......I believe there is something going on at my rootzone......possibly pests.......I keep mine watered and heavily mulched but it doesn't seem to help......They have learned to deal with it though lol......one of them has grown 4 feet since I put her in the ground.
 

Teccmoney

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yeah......I believe there is something going on at my rootzone......possibly pests.......I keep mine watered and heavily mulched but it doesn't seem to help......They have learned to deal with it though lol......one of them has grown 4 feet since I put her in the ground.
nice i love seeing them blow up, i have been using piranha, tarantula, voodoo juice, sensizyme, and great white; my roots should be as deep and wide as a pine tree lol....
 
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