FROST: general rules from experience....
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Forcast looking bad for my area. Highs in upper 40s/50s, lows in lows 30s/upper 20s. I wish weather channels would agree. Some predicting lows in 30s others in low 20s. Theyre big sturdy girls planted in ground, but looks like growing season might be done. Time to harvest all of them, ready or not? I can only get to them on weekends so its such a big gamble.
JoObJoOb
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where u located? do u have any pics? its supposed to be way down there here too,uper 30s and lower 40s,65 to 70 in the day,im letting mine go through it,just to see what happens,lol there looking very nice buds nowView attachment 2863279View attachment 2863281View attachment 2863284View attachment 2863285View attachment 2863286View attachment 2863287
kstub
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Hooray!! My girls survived 2 24 degree nights in a row, 2nd night w/ 3"snow!!! They look awesome today
Used the patio umbrella w/ blankets hungs from sides to cover, and found these great things called "Snuggle Safe". They're made to put into pet beds - it's a 10" disc you pop in the nooker for 5 min, then it stays warm for 8-12 hours. I used 4 of 'em in the tent, and I LOVE those things!! They saved my girlies Just FYI for all peeps trying to fight the frost & get harvested Good luck & happy trimming!
Used the patio umbrella w/ blankets hungs from sides to cover, and found these great things called "Snuggle Safe". They're made to put into pet beds - it's a 10" disc you pop in the nooker for 5 min, then it stays warm for 8-12 hours. I used 4 of 'em in the tent, and I LOVE those things!! They saved my girlies Just FYI for all peeps trying to fight the frost & get harvested Good luck & happy trimming!
JoObJoOb
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cool,my bother is in loveland,,haha..u can use any heat ,and,they produce heat to save them self,thats how the copters find them,,u should be cool with that setup for a bit,my bro does that tooHooray!! My girls survived 2 24 degree nights in a row, 2nd night w/ 3"snow!!! They look awesome today
JoObJoOb
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ill post some updates later today,,after the low of about 39 last night,looks like leaves have a very slight purplish tint to them,supposed to be a bit lower tonight,also its full moon,not sure what affect that has on plants,but it was very light out last night,last month it was like that for 3 or 4 days and i did notice the plant kinda stopped growing for a bit,
JoObJoOb
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never had none of mine purple up,this one i have now is starting to,everything ive read on this site says it will stay purple,but that just what ive read,not from experience,ill post some pics in awhile,got down to 37 last night,but its like 60 right nowMine are SUPER purple after a couple of weeks of 30's & 20's!Does anyone know if they'll stay that way thru curing to finished product? I pulled early last year, and didn't let 'em get as cold, so no purple on last year's...
kstub
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Here she is, Deadhead OG, the last to be harvested. She wasn't purple at all until the cold!! Thx for the info JoOB - lets hope it stays, I'll let you know... I'll be starting on her today!!! Put in a pic of my little "house" I made for the girls - I only drop the sides when it's going below 30, that's been working beautifully!! They still get sun as the open side faces south (cloudy today tho)
JoObJoOb
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not many hair on them,how old are they?,heres some updates to mine,after lows last night,wont be no frost here for couple weeks probly
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JoObJoOb
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very heathy looking,beautiful color
kstub
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Goregeous bud JoOb! Looks like a nice sunny day there too
Honestly, I've been really bad about keeping track of things... Had 6 plants, all diff strains, all started flowering @ diff times, and of course I wrote none of this shit down. They all went in as clones on 5/21 - I remember that exciting date @ least!! lol I do know the deadhead took the LONGEST to start flowering by far, so I left it for last. Before this cold snap, it was still putting out lots of green/white hairs, so not really ready, but w/ the weather, what're ya gonna do?
I have a scope I've been checking trichs on, but also letting the plant "tell me" when it's done. I'm a gardener anyway, and love listening for all my plants/flowers to "tell me" what they need My husband talks about me out "petting" my yard
P.S. It is called "weed" for a reason after all, right? I'm definitely more on the low maintenance side of things, whatever happens, happens. Don't worry too much about nutes and all that shit. Seems to be working out just fine so far
My protocol = Good dirt w/ mushroom compost mixed in, hose water when they just start to droop a little, and Alaska MorBloom every 10 days-ish when flowering. They're also growing under a pine tree, and lots of pine duff was mixed in when I made the bed. Supposedly pine crap is very acidic, so I imagine my dirt is too, but never used a meter, and again, they seem to be quite happy, so... Is pH really THAT important?
P.S.S. Have you ever tried Trainwreck? Finished super early (also started flowering 1st), and not a huge amount, but WOW - good smoke!! I think it's a sativa, had super skinny weird leaves & little popcorn buds. w/ lots of stretch.
And now I'll stop writing my book... lol
Honestly, I've been really bad about keeping track of things... Had 6 plants, all diff strains, all started flowering @ diff times, and of course I wrote none of this shit down. They all went in as clones on 5/21 - I remember that exciting date @ least!! lol I do know the deadhead took the LONGEST to start flowering by far, so I left it for last. Before this cold snap, it was still putting out lots of green/white hairs, so not really ready, but w/ the weather, what're ya gonna do?
I have a scope I've been checking trichs on, but also letting the plant "tell me" when it's done. I'm a gardener anyway, and love listening for all my plants/flowers to "tell me" what they need My husband talks about me out "petting" my yard P.S. It is called "weed" for a reason after all, right? I'm definitely more on the low maintenance side of things, whatever happens, happens. Don't worry too much about nutes and all that shit. Seems to be working out just fine so far
My protocol = Good dirt w/ mushroom compost mixed in, hose water when they just start to droop a little, and Alaska MorBloom every 10 days-ish when flowering. They're also growing under a pine tree, and lots of pine duff was mixed in when I made the bed. Supposedly pine crap is very acidic, so I imagine my dirt is too, but never used a meter, and again, they seem to be quite happy, so... Is pH really THAT important?P.S.S. Have you ever tried Trainwreck? Finished super early (also started flowering 1st), and not a huge amount, but WOW - good smoke!! I think it's a sativa, had super skinny weird leaves & little popcorn buds. w/ lots of stretch.
And now I'll stop writing my book... lol
JoObJoOb
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Goregeous bud JoOb! Looks like a nice sunny day there too
Lol,you sound like me,i didnt really keep track of anything,and only used nutes maybe 5 time,one time burning the damn thing cause i read the instructions wrong so that was a week just getting it back on track,i pretty much did everything wrong,haha,so now shes in week 12 or 13 since first hairs showed,trics about 40 amber 40 cloudy and 20 clear,they still building pretty fast with these cool nights and days,maybe 40% hairs turning brown,really bulked up this last week or so,i have some i cut and cured for about month,its pretty good,a real speedy high,and it was no where near ready and didnt have alot of tris on it yet,now its like layers of them,lolclusters in parts of the buds,and there is a tinge of purple comeing on nowshe could probly go 1 more week to get the tris im lookng for,and it will be about low to mid 40s at night and 60s in day for atleast 10 more days,she may purople up nicely,but thats not what im wait for,more amber trics,,atleast 50 50,
Ive never smoke train wreck,or much of anything ,i quit for about 20 years,now im doing it for medical reasons,this plant was just experiment,i had 4 but 3 turned male,so now ive got some better seed, off this plant,i hand polinated the lower 4 branches,and after seeds developed,cut them,so now is mainly top of the plant been growing for last month,
JoObJoOb
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wow im glad i dont live there,i think it only got down to 24 here 1 time last winter,haha,my brother does live in co tho,lovelandHooray!! My girls survived 2 24 degree nights in a row, 2nd night w/ 3"snow!!! They look awesome today
Freda Felcher
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What about snow/rain and a frost? I read this thread through and did a few searches but still have yet to find an answer to this question so I thought I would ask here. We had a mild frost a few nights ago and the forecast is calling for a three or four day snap of highs of 45 and mornings going as low as 28, with snow/sleet/rain possible on Wednesday. My Connie Chungs are on day 68 of flower and could use another week or so from the color of the trichs (60 clear 30 milky 10 amber) and overall look of the buds. Should I chop before the rain/snow/sleet? Or should I wait it out and see what happens? I want to see my plants mature completely, but I don't want to lose it all in the process. Thanks for any help and advice