Frosty Nugz!!! hehe

matthebrute

matthebrute

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View attachment 1822271hey guys, theres beenView attachment 1822270 alot of talk about frost lately so i fig i would put a experiment up so people could see what exactly happens when you plants take a frost.



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heres some pics of them all frosted up, was a bit worse but i got out there as sun was coming up so some of it went away..


DISCLAIMER!!!! I am by no means saying you should leave your plants outside on for a frost i am simply posting some before and after pics of the frost my girls just took so if it is supposed to frost out and you want to be safe do what you think is best!!!!
 
matthebrute

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i would say it got down to around 28F last night, i will post some more pics later on around noon and then a couple around 8 ish tonight and keep everyone posted to how my girls are doing.

it is also forcasted to be nice out for next few days.

like i said above please take all necessary precautions if you are expected to get a frost i dont want to be responsible for any ruined plants (not that its my fault what you do but...)
 
unohu69

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Pretty heavy frost last night actually. I just went outside and im actually surprised at how thick the frost is this morning. Its spossed to be nice the next couple of days, so im hoping the girls are ok. im not gonna be able to check in on them for a few days more.
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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Update: sun is coming out and i moved my girls a couple feet away from the house so they can start thawing out a bit.
 
unohu69

unohu69

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iv been told if you let them thaw on their own, they will be ok. The frost can act like a magnifying glass and can burn the plants. Not sure if its true or has been proven, but sounded plausible to me.
 
poplars

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imo as long as it isn't a below 30F frost you're all good, the second it starts getting down below 30, those frosts are hard to grow back from, the plants pretty much say they're done.

but 32 F frosts, 30 frosts, they can handle severral times, 29-28 frosts theyc an only handle once or twice. below 28 once they're done.
 
husalife

husalife

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1 or 2 frosts wont hurt a plant at all, now I wouldn't just let it get night after night of frost

but a little goes a loong way kinda like darking out your plant b4 harvest. Some people live by

putting the plant in the dark for 2 or 3 days to stress it to an extent.

Frost simply helps stress that last bit of goodness out of those nugs and will for sure

bring out that sparkle and shine on her.
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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just went and checked on em they seem fine still, leaves are starting to perk up for the morning sun, its about 39 degrees out right now and them plants seem to care less, they just happy the sun is finaly out, should be almost 80 on sunday then its flushy flushy time.

and on a side note i just went out to check on em and a dam deer was sneaking up on them, glad i scared it away in time. dont need no stoned ass deer getting hit by school busses.
 
matthebrute

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well they survived the day, prob another frost tonight, debating now wether i should cover them cuz i dont want to stress them out to much.
 
mountaingarden

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husalife said:
Smudge Pots is another option to fight frost LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudge_pot

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When I was a kid, that's how they warmed up the apple orchards during blossom season in the spring. A nasty, stinky black pall would hang over the entire valley, but sometimes it meant the degree or two that saved the crops. Kids who came from orcharding families didn't get in trouble for falling asleep in class because they had been up most of the night frantically lighting smudge pots to save the family crops! BTW, this wasn't in the 1800's, it was in the 1960's! :-)
 
husalife

husalife

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I was always called from bed waay b4 the sun would come up to spray down the fruit trees

when I was a kid. Used to hate it, now I find myself setting an alarm and getting up to save the same fruit

I saved as a kid just have a different head on my shoulders now!!!
 
matthebrute

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well lesson learned, i dont think the frost really did it so much as the weather was just too cool during the day to properly dry them out and i ended up with a little bud rot, even covered them up last night and that may have been my mistake.

chopped em down and trimming now...they were pretty much done anyways.
 
husalife

husalife

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If you have bud rot its from days ago, not last night. Maybe a week ago things got to moist deep inside the nugs and never really had a chance to dry.

Also, covering a plant that has moister in it / on it will just hold that moister in and HELP the MOLD grow.

plenty of Air circulation, and roof will help if nugs get soaked by rain, or a good gentle but violent shake to get

all the extra water out if you cant move them inside or under a roof. lol just dont shake too hard

or the weight of your bud will snap limbs.

Good luck with trimming and enjoy your smoke when its done. Good job keep it green.

Be Easy
 
matthebrute

matthebrute

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almost done chopping....got 2 diff strains so thats pretty cool and its only a small amount of rot here and there, maybe 5 grams total so its not a huge loss but im glad i took em down today cuz im finding it in places i didnt know it was there.

i did notice that where the rot is its still nice and sticky so im just tossing the rot into the hash pile and ill still get some out of it.
 
The*Mad*Hatter

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husalife said:
If you have bud rot its from days ago, not last night. Maybe a week ago things got to moist deep inside the nugs and never really had a chance to dry.

Also, covering a plant that has moister in it / on it will just hold that moister in and HELP the MOLD grow.

plenty of Air circulation, and roof will help if nugs get soaked by rain, or a good gentle but violent shake to get

all the extra water out if you cant move them inside or under a roof. lol just dont shake too hard

or the weight of your bud will snap limbs.

Good luck with trimming and enjoy your smoke when its done. Good job keep it green.

Be Easy
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hahahah, i dont get it,...its one or the other...........
i gave my ex girlfriend a gental but violent shake and now
i got a record.........
the lawyer keep saying, he violently shook her, and i keep adding, but
gentle at the same time your honor
 
Sunbiz1

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poplars said:
imo as long as it isn't a below 30F frost you're all good, the second it starts getting down below 30, those frosts are hard to grow back from, the plants pretty much say they're done.

but 32 F frosts, 30 frosts, they can handle severral times, 29-28 frosts theyc an only handle once or twice. below 28 once they're done.
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That's why I cannot do in-ground sativas for the most part, once that first freeze hits you have to chop.
 
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