Indica on the US Gulf Coast?

Buds N Brew

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Thanks @injinji I'll keep that in mind. All the seeds I currently have were purchased from larger seed banks. I'm hoping that from the 9 or 10 different seed strains I have, at least a couple will perform well in heat and humidity. By the way @BudmanTX, Hurricane Harvey dropped 34" of rain at my house. I don't know too many strains that can stand that kind of humidity! :lol:
 

injinji

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Thanks @injinji I'll keep that in mind. All the seeds I currently have were purchased from larger seed banks. I'm hoping that from the 9 or 10 different seed strains I have, at least a couple will perform well in heat and humidity. By the way @BudmanTX, Hurricane Harvey dropped 34" of rain at my house. I don't know too many strains that can stand that kind of humidity! :lol:
They will all handle the heat. It's the rainy season . . . . .
 

BudmanTX

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Thanks @injinji I'll keep that in mind. All the seeds I currently have were purchased from larger seed banks. I'm hoping that from the 9 or 10 different seed strains I have, at least a couple will perform well in heat and humidity. By the way @BudmanTX, Hurricane Harvey dropped 34" of rain at my house. I don't know too many strains that can stand that kind of humidity! :lol:
you gotta a point there....lol....i don't know to many that will survive that.....
 

Buds N Brew

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Topping often to make smaller buds to reduce rot probability? Sorry that's failed logic mate. Rot spores everywhere big, bud, little bud, even tiny larf bud can get it. Any dense, tight nug will be susceptible unless ur preventative. Take an alternate approach and be proactive with some sort of spraying or something.
@mudballs @injinji @BudmanTX Another grower on this site says he has good success circumventing rot problems with this stuff: https://www.lallemandplantcare.com/en/usa/products/product-details/lalstop-g46-wg/
Apparently it is a highly predatory fungus that feeds on botrytis and other fungi that are detrimental to plants. An application during veg, another at the beginning of flowering and another three of four weeks later supposedly keeps bud rot at bay. Anybody tried this stuff?
 

BudmanTX

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nope.....use what i mentioned earlier in this thread.....gotta be pro-active and that stuff works
 

fredfreddead

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The general rule of thumb is sativa for hot, humid climate and indica for arid climate. Have any of you guys had success growing indica or hybrids along the US gulf coast? I have long grow seasons and summer temps approaching 100f from July through August. Humidity where I live will be 90+ almost every day. Cold weather late in the season will NEVER be an issue as I can grow 'til at least Thanksgiving. I ask because I prefer the taste and effects of Indica. Thanks for your input.
I am here in FL and the humid conditions during natural blooming Sept, Oct. season can cause serious bud mold issues. Nothing worse than watch you beautiful buds rot away. Autoblooms have worked well for me doing a early spring crop when weather is awesome. You can also plant regular seed late in July or August and hopefully the plants will be in Veg during the worst weather and not bud up until Nov, Dec. I want to do a winter auto crop, but would need to protect them if I get a frost or freeze, doable with small crop. Good luck
 

Buds N Brew

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Yes, sativa will do better with rot. But everything will rot when it rains every day. The problem I run into is the short days in summer leads to flowering when the rainy season is still going on. I've been trying to start later in the summer to time the flowering closer to the end of the rainy season.
In your experience @injinji, living on the gulf coast, about when do your plants start flowering? I read your post stating that some of your plants start flowering in late July. Is that typical?
 

fredfreddead

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I started some regular seeds in July last year and found that flowering was delayed
until later in the season like Oct. instead of Aug.. I think it's a good way to avoid they worst
of the moldy weather on bud. Going to do another late crop of regular seed this year, planting
in July, and doing autos in winter and spring.
 

injinji

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In your experience @injinji, living on the gulf coast, about when do your plants start flowering? I read your post stating that some of your plants start flowering in late July. Is that typical?
The seeds that were made in the PNW that are used to the long light hours will bust off in July or August. Each generation grown here moves back a week or two. But just about everything is flowering (assuming sexual maturity) by the end of August/early September.
 
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