New England rain problem

<3maryjane · Jun 3, 2012

Hi everybody. I have guerilla grow in northern new England of some bagseed and some northern lights. I am very concerned about my plants because it is supposed to rain heavily for the next 4-5 days. My plants are in an opening in a forest and I cant go visit them. When I did visit them after one night of very heavy rain, the stems were almost all curved towards the soil and very weak looking. Some plants even had a rip in a leaf. They are about 4 weeks old now. Should I be overly concerned or will they be able to bounce back from this? Thanks

C Cat · Jun 3, 2012

They should bounce back,How thick is the base stem?How tall is your plant?Is it stretched?Can you shake it and it will return to orginal spot?Its very sunny today in NE!I thought it was gonna wake up to rain but to my supprise its nice sun!

~C That Cat? :dunce:

motul123 · Jun 3, 2012

Weed is tough,, I stepped on one of mine and broke the main stem and it came back good. Keep an eye on them and the water should be a blessing not as curse. The animals and bugs are the problem also not forgetting the passer buys people that find them.
I smile everytime it rains knowing nature is watering my girls.. :-)

C Cat · Jun 3, 2012

I rember I was trimming one of my old plants it was in its last weeks of flowering and I pulled the bucket forgeting I tyed one half of the plant down and split it right in half!When I heard that crack my heart dropped!Guess what fixed it?Duccccct tape! Cant Duct it? Fuck it!

!C That Cat? :dunce:

<3maryjane · Jun 3, 2012

Hey guys thanks for the quick replies. Some of the plants have very thin stems that look kinda weak. Two of the northern light plants have strong stems that are much thicker than the other plants and are looking great. The plants with the thick stems are about 6 inches tall. The other ones are maybe 4 inches. The stems don't really look bent or damaged they just curved to deal with the rain I guess.
C cat where in new England are you? I'm in Maine and its brutal up here

LowlifesMA · Jun 3, 2012

Im also in NE but I havent started my plants outside yet due to this shitty weather but my question is, is starting this late going to not let my plants reach potential?

C Cat · Jun 3, 2012

Im only an hour away from you!Near bostonISH haha,They should be fine than!I go to maine alot just to get away beautifull in York.To be safe you could get a bamboo stick and put it along side of the plants(If your worried).

~C That Cat? :dunce:

<3maryjane · Jun 3, 2012

Pheww ok thanks. I lost sleep over this last night so that's a relief.

Lowlifesma at this point your plants won't grow to become six foot tall monsters, but you can still plant and expect some sort of yield. Tons of people start even later than this.

dozer777 · Jun 3, 2012

<3maryjane said:
Hi everybody. I have guerilla grow in northern new England of some bagseed and some northern lights. I am very concerned about my plants because it is supposed to rain heavily for the next 4-5 days. My plants are in an opening in a forest and I cant go visit them. When I did visit them after one night of very heavy rain, the stems were almost all curved towards the soil and very weak looking. Some plants even had a rip in a leaf. They are about 4 weeks old now. Should I be overly concerned or will they be able to bounce back from this? Thanks

I'm also in Maine and a few of my girls are outdoors. No worries they are pretty tough. I'd worry about rain in the fall causing mold rather then now while they are vegging. Do you have some perlite in your soil mix? It helps alot! Good luck.

drive · Jun 3, 2012

I'm more worried about slugs than the rain. Put mine out during the rain yesterday all this wet weather is crazy good for slugs

1Shot1Kill · Jun 3, 2012

<3maryjane said:
Two of the northern light plants have strong stems that are much thicker than the other plants and are looking great.

Northern lights eh? You in the Farmtown area by any chance?

It is pouring here right now. The Sandy is rising fast and we still have much more on the way.. I lost a few last year with the flood we had, but this storm seems worse

Corso312 · Jun 3, 2012

LowlifesMA said:
Im also in NE but I havent started my plants outside yet due to this shitty weather but my question is, is starting this late going to not let my plants reach potential?

nah...you are fine..you can grow them plenty big outdoors if you put them out in mid/late june....and to the op....if you are on high ground the plants will love that rain..if you are in a low area ..they could be killed.

<3maryjane · Jun 3, 2012

drive said:
I'm more worried about slugs than the rain. Put mine out during the rain yesterday all this wet weather is crazy good for slugs

Ya I was worried about that too. I visited my babies yesterday and there were more slugs than I had ever seen. Luckily my plants are in pots and elevated off the ground slightly so I don't think the slugs will be that big of a problem.

C Cat · Jun 3, 2012

<3maryjane said:
Ya I was worried about that too. I visited my babies yesterday and there were more slugs than I had ever seen. Luckily my plants are in pots and elevated off the ground slightly so I don't think the slugs will be that big of a problem.

The slugs will get on it if they really want to,But if anything cut half a beer can and leave some beer in it and burry the half so the slugs will go in it and drown,

~C That Cat? :dunce:

getawaymountain · Jun 4, 2012

here's how we beat the rain in coastal maine where we get plenty rain in the spring , they do great and when they sex out the swamps are dry and ya put the ladies in the bigger containers no water or slug problems with this method. oh ya the buckets under the tables get used for some of the girls also.

scroglodyte · Jun 4, 2012

<3maryjane said:
Hi everybody. I have guerilla grow in northern new England of some bagseed and some northern lights. I am very concerned about my plants because it is supposed to rain heavily for the next 4-5 days. My plants are in an opening in a forest and I cant go visit them. When I did visit them after one night of very heavy rain, the stems were almost all curved towards the soil and very weak looking. Some plants even had a rip in a leaf. They are about 4 weeks old now. Should I be overly concerned or will they be able to bounce back from this? Thanks

there's nothing you can do. have a beer and a bowl. being concerned doesn't alter anything..........except your peace of mind. repeat after me. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, repeat 100 times.

ImAgIaNtInDaGrOwWoRlD · Jun 4, 2012

Only time to worry about the rain is around sept -oct when theres nice buds on the girls. During this time put clear 55 gallon trashcan liners over the tops of each plant to keep them dry and prevent budrot if possible.

sonar · Jun 4, 2012

I am always amazed at the resiliency of the cannabis plant. I've had plants survive hurricane force winds. Just this past week we had a period of 2 days with heavy rain and 40mph wind gusts and I thought for sure my young plants would have at least some damage. Checked them out and they are looking great.

chrishydro · Jun 4, 2012

I look at it like this, weed is grown in some of the most tropical areas on the planet, very quick weather changes. You should be fine.

chickenpoop · Jun 4, 2012

im loving the rain right now its like light sprinkles too, peftect for watering plants

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