Lurking No More....I want to share my first outdoor season with everybody.
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ruby fruit
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mhz
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These plants are blowing up. I made floral tea; just chopped up some leaf petals and soaked them in h20 with a table spoon of light corn syrup. Has anyone ever used floral tea's on there plants?
Here you can see that the light hits the stem.
Here's an above shot.
and a side view.
The next plant has 15 tops and I'm LST'ing it and super cropping.
Check out this fan leaf!
Here you can see that the light hits the stem.
Here's an above shot.
and a side view.
The next plant has 15 tops and I'm LST'ing it and super cropping.
Check out this fan leaf!
vostok
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Ensure you got some moss in that soil mix to hold some water and nute for that hot weather coming, and I like to offer my babes some shade between 11am and 4 pm like some cloth on a branch to give the plant some rest in the heat, as above 77f/28c plants just go dormant anyways
FresnoFarmer
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No. Only if they were wilting from underwatering. Then the heat can crsip them up pretty bad. Other than that, no. Maybe a few yellow leaves here and there but nothing major. And that is only in pots. I have never had problems with heat stress with my weed plants in the ground. Maybe you didn't water them deeply enough? Not sure.
BustinScales510
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Ive never heard that plants go dormant at temps above 77, you mean they are not photosynthesizing or reproducing cells? Would like to read about that more if you have a link.
mhz
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I laid a grass/dead leaf mulch topped with guano and native soil. Thursday it began to wilt and I was thinking it was bugs like fresnofarmer said:
So I raked off the top layer thinking I have bugs attacking the root zone. Because the temperature is rising; i placed the canopy up in hopes to prevent further damage.
mhz
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@S'Manta Here's a link with tips on how to trap earwigs: http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/how-to-control-earwigs?page=0,1
I still have a calluses on my hands from digging! lol Thanks for following! I hope you're not the fuzz, trying to locate my garden plot.
I still have a calluses on my hands from digging! lol Thanks for following! I hope you're not the fuzz, trying to locate my garden plot.
FresnoFarmer
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It's probably earwigs eating your roots bro. I had plants wilting like that, for what appeared to be no reason, one year in my vegetable bed. I had grubs AND earwigs in my soil fuckin shit up. Over watering will make the leaves droop but not be soft in my experience. The leaves will feel firm, but still droop. Underwatering causes soft leaves and drooping in my experience. I used half full buried beer cans and sevin dust around the plants to get rid of them. They are back this year. I am trying neem to deter them until my shipment of spinosad concentrate gets here. I don't like using sevin dust anymore because it kills beneficial insects, and I'm sure it aint good for my frogs and lizards. I hear spinosad sprays will work on earwigs. But that only works if they are eating your plants foliage. I think they have a spinosad granular bait for earwigs in the root zone. I have heard it works as well.
Overwatering isn't how much you use while watering, it is more of how frequently you water. If you water quite frequently this will make a perfect home for earwigs and other pests. I run lots of water through my pots when watering and even more in the ground. But I let the soil dry out between waterings.
ruby fruit
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looking forward to seeing this thread all the way thru good stuff
BcDigger
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Yes plants close their stomata during high temperatures in an attempt to conserve water. Here is a link to explain how plants move and use water and sugars, and how temperature can affect transpiration of the plant. http://www.cannabis.info/USA/library/4161-the-vascular-system-of-cannabis-plants/
