Early chop or wait it out

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #1

Cold co freezing rain do I harvest early or wait it out and risk loosing everything 2 plants r six weeks into flower other two are like 4 . They’re pretty much laying over ...

I didn’t prepare like I should have .
noob mistake live and learn .

the two that are further along maybe I take them and leave the other ..
What u think ?

 

DarkWeb

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #2

Established plants can take the cold.

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #3

DarkWeb said:

Established plants can take the cold.

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Understood, I’m worried about them being really wet and leaned over . I need to just relax and leave them alone before I break anymore .

 

DarkWeb

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #4

Throughbredred said:

Understood, I’m worried about them being really wet and leaned over . I need to just relax and leave them alone before I break anymore .

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I would support the buds anyway, no need for broken limbs.

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #5

I got a few and it’s from me messing w them more than anything lol . I’m not even mad it’s a learning experience I guess .

 

Herb & Suds

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #6

Welcome to the risky world of outdoor growing
Every year it is a crapshoot

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #7

Ok fully supported w chicken wire . Freezing rain turning to snow hands and face beat red bring it on .

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #8

Looks like I got a few buds to try early shyyyyyyyyyyyt

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #9

Even more worried now it’s snowing lol and accumulating on the buds not easy to shake off . Lol what to do !?

 

Seawood

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #10

Unless it’s going to be below freezing for more than 24 hours, let em go. Personally, I’d rather have 1/2 a harvest of mature bud than chop too early.

Only you can decide what’s best for you but there’s no way they are even close unless you’re running autos or some type of early strain.

 

ganga gurl420

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #11

Seawood said:

Unless it’s going to be below freezing for more than 24 hours, let em go. Personally, I’d rather have 1/2 a harvest of mature bud than chop too early.

Only you can decide what’s best for you but there’s no way they are even close unless you’re running autos or some type of early strain.

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Amen

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #12

Well I chopped the early strain . It was orange crush at 6 weeks of flower the other two I’m leaving . its a 7 week strain I guess so we’ll see .

 

go go kid

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #13

get some bamboo caines and clear polly sheeting and construct a shelter to keep the rain off

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #14

Largest September snow in 20 years in co go figure .

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #15

I guess technically it was about 7 weeks in flower but ... hopefully the other two bounce back tomorrow and I don’t loose too much potency in my early chop my trigger finger was happy I just didn’t want a total loss in either direction .

 

dunphy

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• Sep 8, 2020

• #16

Throughbredred said:

Largest September snow in 20 years in co go figure .

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Saw that on my news feed all the way in mass. Sorry to hear, If your plants are established enough I think you'd be able to scrape any snow off the root zone and shake out the plants, even easier if they're in pots.

They should be alright, Id be worried about the unexpected snow load breaking branches or anything.

WIsh you guys the best out there.

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 8, 2020

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dunphy said:

WIsh you guys the best out there.

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Thanks you too friend !

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 9, 2020

• #18

The two I left out are still alive however they don’t look good

 

dunphy

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• Sep 9, 2020

• #19

Throughbredred said:

The two I left out are still alive however they don’t look good

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pics?

 

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Throughbredred

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• Sep 9, 2020

• #20

lol I’ll post pics soon this shitstorm on top of doing my sons online school and my online school kind of riled up lol . I probly could have left the others I’m sure they will bounce back .