ok 30's and raining!!

mrgreenlungz

mrgreenlungz

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bigjuice1985 said:
Ok so the temperature over here is gonna drop to 30 and raining!!! we all know what that means. Now, I cut the smallest of my babies just to save a lil just in case, but i think she was to early. What do you think?
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A few quick questions:

1) How much light are they getting every day? If you are unsure, you can use THIS TOOL to find out.

2)What strain are you growing? If bagseed, it's ok.

3) Can you build an enclosure? The plants (from the pics you posted) look like they may be small enough to where this won't be a pain in the ass.

4) How many plants and how big?

They still look pretty immature, cutting them now may produce a weaker bud than you need.
 
Turtlehermit

Turtlehermit

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Seriously bigjuice what strain is that? Even as early as that bud is it looks like its got crystals all over it.
 
Korhash

Korhash

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even though it's a little early, should be some decent smoke. I've had to cut early and I'll tell it sure beats not having any. Can you cover the rest of it so it doesn't get wet and maybe block any wind to help hold in heat?
 
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kcamby747

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i dont think u want to block any wind..unless its hurricane force..wind will only help dry your buds from all this shit ass weather
 
bigjuice1985

bigjuice1985

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mrgreenlungz said:
A few quick questions:

1) How much light are they getting every day? If you are unsure, you can use THIS TOOL to find out.

2)What strain are you growing? If bagseed, it's ok.

3) Can you build an enclosure? The plants (from the pics you posted) look like they may be small enough to where this won't be a pain in the ass.

4) How many plants and how big?

They still look pretty immature, cutting them now may produce a weaker bud than you need.
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thx for the help. i got one thats 5 ft ...she was my smallest at 2 1/2 ft.
 
mrgreenlungz

mrgreenlungz

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kcamby747 said:
i dont think u want to block any wind..unless its hurricane force..wind will only help dry your buds from all this shit ass weather
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NO NO NO... thanks for trying to help but if you are unsure please don't make things worse by spreading more bad info. wind causes wind chill meaning it gets colder than than actual temperature and can cause premature freezing.

bigjuice1985 said:
thx for the help. i got one thats 5 ft ...she was my smallest at 2 1/2 ft.
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hard to answer your question bro - you left out alot, but protect them anyway you can
 
Countryfarmer

Countryfarmer

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mrgreenlungz said:
NO NO NO... thanks for trying to help but if you are unsure please don't make things worse by spreading more bad info. wind causes wind chill meaning it gets colder than than actual temperature and can cause premature freezing.
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Yes, please do not makes things worse by spreading bad information. Wind chill has no effect on plants. Wind chill is the measurement of how a given temperature feels on the skin of a human.
 
Countryfarmer

Countryfarmer

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Wind does help the plant shed moisture. That is why people use fans during drying. As long as the wind is not too strong (as in blowing over your plants strong) then it will aid in your plants drying out after they have been deluged.
 
Turtlehermit

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Countryfarmer said:
Wind does help the plant shed moisture. That is why people use fans during drying. As long as the wind is not too strong (as in blowing over your plants strong) then it will aid in your plants drying out after they have been deluged.
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Take it from Country Farmer I have been watching his grow. This dude is a straight up professional.
 
mrgreenlungz

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Countryfarmer said:
Yes, please do not makes things worse by spreading bad information. Wind chill has no effect on plants. Wind chill is the measurement of how a given temperature feels on the skin of a human.
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So wind chill can affect a human but not plant life? Your logic makes no sense to me, then again, I'm no meteorologist or climatologist. I could be way off base but there is no way I'm risking my $3,000 grow (all new equipment, genetics, nutes, the shed security and surveillance) on the advice of someone on a forum who says 30F with rain would benefit from wind knocking the rain off. Isn't hash made by agitating cold weed with cold water and motion? Like I said, I could be wrong - I have ignored advice from more experienced growers and wished I had not in retrospect. My post was not meant to be disrespectful, I just disagree with you.

Countryfarmer said:
Wind does help the plant shed moisture. That is why people use fans during drying. As long as the wind is not too strong (as in blowing over your plants strong) then it will aid in your plants drying out after they have been deluged.
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At this point in flower, why would you want to ignore covering them in hopes the winds would knock off water in a 30F storm? I understand people use fans for drying but people also don't dry their ganj in a cold rainstorm. Wouldn't the rain + heavy buds + cold + wind = a recipe for disaster? Maybe windchill does not affect plants the same as humans, but in temperatures below water's freezing point (assuming he means 30F) I'd be hard pressed to believe it would be a good thing. I took a 45 MPH wind snapping a 5 FT branch on a 10 FT plant a few days ago and it's still budding thanks to stumps fixing it promptly and the pro-tekt I'm feeding her, but if it would have been raining and the buds got wet, I don't think they would have survived 20 MPH winds. My .02
 
Countryfarmer

Countryfarmer

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Mrgreenlungz, if the rain is still falling then people definitely might want to consider covering their plants instead of letting them get water-logged. I also stated that wind is bad if it is too strong, as in strong enough to blow the plant down or cause heavy, bud laden branches to break. But wind in and of itself is not bad, and is actually good for drying out a wet plant.

As to wind chill, you don't have to take my word for it. Just a few links regarding wind chill and plant material. Hope it helps.

http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/resource_search.php?term=1887

From Rob Gough, Montana State University Extension agent:
"Do plants feel wind chill like we do? It sure feels a lot colder to us when the wind is blowing. It makes 30° feel like 0°. Meteorologists express this feeling by the term 'wind chill' and we often hear wind chill advisories on the local radio station. Do plants feel wind chill? Does a wind chill of 25° below make the plant react as though it were that cold?
The answer is in the word 'feel.' The term 'wind chill' was developed to express how the combination of wind speed and temperature 'feel' on exposed skin. The skin has nerves which transmit that feeling to the brain and we say, 'Boy, it sure feels a lot colder than 30 degrees with all this wind.' But the plant doesn't feel. It has no nerves to transmit that impulse. So to use the term 'wind chill' in relation to plants is meaningless. But that's not to say that wind and cold do not affect plants. Last time I told you how cold influences plants. Wind plays an important role too. Wind can increase the evaporation of soil moisture, thus speeding drying and making water harder for the plant to come by. Wind also speeds evaporation of moisture from the plant surface. Even without leaves, deciduous plants can lose moisture through their young bark. The faster the wind, the faster moisture is lost.
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Tons of other information out there as well. Just google "wind chill on plant" and look at the information.


I truly love the interweb. :)
 
Countryfarmer

Countryfarmer

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I think I said a "few links" because I was prepared to just throw three or four down there, but because I am a lazy stoner you got one. :lol:

But just google that phrase. Tons of information from extension offices and such. Wind helps the plant to evaporate, but doesn't do anything to cause a plant to freeze. Only the actual temperature affects a plant because they can not feel the wind like we can.

Again. Just want to make sure the right info is out there. No disrespect to anyone. :weed::weed:
 
CptNemo

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mrgreenlungz said:
Isn't hash made by agitating cold weed with cold water and motion?
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Yes ice water(best to have chunks of ice in it too), freeze the weed to make the trics brittle, and the motion is a mixing beater or best to use a paint stir stick attached to a drill. Lot more aggitation than wind. Unless your in a hurricane. 30F some wind and rain would seem like a day in the park.
 
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