Phillybonker
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I'm wondering if any outdoor growers have had to deal with bud rot due to heavy rains?, or do you outdoor growers harvest early when there is a heavy rain to avoid bud rot?
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What sort of trichome ratio do you like to harvest by Weasel? I've always aimed for cloudy with a bit of amber but only as many with a lot more experience were recommending that. Anyway, just out of interest. Cheers.When facing serious ongoing fall rain, it’s really the only option
Thanks for that, that makes a lots sense that approach too, to be honest when I'm looking out for a bit of amber it can still give a pretty wide window of time on when to chop. I've heard some of the more experienced say similar to you too and it resonates with me. It's about time I stepped back from the trees and just checked on the condition of the forest for a change!To be honest I do not look at trichomes. Or I do once in a blue moon but they never really tell me anything I don’t know already just by looking.
But that’s just the way I do things. I don’t know that it’s better than checking trichomes. Like a lot of stuff I do, it’s probably worse. I just look at the plants and judge the overall look, based on the appearance of the fan leaves and the sugar leaves. And also the bud -which gets more sticky and changes colour amd tone as it gets ripe.
It’s just kind of an overall feeling that I go by. There’s roughly a two week window usually in which might chop. Sometimes I feel like getting the early bud, and sometimes the late bud.
A good question and a concern for growing outdoors especially with some of the strains that have been bred for fat dense colas.
A grow buddy grew a GSC which had lovely fat colas and unfortunately the fattest ones got bud rot after about 10 days of straight rain and he lost most of the plant. I was growing in the same rain but on a balcony where perhaps the humidity was a bit less and perhaps there was more wind or perhaps it was because I was growing a WW which had slimmer colas than his, but mine didn't get any bud rot. He is now in the habit of shaking the water off his plants after it's rained, and he still shakes his head bitterly about the loss even though it was several years ago!
I've had bud rot but not because its rained, the bud rot that I have experienced was quite localised and I think was the result of insect/caterpillar damage causing a bit of bud to die off and rot.
Otherwise if it was a real concern then you'd have to try and think up some way to put some protection over the plants - bloody tricky a lot of the time though!
It is a really great answer and thanks for that, and lovely bud pic to show!Not sure I answered your question but it is five in the morning and I’m stoned lol
It has a roof but is open on one side. So rain can giving them a soaking when it comes from the open side direction but it affords some protection otherwise.10 days of straight rain!!! What ruthless weather. I'll shake the water off the plants after it rains.
Does your balcony have a roof or is it open?