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If they don't ship to the USA...that wouldn't help me. Though it would be nice to find a good strain to grow here. This is though, my first grow, and I am very well pleased with my two plants. Next year, I may try a seed bank, so if any one could recommend a good one that does deliver to the good ol USA, let me know. Thanks for all the help!
why is it too hard to cover them? are they in your front yard?
besides... you'll only need to have them covered at night.. who's looking on your private property at night? i dont think 40 degree weather will go over well with them.... dont plants like 70-80 degree weather? maybe even 60-80... but 40's just too cold... your buds might turn purple, which isnt necessarily bad... but its not natural for the strain you're growing.. the cold weather makes them basically go into defense mode... u know how when humans are cold they kinda tense up and shiver, and maybe try to compact themselves, like hold your arms and legs or something to keep all the heat in one area... plants do pretty much the same thing... it might not make ur bud bad... but if i were you i wouldnt wana risk it... i DEFINITELY wouldnt want to risk them dying from the cold or even hybernating, i have no idea how hybernation would affect a cannabis plant. as for the seeds... if they have been outside the whole time, theyve been getting about 12 on 12 off of light since the beginning, no? that is a prime factor that causes hermaphrodites... for the seedling and veg. stage they should be under 18:6 or 24:0... next year try growing indoors if you can... it'll make things a lot more controlable, not to mention the quality will most likely be wayyyy better. a typical closet works for a few to several plants.... it gets kind of expensive but i think its worth it... i live in cali, so i can pretty much buy weed any time i want to... idk how it is there but if good quality shit is scarce.... id say its even more worth it to grow inside. im growing inside right now, i just started 3 clones a few days ago, theyre looking nice. your plants look really nice for this being your first or second try..
but yeah as for the weather.... do your best to cover them at night... if you cant, hmmm idk maybe get an outdoors heater and stick a fan behind it... dont leave it too close to the plants cuz u dont wana burn them... but yeah idk im just being creative ... somebody with more experience might say thats a horrible idea.. probably wana check with someone else b4 u give that a go.. id say get a big cardboard box or a black tarp n put em under there for the night time.. if not the whole night... just like 11pm or midnight till just before sunrise... thats when its coldest, no?
dont plants like 70-80 degree weather? maybe even 60-80... but 40's just too cold... your buds might turn purple, which isnt necessarily bad... but its not natural for the strain you're growing..
Lifesaver if you know something about figuring out strains by looking at them, I'd love to know your secret. I would hope you read the thread before posting, she doesn't even have a clue what strain they are.
I agree that some sort of fortification would be beneficial, but in this grow, for now and now only, you may be better off hedging your bets and harvesting soon. Spend your winter on these boards picking knowledge off everyone where you can, and you will be infinitely more prepared next season. Could possibly even design a spot that you can easily fend off cold so you can grow into November. Just a thought.
Got any updates on health or anything, pics? I'm dying to know how this is going to turn out for you. Talk to you soon.
Irydyum.... their health looks good. Just the bottom fan leaves that are starting to turn yellow like you said. Other than that... they are just beautiful. My camera is a cheap one from Wal-Mart, so it does not take good pics, or it could just be me. :) Anyhow, with the highs being close to 80 during the day, I'll leave them in the ground as long as I can, but plan on pulling them when most of the trichomes are milky. I've read that was best. There is literally no where to grow inside here. Not with my two kids... just not safe enough. This winter I'm planning on getting the ground ready for where my Veg garden will be next year and I plan on using the veg garden to hide my plants. I've heard of several people here who alternate tomato plants and pot plants. SO, I'll give it a try. Also I plan on having the whole yard fenced in and the garden itself fenced in as well. Just to keep the dogs out mostly and I plan on getting rid of my neighbors dog before hand. Their dogs will come and take item off your porch and drag whatever they can to their yard. I've rescued so many pairs of shoes, it ain't funny. If I was to cover my plants outside, well, it would draw too much attention to them and yes, I have one very nosey neighbor. November is just way too cold to grow outside. The only thing I have in my yard that blooms in October is my Conferdate Rose Tree. It's full of blooms that will be opening soon. Unfortunatley we live on top of natural underground springs, that when it rains a lot they will pop up in the yard, which is great for my green grass, just not the right kind of grass. :) Only the back of yard will work cause I don't want to dig into the springs. Too much water will cause root rot. I did, I think figure out that my plants are either Indica or Sativa. My husband and I argue over which. I'll try to get some more pics and see if any are good to post. Thanks for checking in and all your help. I've printed several articles on Harvesting and Curing. Going today to get some mason jars with lids for the curing and storing.
Sounds like you have it all under control now. All milky white is good to me too, I tend to do it when I see the first ones turn amber. I'm sure you will be blown away by your next endeavor into this. Best of luck and we're all here if you need us.
When or Should I trim the fan leaves. Some say do and some say don't. I've looked and can't find that answer. I only have a dial up connection (dark ages) so it does take me a while to go through all the pages.. After an hour or so, I give up and ask. Thanks.:)
I only trim off fan leaves when they are 50% dead, as in half of the leaf is shot and not producing. Another good way to tell is if you tug on it and it comes off with no resistance, then it is safe to remove. If it doesn't want to come off don't force it.
Yea, the bottom ones I told you about that are turing yellow. They are dying and starting to turn brown. I'm going to check the trichomes out tomorrow and see how they are coming along. Thanks for all the help. Your help has been wonderful.
Well.......... I didn't want to say anything until I knew how it turned out. Last Sunday we took a sample off and dried it in a small paper sack. I put it in a jar yesterday and sampled some tonight. Wonderful. I looked at the trichomes again and I see that most are milky. SO, what do you think about this? There are two nice buds on top. Those are two that are mostly milky in color. The lower part of the plants still appears to have mostly clear. I've read where some have taken off the top in this situation, which allowed the lower buds more sunlight and they grew bigger. SO what do I do??? Leave it and risk the top nice buds going past potency or cut them off now? Okay so you'll have to forgive me for beating around the bush. Just that I'm, in that place in time where I keep rambling. Anyone done this before?
It's all a matter of personal preference at this point. You could just harvest it all and then you will have some different maturity levels to sample so you will be more educated on your own tastes next time. Remembering that you are learning the ropes, I don't think that you will lose that much if you do. You could leave the bottoms on to become more developed, but you aren't really forcing any nutes right now, so I don't know exactly how much difference there will be in yield. Also, for the first day or so after harvest the trichromes will keep maturing even though it's cut, so the bottoms may come out milky looking when dried even if they aren't all the way at harvest. Use your gut, no one can tell you the perfect time for your plant, you are the only one that has to be satisfied with the results.