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I have 8 plants between 6 and 12 feet tall. They just started budding. I am on the east coast. Will there be enough time before the frost for them to finish budding, if not what should I do. They are white widow ,himalayan gold and super silver haze.
depends where on the east coast man. only thing you can do is let them go as long as possible. If they are 12 feet now, u should be producing TONS of bud fairly quickly. Let them go as long as you can, watch the weather channel and chop them right before the first frost. let them grow tho, trying to move inside, or shelter them wont help at all. Let em go, keep updated on the weather, and thats all u can do. good luck :rastasmoke:
N.J. Thanks for your help
The way the climate has changed in NJ, PA, DE you can make late October for sure. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by yankeetoker
Definitely keep an eye on the temps overnight. Even if it's supposed to be only in the low 40's. Get a thermometer or weather station with a temperature alarm so you can set it to go off when it gets too cold outside. I'm sure there are frost protection techniques that will work with mj, if it's not too bad of a frost and it won't freeze for more than a night or two.
i grew in ct for few yrs the frost has been coming later and later each year,and from my experiance the first few frost's are not bad and my uncle has had plants out till mid november with no problem,and just cover the plant if possible and put a barraier where the ground and stalk meet to keep it covered...
but in all honesty the real bad frost doesnt come till end of nevember -december.who knows it just might be fall weather untill january.. new england weather is just never the same at all..
I'm growing white widow in NY and they just started budding a week or two ago. You should be fine. They'll at least be far enough along to pick. GL.
Ive seen some nurserys use xmas lights on different plants to help keep them warm. Might work, dont know.
I tried that last year. I covered up some orange trees with blankets after I put the christmas lights on them. It was very cold, like 16 degrees at night and the trees still got frost damage, but they lived.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stomper420
Christmas lights on 8-12' marijuana trees in August?. How about some tinsel as well to make them even more noticeable?....ROFL!.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stomper420
They should be fine for about 2 months. That's enough time for 2 harvests. When an arm is ready, prune it off and you'll notice new growth within a week. The new growth will flower and provide a later harvest as well. Then before the first freeze arrives, cut them down and make hash etc. White widows are particularly good for double harvests. If you take off your top bud when ready, the rest of the plant goes flowering crazy for a few weeks. You'll notice the white pistils begin turning rose colored in about a month, that's when you're about ready. When they turn a deep red/light brownish, you're growing season is basically over in spite of the weather. It's all about the sun angle!.Quote:
Originally Posted by yankeetoker
Good luck!.
not near electricity plus now they are bigger than twelve feet. They are 30 minutes away from my house. Thanks anyway. Need to post pictures.:D
In pa. southern ny. you should be alright till mid to late oct. not sure how further north you are.should have a good 6-7 weeks to flower before frost.