Pennywise420
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Your outdoor is looking super!
Outdoor 21/22
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Fish
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Thank you. 37th parallel, South.
Fish
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Thank you.
Fish
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So far so good. Although it hasn’t stopped yet where I am. Bit concerned about the NL5 Afghan and Bubblicious getting too wet and starting to mould. I trimmed a little budrot off last night!
The Flea
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The dreaded mould - there's nothing worse!
Good luck for the next few weeks and fingers crossed for dry and sunny skies.
In my experience - 'Early' strains beat the general turn in weather (I've done Early Skunk, Early Queen and Biddy Early without major issues) and the 50% hazes are generally good at withstanding mould issues (Afghan Haze being the one I have most experience with!). The Nevs Skunk could be the one that really shines in that regard for you.
Keep up the good work.
TF.
Good luck for the next few weeks and fingers crossed for dry and sunny skies.
In my experience - 'Early' strains beat the general turn in weather (I've done Early Skunk, Early Queen and Biddy Early without major issues) and the 50% hazes are generally good at withstanding mould issues (Afghan Haze being the one I have most experience with!). The Nevs Skunk could be the one that really shines in that regard for you.
Keep up the good work.
TF.
Fish
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Cheers. Had a fair few caterpillars that I think are the culprit so far but as soon as the rain came boom mould. Should fine up by Thursday, apparently.
Starting to get brown pistils on the bushy NL5 x Afghan.
Fish
Fish
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Well here’s a quick update before the mould monster takes over. We have had over 200mls in the last couple of days.
NL5xAfghan #1 is moulding up everyday and I’ve already cut a fair bit off so here’s a photo before drastic measures are taken. I’ll try the greenhouse first. It’s not ready, where I would take it either, just this weather is a problem.
NL5xAfghan #2 not much mould on her. Especially as she is so bushy. Definitely toughing it out. More mature than #1.
Bubblelicious still a bit to go.
Mixed bag. Can’t see too much of the others other than the two little crosses in the front. The Nevils Skunk, after the rain, pistils have browned off a bit and doesn’t look the healthiest hope nothing too untoward is going on with her.
Any advice is welcome
Cheers
Fish
NL5xAfghan #1 is moulding up everyday and I’ve already cut a fair bit off so here’s a photo before drastic measures are taken. I’ll try the greenhouse first. It’s not ready, where I would take it either, just this weather is a problem.
NL5xAfghan #2 not much mould on her. Especially as she is so bushy. Definitely toughing it out. More mature than #1.
Bubblelicious still a bit to go.
Mixed bag. Can’t see too much of the others other than the two little crosses in the front. The Nevils Skunk, after the rain, pistils have browned off a bit and doesn’t look the healthiest hope nothing too untoward is going on with her.
Any advice is welcome
Cheers
Fish
longball
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Fish said: "Any advice is welcome"
Hello Fish!
Beautiful garden you have! So sorry about the mold problem. I live in a climate where mold is almost guaranteed on every plant. While there is not much you can do about it, for example I can't change the climate which is what is causing the problems, there are a couple things that you can try and hope for the best. Bud rot is a fungus, and like all fungi, it needs a wet place to germinate and grow. Avoid wet buds and high humidity - not easy to do when that is the yearly climate. But there some things to try.
Too late for this year but preventive spraying throughout the season with a product like 'Lost Coast Plant Therapy' can help. Shanti has mentioned using it so you can be assured it is a safe and effective product.
Defoliating bushy plants can help with airflow to help dry out plants.
If plants do get wet, shake off excess water after rain or morning dew.
I see your plants are near a fence. Maybe you can hook up some clear thin plastic sheeting to cover them when it rains.
Consider buying an outdoor waterproof fan. A bit pricey but after a couple years of use the price drops to maybe 50 cents an ounce. Maybe too late for this year but something to consider in the future.
Once you have bud rot I am not aware of any safe and effective ways to get rid of it. Check your plants really closely a couple times a day. Sometimes bud rot will take a whole crop within 24-48 hours. At some point you will have to harvest early to cut your losses.
Hope something here helps and wishing you Good Luck!
Longball
Hello Fish!
Beautiful garden you have! So sorry about the mold problem. I live in a climate where mold is almost guaranteed on every plant. While there is not much you can do about it, for example I can't change the climate which is what is causing the problems, there are a couple things that you can try and hope for the best. Bud rot is a fungus, and like all fungi, it needs a wet place to germinate and grow. Avoid wet buds and high humidity - not easy to do when that is the yearly climate. But there some things to try.
Too late for this year but preventive spraying throughout the season with a product like 'Lost Coast Plant Therapy' can help. Shanti has mentioned using it so you can be assured it is a safe and effective product.
Defoliating bushy plants can help with airflow to help dry out plants.
If plants do get wet, shake off excess water after rain or morning dew.
I see your plants are near a fence. Maybe you can hook up some clear thin plastic sheeting to cover them when it rains.
Consider buying an outdoor waterproof fan. A bit pricey but after a couple years of use the price drops to maybe 50 cents an ounce. Maybe too late for this year but something to consider in the future.
Once you have bud rot I am not aware of any safe and effective ways to get rid of it. Check your plants really closely a couple times a day. Sometimes bud rot will take a whole crop within 24-48 hours. At some point you will have to harvest early to cut your losses.
Hope something here helps and wishing you Good Luck!
Longball
Marcus_in_the_Darkus
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I've had great success with PureCrop 1 controlling mold, on the recommendation of BuzzardsBay, who also says keeping the catepillars off the plants helps tremendously.
longball
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Yes, surely keep catepillars off your plants! They like to set up home in your cola's, live in there, shit in there, filling your buds with a brown nasty goo. The dampness helps mold grow and it's awful breaking open a bud filled with brown goo.
Example of catepillar living in cola, slightly above center and left in picture. Fargin iceholes! He is not crawling on the plant, That hole is the entrance to his penthouse. And yes, bud had pillar shit in it!
Longball
Example of catepillar living in cola, slightly above center and left in picture. Fargin iceholes! He is not crawling on the plant, That hole is the entrance to his penthouse. And yes, bud had pillar shit in it!
Longball
Fish
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Thank you for you advice it is much appreciated. Unfortunately it’s too late for the NL5xAfghan the moisture plus the caterpillars at the wrong time. I harvested them a couple of days ago. The bushy one wasn’t too bad but getting close to being ready and the other one just spread mould exponentially every day. I could check and cut off in the morning and find more to do later that night. The caterpillars were difficult this year I was hunting them every day I must look into the ‘lost coast plant therapy’ and ‘pure crop’ for next season.
Thank you again.
More still to come.
Fish
Thank you again.
More still to come.
Fish
Fish
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Update time.
The Doors clone is no more. Lovely smell. Sweet but mentholy. Shame it wasn’t put in a proper pot in the beginning I’ll keep it for next season and have another go. First photo is terrible haha
The two Bubblicious/Devil crosses went at the same time and also suffered from not having a better pot (don’t use a strawberry planter) Didn’t take any photos.
Bubblicious is still got a little to go but may have to be early this year as she is mould prone and I’m trimming off bits regularly.
Nevils Skunk. I’ve picked a few caterpillars out of her. Tiny ones that don’t seem to do much I’m not sure on the type either but they are dead ones now. Lovely smell similar to my doors clone.
We have had a lot of rain for this time of year which has been a problem got a bit of a cold spell for a few days then a cyclone next week is forecast could be interesting.
Farm patch update in a few days.
Cheers
Fish
The Doors clone is no more. Lovely smell. Sweet but mentholy. Shame it wasn’t put in a proper pot in the beginning I’ll keep it for next season and have another go. First photo is terrible haha
The two Bubblicious/Devil crosses went at the same time and also suffered from not having a better pot (don’t use a strawberry planter) Didn’t take any photos.
Bubblicious is still got a little to go but may have to be early this year as she is mould prone and I’m trimming off bits regularly.
Nevils Skunk. I’ve picked a few caterpillars out of her. Tiny ones that don’t seem to do much I’m not sure on the type either but they are dead ones now. Lovely smell similar to my doors clone.
We have had a lot of rain for this time of year which has been a problem got a bit of a cold spell for a few days then a cyclone next week is forecast could be interesting.
Farm patch update in a few days.
Cheers
Fish
Fish
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Thank you. Yeah we had 4 degrees this morning and again forecast for tonight nice days though. I’m hoping the cyclone goes east again like the last one that threatened us.
I have kept that particular Nevils Skunk to try again next year and let it have a better run than I gave it this year.
Cheers
Fish
Fish
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Well here are the little bastards. Both photos are of some little doors clones that I put out later than normal. Both different plants. They haven’t ‘starred’ in my show yet.
They don’t eat much but I am developing a significant hatred for them. Not sure what they are definitely not army worm or the white butterfly. My theory is that my weedy untidy part of my garden (which I grow that way to hide my little treats) has provided the perfect environment for the bloody things. Especially the large brassica’s that I left to seed. Change of plans for next year.
Cheers
Fish
They don’t eat much but I am developing a significant hatred for them. Not sure what they are definitely not army worm or the white butterfly. My theory is that my weedy untidy part of my garden (which I grow that way to hide my little treats) has provided the perfect environment for the bloody things. Especially the large brassica’s that I left to seed. Change of plans for next year.
Cheers
Fish
Fish
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Hi Deach. Thank you. Definitely impossible that’s for sure. No infestation I got on it pretty quick. I’m still picking the little buggers out twice a day though, if I left them they would decimate the buds.
My change in plan is to not plant brassicas as part of my ‘hidey hole garden’ next year, they attract to many other undesirables.
Cheers
Fish
