Overwatering with Rain

lofly247

Active Member
Hi forum,
Should I be concerned about rain leading to overwatering? It is unseasonably wet at the moment. I am thinking that the rainfall will be pretty oxygenated. Does this mean it doesent matter how wet it gets?
 

nomofatum

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Soil must drain. Standing water is your enemy. Be on the watch for mold/mildew/fungus/... moisture diseases.
 

lofly247

Active Member
Thank you everyone.
I'm thinking Neem oil and Comfrey folar spray to ward off rot. Might even make a rain cover for it to give extra protection.
 

lofly247

Active Member
Just getting some stretch off the colas after some weeks of forcing flower. I'm taking her inside each night to sleep for 12 hours.
 

lofly247

Active Member
Bit lower than NSW @lickalotapus but I have been taking her in each night to trigger flowering artificially. This started d because I was planning to flower in a spot that would not have sun by the time natural flowering set in but then I moved her out in the open and am force flowering to get a crop before it gets to wet. I just realised that the Lemon Skunk has a long flower being a Sativa dominant so it's not a bad thing I've sped things up. I've worked out that I can stop bringing her in and she'll stay in flower after the day length reaches 14.5 or under but I don't mind the lugging each day now.
 

lickalotapus

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Bit lower than NSW @lickalotapus but I have been taking her in each night to trigger flowering artificially. This started d because I was planning to flower in a spot that would not have sun by the time natural flowering set in but then I moved her out in the open and am force flowering to get a crop before it gets to wet. I just realised that the Lemon Skunk has a long flower being a Sativa dominant so it's not a bad thing I've sped things up. I've worked out that I can stop bringing her in and she'll stay in flower after the day length reaches 14.5 or under but I don't mind the lugging each day now.
Goodluck with your plant , I hope she pays you back for your efforts with many ounces. My girls are a drive, motorbike ride and a walk away for me so I just makesure they are healthy and let nature do the rest. Wet weather is quite a problem for me too. Trying alot of strains to find something that worksfor me
 

lofly247

Active Member
Thanks.
I have a batch of seedlings and not much space around the house so I might have to take a hike somewhere to get them grown once they are ready. Had to germinate them or they would have gone old by the time I needed them. Keen for my first proper guerrilla grow but not prepared enough this year. Strain might be a major factor for me also.
 
My only advice for the rainy guerilla grower is examine ever option you can think of to the fullest of getting a tarp over your plants during their flower cycle! Thin (but not too thin) plastic tarp with a suitable green or even hunter's camo colored mesh under it, securely attached, at a low enough level, could get you there. It has for me many times. I usually look for spots (I call a "grove" or "mini-grove", i dont know why, lol) which is just 4-6 trees (or even 10 or so thinner trees) to attach wire cables from and then link up the plastic and mesh underneath. if secured tightly it can hold up 40 mph winds and heaving rain/sleet in my experience while still letting airflow underneath and looking blind-ish, lol, from the sky.
 

lofly247

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Ripening buds in January with force flowering. I've gone and comitted to this one now so it's in and out till harvest. Whittling up something of a rain cover today and tomorrow but keeping frequent Neem sprays to avoid the onset of any mould.
 

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