Southern Califonia getting hit by some liquid sunshine, how are you prepping?

warble

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I have a tent that I put up at night,(neighbors turn the lights on for their dog) but the news is saying we're gonna get hit by eighty mile an hour winds. My girls are months away from finish. I usually chop in November. I'm thinking of throwing a tarp over them when the wind gets rough. I watered two days ago, and I should water tomorrow. I think I'm gonna skip it, and water Sunday night if the rains don't come. I'll post any damage on Monday.
 
bigboerboel

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I'm quite a bit north of Los Angeles, but our local forecast is still for 30-40 mph winds and up to 4" of rain between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. Definitely a plant-killer storm. The 85% RH the day before and day after is a big concern as well. It won't dry out again quickly.

I bought a semi-cheap water resistant beach canopy on Amazon. Should be here tomorrow. I can stake it down for the wind. That's not the problem. The problem is its only 8' tall in the center. One of my 4 plants has three tops pushing 9' now. I'll have to try bend them over. Either that or put the canopy legs on 5 gl buckets to raise it. It'll be much harder to secure it in the wind.

WTF! A tropical storm like this hasn't hit CA since 1939. Now one comes again when I'm having my best grow ever? FU@K ME!
 
Estukay

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Thankfully flowering isn't too far along here and the buds aren't too dense yet. So less chance of mold.

Im in a shade house so i will just be covering it with a tarp when the rain is heavy. Wind shouldn't be too much of an issue at 25-35 mph on Sunday. I did put some extra bracing on the outside to be safe.

Heavy rain is no joke though. Plants can get flattened from it if not supported well. Woke up one morning to a disaster like that 2 years ago. Took a couple hours to tie everything up.

Last year we got a lot of heavy rain in October. I did cover my plants but humidity inside got real high. Ended up with some mold on the biggest tops. I am considering maybe getting a fan out there when they are covered for some air movement. Electricity and water arent the best mix but it will stay dry when covered. Also considering something like Zerotol to help reduce chances of mold. Really don't like spraying anything in flower if i can get away with it.

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OGGanjaPatient

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Manifestating that the winds stay subtle and light the rain I don't mind so much, but rain with wind during flower is a pain and high chances of snapped branches
 
BrassNwood

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warble said:
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I have a tent that I put up at night,(neighbors turn the lights on for their dog) but the news is saying we're gonna get hit by eighty mile an hour winds. My girls are months away from finish. I usually chop in November. I'm thinking of throwing a tarp over them when the wind gets rough. I watered two days ago, and I should water tomorrow. I think I'm gonna skip it, and water Sunday night if the rains don't come. I'll post any damage on Monday.
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I'm 90 miles away from the grow filling sandbags in preparation and all I can do is pray they don't take damage. The yard they are in is well sheltered and they have big tomato cages inside.
 
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bigboerboel said:
I'm quite a bit north of Los Angeles, but our local forecast is still for 30-40 mph winds and up to 4" of rain between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. Definitely a plant-killer storm. The 85% RH the day before and day after is a big concern as well. It won't dry out again quickly.

I bought a semi-cheap water resistant beach canopy on Amazon. Should be here tomorrow. I can stake it down for the wind. That's not the problem. The problem is its only 8' tall in the center. One of my 4 plants has three tops pushing 9' now. I'll have to try bend them over. Either that or put the canopy legs on 5 gl buckets to raise it. It'll be much harder to secure it in the wind.

WTF! A tropical storm like this hasn't hit CA since 1939. Now one comes again when I'm having my best grow ever? FU@K ME!
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T posts with 10 foot PVC pipes and garden tape is how we deal with the wind in Oklahoma! Had 70 mph wind earlier this summer and broke one piece of tape but the plant was fine. PXL_20230711_190620926.jpg
 
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warble said:
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I have a tent that I put up at night,(neighbors turn the lights on for their dog) but the news is saying we're gonna get hit by eighty mile an hour winds. My girls are months away from finish. I usually chop in November. I'm thinking of throwing a tarp over them when the wind gets rough. I watered two days ago, and I should water tomorrow. I think I'm gonna skip it, and water Sunday night if the rains don't come. I'll post any damage on Monday.
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Those should be fine with a tarp, they are only about 2 ft tall out the pot and mostly leaf.
 
bigboerboel

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The things we do for love. :weed:

Fu@kin Hilary. $129.00 later, and my fingers crossed, I'm hoping this will weather the storm. The canopy is 12'x12' and 9'6" high at the center. Everything fits just fine. I have the legs secured with tent stakes, and corners tied down to posts I drove into the ground. It got so humid so quickly, I secured two oscillating fans in opposite corners and opened the vents on the top of the canopy. Worst case scenario is the canvas rips open and the wet fans blow a fuse.

Heavy rain and 60 mph winds expected by noon tomorrow. The whole damned thing might fly off like Mary Poppins, but I don't know what else to do I'm sure the guys in Florida and SC are rolling on the floor laughing.
 

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BrassNwood

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curious2garden said:
I wish you and all the rest of you outdoor guys all the best. I'm up here in the Mojave hoping we only get the edge and I have nothing outdoor.
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I'll get to take this in the San Bernadino mountains again. Bite me. 8 feet of snow in 8 days just a few months ago and I'm still clearing and repairing from that mess. I've seen what an inch of rain per hour can do on this mountain and it isn't pretty. If we get hours of it........ We did 50 sandbags, and I could have used 500 more. :-)
 
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BrassNwood said:
I'll get to take this in the San Bernadino mountains again. Bite me. 8 feet of snow in 8 days just a few months ago and I'm still clearing and repairing from that mess. I've seen what an inch of rain per hour can do on this mountain and it isn't pretty. If we get hours of it........ We did 50 sandbags, and I could have used 500 more. :-)
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Oh my I lived up there just a few feet away from a ski resort for the Big Bear Quake. You stay safe. Flash floods happen crazy fast.
 
oldsilvertip55

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curious2garden said:
Thanks! I'm in Lancaster and in their infinite wisdom they didn't build storm drains in our housing tracts :roll: so far it's slow and steady. If it keeps on this way the worst we'll see are overflowing pools. If not I have a two story house so at least that.
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make sure to have a good pump with a gen. set and fuel, i hate a hand pump !when the big muddy backs things around here, it don't take long to get your attentionin 2012 i drove thru water to get to boats and the other rig on the other side of the drainage slough. had to change gear oil in both axels due to water, most newer cars have the air intake for the engine down low , almost all suck up water(kills motor) best to unhook air intake from throddle body,going into the intake, you will have to service the transaxel and such but being able to move is worth a little work if it saves yor hide,hell put a kayack on top ,allways let someone know route and times .know your equipments limites as well as your own!
 
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oldsilvertip55

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curious2garden said:
Thanks! I'm in Lancaster and in their infinite wisdom they didn't build storm drains in our housing tracts :roll: so far it's slow and steady. If it keeps on this way the worst we'll see are overflowing pools. If not I have a two story house so at least that.
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allways hated cuting seams on sheet rock ,to dry the frame of a house , my wife has a friend who lives in a descent place till the city turns on the pumps then she gets half the citys drainage!
 
BongChoi

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Our area is pretty hilly and luckily we are in the lowest point so got spared a lot of the wind. If we were a few hundred more feet up it would have been bad. All my stuff is in pots so I slammed everything up against a wall. Since the winds at the peak of the storm weren't so bad and my flowers aren't super dense I moved them all back into the rain to drink. Only lost a 2 or 3 lower branches(the very first side shoots that grow on the plant) that would have broken when they got substantial flower on them anyway so no big loss here thankfully. Everything looks good.

Hope everyone elses stuff was alright.
 
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