A new grow, GG#4/WW/BW

[Bowhunterwoody]

GreenState, yea lots of roads closed, lost some fill behind the garage from the white water runoff river I had. Those pics and videos are from my town. 10.51" officially. Just a crazy summer for weather. Lost 1/4 of the gg4 too. Snapped clean off. Now for the WPM. The joys of outdoor growing.

[GreenState]

Bowhunterwoody I saw some pictures of the conditions down your way, wild stuff. We were fortunate here and the bulk went east of us.
But we sure have had some lousy weather since I've been back (and from what I hear, most of the summer).
Jeez, I scored a month of parking at the self serve LAZ Fly lot for $65.00, not bad <g>.

[Bowhunterwoody]

9 1/2 " of rain so far today in my town with another 2-3 to go. A few days like today and you should be all set. Crazy.

[dirtymike]

What you need while your gone is a short hippie with a long pipe.

[Bluey]

Black plastic pots are problematic in that regard, especially if you put them on concrete, pretty much guarantees a dead plant..They love the shade though and it's easy to shade them especially with a nice size plant in them.

[GreenState]

Decided to go with a "plan B" while I'm gone. We'll see how a $40 gamble pays off. Won't stop the caterpillars,aphids, mold etc.but...

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[GreenState]

Goldenrod and milkweed out in full bloom now and of course monarch butterflies. Couple few hairs on the house/deck plant showing now.
Shame her future is in doubt making it through Sept. on her own. dirtymike yes, that white tape helps immensely with container temp.

[dirtymike]

That white tape is a good idea probably kept the roots from getting cooked. Nice plant

[GreenState]

Bowhunterwoody
I agree, I'm shocked. Maybe the guys mowing my lawn watered it, don't know. I've been giving a healthy dose of neuts for the past couple of days (got back on the 1st), but it didn't have much die off at all, couple few leaves and that was it.
Hope all is well with you, while I love the ocean it's nice to be back in the mountains!

[Bowhunterwoody]

That's amazing! It sure got enough rain the last month. Everyday just about. Dew points in the 70s all month too. Looks nice and healthy.

[GreenState]

So I'm completely surprised. left to it's own devices for the entire month of July on my deck, my house plant survived.
I expected a dried up shriveled stump (lol). I'll be here for a month and then gone again for the month of September
and I doubt it will survive again. I didn't start this one until late spring hoping to keep it a reasonable size.
Perhaps this is the key to success, plant it and forget it

[GreenState]

Bowhunterwoody Glad it worked out for the wedding and ya'll had a great time. The wedding party pretty much nailed peak foliage for scheduling.
Shame it rained, but can't do anything about that. I saw out of the last 16 of the past nineteen weekends -it's rained. Looks like rain for this coming weekend as well.
With the holiday weekend over it will be deadsville around here until ski season kicks off. My second home neighbors were up this past weekend,
first time since there was snow on the ground! I'll bet they use the house 10-12 days total out of the year.

[Bowhunterwoody]

Nice job, nice finish. You earned it. Was up in your fine state for a wedding this last Saturday in Springfield, rain held off for the ceremony and it was perfect. Top of a hill in a field with mountains all around. Soon as we went into the tent for the reception all hell broke loose but it was still a hell of a lot of fun. Everyone had mud past their ankles by the end but it was a blast. Your state is beautiful.

[GreenState]

Well folks, it's been a challenging grow season, what little of it we had. White widow is still hanging, but guess I'll
come in with a total 8-9oz. I came into the season with an empty cupboard, so I'm thankful . Should be able to skip growing this winter, but
probably if I do grow next spring it will be indoors.
Like a squirrel storing nuts for the winter (lol). 58%/65 degrees

[GreenState]

Well see. After my GG4 disappointment I'm hoping to redeem myself with these last 2.
Looks like a beautiful stretch of weather ahead....after tomorrow's rain! <g>.