2023 Outdoor Plants Only Show & Tell

[Bluey]

I've had over 3 years of that here.

Before that we had wildfires that burnt out more than 12 million hectares after a prolonged draught that broke heat records as well.

[Bowhunterwoody]

My last two photos going for now. Another 2" of rain this am. No signs of wpm yet. Just awful conditions for growing. Dew pts in the upper 70s for weeks. 1 day of sun an 2-3 days of crazy rain. Gelato photo on the left is getting a little too tall. The GG4 on the right is a little too bushy. After losing two to bud rot in June, kinda losing the drive to even make it till October. Thinking of setting up the tent and running the two scarlets I lost to bud rot indoors. The Runtz smelled so good before I lost it even my wife liked it.

[Bluey]

I bought a few of those cigar oasis calibre IV hygrometers...they are about 20 bucks each and probably the most accurate fir humidity and temp you can find for under 500 bucks. They can also be popped into jars to monitor the cure easier. You can use them to calibrate your environmental monitor/s if your using automation.

[90Gizmo]

Got a little more tech for the greenhouse. I have my fuzzy canna-cam running. The picture is awful but the signal reaches thei house so I can see if the girls need water. Which they do every day about a gallon with the heat we have. I give nutes one day then plain water the next. I got the IR thermometer but am not paying attention to it's readings until I can figure out how to calibrate it. I also picked up two clip on fans summer sale at Big Lots for $8 USD same part number as $25 fans at Amazon. Stretch has slowed, little height but much activity at the bud sites.

[SoOrbudgal]

Yes sir i go out with toothpicks and stab them mofo's if you see one unfortunitly they'll be more as i've learned. I've seen nothing on my flowering autos yet X my fingers.

[Rwise]

Remember, no neem oil on those buds!

[BlueRondo]

Thanks, actually spotted one this morning. Been spraying the BT and Neem oil. Hate see things go up in rot at the end

[SoOrbudgal]

Welcome aboard BlueRondo beautiful garden you have going. So far we have no problems but were only midway through our grows. I too have 4 autos in flower and 7 photos getting tall ala natural christmas trees LOL. No bugs so far that i can see but i also sprayed the photos for prevention. It's mid Aug. when flowering starts maybe sooner that i worry now about catipillars/moth that's hatching. Watch for brown looking small areas that act like bud rot where those critters enter.

[Bluey]

I use a liquid silica supplement @WolfMansBrother

Any benefit from silica can only really be obtained in the plant if it is soluble and silica is a tough one to get into the plant that way and it can cause other problems. The order and way it is mixed is critical to avoiding problems and getting it to work.

I am not that familiar with diatomacious earth. Sure it's silica but is it soluble? It's questionable it's effectiveness re pest control but I think it probably works a bit for some pests in some circumstances.

[BlueRondo]

Chocolate Thai, autoflowering, white widow and sour diesel photos. Things are looking good so far. First time I seriously LSTd and it's paying benefits

[SoOrbudgal]

Man i sure feel for you folks with outdoor high humidity. We are so flippin hot an dry here, i keep squirting water on my pots. Yes i shake the plants also when the rains come.

[WolfMansBrother]

Bluey - Would you recommend a liquid supplement or something solid like diatomaceous earth? Thanks!
Rwise - Thanks again! It's so wet & humid here - LI, NY -- I'd be fanning and shaking 24/7. Will still keep it in mind - and fingers crossed too.

[Bluey]

Silica can help a lot with WPM. It rarely shows itself when supplementing with that, just about eradicates it.

[Rwise]

I have used fans outside, shaking it I mean them after a rain to help keep the buds dry or dry faster, and cut away WPM. So far good this year, fingers crossed.

[WolfMansBrother]

Rwise - Ahh - It's an issue here. My last grow - 5% of the buds lost to it. More so, It forced me to chop earlier than I wanted.