How do you protect your plants from the rain? do they even need to be protected? How will rain affect the plants?

It makes me shudder at the thought of rain in Oct. or Nov!

Big, thick, juicy sweet-smelling colas will hold that water and become filled with fungus, and then be useless. If I had all of the bud right now that I've thrown away from fungus, I could retire. Or at least have a great party!

Best quick measure is to shake all the branches when they are wet, so they'll dry better. Shit, even a heavy dew will mess up buds, you gotta be careful this time of year.

Have a great harvest!

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Built a portable roof. Got a sheet of clear coragated rigid plastic. Put eye hooks on it and on the house above where I grow my plants. Being clear blends in and it worked great in the unexpected downpours.

Hey stoners,

Similar question:
I have some outdoor plants that are ready to harvest. I just tried my third sample. It still sparks a little and the ash is nearly black. The buzz is awesome. Clearing buzz, if you know what I mean. Anyway, since there are still traces of fertilizer, as I can hear it spark, I was wondering if I should wait a little longer. But now it's getting pretty nasty outside. One plant already turned a little purple. I think my strain is rather resistant to cold outdoors. I got the seeds from a West Virginia mountain grower! But this time I have probably more than 10 ounces on three plants. The buds are gigantically swollen in the Appalachian sun. There was rarely rain. Maybe a total of 7 days since May. Of course I watered frequently, but maybe I fed to much (they're flowered organically, I stopped feeding with the beginning of October). Now the weather forecast says 4 days of rain coming.

So my question for you guys is, should I wait for these day to pass? How many days should I wait after the coming days of rain? What is the temperature, that really determines the harvest? Do I have to be afraid of getting mold on my superior buds?

Also: Some hippies told me to wait for full moon (coming soon) and harvest when the moon is in highest position at night. Did someone ever tried to be so spiritual with this?

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If the ash is still nearly black you've got some flushing to do.