chromer
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I've noticed lots of posts about frost worries since i joined the site a while back.. at this time of year its right up there with the "hey guys, is this ready to be harvested?" (which is almost always 'no').. but i digress.. living in southern Ontario, we have our share of cold nights and there have been frost warnings 3x in the past week or so (and i honestly dont lose a wink of sleep over it).. it's something we have to deal with so here are some tips for other people who are worried about frost killing their crop
#1.. don't worry.. just cause your blazed out of your tree and you start getting paranoid that your plant(s) is gunna turn into an icicle overnight doesn't mean you should run outside at 2am in your boxers to cut the bitch down 2 weeks before it's ready to be cut..
#2.. in my experience, it actually HAS TO FROST before damage is done to your plants(AND, IMO i've had light frosts that haven't hurt my plants at all).. i live in Canada, i know the difference between cold and freezing, 36`F/2`C is fine for your plants, THEY WONT FREEZE.. YOU are the one who should chill out
#3.. plants can handle the cold weather, unless you live in NorCal (or somewhere else warm) and theres a freak cold snap, your plant will be conditioned to handle cool temps (ie, mid to high 30's/1-3`C).. marijuana is hardy, u dont have to baby it.. like I said, if the temp doesnt get below 32/0` there wont be a problem..
OK, so now on to the actual problem.. the forecast is calling for a frost.. WHAT DO I DO???
Again, before you go outside in your boxers at 2am to cut down your babies, be proactive..
#1 rummage around your house (or even the salvation army) and get some old blankets/bedsheets (i don't trust garbage bags).. wrapping burlap around your plants also works
#2 water the ground around your plant(s).. the moisture will evaporate and be released into the surrounding air around your plants, raising the humidity of that air.. thus making it physically tougher for it to freeze and making it tougher for the plant to 'freeze'
#3.. gently put your bedsheets/blankets over the plants, it's easiest if you have stakes around your plants so the plant itself doesn't have to bare the entire load..
During the night, the ground will release heat that will be trapped by the blanket, keeping the inside of the blanket warm relative to the outside
#4.. get up early, check the thermometer, it'll prolly read above freezing (unless you get up at 3am) and take those conspicuous blankets off.. you should be ok
Still worried that they got frosted??
Spray cool-cold water on the plants, this will thaw them out without shocking the leaves/buds (which will happen if you spray them with hot water)
Hopefully that solves some uneasiness in the forums.. maybe it'll even solve one persons' problem.. if it did, then i did my job
if i missed something or u have a better/different technique, by all means, add it
#1.. don't worry.. just cause your blazed out of your tree and you start getting paranoid that your plant(s) is gunna turn into an icicle overnight doesn't mean you should run outside at 2am in your boxers to cut the bitch down 2 weeks before it's ready to be cut..
#2.. in my experience, it actually HAS TO FROST before damage is done to your plants(AND, IMO i've had light frosts that haven't hurt my plants at all).. i live in Canada, i know the difference between cold and freezing, 36`F/2`C is fine for your plants, THEY WONT FREEZE.. YOU are the one who should chill out
#3.. plants can handle the cold weather, unless you live in NorCal (or somewhere else warm) and theres a freak cold snap, your plant will be conditioned to handle cool temps (ie, mid to high 30's/1-3`C).. marijuana is hardy, u dont have to baby it.. like I said, if the temp doesnt get below 32/0` there wont be a problem..
OK, so now on to the actual problem.. the forecast is calling for a frost.. WHAT DO I DO???
Again, before you go outside in your boxers at 2am to cut down your babies, be proactive..
#1 rummage around your house (or even the salvation army) and get some old blankets/bedsheets (i don't trust garbage bags).. wrapping burlap around your plants also works
#2 water the ground around your plant(s).. the moisture will evaporate and be released into the surrounding air around your plants, raising the humidity of that air.. thus making it physically tougher for it to freeze and making it tougher for the plant to 'freeze'
#3.. gently put your bedsheets/blankets over the plants, it's easiest if you have stakes around your plants so the plant itself doesn't have to bare the entire load..
During the night, the ground will release heat that will be trapped by the blanket, keeping the inside of the blanket warm relative to the outside
#4.. get up early, check the thermometer, it'll prolly read above freezing (unless you get up at 3am) and take those conspicuous blankets off.. you should be ok
Still worried that they got frosted??
Spray cool-cold water on the plants, this will thaw them out without shocking the leaves/buds (which will happen if you spray them with hot water)
Hopefully that solves some uneasiness in the forums.. maybe it'll even solve one persons' problem.. if it did, then i did my job
if i missed something or u have a better/different technique, by all means, add it
.... and its going to get up to 16 today, that sunshine should counter act the frost i'm thinking...took these yesterday...purple,but all looks healthy...
