Midwest Growers?
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chitownsmoking
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they will make it i promise!!!
Highhunter
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My plants are very close. I've already took a few nice size cloudy cuttings this week. I will do another trim of my main buds next tue/wed then let the mid sections fight the 40's for one more week and hopefully fatten up till the 18th. I think i should be fine with weather only dipping down to the mid 30's this weekend. Good luck yall, be sure to update the thread with pics once you cut!
doowmd
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wat up my homies!!!???!!?? ok ok ok, i guess i can get over wat paranoia i have left and let the cat out of the bag, I TOO AM FROM THE MIDWEST!! however, really it might technically be the southeast, i'm like on the tn ky border but anyway close enough for govt. work right? i've been worried bout my girls cause of predicted low temps coming at the first of next week, but plus rep to chitownsmoking!!! dude seems to really know his shit when it comes to the sacred herb, so i'm letting my mind rest in the fact that he said they'll be ok and to just leave em out till they die. good lookin out chi! i was kinda comin to that conclusion anyway cause i for sure wasnt going to dig it up and i vaguely remember an old time grower tellin me about harvesting bud in the snow. my minds really went to shit over the years and sometimes i have to think on something before it hits me. ya know? anyway, good to see a thread like this, and if any other ky/tn growers out there (instead of all upper midwest lol) give a shout out
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chitownsmoking
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just take precautions cover them thats all. and really big plants can handle the cold well
ablepipeman
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ok so i have one plant that is 5ft tall and 2 at about 2 1\2 ft tall and the next couple of nights it is suppose to be below 33 degrees and I am about a week away from them being done. Next week is suppose to be highs in the 60's and lows in 40's, will the plants have good enough temps to grow and be productive or are they just going to stay alive and not produce? I plan on covering them up the next couple of night with sheets or blankets and I plan on putting some mulch down to help protect them. Any advice anyone?
If I were you I'd dig them up and put them in pots and move them inside somehow, the weather in the midwest is just not going to get any better, you plants are gonna just lay dormant. I have a greenhouse outside that I have a space heater in. I dug up 4 plants, 3 of them 4 footers from the ground and put them in pots, and they are loving it in there. I just have to watch the mold and rot.
i.NeeD.A.LiGhTeR
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Weather looks okay over here for at least 2 more weeks, after that im not so sure...
ablepipeman
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I think I will just cover them up and try to get another week outta them. I will be going out of town monday for a weekand our weather looks good for next week and i have someone to water them if needed. we got 5 inches of rain over the last 36 hours so may not need much water.
ablepipeman
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Just went and checked on my plants and all of the hairs are brown and red....I then looked at the calendar and realized it is weeks 9 of flowering. I Think I will go ahead and cut and hang my ladies in the morning. What do you all think?> Trich's are all milky and they are sativa's
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chitownsmoking
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let them go longer!!!!!
Anjinsan
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just something for all of you midwest growers that like outdoors to consider.
Mazar-i-sharif. It is one of the strains out there that PREFERS to be harvested with snow on the ground!
If there is one strain...there are a dozen that are similar. Consider that as another thing to consider.
No Hawaiian sativas planted in July in Michigan...atleast somewhat consider the strain's native land when purchasing seeds.
Mazar-i-sharif for example comes from Afghanistan in the mountainous regions where it gets COLD.
Mazar-i-sharif. It is one of the strains out there that PREFERS to be harvested with snow on the ground!
If there is one strain...there are a dozen that are similar. Consider that as another thing to consider.
No Hawaiian sativas planted in July in Michigan...atleast somewhat consider the strain's native land when purchasing seeds.
Mazar-i-sharif for example comes from Afghanistan in the mountainous regions where it gets COLD.
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chitownsmoking
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maybe they can be harvested in the snow in afghani, but around here by me at like 41 lat. they would be done by late sept it would still be warmish out
Anjinsan
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Here is a bit of googled background...I had these seeds as freebies which is why i read up on 'em...but the freebies were smashed/cracked/dead unfortunately.
Mazar-I-Sharif seeds produce a resin packed indica from Real Seed Company produces the legendary hashish known as "Shirak-i-Mazar" and "Milk of Mazar" in Afghanistan.
There it is grown around the desert towns of Balkh, Mazar-i-Sharif and Sheberghan in the far north of Afghanistan, close to the modern borders of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The people of these regions are a patchwork of Turkic, Tajik, Afghan and Pashtun tribes, and the history of Mazar-i-Sharif strains is likely to be equally complex. In fertile and
well-irrigated soils these vigorous giants are capable of reaching 4 metres in height or more, and will produce a similarly enormous yield of intensely resinous flowers. Traditionally
harvested in the first half of December with the onset of the brutal Central Asian winter, Mazar-i-Sharif plants will enjoy cold conditions, including snow, and will turn a deep blood red
in low temperatures. Growers favour leaving the harvest as late as possible, sometimes into early January. Sieved "Milk of Mazar" garda is very resinous and so can be hand-pressed
to make charas; it has a distinctively pungent, sweet aroma and a dreamily mellow high. Over-indulgence produces a mind-warping, immobilising and narcotic effect. Mmmmm.
Mazar-I-Sharif seeds produce a resin packed indica from Real Seed Company produces the legendary hashish known as "Shirak-i-Mazar" and "Milk of Mazar" in Afghanistan.
There it is grown around the desert towns of Balkh, Mazar-i-Sharif and Sheberghan in the far north of Afghanistan, close to the modern borders of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The people of these regions are a patchwork of Turkic, Tajik, Afghan and Pashtun tribes, and the history of Mazar-i-Sharif strains is likely to be equally complex. In fertile and
well-irrigated soils these vigorous giants are capable of reaching 4 metres in height or more, and will produce a similarly enormous yield of intensely resinous flowers. Traditionally
harvested in the first half of December with the onset of the brutal Central Asian winter, Mazar-i-Sharif plants will enjoy cold conditions, including snow, and will turn a deep blood red
in low temperatures. Growers favour leaving the harvest as late as possible, sometimes into early January. Sieved "Milk of Mazar" garda is very resinous and so can be hand-pressed
to make charas; it has a distinctively pungent, sweet aroma and a dreamily mellow high. Over-indulgence produces a mind-warping, immobilising and narcotic effect. Mmmmm.
doowmd
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wat up chi?, wondering wat u thot was a low enough temp to warrant covering the plants? for instance, as long as it doesnt get below 40-45f then should i bother, is covering them more for when below freezing temps are expected? also, whats the best thing to cover w/? saw a few on here talkin bout usin sheets or blankets, would this be better than the plastic i had been planning on using? preciate the advice in advance chi
ablepipeman
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uncovered the ladies this morning and they were ALIVE and beautiful....just one more night of bad temps tonight and I have a week of pretty good weather and hope they can finish fattening up!
Space Angel
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I cover mine when frost is predicted or extremely cold for several hrs. and I use sheets instead of plastic, for frost will develope on inside of plastic and thats not good if plastic is touching the plant.wat up chi?, wondering wat u thot was a low enough temp to warrant covering the plants? for instance, as long as it doesnt get below 40-45f then should i bother, is covering them more for when below freezing temps are expected? also, whats the best thing to cover w/? saw a few on here talkin bout usin sheets or blankets, would this be better than the plastic i had been planning on using? preciate the advice in advance chi
jsteezy1290
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when did you guys put them in the ground cause in the midwest we have already had multiple frosts
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chitownsmoking
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anything 32 or less you should coverwat up chi?, wondering wat u thot was a low enough temp to warrant covering the plants? for instance, as long as it doesnt get below 40-45f then should i bother, is covering them more for when below freezing temps are expected? also, whats the best thing to cover w/? saw a few on here talkin bout usin sheets or blankets, would this be better than the plastic i had been planning on using? preciate the advice in advance chi