Wild Fire Ash

[jensen71]

Anyone know how bad ash from wildfires in California are on an outdoor grow? I see less ash on the leaves every day but can't quite blow or brush off little specs of ash that remain on my baby, like pin sized pieces of white ash.

 

[Caliverner]

Me too I'm gonna use my compressor and blow them gently tomorrow then I'll give them a light vacumm

 

[cannabineer]

Water from a hose sprayer should do much.

 

[jensen71]

damnit that little usb vacuum cleaner for the keyboard would probably do the trick huh!

 

[DustyDuke]

Just hose it off you will be fine

 

[roaf]

Washing my buds this year.

 

[Caliverner]

damnit that little usb vacuum cleaner for the keyboard would probably do the trick huh!

Yessir I would say so I use a small shop vac if you wet them down there's is a risk of rot of does not fully dry well

 

[Caliverner]

Washing my buds this year.

Not me and I'm in northern cali

 

[cannabineer]

Not me and I'm in northern cali

Ok so why not

 

[Caliverner]

Ok so why not

Ok so why not

I'm not going to spray the plants with a water hose I hear a lot of people doing it kinda crazy to me

 

[Caliverner]

I'm not going to spray the plants with a water hose I hear a lot of people doing it kinda crazy to me

Same reason why people use greenhouses to keep the plants dry

 

[Caliverner]

Same reason why people use greenhouses to keep the plants dry

A lot of people probally don't agree with me

 

[cannabineer]

I'm not going to spray the plants with a water hose I hear a lot of people doing it kinda crazy to me

My take : more ash taken off than hash

 

[jensen71]

can i just spray it with a bottle sprayer? what about if it's already gotten stuck in the flowers. i dont want to hafta cover it every night until these fires are put out.

 

[Caliverner]

My take : more ash taken off than hash

I'm nervous about bud rot and mold I guess

 

[cannabineer]

I'm nervous about bud rot and mold I guess

I’m inclined to think of the ash as an alkaline fungus inhibitor.

 

[Caliverner]

I'm nervous about bud rot and mold I guess

Also depends how were talking about something them I spray my plants once a week with green clean but it's outta a fine mister pump thing so I feel it's not saturated

 

[jensen71]

yea im used to RDWC or DWC or indoor grows. this is my first outdoor, its just one plant but its gotten pretty big about 5x5. This is a week ago or so before the fires hit near the east bay. She's probably into week 5 of flowering now and getting well past the top of the cage.

 

[Caliverner]

Yea looks great

 

[jensen71]

plus i left branches having more than 3 nodes below alone...its a spidery little monster. i tried a leaf blower from afar and it was too much to watch her flail :{