Thedillestpickle
Well-Known Member
Be careful with those Kush varieties. I was just reading about how Kush strains are supposed to be the most susceptible to botrytis. If you pull on a sugar leaf carefully you can bend the stem of the bud away from the stalk and take a peak inside.
I have harvested 3 of my 4. One was Grand Daddy Purple and it had botrytis on the inside of nearly every bud. Makes sense... it's a kush strain. I won't grow kush dominant strains outdoors around here again.
My Blueberry picked up a beautiful deep purple on every calyx facing the sun. Was quite a plant. Seemed to be somewhat prone to powdery mildew though.
Sensi Star was a monster producer. Not prone to botrytis but did get a bit of PM in some areas.
Winner of the four for outdoor in our climate has been Trainwreck. I've harvested about half of the main stalks and I'm leaving the others to see what they can do in the next few weeks. I haven't seen any botrytis or PM all season on this plant. According to my calendar it was in flower for 10 weeks now, but it looks like it still could go a bit longer. It seems so resistant to fungus that I am not even worried about the colder and wetter weather that's coming. I'm thinking I can push it past Haloween and maybe even see some snow.
I have not seen amber trichs on any of my plants, so I would say we can't really use that as a gauge since PM and botrytis are likely to pop up first. I get pretty good sun and decent wind in my location as well so I'm sure others have seen the same problems.
I have harvested 3 of my 4. One was Grand Daddy Purple and it had botrytis on the inside of nearly every bud. Makes sense... it's a kush strain. I won't grow kush dominant strains outdoors around here again.
My Blueberry picked up a beautiful deep purple on every calyx facing the sun. Was quite a plant. Seemed to be somewhat prone to powdery mildew though.
Sensi Star was a monster producer. Not prone to botrytis but did get a bit of PM in some areas.
Winner of the four for outdoor in our climate has been Trainwreck. I've harvested about half of the main stalks and I'm leaving the others to see what they can do in the next few weeks. I haven't seen any botrytis or PM all season on this plant. According to my calendar it was in flower for 10 weeks now, but it looks like it still could go a bit longer. It seems so resistant to fungus that I am not even worried about the colder and wetter weather that's coming. I'm thinking I can push it past Haloween and maybe even see some snow.
I have not seen amber trichs on any of my plants, so I would say we can't really use that as a gauge since PM and botrytis are likely to pop up first. I get pretty good sun and decent wind in my location as well so I'm sure others have seen the same problems.
