Hey Dude,
Heard you say on the last show that you dont grow in the Canadian summer cause its too hot. It got me wondering what exactly you mean with that, and thought of asking what did you rally mean? Considering I’m in a sub-tropical region, warm summer is what I only have about half of the year, I totally adapted to growing at temperatures averaging the 88ºF we just had today. In my opinion warm temperatures are ideal to grow sativa hybrids, that can adapt easy to the heat, and can be harvested anywhere around 63 days. Right now I’m at end of week 6 of a green crack 60% sativa hybrid, that its shinning in the garden with only organic amendments I give her, and two hours of direct sunlight in the morning and two more at the end of the day in the balcony light-dep system I have. Not only the growing is fun, the plants grow really fast, but also the high of sativa plants is really good too. Forgive me for any mistakes, not only its not my native language, but I’m “Friday high” after vaporizing another great sativa hybrid plant.
Much thanks for the great show!
Too hot in Canada, or is it the humidity? I grew last summer in my garage (4×4 tent) in Virginia germinating in early july. August and September are around 78 lo to 90hi every day. I put a whole room ac in the tent with 3 plants. There were constant quick humidity fluctuations when ac cycled off for 15 minute breaks . I had 15 min breaks every 2 hours so I didn’t burn the compressor. The buds came out great but it was stressful constantly worrying if ac is going to make it. The humidity fluctuations didn’t seem to have a negative effect. Now in January i have a heater in tent and its it’s much easier than summer, so maybe Dude is fighting humidity.
Now Brazilian vibrations, light deprivation? Ive been hearing about some other extreme stressing.. curious, is it just late flower?
Enjoy the grow!
Thanks
Hi surfnturf,
Really happy to get some feed-back from the DGC. Speceally considering Im deep in prohibition land, and have to be really quiet about my garden.
I totally understand growing in warm weather inside a tent its probably less pleasent that doing it in the winter.
But in my case I grow kind of outdoors. I have my plants in my balcony, and have a normal 12W LED light over them to manage the photoperiod.
In the vegetative stage the 12w bulb gives the plants extra light after the sun goes down.
When I want to flip them to flower, I use the light-deprivation system, that just means that I somehow cover those plants every day throughout the flowering stage.
Its a really cool system to grow in warm countries, the plants love the full-spectrum of the sunlight, and I spend very little money in electricity.
What I was suggesting Dude, is to try out sativa leaning cultivars, that have in their genes all the tools needed to live in warm humid regions. These plants love the heat.
I tried to grow indica dominant plants over here, but they struglle a lot just be alive, and since they are never at perfect health, they become attractive to pests, so now I only grow sativas, and I love it!
If you are curious about applying precision stresses to increase trichome production, Im into spraying chitan in the flowering. Its a natural and organic input, dosent harm the plant, and really increases the trichomes in the buds, Ive tryed it and it works.
You can buy it in any pharmacy as Chitosan, a natural supplement for people, mix it with water, and spray it on the buds every 3 days. Just be carefull with the extra humidity, but if you do it gently its good stuff.
Here goes a link about it
https://www.maximumyield.com/supercharge-your-cannabis-garden-with-chitosan/2/18142
Just out of curiosity, I also do some surfing, they are some good waves over here.
Take care, peace
Thanks for the info on chitan, vibrations. If you ever venture to east coast for surf , which id probably not recommend due to inconsistency . You would want to go to the Cape Hatteras/ outer banks of NC from maybe late August to early November. Surf is usually best this time of year , and water warm. August September water around 77 ( trunks). It drops to 62 by Halloween. Ill look into chitan, but im typically leary of putting anything ON Buds. On 2nd grow and still haven’t done any ipm. If i ever visit brazil, ill contact ya up for dgc surf! Cheers
Hey fellow grower,
Thanks for the infos about surfing in the east coast. I actually studied in Georgia as a foreign exchange student many years ago. Surfed once in Panama beach in winter, but the sea wasnt any good that day.
As for spraying the buds in flowering Im with you, I undestand its kind of hardcore, and increases the risk for mold. I only did it after reading a lot about it, and tryed it only in one plant, kind of a side by side, no mold issues, and the trichomes increased a lot.
If I was growing in a tent like you probably are, I would think twice before risking the whole grow.
But growing outdoors where the air flow is much greater, I decided to give it a chance.
For sure, Hit me up when you come to Brazil, we can go surfing and smoke some nice weed together.
Stay Irie!
I’m only growing over the fall and winter from now on. I’ll be starting photos in September, harvesting by the beginning of January, then start autos and be done by March.
Running this time of year, ambient temps are lower, I didn’t have to run the AC at all in the lung room. I did have to run a small 500w heater to get day temps to 82F
I don’t mind growing in the summer. It’s drying and curing in the summer that’s too expensive for me. Keeping that room at 65 is too expensive. It’s nice to have the summer free of responsibility too.
Hi Terpedo,
I think you can dry and cure in warm weather. If you forget about the temperature and only worry about keeping the humidity at 60% you will still get top quality weed.
Of course its not ideal, but still worth it.
In my case its much better than the brick weed thats the other only option.
Take care my friend!
Agreed Terpedo
Keeping temps down in flower was the same for me though, ran central ac and portable unit
I feel ya budd…in in NORTHERN ONTARIO.
cant get my temps low eneugh in summer even in basement. Doin my last 1 indoor now. Temps between 24c n 16c in tent
To finish in march
Summer its 32 to 36c even in besement.
Decided to do this last 1. Start again in fall..
Cant do an outdoor here as 2 outa 2 years they have been stolen.😒
+30c outdoors in summer. -30c winter easily outdoors
For some people during summer it is really hot and extremely hard to cool their growing environment. I feel confident in saying that dude, wants to enjoy summer because there’s very little of it where he is at. It rains there all the time and is damp. It is a joy to walk in your garden when it’s raining and shitty out. It is depressing to have to deal with that crap when you rather be outside because it’s finally beautiful
Hi SunnyinBectopia,
Makes total sense. My perspective its totally different cause I grow outdoors in my balcony, so my environment challenges are totally different than someone that lives in canada like Dude.
I have my grow tuned for this specific environment, and its great to hear about other environments so different than mine.
Stay strong!