9 days of 100+heat.Grow reports please....

[hardhat22]

Localities all over Alabama( Roll Tide!! )broke records today as we reached triple digit temps for the ninth scraight day.Dayum,it's hot!!The thermometer in my van has showed 107 degrees 3 days in a row.

Heat lightening caused a forest fire a few miles up the road on saturday that threatened 15 homes and destroyed 545 acres of land.I was working and never saw a cloud in the sky.We did hear thunder though.Local timber companies and heavy equipment suppliers and operators came together with about 6 volunteer fire depts. to cut fire breaks to save the homes.The wind died down about 5 o'clock in the afternoon giving them the break they needed.None of my neighbors lost their homes,thank God.

We are also suffering through a drought.My area has seen slightly less than 2 inches of rain since april.We were already in a drought since about july of last year,we never saw the usual winter rains.

I know that the local outdoor growers here are suffering,and only the most hard headed,or stubborn growers will still be hanging on.

My question is;how are outdoor growers doing in other parts of the U.S of A.??
Peace

 

[Blazin Red]

yes sir we are my man

 

[Pops]

Hate to say that I don't feel sorry for you. Here in SoCal the temps for July and Aug average 105 per day with peaks of 115. Rainfall is about 2" per year. Naturally I don't grow outdoors.

 

[DIGITALHIPPY]

in the desert in cali ive had my thermo hit 135 and in the summer it wouldnt suprise anyone to see an a/c unit on 24/7.
i feel your pain brother!!!!!
if u own a house an attic fan helps lower the temps of the attic and thus the heat that seaps into the house.(mine is on a thermo for 90+)
also adding an extra strip of insulation around the outside doors (i use the aluminum with a rubber gasget moulded in) help keep heat out.
also think about a slightly reflective window tint. the whole west side of my house is tinted.

just trying to survive..

 

[hardhat22]

Hate to say that I don't feel sorry for you. Here in SoCal the temps for July and Aug average 105 per day with peaks of 115. Rainfall is about 2" per year. Naturally I don't grow outdoors.

Our normal temps for august are 92 -95 degrees.This time of year we should be getting pop-up showers every other day,helping to finish harvest.I guess with the global warming thing,that may be a thing of the past??

Local farmers are devastated,with the exception of the rich who can irragate,draining our river.

Pops,if you were having abnormal temps outside,killing your outdoor growers chances,I WOULD feel bad for your guys,but hey,thats just me....

 

[Guest]

same here hardhat its been super hot here 100-108 we've broke 5 records this august 108 with a heat index of 122 is just toooo hot for the south and same as you lil to no rain ive lost several plants this year it jus plain blows

 

[hardhat22]

in the desert in cali ive had my thermo hit 135 and in the summer it wouldnt suprise anyone to see an a/c unit on 24/7.
just trying to survive..

Thanks for the info,man.I rent an apartment.I have never thought of asking my landlady if I could tint my windows.In the last 2 weeks,my outdoor unit that makes my grows possible DOES stay on 24/7.

The whole western side of my apartment has 3 windows that just glow with heat,even behind drapery.They are the double layer kind with argon gas sandwiched inside,but they seem to be worse than what was there previously.I'm behind on my light bill now because of the high temps.

Thanks for the advice,I will be asking her about that.This crap is new to me,even though I'm southern,and I MEAN I will learn to live with it,LOL.
Peace

 

[hardhat22]

same here hardhat its been super hot here 100-108 we've broke 5 records this august 108 with a heat index of 122 is just toooo hot for the south and same as you lil to no rain ive lost several plants this year it jus plain blows

Damn man,our worst heat index was 112 so far.I'm only about 250 miles from the gulf coast,which only drives our heat index up,when it should be producing evening showers.I gave up on my first outdoor grow in years this april when a game warden spoted my van and came looking for me along our river.I saw him coming towards me and had to leave clones,bags of soil and all.With the drought,they wouldn't have survived anyways.Oh,well.I'm already scouting and planning ahead.

My favorite place on our local river is frequented by alot of people.The opposite side faces south and is so overgrown that it is inaccesible by fishermen such as myself.But a grower such as myself sees many south-facing spots that could harbour many Sativas if tied down and grown sideways.I WILL begin preparing the sites this year.Next year HAS TO BE A BETTER YEAR.

 

[daisy jane]

This is why I hate the South. It has actually been quite cool in Texas as of late. All that rain really helped us out with the temperature. But it is always hot here, so you get kind of used to it. 100 degrees, 90% humidity every summer I can ever remember. But hey, at least for the month of winter it gets down to....40. Pisses me off, even the winters are hot.
It reached 100 degrees for the first time this summer about a week ago, down here. Which is mighty surprising. Usually we get that around late May, early June.
Hope you can find a way to stay cool (ish), it sure sucks to wake up in your own sweat.

 

[hardhat22]

This is why I hate the South. It has actually been quite cool in Texas as of late. All that rain really helped us out with the temperature. But it is always hot here, so you get kind of used to it. 100 degrees, 90% humidity every summer I can ever remember. But hey, at least for the month of winter it gets down to....40.

Heh,now that sounds like the south as I know it.We wouldn't have all of the freakin' sativas if it was any other way. :wink:

 

[Guest 18340]

Im in the state south from you hardhat22, freakin hot as hell. Too hot for outdoor plants and my growroom is hittin 95 DAILY! Lots of water for them and lots of worrying for me

 

[guest5703]

it was 100 in the sun at 9 in the morning, on the southern west coast....I'm personally just worried about my indoor getting too hot cuz the heat...

 

[tyler]

it was like 88F here once and i thought everything was going to melt

 

[Pops]

The desert in SoCal is lovely. Between June and Mid-sept., we have over 100 days over 100 degrees with about 0.8 in. of rain. Fortunately, the Devil never comes here, as it is 15 degrees cooler in Hell.

As an indoor grower, my light bill last month was $3 higher than the Peruvian national budget.

 

[Stoner4Life]

northern MN it's 69F right now 31% humidity, winds out of the NNW @ 10mph, usually we see only 5-10 days over 90F here & ever so rarely 1-2 over 100F.

Now that being stated we often see a killing frost or two sometime between Sept. 15th-30th. It's essential to get the timing down to pull plants by 9/15, quite often a week or two too early.

 

[Chamba]

of course you can grow plants outside!...even in areas with very high Summer temps and drought conditions

it's just a matter of selection, preparation and technique.

prepare deep holes in early Spring...use lots of mulch (it's all about mulching!).....dig little catchment dams 2 ft x 3 ft x 2 ft deep lined with plastic and covered with plastic and branches (for cammo) to save what water falls as rain.....keep your plants low and small by tipping until they begin to show pre-flowering as smaller plants require less water...plant later in the season....prevent the roots of surrounding plants sucking your plot's moisture by cutting their roots, grow tough, drought resistant, local, acclimatised strains.....for desert conditions, select and prepare plots that will catch any water runoff keeping in mind that in a drought great exposure to sun is the least of your worries!....prepare more than several plots as some will be better than others

this is just a few ideas ( and there's lots more)......but they might just be able to make the difference (next year) between wilted/dead plants & and harvesting nothing at all .. or ..getting a small but resiny harvest.

and if worse comes to worse....carry in water to keep them alive

I used to grow plants one hour's walk up a short sharp mountain (near a major city with lots of walking paths).....let me tell you, I know how hard and heavy it is to carry water uphill in high temps everyday (hence the need to dig mini dams besides your plots..but in bad seasons they would run dry even with storing the excess in containers)..I used do this at midday cos there was no one around at that time....I've never been fitter in my life...I used to run up there in 100 degree heat! the hardest thing was keeping properly hydrated (monitor your urine color), wear a hat and you'll be ok

that was when I was late 30's , early 40's.....now I'd probably die just trying to walk up there slowly ...lol

 

[SensiMilla024]

Hate to say that I don't feel sorry for you. Here in SoCal the temps for July and Aug average 105 per day with peaks of 115. Rainfall is about 2" per year. Naturally I don't grow outdoors.

Yeah, I'd Take yer 115 all day long Over 107F with 100% humidity and absolutely

no air movement. Dude, If I were to slap you in the face with my ball sack,

no lie, it would peel off your cheeks like velcro. That's just an example, i

wasn't trying to make it personal, hope the "funny" came out on that

 

[hardhat22]

Yeah, I'd Take yer 115 all day long Over 107F with 100% humidity

Yea,the combination of the 2 will kill ya.Last I heard there have been 32 deaths attributed to the heat.We hit 107F with 69% humidity yesterday making 11 days consecutively.Supposed to have broke records that have stood for over 100 years.Even the kudzu is limp around here.I know I am.
Peace

 

[The Uncola]

Denver CO area. I was up in the mountains the other day - Holy Cross Wilderness. I highly recommend it. Extremely heavy forest! Down in Denver it has reached near 100 F for a week straight with out actually hitting it. I have 2 plants still growing under a 400HPS- Harvest soon. I hope to post some pics of this Wilderness area as well!!

 

[Chamba]

107 ~ 115!

that's much hotter than it gets around here...must be tough to grow under those conditions......but it's all about strain selection and preparation..it might be an idea to look at strains from the Middle East and other places....Lebanese perhaps?

I was talking about mid ~ high 90's and high humidity...but here, that's almost every day more months and months during Summer..I feel cold when the temps drop below 88!