Freezing temperatures

[rvrvlyguerilla]

Hey guys, just wanted some thoughts from experience on how the plants are gonna handle this frost were supposed to get. Have some sativas that need another week or 2. Thanks for any advice

 

[blue_tick]

as long as it's not consistant freeze i have seen sativa make it till mid november. i am also from ohio and my relatives still live there and grow. the one i am referring to had a lot of small gulf ball size nugs on it around 13 ' tall

hope it helps

 

[Punisher 421]

I'm also in ohio and worried about the cold weekend. I'm just going to leave my sativa in the garage over the weekend and I been bringing it In at night just in case.

 

[blue_tick]

if you have it in a bucket then yes i would do that at night and out in the day. i was referring to in the ground about 13' tall.i live in florida know for 32 yrs and go back home when i can around harvest time


peace

 

[DoubleTripleOG]

I had some plants outdoors a couple years ago. They made it thru 3 really hard frosts. When I say hard, I mean the buds were frozen soild. Icicles everywhere. Soon as the sun came out and hit them, they thawed out, and you couldn't even tell they had been frozen, well besides the leaves and buds turning so purple they looked black.

I have also wrapped buckets/grow bags with blankets to keep the roots warm during a frost. Dark colors to draw in sunlight, and hold the heat.

 

[CosmicCharlie]

Mulch will help any inground plants survive a few frosts. Once I mulched a plant and it survived at least 3 frosts, but I pulled it after that because it was done, may have survived more frosts.

As long as it's a light frost and not a deep freeze...

 

[nk14zp]

I'd cover them.

 

[Punisher 421]

U think it would be cool to leave them inside in darkness for more than 24 hours and then put them back out side? It's very cold here right now but suppose to be warmer tomorrow

 

[stoned-trout]

go for it ^^^^^...yeehaw ..shouldn't be an issue at all

 

[amanda88]

Keep a temp gauge in the rootzone, and hanging of a branch too, frost(imo) rolls in like a beach surf, freezing the plants blood(xlem) as the blood freezes it enlarges destroying the cells around it,....if I remember right? ..lol
For this reason its worth your while to cover her up, if only for the worst of it perhaps only 3-4 hours, I've used my bedding in the past, if you don't have enough covers for her

But really you must take responsibility for this dumb action of growing a sativa plant in a frost prone area, look to a strong indica, for this area, on your next grow? ...good luck

 

[aridbud]

Hey guys, just wanted some thoughts from experience on how the plants are gonna handle this frost were supposed to get. Have some sativas that need another week or 2. Thanks for any advice

Plant sativas earlier in your grow season, or find a quicker maturing strain....situate in the southern most area to receive the most sunlight/warmth.

Use a Wall-O-Water or DIY by taping 2 liter soda containers w/ water at the base. You want to keep the root area warm and comfy.

Cover up, and when temps are in the 50's F or 15 C...unveil again.

You learn from mistakes or experiences and hopefully not repeat them. Not "dumb and taking responsibility"....geeze. It's all in the learning curve.

 

[MountainBudz]

They will be fine, been letting a lot of my strains go well into November here in south east Ky every year. Temps for the last 3 night have been down in the upper 20's here and so far everything is fine and dandy.

May just be me but ive noticed when it gets really cold like itnis now new sharper smells start arising from the buds and the resin and trich production goes nuts and puys a good looking dusting on the buds after the chop. The buds seem to get much denser as well although this could very well be placebo effect.

I know a local mountain man hippie here and for 40 plus years he always says he likes a good frost or two on his before he chops everything.

Its the consistency of the cold you have to watch for... if its staying 32 and below day and night it might not be a good idea to let them go too long. But, if it warms a bit through the day and the temp is only dropping for a few hours and warming back up again your fine.

But then again ive let mine sit for days in freezing temps like a week or two solid.

A lot of times if the plants are near a still or constant running water supply like a lake or river the frost wont fall so much in that given area like it would in a field. Lakes and rivers are also usually in valleys and therefore the lower the sea level the less frost you gotta worry about.

When we go up on the mountain there will be days that the ice is thick and fully covering the entire upper half but when you hit the bottom everything is just damp and wet. Same goes for open fields, its worse.

Hope this helped a tad.

 

[MountainBudz]

I would also like to add that most people that will give you advice are going by books and heresay of what they themselves study on, which is not there fault by any means, but they have no first hand experience.

I have been doing it and know a handfull of other guerillas thats been doing it as well for years. Growers hear or read something and get way too paranoid, which I also understand there is a lot of money, sweat and hard work put into it and you dont want to lose it. But sometimes you can waste a lot of effort and time going overboard. It is always good to experiment with things and find out with hands on experience. Ive learned more in nature with no books or internet than I have online researching.
BUT, it is good to have information stored in your head when an issue arises. I learned more about growing without researching but I learned more about strains and genetics getting on these forums and reading books.

 

[Punisher 421]

I would also like to add that most people that will give you advice are going by books and heresay of what they themselves study on, which is not there fault by any means, but they have no first hand experience.

I have been doing it and know a handfull of other guerillas thats been doing it as well for years. Growers hear or read something and get way too paranoid, which I also understand there is a lot of money, sweat and hard work put into it and you dont want to lose it. But sometimes you can waste a lot of effort and time going overboard. It is always good to experiment with things and find out with hands on experience. Ive learned more in nature with no books or internet than I have online researching.
BUT, it is good to have information stored in your head when an issue arises. I learned more about growing without researching but I learned more about strains and genetics getting on these forums and reading books.

Very true. Great information

 

[Punisher 421]

Thanks everyone for input. I put her back out this morning. She looks okay to me.

 

[Punisher 421]

Still seems to be doing great. I insulated the top of pot with straw (hay)

 

[Punisher 421]

Every evening I bring her into the garage for frost purposes and never know if she might grow legs and walk off

 

[westtexas]

A couple things that help is saturate the soil base and the throw a sheet over the plant(s). As long as stay above 20 you'll b OK...I do this w pepper plants and tomatoes as well