35 Degrees tonight
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Underground1337
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Where abouts are you at ? I am in south Ontario and its getting to be around 50 tonight.
But ya it may not kill it but really stunt the growth a hell of a lot. Usually bring my plants in on cold nights.
But ya it may not kill it but really stunt the growth a hell of a lot. Usually bring my plants in on cold nights.
flamethrower1
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Frost her tonight too, Wisconsin, my girls are close but could use a few weeks
yea northern Wi is suppsoe to be pretty frosty. Got any plans for this?
Bill.Clinton
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I saw 32-34 in my area...all I can do is hope for the best. I guess if it stays windy, the frost can't settle as well.
Yea in that area it looks fine, But yea its suppose to go back up to 40's at night then int othe 50's again for who knows how long.
that's the outside game, it's tough this time of year, it usually comes down to this
used to do outside grows, i usually overestimated the harm of frost, nature of the beast
vermontoker802
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yep im worried also but mine are in pots outside so I will just bring them in
but dam 30's tonight....fcking cold!!
but dam 30's tonight....fcking cold!!
comeonplantgrow
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perfect weather here. 85 for the high and upper 50s at night.
Hiigh
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Northern WI is frosty, it was hailing for like 30 minutes yesterday..
psychedelictripper
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What's wrong with covering them? Afraid of condensation? Better safe than sorry. If you're in the neighborhood of a killing frost you should be making preparations right now. Would hurt to build a little greenhouse around her with grow row cover just for night time. They can take a light frost but if the temp dips just a few degrees further serious damage can occur. Not sure what temperature the killing frost is but it's in the 20's. Pick or pamper.
poplars
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in my experience killing frost is about 28-26 degrees F. (depending upon strain of course.)
psychedelictripper
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And those two temperatures can easily be had when frost warnings are given. Remember this too most weather stations are located at airports, military bases, and other urban centers. Temps in the city are generally warmer than the country. If you are in the sticks and it calls for frost, expect lower temps than what they predict. Then there is that who weatherman often times being very inaccurate thing.
poplars
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yeah I always look at the lows and automatically lower it 3 or 4 degrees...
Bill.Clinton
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Did anyone have problems from the lows last night??? I can't get out there until saturday....
I wouldnt know whta to look for as far as damage. This would be a first grow
Farmout
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Pretty scary time of year of outdoor growers, fer sure. Depends on the strain, of course, but over the years I have found most strains (especially with the density of growth on the plant) can survive mild frost, even. I use 5 gal buckets (with handles) so when I am really freakin over the threat of frost, I will nuzzle them up to other shrubs or even close up next to the house overnight for safety. If you cannot move them, (occassionally I plant right in the ground) you can use plastic grocery store bags and just cover the most exposed buds overnight. As we approach harvest (Sativa-within the next 2 weeks / Indica-another 4-5 weeks {Midwest}) everything depends on that first hard freeze date.