Michigan Growers Tell Your Plans for This Year

rzza

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shiz, i need a few weeks till i have cash to blow but i def wanna hook up for a dabber and oil pipe =)
 

PoDunk

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Dug out the electric wire "the stuff that melts ice on your roof and gutters". Cleaned it up and plugged it in. It gets a bit warmer than I expected. The best way I can describe it is that it is like a heating pad. Its not hot to the touch but if you wrap it around your skin it gets pretty warm. I am down to two plants the other two were growing balls when I got up here this weekend. Its a shame since they were about 7 feet tall. Not bad for starting in June.

Anyways the two that are left are a Nirvana White Widow Feminized and a freebie from Nirvana. They are sitting right next to each other. I am going to try and run a grid with the wire between the two plants. Looping it back and forth from bottom to top. I will try to keep contact with the wire to a minimum if at all. It will literally be like a window defroster. I have plenty of wire. Its gotta be at least 50 feet long or longer. I think the wire radiates enough heat to keep the frost off and heck maybe even help me keep them going until the end of October or however long it takes to finish. The have only just started to flower here in Northern Michigan.

Maybe it will help keep the mold away too! I will be putting it together tomorrow. I am thinking a few wood stakes with nails at different heights should hold the wire in place. I have an isobar with a programmable timer built in. I will run it at night to start. Will post pics when I get done...
 

hammer6913

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hey podunk, i might think if you were to put tall sticks all way around the plants weave wirre through then put a a peice of bisqueen over the top. it will stop the frost from hitting colas and help keep the heat in. just my 2 cent bro.
 

puffntuff

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All my plants are going strong. The blue widow hasthe sweetest fruitiest aroma I have grown. It smells like a blue jolly rancher tastes I'm really impressed. The only 2 I'm worried about are the Cole train and lemon skunk. They are budding but the buds are all very small like the size of strawberries and blueberries. The other are the size of a kingside snickers bar already. Hopefully they will catch up.
 

PoDunk

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hey podunk, i might think if you were to put tall sticks all way around the plants weave wirre through then put a a peice of bisqueen over the top. it will stop the frost from hitting colas and help keep the heat in. just my 2 cent bro.
Alright here is what I have done so far. Going to try and go topless since I dont have anyone to remove it during the week. I am hoping enough heat will rise to keep the top of the WW from freezing. It is going down to 33 tonight!
 

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PoDunk

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I chickened out. I just put a sheet over the top for the night. I guess tomorrow I will get a small space heater and put it on a timer. Probably cover it with a small plastic tub to keep it from getting wet. I will cut a hole out the side for the heat to escape. I am thinking with the plastic wrapped around the perimeter it will trap enough heat from the space heater and wires to rise and protect the tops.

I think this might qualify for "You might be a redneck if..."
 

james42

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I chickened out. I just put a sheet over the top for the night. I guess tomorrow I will get a small space heater and put it on a timer. Probably cover it with a small plastic tub to keep it from getting wet. I will cut a hole out the side for the heat to escape. I am thinking with the plastic wrapped around the perimeter it will trap enough heat from the space heater and wires to rise and protect the tops.

I think this might qualify for "You might be a redneck if..."
Dont you think your jumping the gun a little bit. Seems like no matter where you are in michigan you should have at least a few more weeks, if not more
 
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