To build and protect? or is she strong enough to withstand the fall .

countrypickle

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Lonnnng time.. no see.. fellow RIU"S

Been a crazy busy year this year.I was sooo late in getting my girls out that I didnt think I would make it ..( still not sure yet..)
I am in the North East, and the chilly weather be coming soon .
I am a few weeks into flowering now... ( Green crack)
I have the one girl( her name is Loretta) and a few of her offspring( which just happened to be branches I cut off in earlier topping/lst/scrogging). I was actually quite surprised how they turned out.( one is a little yellow..nitro deficiency.. but she was an experiment plant anyways).
Loretta became quite huge after her last growth spurt before flowering started..way more than I expected.. I installed a heavy gauge wire just before them across to help hold them when the weight of the buds get to be too much ( or so I pray).
I am thinking it prob be best to build a temp greenhouse over the entire thing.. install a black rain barrel full of water ( to help keep area warm at night) and preventing it all in the first place... My biggest concern would be the bugs.. getting colder at nights outside they'd find that area the best..and have a stoners feast on my plants.
Anyone think I should do this ? or just let lorretta fend for herslef and hope for the best.. I dont wanna stress her ..she's my "main squeeze" . lol ;)
thanks

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countrypickle

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Well .. Was away for a bit,, just got back and "Lorretta" seems to be doing great. I had built a greenhouse frame around her( didn't add the vap barrier to frame yet..still mild enough out).
I had intially built a trellis around her in the spring ( it was 7 feet by 6 feet).She grew past the top of that..had to build higher.. note pic with bud top sticking thru roof ) I had put a 2 inch square wire mesh about 4 feet up to support the tops as they budded ( but glad I did because they shot up double that height, and the stalks needed it for some supporting).I've never grown a beast like this before.. My biggest concern is the size of her( even that can be a reason to complain)
I am hoping that she would be done around the end of Oct... but with the weight she been packing on the last week.. wow (christmas come early)
I have been using an organic mix ( I have goats,chickens and a great compost heap), but decided to add some Boost ( Canna brand ) to my mix.. I will defiently be using it like this from now on .
The last pic is of her main stalk and the off branches from it . I had intended to make Loretta a low rider to keep it outta site.. so I planted her on the side and let the chutes grow that way.. I topped her 3 times throughout (trying to keep her low to ground) but she had other ideas,, kept reaching for the sky. I guess the mix really worked... The smaller plants besdie her are branches I cut off when topping and just stuck in the dirt. glad I did
I am a long time reader but not much of a poster on RUI .. but most wut I learned comes from this site.. So this is a thnks to all you.. Cheers ;).
 

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