Maine 4-Season Greenhouse Grow

Blew Hiller · Oct 3, 2018

Bode said:
Checked the ladies this morning before wood, and clipped about 20 places of botrytis, but looked over with fine tooth comb. Buds are starting the last growth spurt, and getting sticky. They look good for little sun! We have at least 3 days of sun coming, so crossing my fingers we don't get more bud rot weather.
You sounded like you are almost done harvesting. Hope you're having a banner year!

Almost saw the sun today! I still have 2x..ATF and Stankberry and I gave them the fine tooth comb today as well...about a dozen spots on the ATF and 2x on the Stankberry. Would love to get them in the sun for a few days...

Pennywise · Oct 3, 2018

Good luck with the sun, been pissin on and off for days now.

Blew Hiller · Oct 4, 2018

Pennywise said:
Good luck with the sun, been pissin on and off for days now.

We needed the rain...just preferably not all at once.

Blew Hiller · Oct 4, 2018

Just did a final trim of the 4x plants I harvested on Sun/Mon...they were drying 3-4 days in the main cellar which is about 45% RH... ideal...then into the root cellar which is 64%/66F...sitting in bowls getting their final dryness and then either into jars or, my new favorite, food saver bags. I had about 6 half gallon jars from last summer on the shelf and was able to put 3x jars into one food saver bag...love how they stack flat in the corner...also put Critical and Blueberry in those for the long cure...

HayStack · Oct 4, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
Just did a final trim of the 4x plants I harvested on Sun/Mon...they were drying 3-4 days in the main cellar which is about 45% RH... ideal...then into the root cellar which is 64%/66F...sitting in bowls getting their final dryness and then either into jars or, my new favorite, food saver bags. I had about 6 half gallon jars from last summer on the shelf and was able to put 3x jars into one each food saver bag...love how they stack flat in the corner...also put Critical and Blueberry in those for the long cure...

Good for you. At least you have a great place for drying. And even though you lost a lot from rot, it sounds like you might have salvaged a good amount and will end up with a nice harvest!

Blew Hiller · Oct 4, 2018

HayStack said:
Good for you. At least you have a great place for drying. And even though you lost a lot from rot, it sounds like you might have salvaged a good amount and will end up with a nice harvest!

For all the hassle, I only lost probably 5% of the flowers to rot...it's the urgency to harvest early so they don't all spoil that sucks. But overall, happy with the haul...of course, could have been better...but solid harvest (so far) and always motivation for next year.

HayStack · Oct 4, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
For all the hassle, I only lost probably 5% of the flowers to rot...it's the urgency to harvest early so they don't all spoil. But overall, happy with the haul...of course, could have been better...but solid harvest (so far) and always motivation for next year.

That's the bummer about growing outdoors. There are always some setbacks and it can always be better.

With only two indoor grows under my belt. I'm still a noob at indoor growing. But even with all the setbacks I get with outdoor growing, the total weight always far exceeds what I have grown indoors . But it will be landrace strains for the outdoor grow next year.

Blew Hiller · Oct 4, 2018

HayStack said:
That's the bummer about growing outdoors. There are always some setbacks and it can always be better. With only two indoor grows under my belt. I'm still a noob at indoor growing. But even with all the setbacks I get with outdoor growing, the total weight always far exceeds what I have grown indoors . But it will be landrace strains for the outdoor grow next year.

This is only my second summer grow and I have one indoor grow...I liked the indoor because it was nice to see something green in the dead of winter! I only do autos in the winter because it's quick and easy...and with 18 hour lighting I get a better yield indoors than in the GH.

Pennywise · Oct 4, 2018

Yea you've done well so far Blew.

Blew Hiller · Oct 5, 2018

SUNSHINE!

Oldbear · Oct 5, 2018

Blew Hiller said:
SUNSHINE!

We have frost. I pulled the girls yesterday.

Blew Hiller · Oct 5, 2018

Oldbear said:
We have frost. I pulled the girls yesterday.

Good timing...

It was 43F this morning and dropping mid-30's tonight (2C)

We seriously hadn't seen sunshine in a week...

Blew Hiller · Oct 5, 2018

Some photos...

Remaining ladies...