Ima Stoner

My Clones have been in the ground for about 2 1/2 weeks, they are bout 1 - 1.5 or so feet high, and where starting to bush out. The problem is i live in Ontario Canada, and we got INTENSE rain for 2 days now, and its suppose to continue. The plants are completely Drenched in rain and there is like about 5 cms of water constantly at the base of them all. I am affraid that this much water CAN NOT be good for them. A week of straight terential rain? could this cause root rot? i know this is going on all over north america right now.

has anyone experienced this before? if so what was the outcome? i know there is nothing i can really do but let them be....so i was just wondering what to expect?

Joker1.5

I have been subjected to rain and cloudy weather all spring. I hope we get some sun soon. The plants will make it. This year could still work out OK. Just need more sun!!

REZZIN16

YOUS SHOULD BE COOL IM FROM LANGLEY B.C. WE GET WEEK DOWN POORS THEY JUST WON'T GROW **** ALL UNTILL THE SOIL DRYS UP WATCH OUT FOR THOSE SLUGS THEY CLEAN HOUSE ON YOUR CROP CORY'S SLUG DEATH WORKS ****IN PRIMO GOOD LUCK

Panama

Psst...Rezzin, please turn off your caps lock.

Thanks.

Joker1.5

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, helvetica, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by REZZIN16:
SLUGS THEY CLEAN HOUSE ON YOUR CROP CORY'S SLUG DEATH WORKS <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I place a large mound of fine silica sand at the base of the plants. Slugs hate it. As long as it's there I have little slug damage. No pesticides needed in this zone 5 area.

Ima Stoner

Thanks for replying.....
I just thought i would update my situation instead of posting a new message. Its now been one day thank god that the rain has stopped. The Plants however are not looking good. The leaves are all droppy and covered in dirt. The plants just don't look healthy most of the leaves have dried or turned brown, and no longer perk up. I know it was the rain because just before the back to back storms the leaves all raised up and it was really bushy....and i fear the worst. the place i planted has alot of clay in teh soil and what i fear happened was that thewater just sat there for the past week, keeping the roots soaked. Now i don't know how i should go about trying to recover them, as i know they arn't dead yet. But it doesn't look good. i have a few days now we are suppose to recieve good weather, i am hoping that the soil dries up and they grow new leaves and recover.......any ideas on what i should do?

Demon53

I live in New England (New Hampshire to be exact) and we are having a thunderstorm as I type. I'm kind of worried because I just watered my plants a lot today and as soon as I got inside clouds rool in and it starts pouring!

I have my plant in a pot with drainage holes, so I think it will be OK.

If I was you, I would use a spray bottle to spray the leaves with water to get the dirt off. Other than that, there is realy nothing you can do. Just don't water it for a while, or until the water dries up.

-Demon53

Joker1.5

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, helvetica, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ima Stoner:
Thanks for replying.....
....and i fear the worst. the place i planted has alot of clay in teh soil and what i fear happened was that thewater just sat there for the past week, keeping the roots soaked. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Clay soil sucks. Roots need air or plants die. Next time you start a garden in clay mix in a huge amount of coarse sand. Gypsum is also a good addition to the soil. Clay is a tough problem.

PinkPunk420

as for your plants being dirty, don't worry about that, if you don't want to spray them (heehee MORE water!!! water ahoy!!!) it will just dust off when it dries, which won't be long. Ok, now... this should put your mind at ease a bit. I know that maryjane plants are delicate, and some people (me) even consider them their kids or babies. When it rains heavily we get worried, and thats normal. Look around you when you go outside. Look in the woods. Nice thick brush, grass, trees... plants basically, lots of plants. They all can take the rain, so have faith in your plants. Transplanting, wind, rain, and anything stressfull on your plants will take a toll on them, and they might look shabby for a few days, but they'll recover. Plants are strong, and marijuana is a weeeeed! it will practically grow in spite of you~! don't handle your plants to much, and let them be, NO WATERING! (duh) You should be fine. I'm a New England-er, (ct) and we had rain for almost a week, solid downpours, and my plants were fine after they dried up, and they're only about 5-6 inches tall. If it happens again, take large branches/sticks, and make a block around them, sorta like a fence, layering them, and put a tarp (big blue plastic cover usually used to cover up machines like lawn mowers)or even use a few plastic garbage bags. wow this is a long response, but i flipped when this happened to me, so i take madd precautions now. good luck!!

tell me how everything turns out- i'm interested to know!
good luck growing
Jes-