43 degrees floppy stem

[terrancefartbubbler]

Hey can anyone help me out it's 43degrees here at the moment and very hot wind the stems of my 5 week old plants have flopped over should I move them or leave them were they are will the stand up once the temp drops? Cheers

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Couple of pics

 

[Old fox]

Leave them alone, they will be fine as long as there's enough water in the medium. A heatwave that topped 51%C one day was no problem for my outdoor crop, years ago. Just need to keep the water up to them. Would be different advice if they were in late flowering, as trichomes would just shrivel at extremely high temps.

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Ahh beauty I made a wind break up and put some more shade over top they should be ok gave them a water last night. Thanks dude

 

[Sedge]

Keep the sun off the buckets ,,wrapping them in shade cloth or something would help

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Yea the tubes are between to raised veggie beds so they get very minimal sun on them and then I have them under bird netting that filters the sun abit. I gave them shade from the midday sun and they stood back up after about 20minutes

 

[Sticky67]

1 thing I noticed was my girls leaves will curl up at the outer edges when it's too hot for them so just keep an eye out there also. Some strains handle more than others but they all have little tell-tale signs whether good or bad. A diary to go back to is a great idea. And your girls look pretty happy with what you're giving them so far mate..

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

Thanks man yea there growing great happy girls

 

[Billygoat]

And add some mulch

 

[Indy]

Yeah, i'd be looking down a similar path as Sedge. Where the rootzones are getting real warm. Those tubs absorb a lot of heat, especially with direct sunlight on them. I'd be putting my efforts in that area.

 

[terrancefartbubbler]

And add some mulch

I use pea straw on my veggie gardens and that attracts a lot of Slater's and ear wigs veggies get abit nibbled but they survive not sure I want to risk my girls, what sort of mulch would you guys recommend?

 

[Billygoat]

Lucerne mulch is my preference. but pea straw would be fine.. just help retain the moisture, they do look a bit dry on top, but being hot and windy would explain that...

 

[Pixie]

My stem goes floppy when it's 43 degrees too

 

[Aye Shroomer]

So I’m not that experienced yet but I’ve been doing lots of research and listening to garden podcasts.
Many people talk about silica and how they strengthen plants cell walls etc.

If anyone wants to add to this, would silica be a good thing in this situation? Like a foliar spray to help them build strength.

 

[itchybro]

silica is def handy @Aye Shroomer but not to be used on really hot days
pretty much water only on hot days , no ferts or pest sprays just plain water during the middle of a hot day
the cool of a early morning on a hot day might be a little diff though , but plain water is usually your best bet

agree with the boys above , use mulch & keep roots as cool as poss , especially in smaller pots

 

[Aye Shroomer]

silica is def handy @Aye Shroomer but not to be used on really hot days
pretty much water only on hot days , no ferts or pest sprays just plain water during the middle of a hot day
the cool of a early morning on a hot day might be a little diff though , but plain water is usually your best bet

agree with the boys above , use mulch & keep roots as cool as poss , especially in smaller pots

Thank man. I was hoping you would see this post. Always a wealth of knowledge.

 

[Bigfoot (aka Lil’ Wristy)]

My plants often do this even when its only 35-37 degress
Just gotta water them and wait a little bit its amazing how quick they bounce back

Went back outside after 30 minutes and they were standing straight again

 

[itchybro]

yeah they'll bounce back @Bigfoot35 but if you can avoid that kind of plant stress , it's a good thing cos bugs attack stressed plants over the healthy plants

keeping in mind they are a sun loving plant & when in the ground " Generally " that kind of stress shouldn't effect them

but genetics & soil volumes ( pot size ) can come into play in extreme conditions

 

[Bigfoot (aka Lil’ Wristy)]

yeah they'll bounce back @Bigfoot35 but if you can avoid that kind of plant stress , it's a good thing cos bugs attack stressed plants over the healthy plants

keeping in mind they are a sun loving plant & when in the ground " Generally " that kind of stress shouldn't effect them

but genetics & soil volumes ( pot size ) can come into play in extreme conditions

that's exactly the reason i grow in 50L pots so i can move them into the shade
It don't happen to often i try to move them when i know its going to be above 33 degress

 

[itchybro]

that's cool mate but imo 50 liter is the absolute minimum , 15 to 20 gallon & above would be a much better choice for a bunch of reasons not just lower root temps
moving them out of the sun sort of defeats the purpose of a sun loving plant
it's cool though what your doing is good management given what the environment is throwing at you