TLTR: Just see pic here below and tell me what you think if itās better than nothing or itās worse than nothing covering flowering plants in rain?
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Ok well then much better


. Lol im sorry for the posts I went over board as a newb. I was panicking.
I worried over the last rain but not as much for covering and I didnāt have or know what or how or where to make a canopy for them. Anyway I checked them after heaps and have seen not found any Signs of mildew or mould or bud rot and Iāve checked nearly every bud and every site with tweezers very carefully on the 3 days after the rain.
We just had MUCH better weather over the last 4 days that I expected or the weather changed.. now we have more rain TONIGHT 4 hours~ then tomorrow 12:01am on it rains for nearly 24 hours. So I was keen to get up a tarp or plastic and I managed to get some only issue I may have is that itās clear so sun will penetrate it but itās not super super clear itās plastic clear I just donāt want them to get any kind of burns from rain drops on the plastic refracting light onto the plant? I have pics and yes I know itās not anything super but it will do the job of keeping the plants dry from the rain with little chance it will get in on the front at the low point of the plastic.
But it might and if it does it will only hit the base or a tiny bit of one side stem cola. On each plant. The only issue possible is gale winds that rip the tarp off the wall that I had to duct tape it to.. all I had and sticky tape. But itās secure the issue is wind getting under it and pushing it up might listen it but I have tied off some small tape through the fence holes to hold that side on the fence up a bit and for more cover from rain slipping in or down between the fence and the plastic.
Still I rather this than going out every cigarette and shaking them off as often as I could when it was raining lasts time and the plants as they are not dense with leaves (I made mistake of taking to many off toward the end of veg or into pre flower and into flower as I was more worried about mound and build ups but I didnāt know how important fans are but yeh anyway first time and they are lollipoped even though I didnāt know that was a tech lol they arenāt growing bigger at all they stopped 4 weeks ago or more maybe 6 as itās noted Iām at 6 weeks in 3 days. But thatās 6 weeks from like first clearly visible flowers small budets not like some āpre flowersā pictures show plants flowers at my 3 week flower as the beginning of True flower. Which if thatās the case Iām 1-2 weeks into proper flower,. But I believe Iām coming close to the end or the half cycle of the 8-10 week flowering phase as the pistils are turings brown slowly from top down but many lower buds and buds on the sides are not that brown only the tips or even still white/yellow. Over the last 4 days of moderate sun (thank god) they have def grown a bit and turning into what look like small buds or crowns I mean. And for that Iām so happy I didnāt pull as some said because Iām so late., I know this and Iāve done lots of research to keep them going for another 2-4 weeks which the weather should be fine with rain here and there but sun and clear days steady half or more of the time. Not idea for flowering as we want lots of sun like mid summer.. but for me first grow is a success already.
I could early harvest now with most trics at milky stage and some only very few have some tiny amber in them. But I wonāt Iāll wait as long as it needs and when itās just right and ripe I will cut it and hang it, which will be the next learning curve! Harvesting!
Ok update pics. Here are some from today under the tarp (started raining early) 3 hours early so I put them under it straight away. No more sun or only cloudy sun for rest of day,
Any info on this and I know itās not always necessary or needed but I feel for the humidity and the amount of rain constantly tomorrow I donāt want my plant flushed either I want to get back to my regular feeding which will be day after tomorrow which if I left in rain I would have to wait 3-4 days to dry.. thatās if the rain does stop. Which itās meant to for another 4-5 days of clearer sun and some cloudy weather but no rain.
Again any assistance or ADVICE is really all Iām looking for. I mean comments generally are fine of course but if you say stuff like āCull!ā Maybe add a reason for why it would be good to cull them half way into flower when there is no visible evidence even inside buds or at damaged areas of mould or any fungal infection or disease. Yes I know mildew and bud rot can stay dormant until perfect conditions but they shouldnāt get those conditions as we arenāt going to be Warm rather colder than what mould likes. So that and the RH relative humidity is high tomorrow and Iāll be watching for mildew after and during rain but I believe this little rain shade should help with the end product so I can dose it up on potash and and phosphorus and a light dose of nitrogen thatās within a PowerFeed mix that had NPK and many micro and other organisms that my plants love and help protect them against disease and mould also. Which is why I think they are hardy in the rain and in my climate. As bag seeds or they are genetically great for outdoors and have resistances to mould and mildew in its dna/genetics. Which it likely the main reason I havenāt had or found mould from having them in rain up until today I didnāt protect the flowers or veg from rain. I didnāt know it was an issue in flower but soon realised it is or definitely can be.
Ok here is a pic of the set up . Should I move the tan pot over a little or is that plenty room between them where they are now? Is also made it so nothing touches any of the tarp or the shed or fence for damp spots or other issues.
Thanks again!

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