Rain’s Coming; Growers Are Scrambling

autumn-rainbow

Fall rainbow. [Photo by Kym Kemp]

According to the National Weather Service out of Eureka,

Light rain showers can be expected in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Friday night through Saturday.

Additional light to moderate rain will likely spread over all of northwest California on Sunday. Though the rain is not expected to be heavy…this will be the first rain of the season for many areas. Built up oil on roadways will make the roads very slick. Motorists are encouraged to be prepared for difficult driving conditions this weekend.

Cannabis farmers are scrambling to get their harvest protected. (It’s a little early for the majority of the outdoor flowers to be harvested.)

Marijuana bud after rain

Purple Rain

Expect to see a run on leaf blowers (used for drying the rain out of still growing buds), tarps, garbage bags and totes (for carrying cut bud), and snippers. The small towns that are already full of migrant workers hoping to be hired on for the season will get an influx of growers needing to get last minute supplies.

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G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

Great photos!!we need the rain,pot molds damn it jim!!!

j
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j
7 years ago

Horray, me and the redwoods and rivers and animals and every little plant not started by pot growers rejoice!!! Bring it on it giant bucket loads, this area needs it!!

Newton
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7 years ago

Happy!

Roll away the dew
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Roll away the dew
7 years ago

Yes bring the rain. And p.s. shaking or blowing your plants with leaf blower will a. Spread any mold or rot there is, and b. Will make water get into buds even easier, especially don’t forget the dew that can easily roll in. Roll away.

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago

You get confused and listen to the music play!

Hugo
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Hugo
7 years ago

Rain, I Don’t Mind
Shine, The Weather’s Fine

O. Crimony
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O. Crimony
7 years ago

Uncover the woodpile; plan a picnic!

Saucy
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Saucy
7 years ago

” (It’s a little early for the majority of the outdoor flowers to be harvested.)” At least you know about the correct time frame of the outdoor harvest kym, unlike trimmers that have been loitering around town for the past month and a half, and businesses like Trimscenes that had a harvest party on september 18th. (Not putting down trim scenes, just question there timing on doing that, unless I misunderstood and it was a dep harvest party.)

guest
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guest
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

NO TRIMMIGRATION IS “NECESSARY”.HIRE LOCAL!!

Joanie Benson
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Joanie Benson
7 years ago
Reply to  guest

Hmm,alittle math for you “Mr. I know everything about it all”…3000pounds per grow* 3000grows =9 million pounds. You’d like it harvested before it melts and trimmed with 30days of being ready. What size workforce do you need for five weeks? Would you prefer the unemployed to sit all year waiting or to flow in for two Months a year? It takes a good trimmer about 8hours to achieve a full pound.

sam williams
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sam williams
7 years ago
Reply to  Saucy

The Trim Scene Solutions casual crop exchange is a monthly event. next one is oct 23. they skipped august because of reggae.

Mogtx
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7 years ago

Well the bugatians are going to saturate the market .because the humboldt co sheriff office .has let them slide .no big busted that the readers of this blog are aware of .oh I almost forgot the Mexicans to .

Roll away the dew
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Roll away the dew
7 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

Dude no matter how long you’ve been here you seem pretty ignorant and Racist. The Mexicans? There are far more white boys blowing up, sorry dude.

Huh ?
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7 years ago

Pretty sure he’s talking about the insane amount of gorilla grows scattered around the triangle that are run by cartels . The fact that they are Mexican have nothing to with why , that just happens to be where they are from . His statements are true .

Roll away the dew
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Roll away the dew
7 years ago
Reply to  Huh ?

Just Google earth some places. Guaranteed you’ll find more open grows blowing it up that. Hidden ones. Way more white people growing the herb. That’s the truth.

Huh ?
Guest
7 years ago

Big difference between drug cartels blowing it up in the national forest and people growing on their own property that are legal citizens , just sayin .

Veterans friend
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Veterans friend
7 years ago
Reply to  Huh ?

Damn those gorillas (sic)

kpom
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kpom
7 years ago

Im welcoming this first rain, hopefully it will knock off a good amount of the dust off the plants. Ive found its much better to just do nothing when the rain comes, blowers just spread the mold, better to just let em do their thing.

Laurie Jensen
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Laurie Jensen
7 years ago

Kym I really love your photo!!!! Mother-Nature bring on the rain!!!! Our area is way to dry, the rivers need it for the fish, every living creature needs it!!!

Slip Sliding Away
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Slip Sliding Away
7 years ago

LOL! The time of year that separates the experienced from the unexperienced. I love it. So much premature weed when the rains start hitting. Dumbasses spending all this time on their herb, only to chop it down early because of rain. Rain on!

Michelle Steele
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Michelle Steele
7 years ago

I agree with you there slip sliding away

Silly Rookies
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Silly Rookies
7 years ago

Watched it yesterday first hand. Chopping down entire plants that could use 2-3 more weeks! Not even taking some insurance tops but even pulling the tiny, immature bottoms!!

Covelo or busted
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Covelo or busted
7 years ago

MOLD!…… MOLD…STARVING CHILDREN……SOULS BURNING IN PURGATORY. FOREVER LOST SOULS. HELL. RUN AWAY!…..RUN AWAY…………. BLESSED RAIN, WELCOME HOME!….. POOR YOUR HEART OUT. SHOWER US WITH MOTHERLOVE. WAKE OUR ASSES UP.

Cheryl Richcreek
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Cheryl Richcreek
7 years ago

Crazy?

Daddy-o
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Daddy-o
7 years ago

Finally, some good news.

carole hendricks
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carole hendricks
7 years ago

We need lots of rain this year. I am ready for it even though my backyard floods. Any suggestion for solving this? Bring on the rain! Sunshine gets boring also.

Veterans friend
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Veterans friend
7 years ago

Your back yard…my whole house

Argyle
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Argyle
7 years ago

French drain