This thread is meant to be a resource for Guerrilla growers in California, western Oregon, western Washington, and South-west B.C.(Any guerrilla grower west of the Rocky mountains may find this thread of interest as well).
During the time I have spent on OG, ICmag, and CC, I have realized that the bulk of Guerrilla growers posting online live on the East coast along the Alantic seaboard and in and around the Appalachian moutains, and in the great lakes regions of Canada and the USA(Ontario, Ohio, Minnesota, etc).
Most of the west coast growers from Oregon, Washington, and especially California, seem to be legal medical patients growing in private and mostly secure locations, where they deal with few of the strategic and logistical problems a Guerrilla in the bush does. This thread is specificly designed for this strangly quiet group of growers, I know you are out there! Lets get some region specific info going here!
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I'll start first with a basic run down of the climates of the Pacific coast. There are basicly 2 major climates and several more basic divisions of those two.
The two basic climates are Mediterainian and Marine(or Oceanic).
Mediterranean
Mediterranean climates are so called because they resemble the climate that is common along the coast of the Mediterranean sea in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The most notable feature of these climates are long dry summers, with most of the rainfall occuring in a very mild(and usually short) Winter. Crops that are commonly grown around the Mediterranean sea are often grown in these climates(Wine grapes, Almonds, Olives).
In California the Mediterranean climate is most common, being nearly sub-tropical in Southern California, and slowely getting cooler and wetter in winter as you go north.
A sub-climate called a Temperate Mediterranean climate exists in SW Oregon(the Umpqua and Rouge river valleys) between the Coastal/Siskiyou mountains and the Cascades, with a slightly wetter and cooler winter, and slightly cooler summer than the Sacremento valley to the south in Nor-Cal. This climate slowely turns into a Marine style climate as you approach the Ore/Wash boarder. Olives and Almonds are not grown in the Temperate Mediterranean climate as it is too cool for those trees. This region basicly is the Klamath mountain chain, a region full of valleys and ridges extending from Northern California into SW Oregon, in the higher elevation areas snow can be seen occasionally through the winter.
The major concern of Guerrilla Cannabis growers in Mediterranean style climates is supplying water through the long bone dry summer, and in seasons with wet Autumns, mold can also be a major concern.
Marine/Oceanic
Marine climates are common in SW B.C., Western Washington, NW Oregon, and the entire coastal area from San Fransico north to B.C.
The main description of this climate is generally humid, lots of fog, and lots of rain compared to the Mediterranean type climates, with a less well defined summer season. In western Washington and NW Oregon, rainfall averages can be 2-4 times as large as the Mediterranean climates inland or too the south. Also Summer high temperatures tend to be lower through the season, with fewer totally clear days, especially in May/June and September/October.
The main concern of Guerilla growers in Marine climates is typically mold problems due to the extremely humid climate, and also supplying water can be a concern in dryer/hotter seasons, and every season in some of the southern or more inland Marine climate areas.
In the above map you can see the climate zones of the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. Zones 6, 7, and 8 in California are true Mediterranean climates. Zone 78 in Oregon and California, and zone 3 in Oregon are Temperate Mediterranean climates. Zones 1, 2, and 77 are Marine climates. Zones 5, 9, and 4 are the mountainous areas of the Cascades and Sierra-Nevadas.
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I live in the Temperate Mediterranian climate of inland SW Oregon, similar climates exist inland in Nor-Cal as well. Providing water is the main concern through my dry summer, most of the work and study I do concerning outdoor growing centers around the problem of my normal, yearly summer drought, which doesn't support many annuals(plants that grow, amture and die in one season) past July, since few have root systems that can tap into ground moisture. By mid July, the only green plants out in the bush are Perrenial type plants(plants that live for many seasons) like trees and shrubs, who have deep and exstensive root systems that help them ride out the dry season. All the grass and weeds have generally seeded out and gone brown, especially in any area facing the sun.
Here is a pic showing the local hillsides in late July, the little green plants nearby are star thistle, a particularly nasty little thorn plant well adapted to dry conditions, and one of the few annuals still alive this time of year-
As you can see, Cannabis will not survive in this climate without watering help.
During the time I have spent on OG, ICmag, and CC, I have realized that the bulk of Guerrilla growers posting online live on the East coast along the Alantic seaboard and in and around the Appalachian moutains, and in the great lakes regions of Canada and the USA(Ontario, Ohio, Minnesota, etc).
Most of the west coast growers from Oregon, Washington, and especially California, seem to be legal medical patients growing in private and mostly secure locations, where they deal with few of the strategic and logistical problems a Guerrilla in the bush does. This thread is specificly designed for this strangly quiet group of growers, I know you are out there! Lets get some region specific info going here!
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I'll start first with a basic run down of the climates of the Pacific coast. There are basicly 2 major climates and several more basic divisions of those two.
The two basic climates are Mediterainian and Marine(or Oceanic).
Mediterranean
Mediterranean climates are so called because they resemble the climate that is common along the coast of the Mediterranean sea in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The most notable feature of these climates are long dry summers, with most of the rainfall occuring in a very mild(and usually short) Winter. Crops that are commonly grown around the Mediterranean sea are often grown in these climates(Wine grapes, Almonds, Olives).
In California the Mediterranean climate is most common, being nearly sub-tropical in Southern California, and slowely getting cooler and wetter in winter as you go north.
A sub-climate called a Temperate Mediterranean climate exists in SW Oregon(the Umpqua and Rouge river valleys) between the Coastal/Siskiyou mountains and the Cascades, with a slightly wetter and cooler winter, and slightly cooler summer than the Sacremento valley to the south in Nor-Cal. This climate slowely turns into a Marine style climate as you approach the Ore/Wash boarder. Olives and Almonds are not grown in the Temperate Mediterranean climate as it is too cool for those trees. This region basicly is the Klamath mountain chain, a region full of valleys and ridges extending from Northern California into SW Oregon, in the higher elevation areas snow can be seen occasionally through the winter.
The major concern of Guerrilla Cannabis growers in Mediterranean style climates is supplying water through the long bone dry summer, and in seasons with wet Autumns, mold can also be a major concern.
Marine/Oceanic
Marine climates are common in SW B.C., Western Washington, NW Oregon, and the entire coastal area from San Fransico north to B.C.
The main description of this climate is generally humid, lots of fog, and lots of rain compared to the Mediterranean type climates, with a less well defined summer season. In western Washington and NW Oregon, rainfall averages can be 2-4 times as large as the Mediterranean climates inland or too the south. Also Summer high temperatures tend to be lower through the season, with fewer totally clear days, especially in May/June and September/October.
The main concern of Guerilla growers in Marine climates is typically mold problems due to the extremely humid climate, and also supplying water can be a concern in dryer/hotter seasons, and every season in some of the southern or more inland Marine climate areas.
In the above map you can see the climate zones of the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. Zones 6, 7, and 8 in California are true Mediterranean climates. Zone 78 in Oregon and California, and zone 3 in Oregon are Temperate Mediterranean climates. Zones 1, 2, and 77 are Marine climates. Zones 5, 9, and 4 are the mountainous areas of the Cascades and Sierra-Nevadas.
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I live in the Temperate Mediterranian climate of inland SW Oregon, similar climates exist inland in Nor-Cal as well. Providing water is the main concern through my dry summer, most of the work and study I do concerning outdoor growing centers around the problem of my normal, yearly summer drought, which doesn't support many annuals(plants that grow, amture and die in one season) past July, since few have root systems that can tap into ground moisture. By mid July, the only green plants out in the bush are Perrenial type plants(plants that live for many seasons) like trees and shrubs, who have deep and exstensive root systems that help them ride out the dry season. All the grass and weeds have generally seeded out and gone brown, especially in any area facing the sun.
Here is a pic showing the local hillsides in late July, the little green plants nearby are star thistle, a particularly nasty little thorn plant well adapted to dry conditions, and one of the few annuals still alive this time of year-
As you can see, Cannabis will not survive in this climate without watering help.
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