Hi JKP, I love the look of Cannabis plants when they are grown outside, they look so much more beautiful when grown that way.
I grew some Cannabis plants outside, they were the biggest, lushest plants I've personally seen outdoors. Unfortunately they weren't early finishers and the Autumn wasn't a decent one, consequently the buds were airy fairy.
I didn't really have issues with caterpillars, my main nemesis was the slug, they ate a fair bit of my plants. The slugs even laid eggs in my pots just under the surface of the soil, little white/clear balls. Every time I went to feed them I would find more and more eggs, oh yeah and the mom/dad slugs seemed to enjoy taking refuge under the pots!
Hey JKP, do you cover your ladies with some tarpaulin to induce flowering, or will they switch themselves because of the 'early' in them?
Sorry to hear about the treatment JKP, I hope all goes as planned and you annihilate the problem that your undertaking the treatment for. It's a fact of life that we will all suffer something adverse in life when it comes to illnesses, that said it still bad news when it lands in your lap or of someone who you care for. Again, wishing you the very best with your treatment Joe.
Peace.