Thanks, yeah, I figured as much. I got super paranoid when the whole plant was drenched from rain and ensuing heavy dew mornings. Definitely not ideal and could have gotten a better yield in hindsight BUT I have sampled the goods and the goods are good. Still drying and about to throw it into jars. No hybrid on this, chiiiiiill catatonic indica that creeps hard. Perfect to hit you right while you're paddling out.
I still have the Hindu Zkittles in the grow bag. Early-mid flowering and will restrain myself from harvesting until early November if possible. Weather forecast looks good, 50-80 for most part with no rain. Hopefully show my capacity to learn and get everything better on this one.
Dude, it's a learning process. I am on year 4 and while my first two seasons were good, last year was when I finally dialed it in to where it meets or exceeds what I could just go buy at one of a million dispensaries (I rarely burn these days so it's more about the fun of growing these beautiful plants than anything else for me). Anyway:
1. Build yourself a little portable shelter / greenhouse. Some PVC pipe glued into a basic frame and some translucent plastic sheeting attached with packaging tape and zip ties will do the trick. You can build something movable that you can leave off most of the time but if you are expecting moisture or heavy dew, drag it over the top of them. If its about to be frosty, wrap the sides as well. It keeps your plants from getting too wet and also stung by frost. Just gotta pay attention to the weather report the way you would watch a surf or snow report.
2. Get yourself a little microscope. Stat getting to know what the trichomes look like. Snip a little sugar leaf off of one of your buds and look at them. When they are clear it is way too early. When they are cloudy it is close. When a few of them turn amber it is time to harvest. If they are mostly or all amber it is too late. Patience and timing is key. I have taught my wife and kids what to look for and I ask them for their input as well as I always get anxious to harvest. It's funny debating this with your teenagers but they are less attached to the plants so they keep me in check. Haha.
3. Don't over water. These plants like to be dry and hot. So flood them with water and nutes and then let them dry out so that the top of the soil is dry. In 15 gallon pots I typically flood each one with 3 gallons of water / nutes every 4-5 days. YMMV in a different climate. It's dry here in Bend.
Good luck on the next plant!