11 aug 2023
Well. She recovered very well with the first topping.
Two big tips I am implementing is when I top, leave a stub. This will help prevent splitting later on.
And to wait to do the toppings till there is more to cut off. This may sound counter productive but she won't stunt at all and power on as if nothing had been done.
,14 aug 2023
So now I have taken the second tops. This has now made 4 growth tips .
I think I am going to top two more times.
That should make 16 colas!!!
18 aug 2023
Less than a week after the 1st topping she is ready for the 3rd.
3rd topping done. Now I will
Because I let her grow to 6 nodes and topping to the 3rd rather than as soon as 3 was up has shown in the recovery time.
It could be said I wasted a week growing nodes 3 to 6 only to chop off but no way would I have been able to top to this stage by now so that's a good lesson learned.
I may leave it at 8 as space is limited.
I'll veg for a couple more weeks and decide depending on size whether to top, flower or veg
3 out of four in my veg tent including this one have very large leathery fan leaves. I was wondering what causes it? I had suspected too much light but one is ok.
Probably just the genetics. Everything looks fine in the diary.
In your photos it might look like they are getting to much nitrogen but hard to tell. Keep and eye on it, excess N causes darker then normal leaves and then they get glossy and point down at the tips. Water with 10% runoff to prevent build up.
Good Luck!
If you look at my strawberry kush mainline diary, week six if not linked, you will see a normal bud and some that seem to have divided in two. There is a lot of buds at the canopy but 6 out of the 8 mainlined tops are like this. I'm baffled. No new untried nutrients. Known strain
Wow buddy!! super nice buds
What an amazing grow so far - good job and well done 🤝
Happy Growing & cant wait for your upcoming weeks 🌱
Cheers, Bud Boutique 👩🌾 💚