Critical & Mainlining

We're almost there, growth continues at the same pace as last week: 11cm in 7 days. We are now at 48cm on average. Bbut patience being what was lacking in my previous crops, I prefer to wait a little longer before starting flowering. If the majority of the branches are at the level of the net that I placed 50 cm from the ground, some are still too low and puny. If I started flowering now, these branches would be a problem. So I prefer to wait a few days, or maybe even a whole week. On the 2 plants in front I detected balls which could be the manifestation of hermaphroditism. I immediately removed them and checked each plant carefully to make sure there were no others. At this stage, they are easily visible. The plants are healthy, so I don't think these polein bombs will come back. But I'll keep an eye on it during the first few weeks of flowering. If I ever have a doubt, I will go out and destroy these plants. We'll see ! Following next week. Happy growing to all! Update from 08/11: Wow, the plants have all passed above the 50cm net. To optimize the coverage of the net by the plants a little, I used a bit of LST, and I did some super cropping too. I also defoliated what was below the net, and also removed any shoots that were not going to reach the net in time. As a result, not only do have a good distribution of flowers, but I'm also able to free some secondary shoots which are now developing well, as a main shoot should do. In total I counted around 80 heads ready to flower, compared to 64 planned initially (64 = 16 x4 plants thanks to main-lining). 80 heads on 1m2 and with only 4 feet, it should be a productive session! To ensure that the start of flowering goes well, I started adding nutrients specific to flowering during my last 2 waterings. Indeed, in my last sessions, I had deficiencies a few days after flowering. Everytime ! So, I decided to anticipate a little by loading the soil with the nutrients that the plants will need very quickly. We'll see if it works, but if I want nice big buds, I need to ensure good nutrition from the first days of flowering. Thus, the stretch period will not be polluted by a potentilla deficiency. Well, all that... it's theory, right? I'm starting flowering tomorrow, we'll be sure soon ;)