Potential polyploid, Super Long GG4 Sherbet FF Grow

1/9/24: Day 29, week 5: She's growing strong and really starting to get up there in size. As I said last week, my plan for this week is to mostly leave her alone but slowly defoliate her largest fan leaves to allow the side branches to grow bigger. Since this is a very long veg with no training, I think it's really important to focus on the bushiness/thickness of the plant and less on height. I think that removing the powerhouse leaves consistently from the main shoot can encourage lots of lateral growth as it has so far. Day 35, week 5: She is generally growing pretty well. I have noticed a certain weakness in her stems and branches. The leaves snap off very easy and ooze liquid. The side branches so far have unimpressive mildly floppy stems. The plant is fully upright, but she's putting way too much energy into giant leaves and not enough into sturdy stems. I've been giving her air stress treatments, but they're only helping a little. Supercropping may be necessary, or these branches will need hella support to not snap. Day 36, week 5: I super cropped the floppiest bottom shoot yesterday by pinching the stem and breaking the xylem and phloem between my fingers up and down the entire first internodal length. In my experience this usually causes floppiness for under 24hrs and makes a much thicker woodier stem without one knuckle like traditional super cropping. This morning the branch was halfway erect and visibly thickening. I went ahead and did another floppy branch. I also took a clone yesterday. I dipped it in root hormone and plopped it in compost just like her mom. Today, more than 12 hours later, the clone is not floppy, so that's a good indicator that it is taking up water and will probably put out roots within a week. It is definitely worth noting that many clones I've taken in the past were dramatically floppy for days. Quickly recovering clones is definitely a trait I'd personally look for if I were a professional grower.