Decided to do a little under canopy cleanup on 6/23. Provided before and after pics. As you can see, I removed a fair amount but everything above the net is still leafy with no gaps in the canopy really. It's still a little full for my liking, I'll probably remove a few more next week. I don't wanna go crazy, just eliminate a couple pockets where moisture sometimes develops.
I think the stretch is about done. Topping them twice kept them a little more compact than they could have been.
I'll wait a week and if they don't grow more I'll bring the light down an inch or two. The buds deeper in the canopy will thank me I think. I try to leave plenty of headroom during the stretch so I'm not constantly adjusting the light. Even though the plants are compact there are flowers everywhere. I think this is gonna be a solid harvest.
Hey Scrubby, Nice buds brother. Looking like fire!!
Thanks for the response to my question.
As for the lighting I am running an HLG Scorpion Diablo V2 in my flower tent. In my veg tent I run the HLG 300L for early veg and then transition to my HLG 350R for mid to late veg then run the Scorpion Diablo for flowing. So I’m definitely dialled in for some CO2 action.
@Scrubbyjimbob, plant height and temps aren’t really a concern for me at the moment. I have a AC unit chilling my lung room to 18 deg C and the temperature in my tent runs about 23-24 degrees C with the lights on. But either way I’m going to give running CO2 a go. Tons of studies out there that say supplemented CO2 helps with photosynthesis. Still have had great results under my diablo with no supplemental CO2 but I’d like to be able to push that light to about 1,100-1,200 micromoles.
@Papa_T, Thx for checking out my grow. I only glanced at a current journal, so only saw the veg light. Really even with the Diablo I'd only worry about CO2 if you're having issues managing plant height and you run into a lot of light/heat stress issues.
I've seen buds practically touching high powered LEDs without burning or bleaching under CO2 but I wouldn't necessarily say it noticeably improves bud size or quality. In my opinion at least.