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Scope:
Create a productive mother in mini style.
Germination in coconut @22 - 24 °C
Start: 27.12. D0
Pop: D4: @50 W , 40 cm ~22-24°C ; 24/0
D5. Removed the cover. ~22-24 °C ~80% RH;
D6 Signs of roots. Moved to new pot with my recycled organic soil.
D1 Will take of the fan leaves tommorow. This will look sad.
D3 Fan leaves are off. Topped again, Little leaves bend down und the two already existing main colas got bend together. Later it should be one stem.
W7D1 Fan leaves cut off.
W7D3 LST. A dumb person killed 1 branch. Fingers crossed, but pretty sure we are down to three. 😓😪💩
That's it for this and probably next week. Only small LST adjustments and prayers for the wounded one..
W7D6 Well, the branch is gone. The twin of our lost one is much smaller than the other pair😪. I thought it would need more time after I stressed her, but she did not care so I also missed the topping. As result I somehow Topped/FIMed around in panic. 😂💩 Well as she got any time she wants, we can somehow conceal it a bit later. I will stay on W7 until I start a different kind of training than topping and LST. Will take some time to recover and to put it in shape again.
W8D1 Defoliation (it's already smelly 👺)
W8D5 Defoliation. It looks not as nice as wanted, but finally you can see the idea, of very identical cuttings; on the side of the lost branch ich will take another one as backup so we are back to 4 main branches again. Until then further topping / defoliation to keep the shape.
W8D7 nice new shoots, at least 2 branches are identically 😌
W9D2 Defoliation
Left side: You can see the tip of one of the 3 main branches. Will be topped from time to time so I got 1 "lead" branch and the others wich will go up will be donors.
Middle: You can see one of the donors, This will be trained as necessary (top, fim, cut-off) everything is possible.
Right side: Small as desired, Will hopefully more or less symmetrical replace our lost one.
W9D5 Defoliation
W9D6 Topped the 2 shoots from the healthy branches
W10D4 The backup lead branch is developing.
W10D7 Some LST, Top of the two healthy branches, and all shoots.
W11D4 Well, some time and effort and it would be symmetrical 😇 Anyway, it's working and I can do bonsais mothers in the future, so I'm done here.. 😋I already don't top as much as I could/should because I already can see I will get ~20 cuttings in no time and I don't have space for one ;-) If I give her some nutrition / light I am afraid she will literally explode. She will end outdoor or bloom indoor asap. Therefore, updating will be reduced. Actions reduced to give no nutrition😆 and LST and topping a bit now and then.
W11D6 Defoliation😪
W12D2 Defoliation. Trying to keep her down 😪
W12D6 She's too forgiving and grows too much.
I need a plan for testmom. How to cut her down, train her towards bloom... Question in my diary is long and extensive. Therefore, I would like to give everyone a problem solved if you just read through it (just can't). Already sorry in advance and thx for your time🙏
See how the top few sets of leaves are so tight together that it actually causes some to angle upward from touching each other -- that means you had the light a bit too close or amped up too much... It wouldn't have been as small of a plant, otherwise. Usually i wouldn't say such a thing with utmost confidence, but this one is pretty obvious even in pictures from above.
So, this will have a domino effect when you fix it... if there were any leaf symptoms progressing on the top portion of plant, expect those to either abate or at least slow down. I'd fix the light before adjusting your formula relative to any visible symptoms.
You don't have to select my answer. I am not participating the contest.
Normally i wouldn't recommend removing any leaves, but because of how tight everything is, you may want to de-clutter the central area... be systemaic about what you remove... try to spread it out evenly among all nearby branches. Don't go overboard. Don't create gaps in canopy where light travels through it without hitting a leaf.
the stuff that faces inward from multiple branches is the stuff i'd focus on and altenate taking off leaves at any 1 particular level of growth nodes and work your way up rotating where you prune so it leaves no gaps.
unless other areas have a ton of overlap and causing constant condensation, i wouldn't worry about the stuff pointing outward -- even if slight congested. LEaves are your friend and they are important to keep. Never remove one without an excellent reason or it's just shooting yourself in the foot.
D1: So I did some pictures to get a better impression of the whole wild thingy. Obviously, I am not too good with pictures😅
Split picture I did a shot "inside" so this is one main branch, and we got one identically like this, one bit smaller and one small one.
I'll try to promote some stretch this week (if somehow possible - limited space + other priorities. Also I try to come up with a plan for the cuttings and training towards blooming.👻
Edit: Another idea: Cutt off the whole canopy and work with the totally bald plant. Then low light + high distance + lst? But then I will have like ~40 shoots and no ScroG (perhaps I'll install it 😕)
D2: Hardstyle is my style.. so complete new hairstyle for the lady. .. and what wonder. With her new cut it looked quite nice for my expectations👍
Kept 14 cuttings. Rest was thrown away👋 Bye bye.
Let's see how she takes it. Worst case.. I can keep her in the small pot😋 ~2-4 weeks recovery and LST.
D3: Some leaf issues. Thought she would be stunted for at least 3 days, but she seems okay. I hope she doesn't get burnt away as nothing is left but her roots😅 With her own lightning & care this would be a monster. Would estimate 3-4 weeks for another round of cuttings. Therefore, she really needs to end.
Hi gromie/ gromet looking good, is she kicking out of her ph range... just looking at those twisted leave or has she had root problems... just asking..
@Green_claws,
Hi there. Thank you very much for taking your time and for your interest.😊
TBH I am not sure 😅 Usually, I think my soil works ... but I did do some small adjustments lately😎
I know she had (and has) light issues😂 Looking back at the pictures she had serious issues on W6D1, but I didn't see in reality what I see in the picture now 😅 Same with the curling, I can see what you mean.. in the picture😅
Usually I don't check ph and don't mind small nutrient deficiency; but pH off is not an option 😂
I am going to check and post the result 👌
Nothing against you, but I hope you are wrong, don't want to repair my buffered soil 😱😜
Either way. Thx😍👍
edit: not out of range, but close to the upper limit. Perhaps in my range but not in the range of the Super Lemon. Going to add some coffee in all pots and my stored soil. 👌 @Green_claws thx👏
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