Performed some HST this week. Pics and video were taken 2 days after the bending. I bent the main stalk a little lower than 1/2 way down. She was getting a little closer to the HPS light than I liked (but no signs of light burn). I expect her to stand straight up again in a few days but with a new knuckle at the bend point. Then I'll probably bend her over again 👍
@SpliffSeeds
I like your informative chart re substrate and lighting type. And that you offer photos. I’m not needing seeds at the moment, but I shall remember you when I do. Warm regards and continued success.
I really enjoyed looking though your weeks and havin' those Videos explaining everything in regard of your plants. Great Job and a soothing voice.
Keep it up :)
well ,i know what made your mites attack your plants,HST ...during FLOWERING...that is a NO NO ,pests tend to attack plants that are vurnerable and stressed out ,so guess they found the perfect envoirment.sorry for your loss,but never high stress train your plant in flower.period ,happy growing
@DudeGrowsWeed,
Enjoy the link i posted here :D each of us learn everyday and with every grow ,open minded is always the solution to learning more ,high stress training is basicaly the thoughest training a plant can get in my opinion,logicaly plants comunicate with each other(i saw there alot of plants and i think the one with the HSt was the one which was affected ) plus pests..we're talking specificaly about mites,which sometimes are the devil incarnate,they dissapear and appear and so on,so that's a bit smart coming from them,so i guess if you research on mites a bit deeper you will find out not only mites but pests love unhealthy plants,sucking out their chlorophile ,for them a stressed plant is a delicacy,check out the link .by the way flowering(doesnt matter what stage of flowering is ) is the worst time to stres a plant out.i am happy that things sorted out in the end ,cheers !
http://regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com/how-insect-pests-identify-unhealthy-plants-with-dr-tom-dykstra
@Blacklisted, Thanks for the advice, but I respectfully disagree. HST had nothing to do with the spider mite infestation. The spider mites came in from a plant my wife asked me to move in to my grow room for her. That plant had previously been outdoors and turned out to be loaded with bugs, including spider mites. I removed the plant after a couple of days when I noticed bugs swarming around it, but the damage was done. The spider mite infestation has been rectified for a long time now. I emptied my grow room and cleaned it from top to bottom. Then started growing again. This is the only plant that was brought back in, but she was a baby when I removed her and I kept her quarantined in a grow tent for over a month before bringing her back in. There have been no new signs of spider mites at all in the past few months.
Also, the HST was done early in flower, right at the end of the flowering stretch. Not really 'during flowering' in ernest.
Thanks again for paying attention!