Growing and getting stronger
Topped her again this week
four branches now
will be stringing her up pretty soon
increased the feed and water amounts this week
@Mrs_Larimar, Thank you ma'am π Little by little it is getting back to normal. Once these two plants finish up - I'll be setting up a new system in a new place, (the barn got completely wiped off the face of the earth).
@Chillpill123, Thank you π The technique is called Main-Lining. I used to top my plants two or three times. Then I came across an article written by Nug Buckets. There he details his method of topping and low stress training and produces astounding results. So I modified my method to lean towards his perfected method.
This grow is a good example of what Can Go Wrong...
What I mean is:
If you'll follow the stalk, from the trunk through each and every split.
You'll notice places where the stalk splits, that one is larger than the other.
These are places where the "Main Line" did not split into two equal parts.
And that's the trick of the whole method.
Getting the stalk to split into two equal parts and continue growing.
Even though I missed the equal split, in several places.
The yield on this plant is still significantly higher and it still looks good too π
Thanks again for the compliment and pull a search for Nug Buckets and Main Lining.
Cheers
@Chillpill123, Thank you Chill, She's drying out now - but the wet weight was 584g π - so the overall should be pretty good and oh yeah, she smells outrageously good. π Thanks again π
@Chillpill123, Good luck on the grow. Jealous of your pot, I would like to use that kind π
But I would suggest going easy on the LST or Topping with an 'auto' strain. My experience, those are on a genetically pre-set clock...screwing around with that too much gave me poor results.
Again, Good Luckπ
Thanks for this great diary! Probably one of the best training tutorials I've ever seen. Almost makes me want to try immediately myself :) Following in order not to miss the finale!
@Buddha2, You're Welcome π and Thank you for the fine compliments. I believe that's part of Grow Diaries mission -> To help growers, of all types, to get better at the craft. π
Just takes some patience. By that I mean, just because you can flower a plant after four weeks, doesn't necessarily mean you have to do that.
In my experience, indoor or outdoor, if you let your plant mature in veg mode, you'll end up with better flowers at the harvest.
Good luck to ya @Buddha2 π½