Day 68 for the two Aurora Indica. I was debating for so long whether to tie or let the plants grow wild. I want trees like Hellishjam! However, after cloning, and stripping what would be the backs of each plant, I said f*** it - time for some LST. I went the extra nine yards and did High Stress Training first, mashing the stem, one completely busted the stalk open, and then applied masking tape. I then tied the branches. The first photo is Wednesday, freshly broken and horizontal. Next photo is Thursday morning. This diary update is the following Monday.
After doing photos this week, partway through the shoot, at the end, I straightened the stalks again and retied, just to get an even wider canopy. This is reflected in the group shots and last couple.
Just water so far. The daytime high is projected at 31 degrees C, the daytime length is 15hours50minutes. The next few are the longest days of the year ...
When you mention a hard leaf fade and maintaining nitrogen at the end what is your thinking? I’ve wondered about adding some N during late flowering but I’ve read that make the buds too loose. It feels like I could do more for flowering but I want to stay organic. I haven’t tried aerated compost teas yet so I guess that’s the next thing to try.
I’m at 53N (Edmonton) and I think I will mostly stick with autos as the sunlight fades too quickly in the fall for photoperiods. Frost isn’t the real problem here but lack of sun. Force flowering works but covering or moving plants everyday is a pain in the ass. You were dedicated moving it daily. Good job.