- COP showing some vigor as week 7 came to a close
- practiced some super cropping (HST) or "pop and twist" on the stems to get the growth to slow down while the flowering side of my tent finishes up
- with the pop & twist method I simply grabbed a stem with my index finger and thumb with both hands gently pinched, pulled and twisted until I felt the inner structure of the stem weaken
- with this technique I am trying to get the plant to toughen up in those areas of the stem so it can support the weight that's coming
- also this technique is supposed to stress the plant making it sort of toughen up and when plants stress they usually recover well and become stronger
- I have definitely noticed a large jump in growth after the pop & twist was preformed
- unfortunately I don't have the space for a separate veg and flower tent but would 100% recommend that to someone who wants to grow perpetually and has the space
- I'll give her a few more week of VEG before flipping to let her recover from all the stress and start showing some more vigor
- smell is becoming more significant
Still a nice turn out. That happened to me one time, luckily it was closer to harvest like you and it just shortened the drying time. Other than that it's was fine. Leaving for any amount of time gets risky with soilless, shit dude I am always so nervous to leave just for the weekend. Seems we are all just slaves to the plant. Lol ๐ค
@Lazy_Stoner_Metal_Grower, ya man.. it's STRESSFUL!! I hated leaving them. Slaves, yes but.. it's worth it when you take a step back and look at the all full jars after harvest! Lessoned learned though. I am going to implement an auto watering system ASAP. This happened to teach me a lesson and I need to dial my grow room in a little more.. period. Glad yours still turned out also.
That's some close call business and I hope you manage to get some goodness out of them buddy!!! ๐
They looked crazy sad when I first flipped on to have a look.....don't leave ya babies no more Tone!!!
Respects my friend ๐