June 7/Day 8:
So the pinching did not seem to slow it really. The stems I pinched are a little purple and a tiny thicker however we shall see how that turns out.
Other than that these ladies are streeeeetchy! They are going up fast. Hope they don't get away from me.....This will help with when to flip my clones too.
June 10/Day 11:
So yesterday fed my ladies but backed off my grow a bit as my leaves were getting a bit of curl and they are pretty dark green. The pinching seems to have worked after a day went by the stems I pinched slowed down stretching to allow the others to catch up and my canopy is more even now. Plan to do one last major defoliation on day 14. Mainly gonna get rid of lower shoots that look weak and unable to support strong bud growth. Will leave most leaves only removing bottom leaves that are not catching much light and upper ones that I can't tuck.
June 12/Day 13:
Got under the original trellis netting and finished cutting out all branches and leaves. This I have heard will focus all the energy up and get fewer small branches suck up and wasting the plants energy for buds that aren't worth it.
Placed a second trellis net into the tent 8 inches above the first. This will help me keep their spacing and provide support should they get floppy. I raised my exhaust and had to take the attachment wires for my light and double them over so I gained an extra 8 inches on max height of my light. It was ratcheted all the way up and was at 21" to canopy before the adjustment.