Summary
Well, i like the choices I made pruning this plant. Hoping for another 2-4" of growth, but if not I am still satisfied. Looking at 8-10" zone of solid bud mass on nearly all 12 vertical shoots on each plant. Working on making a rectangular shape as they need to fit into 1/2 the box. Starting to think #2 was a bad idea, but can still remove it without feeling much anxiety about it. The majority of previous harvest was salvageable, so the dire need has waned.
The yield on these 2 should be heavy. I'm liking the developing structure of the colas.
The #2 plant is 16 days behind and only has 6 or 7 colas. I put it under 12-12 schedule a day after pruning it back. If it grows enough vertically, may just do this all the time or leave a few more nodes of vertical growth. As i clone this, i'll eliminate wasted growth by cutting off less to accomplish same ends.
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Daily Notes
69 / 13 Days - Vegetative growth continues for another ~week.
70 / 14 Days - Not good.. potentially large portions of first run need to be thrown out. Need to wipe down entire bloom box with isopropyl alcohol.
71 / 15 Days - Think Iโll prune up the rest of the plant in the coming days. May piecemeal it a bit, but want to limit chance of any extra axillary shoots beyond necessary from auxin spreading out. These 2 plants show no sign of mold. After just 3 days, the pots were very light. Can tell there is more plant mass than last run (per plant). Wiped everything down with 91% alcohol. 44% RH, give or take given horrid hergrometer/thermometer. One is +1.5C the bloom one displays -1.5C. Canโt be sure on hergrometer.
72 / 16 Days - 0 days for #2. Pruned the living shit out of it. If shocked, donโt care, could use a few less days of vege growth, and ensures I can fit it all into ยฝ the box in ~5 weeks. Yield isnโt paramount, but itโs a grown plant and ready to go. Continued to bend other 2 out a bit on one axis. Pruned the donors back to a few growths too. Trashed #4 clone as it was most impacted by mold and others may not be at all. Need better light and dried flower to inspect better. Will scope around.
73 / 17-1 Days - 1 days for #2. Trimmed off most axillary growth that wouldnโt form a nug along stem. I still expect some but should be minimized. Conservative estimate of an 8-10โ zone of solid nugs along stem. It might surprise me on a few taller branches. Should have little to no larf. Shaping them into a rectangle. 9 colas will be better for a normal 15x15 footprint. #2 is jigsawed in. Need to fit these into 1 half at some point.
74 / 18-2 Days - Irrigation for the bigger two. #2 likely wonโt get back on same schedule. Pruning looks fine the next day. Fairly certain I see growth, so not shocked. Almost certainly took off more than 1/3rd of plant, but the repercussions were acceptable if they did come due.
75 / 19-3 Days - Looking good. 6-8โ colas at moment, but should gain some more height. Even at that size x12 is fine. The plant and my environment can support 12+โ stretches of solid buds. After that point it gets leafy / shielded from light. To help memory -- #2 is 16 days behind.