Northern Lights Day 28Just before Topping.For the next 5-10 minutes I stepped back and watched as string after string was seamlessly anchored to the pot using another anchor string around the rim which just makes the people who drill holes in their pots feel like masochists and also makes me glad I never indulged in a mini hand drill as there really is no need and have infinite flexibility using this method too so before you go and order a drill get some parcel string or something similar and anchor your Nodes without restriction to predrilled holes.So now all but the top Nodes branches are tied down to the edge of the pot. This will encourage the smaller less dominant parts of the plant to stand a better chance at competing for the light and so maintaining an even canopy from here on out can be as high or low maintenance as you want it to be but it always helps to know your Ladies genetics and likely characteristics of her natural growing style to be able to counter it with LST measures to optimise every part of your plant.... Is what I've learned so far... Oh and be gentle with them while they're young.Happy Growing Everyone send your Mary Jane love to my Northern Lights this Valentines and prey she fights off looking like a gaping axe wound of a Playboy Bunny
Here's what happens when you're too heavy handed with your leaf tucking prior to LST.A lesson that hurts and cuts like a knife it's thrown my whole mood off today but a lesson well learned even though I can't pinpoint when it's happened there's no other logical explanation so I'm taking accountability instead of trying to blame my fansShe's had her LST today anyway but sadly I've had to leave these two Nodes well alone aside from trying to tie them together tightly at their base cringing each time I pulled away to see her gape open just a tiny bit. She's my baby she can't have a gaping hole in her skull I don't like it.I know she will heal up and it's just a bump in the road but it hurts in the same way smashing your phone screen does and now its resulted in not being able to maximise the enormous LST potential this bushy babe had.
Northern Lights after Topping Day 28
Northern Lights Day 28Just before Topping.For the next 5-10 minutes I stepped back and watched as string after string was seamlessly anchored to the pot using another anchor string around the rim which just makes the people who drill holes in their pots feel like masochists and also makes me glad I never indulged in a mini hand drill as there really is no need and have infinite flexibility using this method too so before you go and order a drill get some parcel string or something similar and anchor your Nodes without restriction to predrilled holes.So now all but the top Nodes branches are tied down to the edge of the pot. This will encourage the smaller less dominant parts of the plant to stand a better chance at competing for the light and so maintaining an even canopy from here on out can be as high or low maintenance as you want it to be but it always helps to know your Ladies genetics and likely characteristics of her natural growing style to be able to counter it with LST measures to optimise every part of your plant.... Is what I've learned so far... Oh and be gentle with them while they're young.Happy Growing Everyone send your Mary Jane love to my Northern Lights this Valentines and prey she fights off looking like a gaping axe wound of a Playboy Bunny
Here's what happens when you're too heavy handed with your leaf tucking prior to LST.A lesson that hurts and cuts like a knife it's thrown my whole mood off today but a lesson well learned even though I can't pinpoint when it's happened there's no other logical explanation so I'm taking accountability instead of trying to blame my fansShe's had her LST today anyway but sadly I've had to leave these two Nodes well alone aside from trying to tie them together tightly at their base cringing each time I pulled away to see her gape open just a tiny bit. She's my baby she can't have a gaping hole in her skull I don't like it.I know she will heal up and it's just a bump in the road but it hurts in the same way smashing your phone screen does and now its resulted in not being able to maximise the enormous LST potential this bushy babe had.
So here we are with the latest update from the 2 x ChemDawg and 1 x Northern Lights from Fast Buds.
Plant 1 - Northern Lights Day 28
As mentioned in the previous post this girl was well and truly ready for Topping. So with @autobeast at the helm off we go and as you can see she's got a nice amount of growth on every node making fastening it down to the edge of the pot with little to no stress on the branches themselves.
With the split at the top of the top 2 Nodes we decided to wait a few days before trying with those last 2 branches so wishing her a speedy recovery.
Next time you see her she will look a completely different girl.
Plant 2 - Day 21 Chemdawg
This girl is BUSHY. She's ready for her first dose of nutrients but decided to wait an extra day to keep her in the same feeding schedule as her older cousin. The Node spacing on this stocky little lady is intense and with all the branches approaching the edge of the pot she's gonna be ready for her LST by the weekend only this time we won't be getting rough with her leaf tucking as there's nowhere to tuck anything because they're all so close together.
Plant 3 - Day 15 - Chemdawg
This little lady is fast becoming my favourite of the 3 (Slightly biased because this lady is the one I'm being let loose with to try my own AutoDevil methods so I'm quietly making her feel more special so she steps up and delivers.
In contrast to her sister on Day 21 she's shooting up nicely with some good even node spacing similar to that of the Northern Lights.
As its day 1 of week 3 I'm going to be trying the only change in nutrients I'll be making to @autobeast Advanced Nutrients range and trying BioBizz Fish Mix which he has recommended as being a possible replacement for the Sensi Grow and Bloom so I'm happy to use my test tube baby as the prototype for seeing if the BioBizz can deliver the same results as the Sensi Grow Range.
I think I'll be Topping her at some point this week as her 4th Node is well on her way to once that 5th drops it'll be snip snip.
I'll update in the next couple of days after the day 28 and 21 have had their next batch of Sensi Grow Parts A and B and Molasses and once I've topped my precious little baby
****Week 3 Updates as I didn't realise you can't add to a week once you've confirmed it*****
Day 21, 15 and 9 for these 3.
Day 21 Northern Lights - Topped on Day 17 and daily leaf tucking to maintain the even canopy we all know and love.
Day 15 - Chemdawg
A slow starter for sure but having not forced herself upward for the light but remained healthy her Node spacing is very tight indeed which long term is a good thing but short term it makes leaf tucking more important and in due course LST will be needed with more intent than the Chemdawg who is bushing out nicely.
Day 9 - Chemdawg #2
This one has confused me a couple of times with its leaf structure and had me questioning if I had the other 2 girls the wrong way round but with the latest stretch its looking like we were right to begin with so expecting it to start with a nice healthy spread in the next week with similar node spacing to her sister.
@HirdoWeirdo,
Thanks very much my man for taking the time to comment.
It's the Northern Lights harvest next week that's got me foaming at the mouth.
She's currently hanging upside down 🍁