Lot of real heavy IRL issues with family, if you didn't see my other diaries. Didn't turn out the lights, just snapped a few mid-trim. Last couple not trimmed yet.
Forgot to move the lights down from 24" to 20" weeks ago, thought I had already done it. Did that immediately, doesn't impact this week's entry.
Trimming them because I'm going to chuck 4-6 of them, minus whichever I select to be a mother, into 5 gallons. If the small ones don't fit, I'm culling them (or the unpictured medical clone taking up the corner).
After a bit, I will tie them down, give them another week or two, then flip them. Still not sure on timeline, my perpetual harvest got a bit weird.
@toaster37, yeah but usually i just pinch it until i feel it gives way, if it needs to be tied it gets tied... i don't usually try to get it to break all the way. i have been going with "heavy LST, light HST" as the mantra. if you find the pics of that big CBD Crew plant, you might be able to tell -- you could actually see my fingerprints on the manifold in white against the black/purple.
@toaster37, i am just about to take pictures for the week 1 update for my 00 NL, ironically enough.
my next purchase will definitely include blue dream cbd, most likely humboldt seed org despite their expense.
@Jaindoh,
Thanks for the tips! I deal with anxiety and depression, too. The PB&J of mental health issues :/. I have a NL by 00 seeds drying right now, I have also heard that it is good for anxiety.
I am planning some blue dream for my next grow, and I will look into your recommendations for the future.
@toaster37, not as of yet though i did have very good anti-anxiety effects off WorldofSeeds Northern Lights x Big Bud Ryder, which I'd reccomend highly overall.
I've seen good things with blue dream and silver haze, other people swear by sour diesel or og kush, all available in autos.
Best I can do, I swore off autos after the third crop that took just as long if not longer than a photo grow.
@bobo420, Good to hear from you!
Yeah I wasn't happy that I rushed too much during the pruning. Goofed up, lost some colas, probably stunted some veg growth.
Philosophy so far is that I have too many plants. To try to slow down any more than I do, I can't really do. I need to kind of just go prune on autopilot and then make THAT perfect...
That being said, I am still happy. My plan now is to transplant them into 5 gallons. If they get big enough in the 5 gallons, I may be able to both keep a mother and cull a runt or even two.
@ChefDan420, Thanks! they filled out their colas in a way im happy with just now to see how they mature into this shape. The most mature one has some really killer pistils, if I feel up to it I will go in for some closeups on the next update =)
Amazing training! loving those bonsai trunks. Thicc. Have you looked into the training technique called "Mainlining". It's similar but splits the plant into 2 halfs (topping), then each half can be grown at 90* like yours.
@TheOutlawBubbaKush, yeah this is the technique i use on short to medium plants that aren't really tall enough to want to mainline. it's a hassle but it's either that or something a lot more sloppy.
I utilize a lot of the same rules about which nodes to keep. It's a lot more iffy, though, as you end up with branches twisting due to training.
This one's very experimental with the "top all the tertiary branches you find, instead of leaving or removing them", but seems to have filled out well. All of the smaller crowded nodes are much less crowding than branches would be.
What makes you say OG Kush is such a good antidepressant? We’ve got some growing and using it for depression and anxiety is exactly what I’m interested in.
@JemGreen, Lithium OG Kush is actually Nirvana's OG Kush crossed with their Master Kush. I believe there's a particular pheno or two involved in the cross.
I grew these twice before and loved the uplifting effects.
From the old Nirvana ad copy and current Seedsman ad copy for this strain:
"The effect is at once uplifting and euphoric in nature explaining its therapeutic use as a natural anti-depressant with anti-anxiolytic qualities to banish anxiety."