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Saint
Saintstarted grow question 4 years ago
So here's the question. The box height is 1.5M. plant is already 75cm + pot size. Apollo-1 is getting closer and closer to the lights, which I don't like. It has 35-40cm left till light panel. Do you recommend to super crop the center, main stem?Or do you have any other solution?
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey So i love super cropping. It's so damn handy! You're in the 1st week of flowering so it could be done. But do a slow and gentle squeeze, you could try and moisten the stem so it will pinch easier, but slow steady pinching pressure and then test to see how well it bends, then pinch again. Don't try making a right angle but just enough to divert it from the light. Then make sure it has support but also a slight tie down so it won't straighten back out. If you can manage an lst and pull enough from the light that's probably the "safer" bet...but if theyre too stiff, you might risk snapping it anyways. So a gentle squeeze and bend is my vote.
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jovialcupid9
jovialcupid9answered grow question 4 years ago
//MOST IMPORTANT, i see u have a lot of space left -lst (read about scrog, make net like this or use some soft strings to do it), then supercropping. -don't remove blue light, this causes plant stretching (wait until buds will stop growing up, then switch to red light) -make sure plant have a lot of air movement (when stem trembles from the wind [slightly!], plant must focus on building a stronger stem) -high difference between day and night temperature causes the plants to stretch -temp above 27-29C will also causes stretching -make sure your lamp are in good distance -if u think that canopy will get too dense start defoliating (be careful, but even if u hurt them i think this is better then light burn)
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occultgreen420
occultgreen420answered grow question 4 years ago
Do some defoliation and put a ScrOG on it! don't cut the main, you'll loose lots at this stage. Or you can try an extreme LST manoeuvre to pull the main a side.
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Nor_Cal_Kannabliss
Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 4 years ago
You can try some Defoliation. When you remove leaves from your marijuana plant, you are taking away energy it put into vegetative growth. This will cause your marijuana to slow down growing, especially if you remove a lot of leaves. In the vegetative stage it is used to control the growth and structure of your plant. Basically leaves removed from any “branch” during the vegetative stage causes that branch to grow more slowly. Supercropping is also a great idea. you can also lst it down which will also help make a few more tops. Hope these suggestions are helpful. Happy Growing! 👊
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