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GeorgeGrowss
GeorgeGrowssstarted grow question 9 days ago
I'm worried about plant height in flowering. Did LST for 3 days to expose lower branches, then let it grow naturally. Unsure if I could now top due to the bent main stem. Should I keep LSTing the main stem or top and train branches outward before flipping? Defoliation needed? 🙏
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 2 days ago
Prueba separar un poco la luz de la planta, existe una aplicación para medir los PPFD que se llama Photone. Si estas haciendo LST sin corte apical corta los brotes que sale debajo del tallo principal y deja los que sale hacia arriba y sí puedes cortar las cuatro hojas de abajo, el primer par y el segundo par que ya son muy viejas. Mucha suerte :)
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Still_Smoq
Still_Smoqanswered grow question 7 days ago
The most critical aspect of growing a plant is patience my friend. Observe and let the plant grow. It doesn’t need training or defoliation when it’s so small unless you have a specific plan for it. Let it get some height and leaves and a shape, then determine what you want its structure to look like. During this short wait it will be expanding its root structure, be able to handle and recover from stresses much easier. If you don’t have much room in your tent for height, use the SOG or SCROG method of training.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 9 days ago
Defoliation = no. not needed at all. topping. if its an auto no. keep with LST, if its a photoperiod have an idea or vision of what you want to do first with the plant then top as a means of getting their.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 9 days ago
If you shape a branch, you typically want to keep it tied down or whatever you used to train it. Those 90-degree benders you can buy do need to be taken off before the stems grow too thick and damage themselves. The stem will become rigid at some point and maintain it's shape, for the most part. But, even then it will try to bend upward over tmie. I used to have a before / after of a plant that was mostly horizontal to start, but has a ~30-degree angle by the time it was harvested. At some point you do stop LST'ing the top of the branch, when it is sperad out or in the position you want it to be. Then, you let it grow vertically like any other cola. Your internodes look tight. I'd back off on light a bit. or it's got a case of dwarfism. You don't need that many branches so tightly together. will only cause problems. A little more internode length would do you good, and that's a direct effect of light intensity. defoliation is rarely needed, in this case you amy need to thin some spots out due to congestion. again, one of the negatives of nodes being too tightly packed together. As that axillary branchign goes out, each one will have sets of leaves growing out and almost certainly all clogged up, touching, overlaping, creating condensation / standing water on the leaves which will lead to mold. any axillary growth pointing down into dirt can be removed, that will help a bit. to avoid these sorts of situations, it's better to plan and work backward from an intended canopy. You want about 3 colas per sq ft to maximize yield. If you need 8 colas, then you train and work twoard that goal spreading out 8 strong branches. Keeping them level will even out growth. break apical dominance of anything that outgrows the other branches etc... easy peasy. This is more of an option for photoperiods than autoflowers of which you have zero control over their vege phase length. Just stuck with what it gives you.
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 9 days ago
Best thing to do is leave her to grow best off not messing with an ill plant like this get your feed/light sorted and grow her a bit the more faffing about the more you piss her off.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 9 days ago
Do not defoliate. More leaves = more energy being made = more growth. Defoliation is not a required "technique" when growing cannabis. Yes you can top now to encourage branch growth and maximise the available space outwards rather than upwards, considering your limited space.
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Lerome
Leromeanswered grow question 9 days ago
Get a bigger grow box or use a pot thats more flat like a rectangle tray to have some more height, i think you might run into some serious problems with your current setup as there is simply not enough height for a plant
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 9 days ago
Just looked at your diary and I think you’re blasting it with too much light too soon. This is why she’s got very tight internode spacing. The light looks awfully close too. I would keep light at 24 inch distance and adjust the light intensity to match the plant’s needs for this stage of life. 350 PAR/PPFD. Try that. I think she’ll start to come up after the adjustment.
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