Experiment in vertical no stress training

[alltatup]

I'm learning on this grow that if I decide on 8 main colas and I train them enough that they are each in their own space, I'll get better results. No shorties. Let all the energy and auxins go to the big ones.

[Greengringo]

De Nada alltatup.

[Obi-Wan]

Plenty of full colas, looks like your experiment is starting to pay off.

[alltatup]

gracias, gringo.

[Greengringo]

They are looking fabulous..can't wait to see the final product..you go girl.

[alltatup]

SoOrbudgal Thank you, dearie!

[SoOrbudgal]

Looky gal those are outstanding wow wow and 2more wks fat ass colas way to go alltatup

[alltatup]

Start of week 7: The two in back are Shiva Skunk; the shorter one has golden stigmas, and the larger one is still growing, buds swelling a lot. Two more weeks or so...



And here's the other box, starting week 2 flower:

[SoOrbudgal]

Ya know it's always admin. LOL fuckers no matter what career. OK good to know. I just do dry herb and make kief balls from my grinder. I love the description of one haze I think. Oiley greasy my favorite, kinda like my cooking

[alltatup]

Hello sister budgal, thanks for the kind words. School is... 2 weeks down 13 to go. Love my students, can't stand administrators.

I always mix all the strains to make tincture; the more terpenes, the merrier. I don't discriminate against any strain for tincture or vaping!!!! ;-}

[SoOrbudgal]

Good Saturday to you alltatup sister those colas are looking fantastic they look taller than the other grows. How's school treating you? You have some powerful strains there do you know which one you vape and which one you'd make tincture when you buy your seeds?

[alltatup]

WEEK 5 FLOWER STARTS TODAY:

This is before and after today's defoliation. I'm delighted with the bud growth, and the colas are looking strong. The buds have been growing very vigorously all along. Somewhat short, yes, but I'm quite happy with them.



Blue OG, which has definitely become one of my favorites. I'm vaping some that's been curing for 13 weeks: kick ass.


Here's the other box, rounding out week 4 of veg. I finally found the solution to my LST problem: I tied down those screens to the pots, and now I can really train them correctly. I've been experimenting for most of the time I've been growing to find the solution to allow me to train like y'all do in large soil pots, and I have finally found it.

Before and after some defoliation and training:

Kosher Kush (rear right): I didn't top her, I'm just letting her grow herself. She is definitely much more Indica than the other two, and she won't get very tall. But she's chugging away.

I've also finally been able to mobilize a mind set I've been stuck in for around 3 years, and I extended the veg. period. I was indeed trying to get to harvest a little quicker than I should have, and now I understand what I've been sacrificing by rushing--HEIGHT and WEIGHT. Nebula says the key to great flowering is great preparation during veg, and I finally understand what that means for my grow room and my grow boxes. That and the screens have transformed my game. I hope I got a lil bit more. It's funny to me how hard it can be to figure out a problem in growing, and then to suddenly really understand what I've been doing wrong. I'll say it again: GW isn't easy. There are like 5 billion details that have to get put together the right way.

[Obi-Wan]

Stacking very nicely, looking like they’re about 2/3 to where you want them....I think they have a little left in them to reach the finish line!!

[SoOrbudgal]

Looking very strong alltatup I think you may of done a good thing this round. Beautiful job.

[alltatup]

Day 18 flower:


Day 20 defol:


I did some minor floral arrangement to spread colas out in a couple of places. Main colas were all basically good to go on their own--showing, once again, that Cannabis plants are smarter than humans.