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    #16
    Haha I washed my hands well. Here is a closer picture of the cut. Maybe I should've cut a little farther down the stem, I mean it's not too late to cut a little more. I was planning to use LST to widen the plant and create more bud sites. Just need to find something to anchor to the grow bag without ripping it.
    I never topped the pepper plant, one stem broke once and caused it to grow a little more on one side. I didn't know people trained their pepper plants. I just went natural growth and lollipopped it.

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      #17
      Those bags are just about unrippable. I poke holes in them with scissors to tie-down and have never had one rip.
      Basil is a good one for topping outside. Those little bastards will fill up a garbage bag without much work.
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        #18
        That's good to know they are that strong. To be fancy and safe I think crimping grommets would be nice. Just put a bunch all over the top of the bags.

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          #19
          Damn if I didn't think that was a Bedazzler when I first saw it. Might be pretty and get you plenty of thumbs, but not my thing.
          All I'm saying about the holes is I've been using the same bags for a few years and have no rips I haven't caused through overanxious scissor poking. But you do you.
          You do you as you don't rhinestone up your bags. I would have to throw you on my list of blocked people that includes a Nazi sympathizer and a paranoid corporate conspiracy theorist.
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          • apacin0
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            Lol. Your comments bro. I will do me. Not sure about the rhinestones though. Maybe some funny pins... Which actually makes me think about using safety pins as the anchors.

          #20
          Fun things to do with bags.
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            #21
            La planta is officially on the drip! I'm still using clear tubing. When I feel like it I'll tape it up with black tape. I have it on a short interval timer attached to a regular 24 hour mechanical timer to shut the pump off at night. Currently two 15 second feedings per day. I'll adjust in time.

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            Last edited by apacin0; 09-17-2024, 09:29 PM.

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            • Ckbrew
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              All that vinyl and hdpe fittings should be replaced with black. The light will grow algae and bacteria fast under the lights.

            • apacin0
              apacin0 commented
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              Correct on the algae. I would like to use black, but I couldn't find any in town. Some day I'll order it. I can just tape it for now. I have plenty more vinyl and can replace it after a bit. As long as it's food safe, it's good for now. I have brown fittings coming soon, which should help block light.

            • Bluey
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              Some stuff is hopeless at blocking light. I found out the hard way.

              Test first.

            #22
            I up'd the dosage. 2 feedings are not enough. It's still healthy, just the slightest shade of yellow. I like this auto-feed. Although it's time to scale up from the bucket to the whole tub. I just wanted to test small and then scale up. Easier to add than take.

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              #23
              Just started training yesterday. Decided to just use binder clips and twist ties. Still learning. Going to cut those lower fan leaves at some point. I just harvested my first bunch of cilantro today! Making salsa with it. Also ~17 peppers growing and more budding.

              Last edited by apacin0; 09-20-2024, 06:26 PM.

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                #24
                Wow it looks much different after some more trimming and training. I start week 5 on Monday. Almost a month of growth!

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                  #25
                  Not a lot new. I added an oscillating tower fan. This plant is totally an indica. Super short and bushy. Wish I didn't have just a mix of seeds and knew which strain, but I guess that's just part of the mystery and fun. Almost at the end of week 5 starting week 6. Flippin it soon!

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                    #26
                    I switched to 12/12 on Monday. I also cut more bottom leaves today. I'm starting to feel some stickiness and the smell is becoming more prominent, not sure if that's a sign of flowering or just the age of the plant. I now know it is some sort of GMO strain (not what I was hoping for, but whatevs). Gonna be a stinky indica. I'm hoping for Strawberry Banana or Tangie, which is a couple of the cultivars at where I got the seeds. Just gotta keep popping seeds and find them. Like Pokemon I gotta catch them all! (sorry I was kid in the 90's)

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                      #27
                      Second picture. What looks to be the main stalk but is in front of the real main stalk. Right side of stalk is a fan leaf that is discolored at the intersection of a fan leaf. That discoloration looks the same as where fan leaves have been plucked.
                      Main stalk (in back), a little further up looks like a branch that is purpling from the stalk while its opposite is not. Maybe a fan leaf. I am used to purple fan stems but not a single one, not all the way down, and usually only on the top of the stem.
                      I am curious about those discolorations.
                      I have a suggestion about defoliating the large fan leaves. Instead of pinching them off and leaving a nub to dry and possibly rot, grab the stem close to the stalk and give a quick yank down. It leaves a clean break with nothing hanging on.
                      All else looks real healthy.

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