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So I'm not really going to complain because a bigger plants only a good thing. But I'm starting to run into some serious size issues with her. Shes stayed short and bushy for whole life. Yesterday was a water-only day so I fed her and she seems to have grown over 2 inches in one night.

So here in lies my issue I'm already pushing the limits on my cob above the canopy. Minimum hanging distance is 3 foot 11 above canopy. I'm already running around 32 inches. With no way to go higher. I can take my drain pan off which Gaines me like 3 inches. But I can only do that on days that I don't water her. I didn't expect her to take off like this. I planned for the flowering stretch but nothing like what she's doing.

How long can I expect the flowering stretch to last? If she keeps going like this I'm going to be out of room in a couple days. And serious light bleaching will imminently follow
 
UrbZ I believe the flowering stretch can last from a week to a couple of weeks. I ran into a similar predicament a couple of weeks ago during my plant's flowering stretch. Even after the slight LST I gave her she still managed to keep getting taller. In all honesty, this was my fault. I should've given her better LST during the veg cycle. I couldn't raise the light fixture anymore due to the light hangers' limit. So I literally had to remove the light hangers and attach the fixture without them. Was a bit of a hassle, but worth it. Gave me an extra 6" or so.

Note to self: Give better LST during Veg lol. :cool:
 
I think I might be okay if it ends in a few days she's like 14 days in to flowering. I'm hoping this was just the biggest part of her stretch. Pllus temps here in Michigan have jumped in the past couple days and I think the warm weather help her grow a little bit. I was fighting with some pretty cold Temps.

I've already been doing some manipulating with my cables on my lights as well I found if I cross them corner to corner instead of hanging them straight to the hooks I gained another 4 or 5 inches. I'm actually going to take the clip off that holds my hanger and attach the wires right over the post of the tent. That will give me another 2 inches. Plus I can gain 3 inches on all non watering days when I
take her drain tray out from under her.

And you're absolutely right note to self more LST during veg. I've already got another grow going behind this. They are a month and a half old but all under 16 inches. With completely flat canopies.
 
She has finally completely revealed her true colors. Its like this everywhere. These were the 3 sexiest ones though.
 

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Thanks man. Im super excited. Couldnt have been better results so far for a first grow. Especially from a rando bag seed. It was definitely a learning experience too. Now just about 2.5 to 3 months until I actually get to smoke some. lol
 
So I'm gearing up to do week 3 of flower defoliating.

I would like to ask the opinions of everyone regarding how much chopping on her I should attempt.

The are a couple reasons Im asking.

1st she is a bush with a lot of leaves. Since she was stunted at a young age I never defoliated her once. I did not want to risk the health of a stunted plant. It now seems kinda daunting to me because of size and how much there is to chop.

2nd After doing much reading on growing cherry pie its come to my attention that it is actually a strain that doesn't respond well to heavy defoliations.

So if I dont do a full defoliating where should I focus most of my attention?

Also should I supercrop the 4 or 5 taller colas that you see now or wait until after defoliation in 5 days or so?
 
Urbz, if you are unsure how she will handle it just take the TOP, center, larger leaf down to your second level of tops. She how she response, after 3 or 4 days if she hasn't missed a beat remove somemore.
I would also suggest "tucking" down leaf in your center, you dont always have to cut.
as far as supercropping, my opinion is the flatter the canopy the larger All of the top buds will be. Bend them over, keep it flat as possible and if they are unruly and pinch them over.
Looking good.
 
@Mr.furley

I took your advice and ran with it. Earlier I supercropped the two tallest stems on the the plant. I also defoliated a little. Lights out is in 25 minutes Im gonna hit her with a stress relieving foliar spray consisting of a heavy dose of b1, seaweed and cal/mag. Im hoping any stress she gets this will help. The supercropping went 50/50 one bent cleanly the other snapped a little bit. I had to electrical tape bandaid it. It didnt seem bad though it still wanted to stand up on its own. First attempt ever I figured id break one. I hung a little weight on each stem to hold them down.

I ended up taking maybe 20-25 leaves off of her.

Thanks for the reply man.
 
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@Mr.furley

Thanks man
Little nervous at first but by the time I knew it I was hacking away. Actually had to stop myself from over doing it by the time I got going.
 
@alltatup

That was the first thing I said to myself when I finished. I am pretty happy with the results. Im starting to get the hang of this growing thing. lol Luckily my plants coming out behind this are much more manageable. All great learning experiences.
 
UrbZ, I say, Sit and commune with the plant for a while. The longer you look at her, the more clearly you get an idea of where to remove leaves from. I always have to sit there for a while, and then it's like she comes into focus, I can see her clearly apart from the other plants, and I can attend to her needs. At least that's how I do it, always aiming to take the fewest "solar panels" possible, but seeking to expose bud sites.
 
I like that sit and ponder, get a game plan around. It wasn't too bad once i got started. It was easy to tell what needed to be cut and what didnt. I know Im going to have a bunch of wasted bud sites on this plant. There is still so much I left covered. Probably another 20 or so sites. But I thought she'd had enough punishment for the night. My next batch will be much easier Ive been training them heavily the whole veg stage.

Thanls for your support.
 
She seems perfectly fine this morning. Leaves all pointing up. Newly exposed shoots are already showing growth. Even the top I broke is back pointing straight up. Looks no worse for the wear.
 

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