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Hi! A new comer is here. Not a big problem but maybe someone knows what happens.
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GreenHighness
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Hi DoSiGrow! It's Auto Pablo Escobar.
I don't know if it's time for topping or not as long as I am a newbie.
Do you think it's time for it?
Don't you know when such auto plants are about to start flowering?
This is the current state (3 weeks 2 days):
I don't know if it's time for topping or not as long as I am a newbie.
Do you think it's time for it?
Don't you know when such auto plants are about to start flowering?
This is the current state (3 weeks 2 days):
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MysticMimi
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Hi GH! As a new grower, I’m not sure it’s a good idea to top an auto. I’m a new grower as well and used just LST with pipe cleaners on my autos. They flower pretty quickly, but stunt easily IMO. Keep us posted on your grow!
GreenHighness
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Thanks everyone for your help and support! I will try to do some LST of course. Is it time for it now? (at 3 weeks and 2 days) ? Of course I will keep posting!
MysticMimi
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I would wait til you see flower sites so you know which way to bend to expose them to light. It won’t be long now. And then you’ll need to tweak it as they grow. Good luck, they look great!
GreenHighness
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I have planted another plant along with the first one. Colleagues-growers do you have any ideas if anything wrong with it? It's like few days old.
GreenHighness
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i have an auto sativa. i hope it will help not to overgrow the box.
GreenHighness
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Anyone has any ideas what is it?
TOKABIGONE
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Hey there, IMO your seedling needs more light as it is stretching. You should add more soil and more roots will grow out from the stems.
The long white things are called stipules and the little round thing is a calyx which is a bud start so it's telling you it's a girl!
The long white things are called stipules and the little round thing is a calyx which is a bud start so it's telling you it's a girl!
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GreenHighness
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Currently there is about 3 feet distance to the light from it. I can just put it like 1-2 feet closer. No need to increase the lights i guess?
It's a girl! Very nice! Is it a start of flowering? Or not yet?
It's a girl! Very nice! Is it a start of flowering? Or not yet?
TOKABIGONE
New member
That is probably too high but not 2 feet closer cause they will fry that close depending on what light you are using. Read the light manufacturer specs as far as distance from plant. I strongly suggest you go read the GWE main site with all the tutorials and articles there. That will give you 99% of the answers you want and you can question anything you don't understand with us. After a year I still find new info there as it is constantly being upgraded.
No not flowering yet on the larger one, you will see stipules (white hairs) at the flower sites at the growth tips. That's when you switch lights to 12/12. As I said all of this is explained in the tutorials. Happy pharming!
No not flowering yet on the larger one, you will see stipules (white hairs) at the flower sites at the growth tips. That's when you switch lights to 12/12. As I said all of this is explained in the tutorials. Happy pharming!
GreenHighness
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Thanks for the advice! I have read one should still have18/6 for flowering stage for auto-plants to get a better yield. Like 12/12 is actual just for photoperiod plants. Happy pharming too!
GreenHighness
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When I am doing LST should I bent the stem in such a way that the flower places at the sides or one in the top and the other in the bottom? Thanks!
Exactly 4 weeks:
Exactly 4 weeks:
SoOrbudgal
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Most of my bendings do have a flower stem under the main stalk when it's bent. I've let it grow and pulled it away, twisted them alittle ( mostly with photo period they are more flexable than autos at 1 month ) or you could remove it.
GreenHighness
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Actually it's already quite rigid and i am a bit afraid to bend it.
SoOrbudgal
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It's totally up to you this is a learning part i totally understand the hesitation. You will " feel " the point of stopping the pushing over, it's done with several pushes gently doesn't have to be 90 degrees remember it's learning to train. Wiggle it at that 19" mark on the last pic, boy i'd bend that slightly pin it down. You'll see it can be done just gotta be the master over the plant. LST will not slow down the growth rate it makes those side branches stronger.
GreenHighness
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From time to time I try to bend the stem to check how far can I bend it but it's very rigid and each day it gets even more rigid.
Some time ago I tried to pick a wild plant growing around on the dump (I hoped it contained some fun inside) and its stem had similar properties.
It was very rigid and I broke it quite easy. Almost no bending happened. It cracked like a wooden stick though it remained connected with some fibers.
I will experiment with training on the second younger plant.
Maybe it does make sense to put a net for scrog? Or it's too late as well?
Maybe for increasing yield to add some side lights for the parts having less light?
Some time ago I tried to pick a wild plant growing around on the dump (I hoped it contained some fun inside) and its stem had similar properties.
It was very rigid and I broke it quite easy. Almost no bending happened. It cracked like a wooden stick though it remained connected with some fibers.
I will experiment with training on the second younger plant.
Maybe it does make sense to put a net for scrog? Or it's too late as well?
Maybe for increasing yield to add some side lights for the parts having less light?
SoOrbudgal
Well-known member
No i would not use a net now, if it's that rigid forget about it. Topping it would make it bush out more. Next time try it on a younger plant, let this one be.
GreenHighness
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5 weeks 3 days
