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Locrian99s 2nd grow
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RosettaStoned
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I want to see how GSC comes out. I bet pretty spectacular by the looks of your grow so far.
Locrian99
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Really feeling unsure on how to defoliate these girls. I pulled one of the AIs out this morning to start doing some snipping and just kind of stared at it in fear of screwing it up lol. I did take a few side branches that were trying to grow out around the canopy that had no shot of making it, but the middle stuff I just wasn’t sure. What do you guys think, get snipping or not? Day 6 of flower for these, the side pic is before I removed the side branches. I’ve read through the tutorial about 30x and still just feel unsure, I think I’d feel better about it if I would’ve done a more aggressive one pre flip.
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Chefbjy
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You still have time to be aggressive. Third week into flower is when you want to be sure you have taken what you need off or leave what is needed on if that makes sense lol. Personally I would take off everything 8-12 inches above the soil. Or what looks like the light won't hit. Not sure on the height of your plant but the canopy looks great. Looking really good for first week of flower. Looks like transition happened fairly quickly. But go ahead and be aggressive now will help promote growth to the upper canopy. Plus it will get more leaves and stretch well into next week.
Locrian99
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The top of the tomato cage is right around 14†above the soil, I know this strain doesn’t get tall at all. It’s the same strain in the manifold tutorial where she says it only was 2 feet, so I have left all bud sites on branches I kept, I suppose removing the leaves but leaving the bud sites would work just over doing it worries me. Seeing some pre flowers throughout already.
Chefbjy
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Nice and short. I think if you're following the tutorial you will do great. I would still eliminate some of the lower canopy maybe 4-8 inches above soil. And if you're straying from the tutorial don't worry. It's your grow and you know how they will respond. Sometimes we just have to play the hand we're dealt.
D.A.A.S.69
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Hey 99, they sure are pretty, but you can ask ,but everyone does things differently about defoliating,
If they look good to you, that's what counts, I don't go crazy on mine, 1st, week a good defoliating, then again 2-3weeks later, a real good defoliating, And I clip off all the lower sh-t.
But try how ever you want to, that's how you learn, if it's worth it, in the first place. You will know better next time, unless, you were stoned, the whole grow ,an wasn't paying attention, lol:silly:
If they look good to you, that's what counts, I don't go crazy on mine, 1st, week a good defoliating, then again 2-3weeks later, a real good defoliating, And I clip off all the lower sh-t.
But try how ever you want to, that's how you learn, if it's worth it, in the first place. You will know better next time, unless, you were stoned, the whole grow ,an wasn't paying attention, lol:silly:
Locrian99
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Alright I decided to go heavier on one and a bit lighter on the other. The two pics not labeled are 2 after. I was stoned and forgot to take before pics of 1 but the ones earlier were 1. Guess I’ll just see how the react. They are getting week 2 flower nutes tonight going to give them a 1/2 dose of fox farms with cal mag and silica added. Shooting for ph between 6.3 and 6.5 the nutes will most likely land me in there with my well water, if it’s above or below I’ll adjust.
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Campesino
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Yeah, I have had fun building my bamboo structures in the tent, but they are not independent (horizontal bars connected to vertical posts in different pots and colas tied to posts that are in other pots). It is going to be a huge pain to harvest some plants before others. I like how the rings keep each plant to itself... Mine are too social!
Locrian99
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Nugbuckets recommends doing 6 main colas in 2 out and my big tent I’m doing that way. Because of the layout in the tent these plants are in I’m doing 4/4. Plenty of side branches made it to the party though. And I think without them I’d have some spacing issues. Curious to see how they do for cola support.
Campesino
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I have been eyeing these
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http://a.co/h4CXN4p
Locrian99
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Wife went to bed and I was wide awake thinking about how bushy the other tent was so I decided to get after those too. I the GSC 1 is for sure the all star so far, I’ve got big hopes for her. GSC 2 (the runt) I wish I had time to let her vege out a bit more. Wonder Woman 1 I removed all the leaves I felt like we’re affected by the heat stress, and I still feel like WW2 looks a little droopy.
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Campesino
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I am not convinced by that model in particular, but I appreciate that they start small and go higher. Depends on strain, but the Skywalker OG I'm growing needs support at about 28" above medium. If I put something in that tall early it would make training the ones in the back nearly impossible.
On my new grow, I just need to be sure that whatever I do I have a plan to get them out of there because there will be 3-6 different harvests. I may stick with Bamboo... LOL
On my new grow, I just need to be sure that whatever I do I have a plan to get them out of there because there will be 3-6 different harvests. I may stick with Bamboo... LOL
Locrian99
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I’m curious to see how well they work on the taller strains in the big tent, I think they’ll be fine with the manifold, probably wouldn’t work great on the real talk Sativa may need bamboo still but I think being able to train the branches to the outside that you want etc would have its benefit.