LST in real time

[90Gizmo]

changeofpace2014 - thank you. I'm not experienced enough to know what's the best internodal spacing but I understand the instructions to reduce the lighting.

 

[90Gizmo]

Days 27, 28 - what a difference a day makes. Yesterday I couldn't really get a hold on the new stalks. Today they are tall enough that I can start pushing them away from center. Secondary stems are pretty much sorted to one side or the other. Flower sites are forming. Training the first five nodes will just be gently guiding them away from each other. Training the taller part of the main stalk from here on will be mostly repeating what I did for the lower nodes.
Yesterday.

Today.

I've reduced the light intensity about 10%. As suggested, the DLI was a little bit high. Thanks for the suggestion! People following please remember I'm a newbie. If it sounds like I know what I'm doing that's just words not experience.

 

[AGH]

Looking nice and green and healthy! Training to keep all the sites exposed to light is gonna make a big difference in your yields!

 

[90Gizmo]

Thanks AGH. I'm hoping for the big yield too. Last grow I did an early defoliation that was much less work and had good yield too. I'll do another try at that after this grow and compare notes.

 

[90Gizmo]

And if anyone notices nitrogen deficiency, I've given no nutes yet other than was in the soil-rebuilder and I think it should need it within the week. Frankly, I'm liking this soil-rebuilder and I'm going to root though the trash can to figure out what it was.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Yep they look real healthy 90Gizmo and i don't see anything they need for now. Great job

 

[changeofpace2014]

might want to think about thinning them down so air flows around the bottom...Suppose you can wait but at some point it will require some thinning. Looks Good...

 

[90Gizmo]

changeofpace2014 yes. I'll take first and second true leaves. Do you thing I should take third?

 

[changeofpace2014]

I would start slow since your girl is still really small....It will be much easier once she starts to stretch....Note: I kept my lights as close as she could take, and I do think this helps prevent vertical growth or slows it down at least. Have a look at my planning a new grow thread...you can see the training and very very short plants. Hands down LST with several plants is a lot of work,,,I miss the 6.5 ft tent manifold grows..

 

[90Gizmo]

Day 30 - Tucked fan leaves under. Trimmed fan leaves node 1 and 2. Tied main stalk to bigger stick as it's now shooting over the side. Training is just pushing and tucking from here on out. She's getting big. Gave first full (5 gal) bag watering pHed plus SNS 209 (rosemary) bug repellent. Still not one drop of nute. Not one drop of nute... How will she know how much I love her if I don't fertilize her? I found out what I amended the used soil with: Hoffman Purely Organic Potting Soil Conditioner. One part of the conditioner with four parts of old soil.

 

[Blowdout2269]

I'm loving it bud!
Remember, if it ain't broke don't fix it! That might have been my problem. Nice find with the conditioner.

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[90Gizmo]

Squarely in week five. She growing like crazy. A few more weeks will tell if I get a fat cola on top of each of the branches. New grow looks lighter. If that darkens up in a day or two it's just fast growth. If not then it's finally time for some fertilizer. (Already gave some cal-mag.)

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Man she looks great. Real purty green love your LST

 

[90Gizmo]

Thanks! It's a lot of fussing and I'm not sure it's worth it yeild-wise but it does satisfy my I've-got-to-mess-with-it craving. I'm trying my first photos next grow. I scored some of my favorite smoke Strawberry Cough during our last Seed of Love Fest (thank you sports fan.) Right now I'm thinking to stick to the "basics." But don't know that I'll have the self control for that for long. I read folks going photo to auto saying autos are hard(er). I suspect they're used to more time on veg. Since I've only done autos I suspect I'll flip too soon out of boredom... Ha! This one's barely going and I'm already worrying about the next. I have the patience of a two year old. Toast. I made cannabutter last night now I'm thinking of toast.

 

[Blowdout2269]

Looks like you've already stripped the inner growth. When'd you do that? Looks good. Gonna be real perdy when she grows up!
🙂👍

 

[90Gizmo]

Trick of the light? No trimming. I did turn down the light for four days. Looks like it made the branches stretch and I pushed them away from center. (Hollow center for light penetration.)

 

[90Gizmo]

Very bushy. I wasn't trying to make a dwarf and am concerned. I expected the final plant to be 12 to 14 inches high and I'm not sure she's going to make it.
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[90Gizmo]

Day 35 - End of week 5, start of week six. I'm done. There's still daily maintenance of tucking leaves but the bending-branches part is finished. It looks to me like three of the lowest branches are stunted. I'm make sure they get plenty of light and hope they catch up. Hopefully the next sticks I use will be to prop up branches heavy with bud.

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[changeofpace2014]

keep training into 2nd week of flip if ceiling height is really an issue..

 

[Bluey]

Keep training her, you're doing a really good job at it. My photos were only clearing the top edge of the pot at day 60 odd of veg with leaves sitting on the coco...until I flipped...thought I'd need to buy a hedge trimmer when that happened.