medical grow

[Campesino]

It seems like a crazy thing to do, but it really is a great technique!
Happy decapitation day!

 

[Camk]

well the deed is done

 

[Camk]

should i let it recover before i start LST

 

[Campesino]

I like to let the side branches grow out to three nodes and then I supercrop them down. This creates a really strong base as both supercrops swell to knuckles that make the plant look like she has biceps!

 

[KingKush]

Yea it's weird for me too, sometime they seem to stall out a few weeks after this, but every time I flip them into bloom, they just go crazy with a stretch, but it's all for growing bud. I get scared but I end up with no regrets. It makes the end trimming easier too .

You could always do a couple plants next time on a side by side comparison, some manifolded and some not. I end up seeing benefits to manifolding every time, but it takes a long time for my confidence to catch up. Patience.
Cheers

 

[Campesino]

I'm going to PM you some Pics

 

[Camk]

thanks man!

 

[Camk]

that looks really interesting i will try that

 

[Campesino]

Cool!
I am going to send a couple other pics and recommend that you get some grafting tape to be prepared.
It's cheap: http://a.co/4Z5yXZp

 

[Camk]

I cant believe how fast these plants recuperate after topping
WOW!!!

 

[SamHeinous]

Yep, that's what I do too. I keep four in veg and four in flower, and start four in seedlings when I harvest the ones currently in flower.

 

[alltatup]

Me too. (Root Riots)

 

[alltatup]

I'd give anything to live way the fk up north in Canada...

 

[alltatup]

Agreed. My plants really take off when I top them: I let nodes 2, 3 and 4 turn into colas. They barely need any training.

 

[Camk]

here is a pic after only 4 days

 

[alltatup]

Didn't phase them a bit!! ;-}

 

[Camk]

should i feed nutes every week?
i water approximately once a week and am thinking to go nutes every watering

advice

 

[Redwasp]

Wow you only have to water once a week? What are you growing them in? Soil? Container size? I add nutes twice a week but i water about 3 times a week.

 

[Camk]

im growing in sunshine mix #4
5gall pots
water to run off every time

 

[Campesino]

You can add nutes with all water if you are monitoring and adjusting for EC. This is the preferred way to fertigate in all media.

But you have to manage EC. If you are coming from the practice of an alternating flush, then you will have to start with a relatively low inflow EC and work the plants back up. If this is something you are interested in then I'd be happy to discuss more specific strategy.

As Redwasp suggests, your irrigation frequency is really low. You should work on ways to increase that. This will be even more important if adding nutes to all water. You need to water more frequently than that.