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Pruning Bud Sites

Weedgrodamus

Weedgrodamus

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I have 3 girls that I want done asap (2 girls I am going to manifold in another tent).

I was thinking on pruning lower bud sites so all the plant energy is focused into main cola, is this correct thinking? And if so when should I start pruning?
 
Hi Weed

How old are they? You are in control on how many bud sites you have . It grows in a conical shape but if you top it it changes and gets bushy. Bushy is more buds conical is leggy some bud.
 
They are about 5 weeks old but I was having some issues (solved I think) so they are small, 5" tall 8" wide from leaf tip to leaf tip.

I topped them once so I should have 2 main colas.
 
This plant is about 8 weeks old I topped it twice and I see at least 8 but a few more colas. I was tired of waiting for it to get big it's in 12/12 now

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cut all nodes you don't plan on keeping.....if you don't want sites in middle of branch...then cut them out...
 
GWEs website will walk you thru how to manifold (including pruning) but the technique sets you back a couple of weeks in the process. Nugbuckets has a great tutorial on GWE (he calls it main-lining) and I've used it to grow an 8 cola plant. The results were great. But, again, the process sets you back a couple of weeks in the veg stage. I think the articles on GWE will answer any and all of your questions.
 
Its all about how deep the light is gonna penetrate the canopy. With CFL you must clear everything under 30cm or around that. But a more penetrating light like HPS or LED can grow very tall colas without having to clear them. Except when the buds are totally hidden or too close to the main stem where you want air flow. Bottom line. You gotta experiment with your light
 
This is probably wrong but it's the way I do it. When my top buds are ready to cut,it opens up more light for my bottom buds to ripen. I do a lot of of low stress training,and some fan leaf removal,or transitioning.
 
I do find that that the cola sites I leave more fan leaves on produce bigger buds,than the ones I remove a lot of fan leaves off of.
 
veg dude1 said:
I do find that that the cola sites I leave more fan leaves on produce bigger buds,than the ones I remove a lot of fan leaves off of.
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That's kind of what I concluded from what most growers write. I'm on cutting fan leaves that mess with bud sites I want to keep.
 
Green Thumb I am in 30 gal.pots. my concern is this. After watering in less than in less than 2 to 3 days the top foot of my soil is very dry although the bottom two feet of my soil is very wet. I have very good return on my water at least 20%. Should I continue watering or wait until the bottom dries further. I have been watering even though the bottom two feet are damp and have had no problems to this point the girls are about a month and 3 weeks into flower. What would you do green thumb or anyone else that has a suggestion. Thanks vegdude
 
This is my first grow in 30 gallon pots and like I said I see no sign of any root problems. Plants are very healthy just concerned about the bottom two feet being so wet. Since they were babies I watered equally 3-4 gal when the top foot was dry. With no problems. Help me if you can
 
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