I Fimmed a bunch only to see ‘I wasn’t hitting low enough’ (those plants were out of control)
I started fooling around with small seamstress scissors.etc.
Nope. I’m back to BAM you are gone topping, I can hit that consistently.
Yeah I figured i prob didn’t cut at the right place… so in that case I’ll just go to topping like you lol.
I got the topping idea from UncleBen (although after reading lots of his stuff I realize he was a bit of a hit and miss in terms of advice and other stuff…). But in this regard, topping at the 2nd node made a very well distributed plant with four colas. I think you can tell in the picture which one it is.
So I think I have figured it, it’s a combo of non ideal vpd and high light intensity that had them drooping. I raised lights a bit more and gave them one more hour of rest, and they surely appreciated it
I have finally separated the autos and the photos.
The whole thing has been a bit overwhelming, I think I have mites but I haven’t seen them although I’m pretty sure I spotted eggs. I’m wiping the foliage with potassic soap and taking a closer look.
offically my first bud shots, don´t laugh… its only week 3 of flower - but i am so cornily proud. I hope they stay healthy and dont hermie from all the stress ive caused them
by the way, IS THERE A PATRON SAINT FOR MARIJUANA GROWERS?? im not a religious man, but i can always start.
Debatable. for example to the followers of Cathol, April 20 is St Marian, but I dont think he had anything to do with bhang… which leads me to Ganesha, the indian elephant god, opener of the way, remover of obstacles, I read some of them dirty hippies consider him to be weeds patron saint, HOWEVER, being a god excludes being a saint, no?
which leaves the inhabitants of daar-al-islam to consider. now, they had the sufis and they had the hashishim but did you know about Khizr? yup, the sufis liked him a lot.
my pleasure! yep, al-Khadr kinda reads like Elija (chariots wheels etc) or elijah analoge…islamic mythos is mostly fun. I dont mind the sufis, Rumi had some wise thoughts but nothing the stoics weren’t jabbering about 1000yrs earlier. Omar Khayyam’s poetry is beautiful and that fucker loved his wine… anyway, what do I know.
its a tough one, i see a lot of people advise against spraying anything on flower, but at the same time I feel I need a quick response. not sure if to spray carefully away from the buds, or just top dress and wait.
Every thing is looking good mate, you should be proud.
To answer your question about lollipopping, it’s a good way to get rid of larf that doesn’t get enough light, this also allows all the plants energy to focus on the top colas without wasting it on the under growth. And since I know you are in a humid region it also helps with air flow, powdery mildew normally starts in the areas that are lacking circulation ie: the bottom of the plants.
Grap yourself a $10 jewellers loupe online to scope the back side of your leaves to see if you have any pests. Most are really hard or impossible to see with the naked eye. The loupe is also great for checking trichome progression and getting your harvest time right.
Also when you flip to flower you can take cuttings the first week without any issues of pre-flowers on your clones.
Not sure who that is but maybe he should stick to making rice haha
Looking forward to seeing your finished product, I think you have some fyah brewing