Found it!
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Ok Iāve heard about this trick years ago but never tried it ! Whatās the scoop ?
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That speeds up ripening!?! Thatās crazy lol. Hurry up or youāll get stabbed again 
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I keep looking at these MW
I have 3 different sizes like that one cellphone brand Cingular wireless I think it was haha itās pretty neat actually - I will get a pic ā¦ really canāt decide what 2 doā¦ here is momma bear thickest mama jama in the bunchā¦ pretty sure going 2 top and flower even though I said I wasnāt going toā¦ smh 
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Haha not really speeds it up ; letās it know it canāt bloom forever!
A friend of mine introduced me to girdling - have you heard it? I am not keen on that one
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Iāve heard of it but donāt remember what it is. Is it when you do a bunch of shallow cuts up the stem? Or am I thinking about collecting saps from trees lol
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Equatorial Landrace that are out of place tend to continue blooming forever and everā¦ the first times I get revegitation not knowing why ; little bananas form self pollinating many times unsuccessful leaving little micro seeds that pop when you smoke etcā¦
I believe this came from Colombia where they used stem splitting and other hacking techniques to get their plants a proper finishing and bulking period avoiding the beady calyx looks
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I am not too sure but the pictures I saw as the plant pretty much ripped in half
If you ever done mainline and accidentally split the stalk down the middle? Thatās what it reminded me ofā¦
I said if maybe they create some THCv or crazy 100% thc herb then I will try it lol
Stem splitting is just a basic way 2 induce senescence in these types of plants. As far as using this technique to improve hybrids and others I donāt see a benefit
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Girdling is a technique in forestry where you make a shallow cut all the way around the tree that severs the cambium layer, essentially leaving it as a dead standing tree. The outer cambium is the only area where the plant transports itās life fluids. Xylem and floem. Iām no expert, but weāve been girdling trees on the land all summer so they will season standing up. Less rotting on the ground.
Iām curious how girdling is applied in this field. Probably just signals senescence.
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Iām only on my second round of plants after 12 years , so much is soo new to me still lol. But I have mainline trained 4 plants recently, over vegged them just like all my other plants. Havenāt split one yet lol
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Yes this is a better explaination - Thank u haha my friend is a very smart science person I donāt do their visions justice
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Those are some tall girls! Interesting lights also -
Yes I wouldnāt reccomend splitting the stalk down the middle it is quite the shock! Always an accident when it happened pushing the plantā¦ oopsie 
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I just know what rubs off from my very intelligent wife. Sheās all about nature and the science behind it. Iād be lost without her. Or maybe more mystified. Haha
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What are the blue / yellow / orange bulbs? Are majority of them the same spectrum?
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Not speaking for @Seamonkey84 , but I think uv bulbs. Only because Iāve asked b4.
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Haha I think girls tend to be the more intuitive beings. As you can tell I butchered the explaination pretty good 
I was thinking maybe UV bulb but the orange also?
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Yeah. Pretty sure itās just a different brand. Reptile bulb.
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Yep, the cfl are reptile uvb bulbs, that one blue one is a different brand, also lower uv output for the plants that grow right up to it. The led bulbs are a near 50/50 blend of 2700k and 5000k off the shelf led light bulbs with the plastic domes removed
I ended up way over vegging trying to get it out of deficiency, they started out in the 16oz manifold challenge lol. The rest of my plantsā¦ over veg from not having time to up pot them all at once and flipping 
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Hellz yeah -
UVB is important. Are u leaving them on the whole time are they nicer and mellow or do you have to supplement them on a schedule?
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They are on all the time. theyāre the lower wattage ātropicalā version. my coworker that does a lot with other house plans says the desert version would be too much or would need to be put on a timer. It could easily burn the plant unless they are hardened off, like when putting plants outdoors. Iām using them as directed for reptiles to get enough uvb for vitamin D development. These 13w cfl have a recommended range of about 6-8ā from the lizards, which is the distance I keep the plants from the LEDs anyway.
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