Yep 4 way it was, though tis kind of a 6-7 way as I didn't remove the growth from the node below where I first topped (and I half FIMMed Dawn so her first topping resulted in 3 branches lol). Next round I do think I'll be removing those, no matter how well they seem to be doing, as they've contributed to the cramped situation I've got now...
So I really look forward to seeing how you do your LST on your finnicky princess, I'm thinking it will be revelatory for me
My first grow was a disaster by grower error - I had 3 Superskunk autos from Whitelabel and started them in very subpar soil under very subpar lighting, so they couldn't grow much root mass, subsequently could not grow much, and - stubbornly as autos do - went into bloom at a plant height of 10cm haha --- horrid grow! Great weed! Just, microamounts of it haha
Which is why I would never recommend an auto to first time growers - they give you practically
no leeway for correcting mistakes
As for the moon, don't you go thinking medieval there
Actually, I look to the moon less in terms of
time than in terms of its effect on life, here, specifically that of plants. At full moon, the plant is fully focused on her upper growth, whilst at new moon, her energy is in the roots.
So leaf growth speeds up after the new moon, as energy is refocused on growth above ground = good time to defoliate.
But at full moon itself, removing stuff from the top of the plant will stunt its growth, and in the case of trees in springtime can make them prone to sicknesses and even make them die off.
After full moon, as the energy starts to recede back into the roots, is another good time to defoliate, as new leaves will still develop quickly.
Nearing the new moon (where we are now), leaves grow more slowly, as the plant focuses more on growing out her roots.
And then.. we come full round and it all starts over haha
And dam, you've sent me headways into another rant LMAO
Cheers!
Oh -- fashionable headdress you got yourself there BTW!