I'm just kind of winging it. I thinned out the middle almost 2 weeks ago and I'll be doing another pruning session very soon - focusing on the interior, mainly.Are you going to lollypop?
Hate when I do that shit to my plants I snapped a few branches the other day soon as I notice I just push them up an duct tape emSo this morning, everything looked great. But then later on ~ 5 hours after lights came on, this branch was all wilted. Where it connected to the main stem had become compromised. I'm hoping this is not indicative of some problem and was maybe from me pulling a bit too hard to stretch her out.
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I was really pissed at first but I'm fine now. Ironically, there was another whole set of branches behind that one and now you can't even tell it happened. Kind of funny, really.Hate when I do that shit to my plants I snapped a few branches the other day soon as I notice I just push them up an duct tape em
Yeah man they get heavy an can break easy get silica in there makes stems nice an thick I super crop as I go squeeze the stems when they smaller then they get nice big knuckles an thick stems. But hey man I’m not judging I’ve never done anything like what your doing there so who am I to tell you anything.I was really pissed at first but I'm fine now. Ironically, there was another whole set of branches behind that one and now you can't even tell it happened. Kind of funny, really.
Regardless, I will be very careful from here on out. Not that I was careless in any way...but now I've seen something like this happen to extra careful. This is the 1st ever *big* plant that I've grown so I'm learning as I go.
True that man, true that. It's still very early and my opinions are subject to change but it almost seems like the plant is in full control over which branches will produce cola's and which will produce popcorn. I pretty much have every square inch of this plant getting optimum light yet some branches just don't respond at all. On average, I'm thinking maybe 50% do but 50% don't. It's like the plant is saying: "Hey man - lets not forget who is in control here. If I wanted that branch to grow a donkey dick, I would have. You can give it all the fucking LED light you want, I'm not doin' it."Yeah man they get heavy an can break easy get silica in there makes stems nice an thick I super crop as I go squeeze the stems when they smaller then they get nice big knuckles an thick stems. But hey man I’m not judging I’ve never done anything like what your doing there so who am I to tell you anything.
I looked at some pictures of lollypopping and no, I definitely won't be doing that. Would kind of defeat the purpose of the LED's aimed at all 4 sides.Are you going to lollypop?
Plumbers tape works greatHate when I do that shit to my plants I snapped a few branches the other day soon as I notice I just push them up an duct tape em
I get your point, but at week 2/3 I would still go through the centre of the plant and remove all the popcorn bud sites. These are never going to be great, and removing them will make your good buds bigger.I looked at some pictures of lollypopping and no, I definitely won't be doing that. Would kind of defeat the purpose of the LED's aimed at all 4 sides.
I've already burned them. I use a lux meter and 12" would be insane...I'll go down and see what that comes out to. I'll also take some pics of burned pistols from them.Just curious, why and are you still keeping the boards 3 ft from plant? They can be atleast 12" if not a bit closer with no burns/bleaching. Damn nice grow though. Id be terrified to grow a big plant like that. Between the bugs and possible mould you're a beast for sure.
12" with the amount of lights you have yes, but if rhey were closer though you probably wouldn't have needed as many lights was my point. I have 1 135 watt and keep it usually at 12" and no problems whatsoever. I was just curious on what made you keep them that far away as even cob users get as close as 6" and these don't penetrate as far as higher density cobs making them good for up close and personal. I myself am going for 4 in my 4x4 as i get into using the whole tent. Have a 2nd on the way as we speak. Hoping to pick up 2 more 135s for vlack friday if on sale.I've already burned them. I use a lux meter and 12" would be insane...I'll go down and see what that comes out to. I'll also take some pics of burned pistols from them.
Ok...each of the boards on a single tower are slightly pointed inward so the brightest spot is actually in the middle - in between the 2 boards (as you move away from them)12" with the amount of lights you have yes, but if rhey were closer though you probably wouldn't have needed as many lights was my point. I have 1 135 watt and keep it usually at 12" and no problems whatsoever. I was just curious on what made you keep them that far away as even cob users get as close as 6" and these don't penetrate as far as higher density cobs making them good for up close and personal. I myself am going for 4 in my 4x4 as i get into using the whole tent. Have a 2nd on the way as we speak. Hoping to pick up 2 more 135s for vlack friday if on sale.
I don't have a meter myself, but i can show you a pic of my last harvest over the summer. O ly 2 autos in 3.9 gal pots of coco. GH Micro and Bloom only. Cal mag as well but zero grow or additives. Under 1 135 watt qb. I kept no further than 12" the whole time aside from seedling it was about 24". I had to tie them up cause branches kert breaking. Only leaf problems were dying fade to yellow.Ok...each of the boards on a single tower are slightly pointed inward so the brightest spot is actually in the middle - in between the 2 boards (as you move away from them)
12" reads 111,000 on my Lux meter. I measured and I currently have them ~ 27" away and they were only coming up in the high 30,000 range on the meter....that def. seems very weak.
50,000 to 60,000 should be the target, yes?
Can a lux meter be trusted when measuring LED's?
I'll def. move them closer if you guys think they should be closer. Regarding the pistols being burned on a few little flowers - I have no way to be 100% sure that burn is the cause...I just assumed.
I don't know what to say. The proof is in the pudding...those look amazing and don't look light stressed or burned. I just don't know. I cannot believe that if I moved a tower to 12" away I would not have massive burn.I don't have a meter myself, but i can show you a pic of my last harvest over the summer. O ly 2 autos in 3.9 gal pots of coco. GH Micro and Bloom only. Cal mag as well but zero grow or additives. Under 1 135 watt qb. I kept no further than 12" the whole time aside from seedling it was about 24". I had to tie them up cause branches kert breaking. Only leaf problems were dying fade to yellow.
Comparing 1x QB135 to 16x QB288s is like comparing xmas lights to the sun ffs. n Unless you run emm at a very very low MA, there's not a chance in hell you can run emm that close without bleaching the crap out of everything.Just curious, why and are you still keeping the boards 3 ft from plant? They can be atleast 12" if not a bit closer with no burns/bleaching.
My point exactly lol, that's not dying fading to yellow, that's bleaching.I don't have a meter myself, but i can show you a pic of my last harvest over the summer. O ly 2 autos in 3.9 gal pots of coco. GH Micro and Bloom only. Cal mag as well but zero grow or additives. Under 1 135 watt qb. I kept no further than 12" the whole time aside from seedling it was about 24". I had to tie them up cause branches kert breaking. Only leaf problems were dying fade to yellow.