Yeah I just went straight for the 12/12. Very little noticeable change from yesterday... The meristem has reoriented itself toward the light and I am thinking that I will have to retrain the growth in the next few days. The side growth is noticeable but not terribly so...
Here is a far away pic of my set up. It is still small and while there are only 3 lights it is still adequate, I feel, because the plant is still very small and each part of the plant is well lit!
I have pics of my new clones and of the seedling that I am going to just throw into flower after its 7th day.
It is considerably smaller than its older sibling because I have intentionally given only the barest scraps of light. This way, if it is a girl I will get some extra bud and if not I may get a bit of pollen and seeds. Either way I will have side by side proof of the importance of getting that light really close to the leaves.
So in this next picture you can see the main bend in the stem. I bent one of the side shoots back and away from the main stem hoping to get a bunch moree growth over the entire soil surface. If you look to the right of that white wire you can see the little oopsie that I made when I was cloning.
Here we have the first primary node trained back and to the left of the main bend. I am already seeing MORE secondary growth from it and I hope that I don't hurt that one!
Oh and an aside for anyone planning on doing this.... DO IT! But please be gentle! The mainstem bent without a problem but the first side shoot that I pinned down got the slightest break yesterday that I just noticed today. I haven't seen any negative side effects or wilting yet so I think she will heal up stronger than ever.
This is a top-down shot of the meristem. It is still green and healthy and if you are high enough you can kind of tell that it got some distance between the nodes as it was righting itself. Hell, if you are REALLY high you can even see it growing!
Just one last away shot before I left her alone. I am hoping to notice the sex by the end of the week. I am still floored by the rampant growth! This entire LST endeavor is going to get rather complicated rather quickly, but the added yield is going to make it all worth it.... Just looking at the beginnings of what can happen with LST makes me want to only do this for the rest of my growing days.
Lastly, I would like to comment on the smell... It is very noticeable but not over powering. This is to say that you cannot catch the smell anywhere outside of the room the plant is in. The fan leaf that died as a result of the botched cut dried out and I sniffed it to see what kind of smell I should expect. While there is still that characteristic skunky smell, there is also a faint grapefruit/citrusy smell. So just imagine a ratty little skunk being beaten to death by an overripe grapefruit and there you go! I didn't have a taste, but I would be just fine and dandy with a great knock-me-down body high that tasted like a grapefruit.
Does anyone know if a dried fan leaf is a good indicator of the aroma of the dried bud?