Don Gin and Ton
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Personal pref man, d probs thin the spindly ones. Just means bigger main colas n less popcorn, bit I don't mind some, great for bubble n bho
I'd miss being in amongst them but you can't argue with the results bro!
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jigfresh
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I'm still in there every day... just not messing with nutes and water. I get to devote most of my energy to the plants.Personal pref man, d probs thin the spindly ones. Just means bigger main colas n less popcorn, bit I don't mind some, great for bubble n bho
I'd miss being in amongst them but you can't argue with the results bro!
TrynaGroSumShyt
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aye jig i went and checked out where i would trim off. but my thing is, am i taking it off for any other reason than convenience, or are they gonna pack on more up top? i have some clones maybe i should do side by side.
jigfresh
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I've never run a comparison, so I couldn't tell you for sure. But in my head you are basically taking a few grams from below and sending them up top. If my thinking is correct you shouldn't be losing any weight. It's not about convenience to me. Well kinda... less buds to trim, but hopefully not at any cost. Might be good to run a side by side if you don't mind the effort.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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I don't mind the effort at all i have some clones that are all around the same height i can try different methods on each.
bassman999
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I love this kind of test.
I def want to see the results!
I lollipop and trim smaller branches/buds to reduce trimming, but hopefully I get even more on top as a result
Highlanders cave
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This is how I learned to reduce the branches on the bottom and when....keep in mind that you will not be losing any weight with the end yeild by stripping the bottom. Most peeps strip the bottom third and that's what I would recommend even though I strip the entire bottom half from mine (I like the air flow).
Doing it this way helps a little bit too in keeping your plants from becoming to branchy in the upper half.......at the end of the first week of flower strip the bottom third and also at the end of the third week. You can also strip after the second week it's just kind of what feels right. If you do all of your stripping too early your upper branches will take that as a signal to grow longer. If you do it a little at a time then your kind of tricking them into not growing quite as much. As you take away the bottom growth the plant can focus more on where it counts, on top. The popcorn never amounts to much anyways and your plant will get more airflow and should produce buds just a little nicer because it's not expending energy on the lowers.
You know me though I like growing plants that look like cattails lol
Doing it this way helps a little bit too in keeping your plants from becoming to branchy in the upper half.......at the end of the first week of flower strip the bottom third and also at the end of the third week. You can also strip after the second week it's just kind of what feels right. If you do all of your stripping too early your upper branches will take that as a signal to grow longer. If you do it a little at a time then your kind of tricking them into not growing quite as much. As you take away the bottom growth the plant can focus more on where it counts, on top. The popcorn never amounts to much anyways and your plant will get more airflow and should produce buds just a little nicer because it's not expending energy on the lowers.
You know me though I like growing plants that look like cattails lol
Dwezelitsame
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^^
very stratigic
makes clear sence
respect
I an I
very stratigic
makes clear sence
respect
I an I
bassman999
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Glad you got that sorted out!got the new 160 micron bag from boldt bags today and compared it to the fuckup one and the difference was pretty amazing. they threw in an extra press screen for my troubles too, good company
Was the bag defective, or the wrong screen in it?
poplars
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wrong screen in it, perfectly functional bag if I knew exactly what micron it was. I"m guessing 90 micron.
bassman999
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poplars
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they didn't ask for it back either so I guess I ahve an extra 90 micron haha.
gotta do prep work tho gah.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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pretty cool huh? 55f here.
poplars
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yep it's weird up here... it aint like so-cal where you can grow all summer, as soon as november hits everything is cut off up here.
now I Just have to will myself to get this shit setup in such cold weather haha, id on't wanna go outside! lol
bassman999
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Well it is almost 8 here and barely 40*