I bend mine all the time and they are always floppy
If it is too floppy or if the bending has broken the stem, you can duct tape over the wounded spot and this will help protect it. Many people who do LST will crush the stem sometimes to the point of breaking right through the outer wall. Simply duct tape over it and wait for 7-14 days and the wounded spot should have healed over with a large bump along the stem.ok well i dont think the top is gonne be fixing itself up anytime soon. i used my fingers to bend about 3" of the top and it now sits sideways without tying down. its all floppy.
Oh thanksace720-Very nice...looks delecious. +rep
Thanks, mine is coming with a cool tube hood, hope it spreads light enough, or I'll swap it out for a bigger reflector. May I ask what size is your tent?@AP2K here is my 3 girls under a 250W SS2, if your using a normal reflector you will have better light cover as well.
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props to your buddy for only taking cuttings. i would be pissed if i had an outdoor grow that got ripped off.I told myself that I was going to wait till mid Oct and some cool weather to start my next grow. Well that is almost 9 weeks I could play around with and experiment I thought. So I was out at my buddy's and while looking through his clones we find one girl with no label. Trying to figure out by size which strain it came from was near impossible so I figured what the hell. MYSTERY GROW TIME!
On top of that another buddy stumbled on a outdoor grow while fishing early this spring and took some cuttings home with him to grow out. This plant is definitely a hybrid, showing some sativa branching structure with indica looking budsets. The smell and smoke is really sweet and fuely so it maybe a diesel strain of some sort. So even better DOUBLE MYSTERY GROW!
Got both transplanted to hempy's a couple days ago and they both seem to be responding well. The bigger clone (I think this may be the same blueberry I grew last grow, looks real similar) is eating itself a bit as it throws roots trying to find food, but they look pretty good.
I am going to veg under cfl's only to minimize the heat and let these girls stretch. I am using 4 42w cfl's, they say equivalent to 250w regular bulbs each not sure about that. I hope this is enough light to veg my screen full, I dont want to fire up the 250w, since the heat will require more fans blowing air and will limit my growth.
I will throw some pics up later.
Not really a tent, had the brainstorm to build my own box and save money. Overall its 24"w x 54"L x 6'H. I use approx 24" x 30" right now, and focusing on the top kolas. Have like 17 of them total on 3 plants.Thanks, mine is coming with a cool tube hood, hope it spreads light enough, or I'll swap it out for a bigger reflector. May I ask what size is your tent?
Yeah we are neither one of us young kids anymore, and karma is a true bitch is my belief! Maybe a couple decades ago the thought might have entered our minds to stalk this guys grow, but my buddy said it was a real pro looking op. It was sheer luck and experience that allowed my buddy to even notice it and he just wanted to find out what the guy was growing. Wishing the guy luck!props to your buddy for only taking cuttings. i would be pissed if i had an outdoor grow that got ripped off.
Edit: Would have liked to seen the guys face when he checked on them and seen 5 plants topped!
No need just prop the smaller ones up to meet the canopy of the biggest plant and you will be fine. My tent has the same dimensions and that is how I do it and so far it is working great.Good info 10acjed... I plan to have 3 plants in there at once, in a rotation so that I can harvest once every 2-3 weeks... So once I see how the light is spread, the plants closer to finishing will have priority. Yep, it's only a 24x24 area.
Another thing is if there happens to be any real shaded areas and a certain plant is really missing out, I'll supplement the lower growth with some of my CFLs, or at least that's the plan.