Hitting Ceiling of Greenhouse

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wiseguy187

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Dang, now I feel even more worried, haha. I have one small fan hanging in there now and a bigger oscillating one coming tomorrow. A few weeks ago I thought the hard part was done but it seems I really underestimated this greenhouse venture. It was all much easier when I let them grow freely.
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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I just roll up the sides on a hoop house till flower
Plenty of air flow
On raising the walls
It gets a bit tricky with winds and storms
Mine are only 7 foot and at least twice a season I’m out there making repairs
Anybody got tracking devices for those 3/4 inch farmers clamps? My mower is really good at finding them
 
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Herb & Suds said:
I just roll up the sides on a hoop house till flower
Plenty of air flow
On raising the walls
It gets a bit tricky with winds and storms
Mine are only 7 foot and at least twice a season I’m out there making repairs
Anybody got tracking devices for those 3/4 inch farmers clamps? My mower is really good at finding them
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Fortunately this greenhouse can roll up the front and back (two layers, one with just a screen to keep pests out), and has six “windows” I keep open all the time. I guess I just really have to get a little more aggressive to free up some space.
 
StonedGardener

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wiseguy187 said:
Hi all, can’t recall if I’ve posted before, but I’ve lurked for like a decade. I’ll try to keep this short but provide as much info as needed…

I’m in Northern California and growing several plants outdoor in a 12’ L x 6.5’ W x 6.5’ H greenhouse (mainly for privacy). I have grown outdoor before but generally in 5 gallon pots and in not the best sunlight. I planted bag seeds mid-March, and now at the end of the June, quite a few of my tops are hitting the ceiling. I have two trellis nets already set up and have bent many branches through, and recently tried some supercropping and tying down, but they bounce back so quickly and I keep running out of space…

Now that we’ve passed the summer solstice, I’m a little worried about the timing for topping, but a few brown spots on new growth (from leaning against the ceiling/walls) have convinced me to just start hacking at the tops.

Any thoughts or recommendations? When is it too late to top? Should I do something else instead? Thanks in advance.
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When I hit that " ceiling" , I start bending top over , slowly. I start by hanging very light weights , like small washers, and incrementally add weight. It'll bring it down so it can stretch horizontally. I've ended up with pipe wrenches weighting down branches.
Be careful not to overload with weight...go slow.
 
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wiseguy187 said:
Fortunately this greenhouse can roll up the front and back (two layers, one with just a screen to keep pests out), and has six “windows” I keep open all the time. I guess I just really have to get a little more aggressive to free up some space.
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any chance you can lose the top altogether? or figure out a way to raise it. I would hate to see you lose your top buds after all the work you've put in. You look to get a nice harvest out of those if you give them room to finish. Best of luck, you've got a lot riding on this.
 
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husita

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wiseguy187 said:
Here’s what it looked like last week, slowly losing my little walkway…
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Very good.

As I dont almost smoke and don´t need much weed, I solve your problem makeing them flower soon when they are abou 1 m high. Covering hoophous with dark film for 12 hours. I´m about to do this this year, probably july 7th.
 
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doublejj said:
any chance you can lose the top altogether? or figure out a way to raise it. I would hate to see you lose your top buds after all the work you've put in. You look to get a nice harvest out of those if you give them room to finish. Best of luck, you've got a lot riding on this.
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I’ve really been racking my brain on the best plan of action. I almost removed the cover last night, cuz I really don’t want to lose what I’ve worked pretty hard to set up. I even installed a drip system a couple months ago before I put the cover on. It’s just the neighbors preventing me from opening it up since we’ve only been at this place since December, I’d like to remain as “undercover” as possible, and my wife’s not a fan of having them visible. Ideally I’d remove the greenhouse altogether, but I’m thinking of the best way to raise it now.

I’m not sure how feasible this would be, but just popped into my head: I haven’t cloned before but did buy some Clonex.. if I did cut a little more off the tops, could it be possible to root them and continue growing the cuttings in pots?
 
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StonedGardener said:
When I hit that " ceiling" , I start bending top over , slowly. I start by hanging very light weights , like small washers, and incrementally add weight. It'll bring it down so it can stretch horizontally. I've ended up with pipe wrenches weighting down branches.
Be careful not to overload with weight...go slow.
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Hey that’s an interesting idea too. I have plenty of little hardware things I can use as weights. Might be worth trying on a few.
 
Herb & Suds

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husita said:
Very good.

As I dont almost smoke and don´t need much weed, I solve your problem makeing them flower soon when they are abou 1 m high. Covering hoophous with dark film for 12 hours. I´m about to do this this year, probably july 7th.
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Every day twice a day?:?
 
husita

husita

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Herb & Suds said:
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Good luck with both
I can’t dedicate twice a day seven days a week to brushing my teeth
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Depends on motivation. Have to walk a dog as well so just a little more job with hoophouse.
You don´t have to do it everyday, first 14 days are most important, then when you miss a day, nothing happens.
I used to grow guerila and regular outdoor, but never managed to have dense and nice looking buds. First flowres often showed in middle of september, an in my climate, there is rainy and foggy in october. So this is the way to go. Itś a hobby.
 
StonedGardener

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wiseguy187 said:
Hey that’s an interesting idea too. I have plenty of little hardware things I can use as weights. Might be worth trying on a few.
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I've done it f
wiseguy187 said:
Hey that’s an interesting idea too. I have plenty of little hardware things I can use as weights. Might be worth trying on a few.
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That top branch will be tender...start the bend with lightest weight you can to get it started to bend down. A few times I've put a little too much weight on , the branch appears to hold weight fine but I come back later and it's bent in half. I go through a ton of different sized washers( make little hooks to put around branch to hold weights) at first then move on to heavier items. I just hooked one up to show you how I start.
 

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wiseguy187 said:
I’ve really been racking my brain on the best plan of action. I almost removed the cover last night, cuz I really don’t want to lose what I’ve worked pretty hard to set up. I even installed a drip system a couple months ago before I put the cover on. It’s just the neighbors preventing me from opening it up since we’ve only been at this place since December, I’d like to remain as “undercover” as possible, and my wife’s not a fan of having them visible. Ideally I’d remove the greenhouse altogether, but I’m thinking of the best way to raise it now.

I’m not sure how feasible this would be, but just popped into my head: I haven’t cloned before but did buy some Clonex.. if I did cut a little more off the tops, could it be possible to root them and continue growing the cuttings in pots?
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If the stem near the top isn’t woody at all and seems like new growth still, you should be able to clone it. Then you’ll just have some late season shorties you’ll have to find a place for. At least you’d still have your strain.
Maybe you can just dig your floor deeper, hehe?
 
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MAGpie81 said:
If the stem near the top isn’t woody at all and seems like new growth still, you should be able to clone it. Then you’ll just have some late season shorties you’ll have to find a place for. At least you’d still have your strain.
Maybe you can just dig your floor deeper, hehe?
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Thanks! You guys have all been super helpful and it’s def appreciated. I’d be glad to post a few updates as time progresses.
 
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