Dr.Amber Trichome
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Happy Halloween!
She's looking great kriznarf! One question though, if you didn't have a screen in place(not scrogging) would you still trim the bottom vegetation when in later flowering? I ask because I have a couple of branches or shoots that are being blocked from growing any more because they can't get enough light and they are WAAAYYY behind from the rest of the tops that already are in the canopy, should I or can I trim this shoot or just let it make popcorn buds when it flowers? (I'm at day 4 in flower today and they are stretching like you wouldn't believe, she's grown at least 2 inches in the last 36 hours; no screen for this grow)
Hey AW, hard to say without seeing exactly how small those side branches are, but in general it's a fine idea to prune those suckers if they're overly small or shaded. I'd rather the energy that would have been put into those popcorn nugs be focused on the associated cola, which will become a denser, top quality bud-site. That said, you could attempt a bit of defoliation (basically trim some of your fan leaves,) to try and expose those side branches to more light. At four days into 12/12 you have about ten more days of that early-flower stretch. You might be surprised how much some of those side branches can grow. You could try different strategies on different branches, thus giving you some basis for going with either strategy in the future. Start a journal, post some pics!
Little proof it really works, but the theory is sound...equatorial sativas are typically higher thc content, also happens to be where there's the most UV. High elevation same applies. Rather then adding a bit of spectrum you'd be better replicating the suns natural spectrum better. 2 products come to mind that actually exist right now, CMH and Sulfur plasma if u got 1500 to drop lolHi Kriz, looking great! I was wondering if you have or have ever thought about experimenting with some UV/UVB lights during flowering for maximizing trichome development?
Little proof it really works, but the theory is sound...equatorial sativas are typically higher thc content, also happens to be where there's the most UV. High elevation same applies. Rather then adding a bit of spectrum you'd be better replicating the suns natural spectrum better. 2 products come to mind that actually exist right now, CMH and Sulfur plasma if u got 1500 to drop lol
http://www.plasma-i.com/
Ok so the reptile lights might be cheaper...but hey u get what u pay for. usually...lol
Update update update! We need to see how that girl is doing!