Some advice on lollipop

FosterBD

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Looking to lollipop my apple fritter. I’ve never done it before. She’s starting to transition to flower. Would now be the time to do it and how high should I go from the ground or do I just strip the lower branches and leave the top of them.
 

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driver77

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Your outdoors....let her rip.
Light penetration is not an issue with the sun.
You have a pest problem though.
 
thumper60

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Its a perfect time to clean up all that lower stuff 1-2 ft an some of the inner stuff to increase air flow, I wouldn't touch the tops at this point. You do have something funky going on plants dont look 100% healthy.
 
Mr. Roy O

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I would remove anything that's growing inside of the canopy and is underdeveloped. Also remove week, thin, stretched branches.

Some guys here are against which is ok but I am growing outdoors only and had waay better resoults with cleaning plants and removing week underdeveloped parts.
 
FosterBD

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driver77 said:
Your outdoors....let her rip.
Light penetration is not an issue with the sun.
You have a pest problem though.
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What do you mean? Elaborate please. If you’re referring to the pattern on the lease, that’s been there since the beginning when they were started inside. I had multiple plants going, and this was the only one to show on the leaves. I figured if it was kind of bugged it all would have But I could be wrong. I’m relatively new to growing.
 

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UnknownRemedy

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FosterBD said:
What do you mean? Elaborate please. If you’re referring to the pattern on the lease, that’s been there since the beginning when they were started inside. I had multiple plants going, and this was the only one to show on the leaves. I figured if it was kind of bugged it all would have But I could be wrong. I’m relatively new to growing.
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I'm not going to lie. I couldn't definitively give you exactly what's wrong(Maybe overwatering? Too much light?) but those plants look like they're in rough shape. The 3D look + leaves pointing down + the discoloration shows they're very very stressed out.

They should look similar to this one I have growing right now.
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driver77

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FosterBD said:
What do you mean? Elaborate please. If you’re referring to the pattern on the lease, that’s been there since the beginning when they were started inside. I had multiple plants going, and this was the only one to show on the leaves. I figured if it was kind of bugged it all would have But I could be wrong. I’m relatively new to growing.
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Looks like thrips in the last 2 pics
Your young plants look over or under watered
 
FosterBD

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UnknownRemedy said:
I'm not going to lie. I couldn't definitively give you exactly what's wrong(Maybe overwatering? Too much light?) but those plants look like they're in rough shape. The 3D look + leaves pointing down + the discoloration shows they're very very stressed out.

They should look similar to this one I have growing right now.
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Yes I had a rough start when I started them inside. I was showing the apple fritter. It’s sad that look on the leaves from the very beginning and because it was inside, I assumed it was just way the strain . All my outdoor plant started inside so I just assumed that if it was a bug all the plants would have it. I also spray weekly couple different sprays rotating. I really could be wrong only been growing for a couple years .
 
driver77

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Hopefully someone with a better eye will chime in....If it's been like that since it started and looks that healthy otherwise I am hopefully wrong! :eyesmoke:
You got some monsters there...best of luck!
Update with some flower pics! :leaf:
 
UnknownRemedy

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driver77 said:
Hopefully someone with a better eye will chime in....If it's been like that since it started and looks that healthy otherwise I am hopefully wrong! :eyesmoke:
You got some monsters there...best of luck!
Update with some flower pics! :leaf:
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It does not look good from the start. You gotta take a look at how you care for your plants tbh. I can't diagnose because I don't know what you do.

My eye is correct in saying those are unhealthy plants and his conditions need to be tweaked. Plants that are unhealthy from the start won't do better outside.(I replied to the wrong person haha)
 
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FosterBD

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UnknownRemedy said:
It does not look good from the start. You gotta take a look at how you care for your plants tbh. I can't diagnose because I don't know what you do.

My eye is correct in saying those are unhealthy plants and his conditions need to be tweaked. Plants that are unhealthy from the start won't do better outside.(I replied to the wrong person haha)
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FosterBD

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I germinated my seeds after soaking in paper towels. Once tap root is out I placed them in rapid rooters in solo cups first then transplanted to 1 gal pots.( my first mistake) . They got pretty leggy (mistake number two I used a 100 watt light) early May. I started to harden my plants for outside. I transplanted all but 2 into 5 gallon pots. Other 2 in the ground. I’m using ocean forest mix with perlite 70/30 mix. Also added worm castings. my plants in pots are fed with Foxfarm nutrients, and the other two in my raised bed. I haven’t had a major issues or so, I thought. I appreciate the feedback and a criticism.. it was a rough start, and I bit off more than I can chew. Thanks guys
 
thumper60

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FosterBD said:
Looking to lollipop my apple fritter. I’ve never done it before. She’s starting to transition to flower. Would now be the time to do it and how high should I go from the ground or do I just strip the lower branches and leave the top of them.
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The more i look at that plant looks like russet-mite damage
 
UnknownRemedy

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FosterBD said:
I germinated my seeds after soaking in paper towels. Once tap root is out I placed them in rapid rooters in solo cups first then transplanted to 1 gal pots.( my first mistake) . They got pretty leggy (mistake number two I used a 100 watt light) early May. I started to harden my plants for outside. I transplanted all but 2 into 5 gallon pots. Other 2 in the ground. I’m using ocean forest mix with perlite 70/30 mix. Also added worm castings. my plants in pots are fed with Foxfarm nutrients, and the other two in my raised bed. I haven’t had a major issues or so, I thought. I appreciate the feedback and a criticism.. it was a rough start, and I bit off more than I can chew. Thanks guys
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100 watt light should be fine, just move it closer. I think they were overwatered while in your tent . I learned watering by looking for the signs of under watered plants. Leaves drooping or curling downwards away from the light after not giving it water for a few days. You'll see the signs much earlier the more you do it.


I don't know much about pest damage outside. He could be right on the russet-mites.
 
FosterBD

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UnknownRemedy said:
100 watt light should be fine, just move it closer. I think they were overwatered while in your tent . I learned watering by looking for the signs of under watered plants. Leaves drooping or curling downwards away from the light after not giving it water for a few days. You'll see the signs much earlier the more you do it.


I don't know much about pest damage outside. He could be right on the russet-mites.
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I’m not disagreeing about the mites I just would think all my plants would be affected they all were started together inside and this plant had this look from week 2. I also spray every week rotating between neem and captain jack dead bug. Thanks for the feedback. Any thoughts on how to deal with them? I’m including pictures of some of my other plants all started together IMG_8292.jpeg
 

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