Supercropping and Canopy Control

Shwagbag · Apr 2, 2013

whodatnation said:
Subbed up!
Hows lizzy doing?! Gary is still around though hes getting skinny.

#bootycall

Well, well, well, whoD in the hizzy what's up? Lizzy lost her tail, she's not eating much, getting pretty skinny! Izzy is a beast, she eats like crazy, a straight up killer lol.

budolskie · Apr 8, 2013

dropping by with the lst babys

Shwagbag · Apr 9, 2013

Primo dude! Just look at it!

joe blow greenthumb · Apr 9, 2013

Heres my update...my original pic is in post #809. This is an update on pic 2 which is critical jack in a dwc with supercropping. The first pic is today and the second was yesterday. There are some tops a comin......not bad for a first timer.
PS-the top of the plant is the most prominent bud at top left.

Shwagbag · Apr 10, 2013

Real nice bushes jbg! What size container do you have that beast in? What nutes? Pat yourself on the back for that lovely canopy.

The2TimEr · Apr 10, 2013

some well deserved rep for that joe! amazing!
nice thread here shwag, never done any type of supercropping before, only topping.
these are 2 weeks old today and i just snipped em. i'm thinking just a snip and tie down once because of my space restrictions.. any tips for me bro? following this thread at the mo which i seen you contributed to also... https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/438784-lbhs-4-way-lst-tutorial.html

3 Nl x BB and 1 ch9 seeds blue lemon thai, all got off to a nice start staying real squat :mrgreen:

joe blow greenthumb · Apr 10, 2013

That's very much! I'm using 5 gallon buckets with tap water left out for 24-48 hours before using. I'm adding 1 small cap of vinegar per gallon of water to lower my ph. Fox farm grow big, big bloom and tiger bloom nutes. I change my reservoir once a week. I've got two buckets that I rotate. They're covered in duct tape to reduce light penetration and to keep the water cold. My intake blows on the reservoir 24/7 which keeps it cool in conjunction with the duct tape. I've got 8 more weeks so let's hope I can keep her healthy! Thanks again guys. It's means a lot to have others appreciate your hard work. As a first try, this is a real eye opening experience.

Shwagbag said:
Real nice bushes jbg! What size container do you have that beast in? What nutes? Pat yourself on the back for that lovely canopy.

Shwagbag · Apr 10, 2013

The2TimEr said:
some well deserved rep for that joe! amazing!
nice thread here shwag, never done any type of supercropping before, only topping.
these are 2 weeks old today and i just snipped em. i'm thinking just a snip and tie down once because of my space restrictions.. any tips for me bro? following this thread at the mo which i seen you contributed to also... https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/438784-lbhs-4-way-lst-tutorial.html

3 Nl x BB and 1 ch9 seeds blue lemon thai, all got off to a nice start staying real squat

Whats up man? LBH has a couple great threads. My first tip for you would be don't be skert, they're only weeds! lol Those are off to a nice start, like you said nice and tight. I hope they stay that way for ya.

joe blow greenthumb · Apr 10, 2013

Thanks a ton The2TimEr! Yours are looking good. Keep them healthy and you'll be amazed......

The2TimEr said:
some well deserved rep for that joe! amazing!
nice thread here shwag, never done any type of supercropping before, only topping.
these are 2 weeks old today and i just snipped em. i'm thinking just a snip and tie down once because of my space restrictions.. any tips for me bro? following this thread at the mo which i seen you contributed to also... https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/438784-lbhs-4-way-lst-tutorial.html

3 Nl x BB and 1 ch9 seeds blue lemon thai, all got off to a nice start staying real squat

Astral Zoom · Apr 10, 2013

Hey, shwag

Im currently runnin an experiment of supercrop w/ topping VS supacrop w/ fimmin Vs LST

I got a question for ya, do you supercrop (bend) the meristem or just branches leading off the main stem?

I was thinkin maybe breaking the main stem just before each node would be a good idea?

Sativied · Apr 10, 2013

First round in my diy hydroponic setup, would normally scrog but too inconvenient in my small grow space, so needed to SoG manually sort of speak. Besides pinching/bending/snapping I use weights to keep branches down (hard to see, but about 35 in there already).

Vegged for a little over a month, now 5 days on 12/12, 6 plants, one in the center back has nearly a week head start but kept it low by cropping. With the fast vegging in hydroponics branches recover amazingly quick.

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(older pic as well)

Shwagbag · Apr 10, 2013

Sativied said:
First round in my diy hydroponic setup, would normally scrog but too inconvenient in my small grow space, so needed to SoG manually sort of speak. Besides pinching/bending/snapping I use weights to keep branches down (hard to see, but about 35 in there already).

Vegged for a little over a month, now 5 days on 12/12, 6 plants, one in the center back has nearly a week head start but kept it low by cropping. With the fast vegging in hydroponics branches recover amazingly quick.

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That is going to be one helluva sight once they start pushing pistils. Keep us posted please!

Astral Zoom said:
Hey, shwag

Im currently runnin an experiment of supercrop w/ topping VS supacrop w/ fimmin Vs LST

I got a question for ya, do you supercrop (bend) the meristem or just branches leading off the main stem?

I was thinkin maybe breaking the main stem just before each node would be a good idea?

Sounds like a fun experiment! I supercrop everything I put my hands on pretty much. Main stems early on in veg to promote more branching, then mostly secondaries after the "base" is set up. Whatever needs cropping to keep the canopy fairly consistent i will put where I want it. Throw a link up if you're journaling your experiment, I'd like to check in on it.

I guess I'm not sure what you mean by breaking the mainstem before each node. I think I know what you mean, but what would your goal be by doing that?

Astral Zoom · Apr 11, 2013

Shwagbag said:
That is going to be one helluva sight once they start pushing pistils. Keep us posted please!

Sounds like a fun experiment! I supercrop everything I put my hands on pretty much. Main stems early on in veg to promote more branching, then mostly secondaries after the "base" is set up. Whatever needs cropping to keep the canopy fairly consistent i will put where I want it. Throw a link up if you're journaling your experiment, I'd like to check in on it.

I guess I'm not sure what you mean by breaking the mainstem before each node. I think I know what you mean, but what would your goal be by doing that?

thanks,

so you said you supacrop the main stem to promote more branching. As in the one in the center thickest central stalk? That is what I meant, "breaking" the meristem to promote more nutes to each node.. and make the mainstem more strong, thicker, and bend them how you want. Im pretty sure you got me the first time around but my wording might have thrown you off.. I have a journal going but I gotta update it with pics, Ill post a link when I get some time.

budolskie · Apr 11, 2013

quick update on my first hydro grow i plan on lst soo as they get big enough they been in the wilma 5 days now yesterday was there first res change

Sativied · Apr 16, 2013

Only the last picture is new, 5 days with the two before it. The fold in the foil at theback as well as the fans show clearly the distance in height, while I'm still bending/pinching/snapping every day. Not as much to keep it low at this point but to divide it better over the space. I'm expecting to see female signs soon (about 10 days 12/12 now). After that they are going from 400w to 600w, much better quality bulb too, and then I'm going to let them do their thing.

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Canopy control by cropping is working out so well, so far at leas, that I'm going to try a half-pipe or at least quarter pipe SOG next cycle (opposed to half-pipe SCROG I did last cycle), ohhh and I will name it VoG: Valley of Green

Though "vogging"...

budolskie · Apr 18, 2013

day 30 of 12/12 bb sweet n sour, bb smelly cherry and a bag seed purple kush

1st 3 pics the sweet n sour
2nd 2 pics the smelly cherry
and last 2 the purple kush

Sincerely420 · Apr 18, 2013

Job WELL DONE on BOTH you guys! ^^^^^

"You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later." Lol....Sorry.

:peace:

Sir.Ganga · Apr 18, 2013

LST at its finest boyz!

Nice job on them bitches.

Shwagbag · Apr 18, 2013

Shwagbag · Apr 19, 2013

Pretend you didn't see my fancy electrical setup, lol.

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