I do limited top/FIM, but almost always at least once or twice. I LST by tying down and a little super cropping if it's in the center and not a good tie point. for the branches for even canopy. I've become a Leaf Tucker versus Leaf Plucker, I very rarely clip a healthy leaf. I Veg'd under CFL for maybe 6 weeks or so. 600W HPS w/ Cooltube 4x4 Tent. I've been all over the place on Nutes, but settled on GH MaxiGro/Bloom, Kelp, Epson Salts, Molasses, Glucose, Black Water Humic Acid. Rainwater when available, or de-chlorinated tap. I fucked up in the beginning with grow media selection. I did a 35% Potting Soil / 35% Coir / 30% Perlite mix in blue Walmart grocery sacks, but unfortunately, I ran it more like a soil grow. E.g. 6.8 - 7 pH water, watered when is got light in weight to ensure adequate oxygen etc. I think the Cal may have locked out by the Coir. I had little rust colored dots on the lower, then upper leaves. Started hitting them with CalMag and it seemed to maybe get better. Anyway, lessons learned on first grow. I'll be pushing these through to the end. Just put 2 clones in 12/12 with them, 2 more waiting for the first 2 to finish and then round 3 is starting to veg already. I want to dial it back some, but hate to kill clones / potential clones when trimming, so I though them in bubble cloner thingy with tap water and damn if they don't friggin root.
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