Truncating, can someone please help me out with this?

I've heard this thing, that you can truncate your plant and keep it in a small container just to keep her short.
What I need is A.) to confirm if this is true or not.
And B.) If it is true, please explain to me how its done.

i thought ive heard of alot of different shit, but ive never heard of truncating.

trun·cate (tr ng k t )
tr.v. trun·cat·ed, trun·cat·ing, trun·cates 1. To shorten by or as if by cutting off. See Synonyms at shorten.
2. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point.
3. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face.

adj. 1. Appearing to terminate abruptly, as a leaf of a tulip tree or a coiled gastropod shell that lacks a spire.
2. Truncated.

[Latin trunc

re, trunc

t-, from truncus, trunk; see ter

-2 in Indo-European roots.]

check out the shot glass grow forrum.. me and a ton of other people are growing a plant from seed straight into 12/12 cycle its a competition we are having it can be done and has been done

a lot of times if not taken care of properly though they will get root bound i advise u to try it

HOWEVER they grow extremely slow so you must be patient

scwascwa said:

check out the shot glass grow forrum.. me and a ton of other people are growing a plant from seed straight into 12/12 cycle its a competition we are having it can be done and has been done

a lot of times if not taken care of properly though they will get root bound i advise u to try it

HOWEVER they grow extremely slow so you must be patient

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Is that so?
Funny thing, I'm actually subscribed to that forum, I just haven't attempted to grow one in a shot glass myself.
You see, I'm running low on money, so, I found some red cups lying around. Thats what my little girl is growing in. Perhaps she will get root bound and grow short as well?
This shot glass thing is intriguing. I think I should attempt it.

When should I be giving my baby nutrients too?
The soil has them already, but when do I start giving her BIG girl nutrients?
She looks a little yellow, is it a good call to go ahead and feed her?

DrKockers said:

When should I be giving my baby nutrients too?
The soil has them already, but when do I start giving her BIG girl nutrients?
She looks a little yellow, is it a good call to go ahead and feed her?

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NO, bad call to feed. especially if theres nutes in the soil already. whats the details? how old is it? you shouldnt be giving them ANY nutes untill they have thier second or third set of true leaves. the yellowing you speak of could easily be nute burn, or overfeeding. it could also be a Ph problem...are you checking the Ph?

SlikWiLL13 said:

NO, bad call to feed. especially if theres nutes in the soil already. whats the details? how old is it? you shouldnt be giving them ANY nutes untill they have thier second or third set of true leaves. the yellowing you speak of could easily be nute burn, or overfeeding. it could also be a Ph problem...are you checking the Ph?

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I don't have any ph equipment.
She's about 3 weeks old. And she has 5 leaves fixing to shoot her second pair. I water only when dry.

DrKockers said:

I don't have any ph equipment.
She's about 3 weeks old. And she has 5 leaves fixing to shoot her second pair. I water only when dry.

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get some Ph drops, about $8. maintaining proper Ph is essential.