SpinCharm
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First timer. About 4 weeks of flowering so far and another 3-4 to go from what I've been learning. The weather here (Vancouver Island) is better than most. First frost isn't usually until the start of November. Average rain is 30-50mm for September, temperatures are still 17-20c dropping to 13-16c at night.
I'm on top of an exposed mountain top so there's always a good breeze and often a strong one. When it rains here it's only for a few minutes and everything dries up and out very quickly, so I'm not too concerned about bud rot etc just yet, though I check the plants several times a day.
I posted one of these pics on Reddit a day ago and seemed to have triggered a bunch of people angrily telling me that I should be removing all the leaves because there's no air flow and light can't get inside, and that pruning my plant to be so perfectly shaped is pointless.
Sigh. This thing is almost blown over daily by the wind up here. The branches have grown up big and strong as a result, and the inner areas are constantly exposed to direct sunlight. I rotate the plant every few days to ensure even coverage. I've trimmed some dead or yellow leaves out only twice and done no trimming or pruning otherwise. The shape of it currently seems to have been the plant's decision, not mine.
It appears that most people are doing some sort of significant leaf removal at some stage. I'm going to do some research to better understand this aspect. I expect that I'd need to do it within the next couple of weeks though if I want to fatten things up.
I'm on top of an exposed mountain top so there's always a good breeze and often a strong one. When it rains here it's only for a few minutes and everything dries up and out very quickly, so I'm not too concerned about bud rot etc just yet, though I check the plants several times a day.
I posted one of these pics on Reddit a day ago and seemed to have triggered a bunch of people angrily telling me that I should be removing all the leaves because there's no air flow and light can't get inside, and that pruning my plant to be so perfectly shaped is pointless.
Sigh. This thing is almost blown over daily by the wind up here. The branches have grown up big and strong as a result, and the inner areas are constantly exposed to direct sunlight. I rotate the plant every few days to ensure even coverage. I've trimmed some dead or yellow leaves out only twice and done no trimming or pruning otherwise. The shape of it currently seems to have been the plant's decision, not mine.
It appears that most people are doing some sort of significant leaf removal at some stage. I'm going to do some research to better understand this aspect. I expect that I'd need to do it within the next couple of weeks though if I want to fatten things up.