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Thank you, very helpful!!! Looks really well trimmed and focused.
be careful. I don't think that seeds need a humidity dome. Someone else can also chip in their thoughts here.once the new babies are out of the humidity dome for propagation,
I'd suggest that you stick with this overall plan. however, you can actually speed up growth quite a lot:to keep from slowing the new girls down, I will only top those once at the 6th node
I also messed up a little as I was too aggresive into mid-Feb:( my new tactic is to be aggressive from late December till late January...also watching the plant carefully for signs of stretching. the fault in my opinion is that I was pruning while the plant (in 2nd video) was stretching...I should have stopped before that point.There are 2 videos showing how I pruned 2of my plants. I planted them on 1 September (our spring day) and started the Lollipop in late December then got aggressive towards the end of Jan until mid February.
and GREATEST NEWS! that is indeed a branch site. Glad I called it :) I would cut the 1 leaf immediately above it then let it grow. Her roots and stem should be very well developed so she should take off like a rocket soon. then stick to the same plan you mentioned: treat this branch like the main stem and top at node 4or6.I think that tip is getting a little bigger...check it out:
So lollipop like you said or DON'T lollipop as mentioned in #3?suggest that you stick with this overall plan. however, you can actually speed up growth quite a lot:
1. your environment needs to be 100%
2. lollipop regularly. allow a good canpoy of 4 leaves, then chop of the bottom 2. allow 4 leaves, chop the bottom 2. rinse, repeat until she's at the correct size.
3. don't do it on this grow.
And GREATEST NEWS! that is indeed a branch site. Glad I called it :) I would cut the 1 leaf immediately above it then let it grow. Her roots and stem should be very well developed so she should take off like a rocket soon. then stick to the same plan you mentioned: treat this branch like the main stem and top at node 4or6.
To Lollipop or not; how brave, impatient, paranoid are you? Lol. That’s the best answer I can give.
this plant will probably outpace the rest by 3-5 weeks. Do you have a cupboard or elsewhere to flip her while the newbies catch-up?
I'm not an indoor grower with this level of experience.concrned about dropping light intensity like this with the existing plant already so far into veg?
FANTASTIC! now you have too much on your hands ;) this is always a good problem...until the boyz in blue catch you. I'm lucky, our country does not yet have the legal framework for a number of plants...they are still passing the policies/laws. The only rule is: we are allowed to grow for personal and private *adult* consumption without any financial benefit/transaction. so I can grow, give my friends, but they cannot pay me anything. but they buy me lunch/drinks of their own accord.Bonus shots of the three murder victims shooting out small new growths...
I definitely use a dome and seedling mat for germination.I always start my seeds in a dome. Once they break soil the dome gets removed but prior to that it's almost necessary to keep the soil moist and RH at 80%. I think you are overthinking this a little too much :)
If one plant is too tall = top it or LST it. If other plants are too short, then don't train or top at all. Pretty simple process.
I definitely use a dome and seedling mat for germination.
As far as your second point, is there a point where continuing to top or defoliate Diesel to keep her lower while they catch up damaging? I assume there has to be a careful hand when pruning to keep height under control.
Well, the basic plan is to slow down the older plant to let the new ones catch up. I'd do that with a combination of less fertilizer and less light to the older one. Less fertilizer is easy enough. Just be sure to ramp back up slowly later on. For lighting, I'd simply put the smaller plants on some sort of stools or risers to get them considerably closer to the light. If they always have 6-12 inches less distance, things should even out in a couple of weeks? Still, the older one is likely to have a bigger root system and grow bigger or faster than the others once given equal conditions.With only my freaky Diesel mutant still healthy and strong since topping. All things considered, I've decided to pop 3 new seeds and start over other than the Diesel plant, which I intend to keep growing. She grew with no apical dominance and essentially self topped, now one of her sides has since split into a Y.
Therein lies the rub: how to I manage the canopy and training? For context, below are pics of Diesel as of last night. After being topped to the third node, she has again split into a solid Y on the left side of the node, with a bushy single branch on the right.
My initial thought is to continue with a manifold for her as best as possible, or at minimum LST down these growth stems to slow the vertical growth. At the same time, once the new babies are out of the humidity dome for propagation, I will be lowering the light intensity significantly and would imagine that will help slow Diesel down further while the new girls catch up. Additionally, to keep from slowing the new girls down, I will only top those once at the 6th node and LST the remaining time until I can put up a SCROG net.
Thoughts on my plan or suggestions?