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I've done a bit of research on them but definitely need more info before I'm comfortable doing it. Anything would help and I appreciate anything you could send over. And I guess that means we're both amateurs, but exchanging info and ideas can never hurt!Here's another VA bro welcoming you to the farm. Your plants look very happy and healthy. Nicely done!
Regarding your question, if you're going for yield you're probably going to want to employ some topping and/or LST as soon as you're comfortable doing so. I've seen some people with plants like yours turn them into veritable pretzels to get the job done, so your plants will probably be pretty forgiving with the process, even if you just went with some very basic LST methods.
If you haven't already looked it up, your goal for yield (especially since we can only legally have four plants) is to break apical dominance on each plant so that instead of growing one main branch stalk with many smaller branches (think Christmas tree) we grow many large branches like a bush. I'll try to find the appropriate links that it explain it better than I can and send them your way.
Also, take all of this info with a grain of salt because I am a totally new grower and an indoor-only one at that. Definitely find more info before following any of this advice...I should make that my sig.
Appreciate the input. I do think I will top them. Any advice on technique with the current state of the plants and what watch for/do after? I can send more detailed pics of the nodes and such if neededYou don't HAVE to top them. If you want a single giant cola, don't top. However, you may face some bud rot in humid areas. I prefer smaller buds, so I would top. Also, big, tall plants are more noticeable.
Don't over-worry about topping. Your plants will forgive you, even if you fuck up.
Those don't look very sativa to me. They look more like indica-leaning hybrids or 50/50. Time will tell.
look good from my house wish a lot of mine looked at that stage.Hey everyone, VA recently went legal and I am attempting my first outdoor grow. Obviously I'm an amateur so I'll lay out what I have so far and see what yall think.
Seeds came from Massachusetts from a friend, but we do not know the specific strain or sex. We believe they are sativas. They were germinated back in May and have been in veg since early June.
Grow conditions: I am from Virginia Beach, so we get a range of temps and humidities throughout the grow season. Most days are between 80-90 degrees with 50-60% humidity, but can fluctuate up to the low 100s and humidity can get up to 80-85%. I take the plants out and move them with the sun and keep them in a greenhouse overnight and during bad weather. The plants are all in 7 gallon fabric pots with Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. I have a cheap soil pH meter and have been testing my water with litmus paper. I have been using earthworm castings for nutrients and have only done one application since veg began. I have applied a neem oil solution once when I noticed a small spider mite markings on a couple leaves.
Questions:
I have done minor pruning to remove lower leaves but no topping or anything else. The plants are about 18-20" in height and have about 5-7 nodes, should I top them or would I benefit from letting them go naturally? (Going for highest yield)
I have not been applying nutes other than worm castings, but the plants show no signs of deficiencies and I am seeing good vertical growth daily. Would I benefit from any other nutrient applications or is it a "if its not broke dont fix it" kind of deal?
Are there any nuances I should monitor that an amateur may overlook or not understand?
Stoked to finally get to try this and really want to do it right! Any advice is greatly appreciated!
a lot of the people are more helpful than you can comprehend. i learn here every day alot more than i can rember!Another new Sw.Va. grower here. The nutes (nutrients)in Your soil are good for about a month. Since they are in pots and not in ground, whatever they get will have to come from you. So while outside, it is not a 100% outside grow. Finding out the sex would be first thing to establish. I believe they are at the age now to start to be able to tell. You don't want any males as they will pollinate and produce plants full of seeds. Watering correctly is first thing to learn. They like to dry out. Water completely when you do but pots should be pretty darn light to pick up before you water again. It is a learning experience that just takes practice. So much to learn. And many different ways/methods to do a particular task, so you'll get conflicting advice which isn't all right or all wrong for ones particular situation. So read read read is what I do. Plants look great by the way. Keep things simple for first grow, there's enough to learn without throwing to many curve balls. If they were mine, I'd first see if they were "keepers", as in female, then very soon, like now, the are gonna need some food. Hope this helps. Read, read read.
I would do LST on it for sure. It's easy and "low stress" on the plants. Just be gentle when doing so. If a branch or stalk accidently breaks you can wrap duct tape around the break and it will rebound in a couple of weeks.Hey everyone, VA recently went legal and I am attempting my first outdoor grow. Obviously I'm an amateur so I'll lay out what I have so far and see what yall think.
Seeds came from Massachusetts from a friend, but we do not know the specific strain or sex. We believe they are sativas. They were germinated back in May and have been in veg since early June.
Grow conditions: I am from Virginia Beach, so we get a range of temps and humidities throughout the grow season. Most days are between 80-90 degrees with 50-60% humidity, but can fluctuate up to the low 100s and humidity can get up to 80-85%. I take the plants out and move them with the sun and keep them in a greenhouse overnight and during bad weather. The plants are all in 7 gallon fabric pots with Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. I have a cheap soil pH meter and have been testing my water with litmus paper. I have been using earthworm castings for nutrients and have only done one application since veg began. I have applied a neem oil solution once when I noticed a small spider mite markings on a couple leaves.
Questions:
I have done minor pruning to remove lower leaves but no topping or anything else. The plants are about 18-20" in height and have about 5-7 nodes, should I top them or would I benefit from letting them go naturally? (Going for highest yield)
I have not been applying nutes other than worm castings, but the plants show no signs of deficiencies and I am seeing good vertical growth daily. Would I benefit from any other nutrient applications or is it a "if its not broke dont fix it" kind of deal?
Are there any nuances I should monitor that an amateur may overlook or not understand?
Stoked to finally get to try this and really want to do it right! Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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