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I hear a Bull Mastiff works pretty well...Well... scratch this plan. My Chocolope plant, along with my Lemon Skunk and Sour Grapes was stolen last night. I know who did it. They left a leaf trail right to there house.... So they'll be dealt with accordingly.
Anyone know of any good traps to set up for outdoor thieves?? I just electrified my back fence. And I did it in a way that they will get stuck to it. If there lucky, they'll have a fellow thieve with them that can try and pry them from it. I would like to set more traps though. Anyone know of any good ones??
Wow dude, did you forget to burn today? Remember we are all therorizing, and experimenting. This is the purpose of thc farmerBeen researching for years huh.
Well start over.. If you know how a plant works you know all of these stuff. There's no theorizing.. Pot growers simply never learned how a plant works.
I'll give you a hint. Plants make there own food.. I learnt this at 4 years old and haven't forgot it like every other grower.. If the food is diverted from the roots, it remains available for above ground use. Gee I wonder how to get more sugar to the buds at harvest?
So I went to town with a razor knife and the other 3 plants. I did not consistently cut around all of the branches because it was caged and tough. It should stress them out. Rains in the forecast so an early harvest sounds great.I want to add to this forum because I accidentally girdled a fairly large branch. I had used braided fishing line with a slip knot to pull down branches early on, one knot stuck and stayed tight as the plant grew.
I initially noticed yellowing on the two branches above where it was girdled, but did not know why at first. I thought nutrient deficiency or insect damage as they are outdoors with limited protection. I ended up finding the choked off point and cut the fishing line out with a razor blade. The girdling was probably 3/8 and inch deep at least.
Results from the control and experiment group. The trichomes on the girdled plant are 2-3 times larger than the other plants. I am going to girdle a main branch on the other plants today.
About me: I am a biologist, and I have spent time at tree seed farms where they harvest fir and pine cones for the seeds. They girdle the trees deep and stress the trees out with similar techniques as well. These trees are almost dead but continue to survive. As a result they produce more and larger flowers(cones) in this case.
My personal response and thoughts to this technique, is that stressing out a plant or tree will make it create an immune response to the threat and or injury. One way a cannabis plants protects its flowers is with sap, aka trichome production as it is a natural pest deterrent. It appeared trichome production and size was consistent throughout the plant even though only 10% or so of the plant was girdled. This immune response is seen in other species as well. An acute injury and a general response throughout the whole plant. I do not believe that cutting off the flow of nutrients back down to the roots is what is causing the growth increase. I believe it is the immune response and the plant/trees worried now is the time to reproduce or potentially never. Nature will never pick the never option. I will maybe upload pics soon.
Yea or pit bull no1 comes in my backyard even though if they did he would lick em to deathI hear a Bull Mastiff works pretty well...
Wow dude, did you forget to burn today? Remember we are all therorizing, and experimenting. This is the purpose of thc farmer
I ended up going in a bit at inconsistent depth, not scraping, and not a full circle. I might hit/cut all of the branches a bit because green leaves left on the branches when they are harvested mean there was energy available to go into the flowers/buds that was wasted. So I guess I am saying I am not sure if the initial girdled branches will produce better or if a general immune response throughout the plant will produce consistent results. This is the real deal and all growers should do this is my slight professional opinion. Will keep you posted with updates.Be delicate, just scrape the stalk, not cutting deep enough to truly girdle the plant.
Got pics of the cuts?So I went to town with a razor knife and the other 3 plants. I did not consistently cut around all of the branches because it was caged and tough. It should stress them out. Rains in the forecast so an early harvest sounds great.
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