Sunin said:

I usually mainline
Also if I top normally it will be at third and then going on sides and I might top them too
So I am here with Captspaulding- I bend, I cut and I am not scared of extremes.
Realities of growing in small spaces are what they are except autos- them I leave as nature (I mean laboratory) intended
Now this grow I am experimenting and FIMing and I already regret that I didn't start to tie them down earlier

I think AZreefer was asking here somewhere (before all that name calling ) if all the plants have to be done the same way. No- they don't -but doing plants the same way guarantee you more even floor.
I do find plants done in different ways more interesting and you will learn much faster doing different things on each and finding your own way of growing

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Sunin said:

I think AZreefer was asking here somewhere (before all that name calling ) if all the plants have to be done the same way. No- they don't -but doing plants the same way guarantee you more even floor.
I do find plants done in different ways more interesting and you will learn much faster doing different things on each and finding your own way of growing

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AZreefer said:

Ty sir! I was just going to rehash the same question if it got swept aside. So much good stuff coming in.

I am very excited and if i dont fuck up any of my babies first i have a handful ti try different shit on. This grow for me was more about excitment and not so much well planned as far as what ive used. Lol. So i might as well try more than 1 topping method. Also i doubt i have room to mainline 7 plants in a 5x5. I dunno. So maybe a few get mainlined and maybe a few get topped and mayve some fim? Id like to maybe not top 1 just to see.

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Captspaulding said:

oh hey……..a squirrel.

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RootFarmer said:

@Newty Good strategy. I have a strain this year that ended up having a really open branch structure. I'm in the habit of culling interior lower growth early on but this one I could have left alone. If I get any regrowth at those nodes I'm keeping it instead of pinching it.

Back in the beginning when I was doing closet grows, before the days of tents, my vertical space was very limited to like about 3 feet. My lateral space was even tighter so training really wasn't an option for me. Something like a 2'x3'x3' total. To maximize limited space I would FIM once the plants were about 6"-8" tall and I had 4 fully developed nodes and a cluster of 3-4 new shoots starting ar the top. That cluster is what would FIM. This had a few advantages. It slowed the upper growth down a bit and allowed the lower growth to develop more. It gave better light penetration to the lower canopy. I never had to lollipop. All the colas would finish at about the same height. With a good cut I could get 8-10 colas the size of my forearm from each plant. One time I cut wrong and discovered the technique I use now for my outdoor plants. I get the same response from the plants but still keep the main cola.

The pic below illustrates the early response and how it opens up light below .
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This pic shows how a plant begins to fill out and up more evenly.
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This one shows how they grow during flowering.

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AZreefer said:

I absolutly love living in a desert.

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WickedMichelle said:

Me too, I miss Phoenix. That was my home for over 15 years.

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LoveGrowingIt said:

I think it's very individual, for both the grower and the plant. I would say that I have a minimalist approach. That's my growing style. I focus on air flow and light penetration. I also try to keep my plants from growing too tall or too wide for their tent. I also like nice-looking plants for my own satisfaction.

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AZreefer said:

I have a similar question on 3 of mine. Lol. I lost 3 during germination. Now i have 3 that are a week behind.

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WickedMichelle said:

I hear HerbalEdu is a master at getting the most out of your grow space.

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HerbalEdu said:

well i just try not running out of weed between each harvest in my small appartement, and SOG, short veg, no topping , no LST and whatsoever is the most efficient way to achieve that with the little space i can affect to growing.

nothing is better in term of gr/w/m²/"time spent veg + flo" imho

i don't have much love for topping LST and all like most

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WickedMichelle said:

Do you trim for light?

I tried a net but it looked like torture so I took it out. I did one topping. Plants are very bushy, which is pretty, but also blocking the light. I am thinking of taking out some of the large fan leaves. I have seen a youtube on this, it seems pretty straight forward. Is there anything I should be careful not to do?

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0ttomanfarmer said:

i use this method atm

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AZreefer said:

I absolutly love living in a desert. I have a problem and get cold under 60. I shine in 100 and over. But i really wish i could try an outdoor grow. Those bushes look so good!

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