SweetLeafGrow
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Yup silica does that… pinch and role stems until they are soft and then bend. I usually do about 2” worth on a stem at the spot i wanna bend. Your here some cruching and cracking maybe even a small split but they heal fast and dont break that wayDid a short New Years video update, I do believe that she was hungry (pale) and seems to be responding very well to the raised ppm, sitting around 800 ATM. I might bump that up again by another gallon's worth just to test where that line of too much lies.
I've broken two branches on this gal already trying to train her toward the edges of the tent, one did not survive and the second one is iffy at this point. Seems all the silica makes the branches very stiff, almost brittle especially where the branches join the stem, and I need to do a couple of things differently I think. One, let her grow out a bit more before I try to train so that I have more to work with, and two, try not to go too far with the direction at one time, maybe come back and cinch them down one or two times to more gradually bend the branches over. The nodal spacing on this strain seems to be crazy close very much like the Mac Dragon, maybe not as extreme. I've also noticed this on the mother I got this snip from.
Other than that, I think I'm in the middle of the road and swerving around a bit to find the fast lane. I'm still amazed at how well I can get these plants to look from day one, even when I've had problems, it's been easy to fix. My plants in soil NEVER looked this good early on, I've always struggled especially in early veg.
Thanks brother… glad to be back with all you great folksThanks A-Man, I knew about this technique, thanks for reminding me of it!
BTW, great to see you back on the forum and all those beautiful Canadian flags up and down the threads scattering words of wisdom to all who will hear!
Hey @SweetLeafGrow that looks like a Sulphur deficiency to meI've been continuing to raise the ppm on this gal, she still seems hungry to me. Got everything up to the high end of the GH aggressive feeding chart and still seems very pale green to me, especially on the new growth. Normal for the most part, but still seems to be too pale, hard to show in the photos, they are more pale in person.
Anyhow, still being aggressive with the LST and defoliation, picking my flower sites from the start. Been spreading things outward while at the same time topping the branches coming up through the middle, and snipping branches I know will be too crowded with others or will simply not reach the canopy.
I'm wondering if I can go even further with the ppm's. Not seeing any leaf tip burn yet, riding at 1230 ppm.
I also figure I need to flip soon, maybe a week to 10 days.
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