Should i top at same time?

[Leelandgrow4]

Wanna have have 8 colas on both plants

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Can anyone maybe tell me what this is from? There is a hole and a slit I looked for bugs nothing and the other plant is rocking stressed but both growing super good no slowth of growth

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Haven't watered in a week buckets still decently heavy I have a same size bucket to feel weight difference

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Haven't watered in a week buckets still decently heavy I have a same size bucket to feel weight difference

If small plant is still going strong perked up maybe big one needs water idk

 

[Leelandgrow4]

The buckets drain hella good dirt holds good moisture probably to much but I think the big one is still super stressed I dont wanna water and more cause if smaller one doing good shouldn't other one different plant and unknown strain might be one of those difficult plant to grow

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Go big bro! Nail it:)

Question I have fox farm soil and a potting soil from Walmart all organic mixed them both of them and I dont no why but the bottom stay really heavy and that's after a week of no water and my back leave curling my fan leave stem are purple idk if that soil holding the bigger plant giving me problems lol but idk what I have some fox farm veg nuts and added it last night can u maybe help me and my temp steady 77 during day and 74-70 at night

 

[detroitjoe]

Well if I dont train to be more out then up would be more space for light means bigger colas right? Or does it matter as much

its not just about more light.
yes your plant gets better light but its also about efficient growing.
a plant with even coloas grows better due to even distribution of fluids.

you want the same amout of uptake to all the branches.

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Okay I get that but what about any deficiencies

 

[Madbud]

Go deep around the inside of the pot with a pencil or probe to aerate and dry the subsoil. Looks good. Bag soils can always use a little extra coco coir and perlite.

 

[Leelandgrow4]

There is perlite in it already just the bottom wont dry out and my bigger one I think it deficient cause the purple stem is climbing little bit by little bit

 

[Leelandgrow4]

I looked at bottom my roots are definitely down to bottom

 

[Leelandgrow4]

What if I hit some roots doing that?

 

[Leelandgrow4]

I talk to my uncle in cali he owns a grow and wax company and he said my ph is to high or low and he said stop using tap water and get a ph meter always check the ph before u do anything to it

 

[Leelandgrow4]

And he said make hella holes in the side near the bottom so it can get air to dry the bottom part part that is holding hella water

 

[Leelandgrow4]

Put alot of holes on side of bucket to get air to that bottom part to get that moisture out and this tap water so distilled with nuts and ph meter and ph up and down first grow made it to end but knew place so imma get it right

 

[JackOfWeed]

its not just about more light.
yes your plant gets better light but its also about efficient growing.
a plant with even coloas grows better due to even distribution of fluids.

you want the same amout of uptake to all the branches.

I wait for 3 nodes, then top. Do this in 3 rounds to make 8 colas, mainlined obviously. 8 week veg and they're only about 45cm with scrog and I can comfortably keep the lights 50cm away from the tops. I use an infra red probe to cross check the temperature.

To train them, I use those rubber coated wires to spread them out at 90degrees. They naturally fan out after that, I put a 2" mesh over them to hold it down. and then another 5" one once they stretch. I try to just leave 2 layers of canope only and remove all the smaller stems. Just keep any from the 5th node up. Unless light is getting to the buds they are fluffy and I believe this to be inefficient.

 

[Madbud]

What if I hit some roots doing that?

Not a problem, the problem as you know is the bottom is too wet and needs air.

 

[JackOfWeed]

The roots will regrow. But if you leave them sat in water they will turn brown, then black and it will spread very quick. Mould always does.

 

[Leelandgrow4]

When I looked last they are white at the bottom

 

[Aqua Man]

Looks like the soil is a little hot (rich in nutrients) for them and there is some transpiration issues. Do you have a circulating fan on them? what is your humidity? Are you feeding Nutes and if so at what PH and PPM?