Lol man. Your plants look good! I do think they could have been even healthier if you hadnt thoughDamn. I lollipped. My plants are screwed
Lol man. Your plants look good! I do think they could have been even healthier if you hadnt though. But that doesnt change the fact that you clearly got a sizable harvest from your plants and must be a knowledgable grower!
All Iām saying is it is not something I would ever recommend to a new grower. Surely we can agree on that?
Welp. Im always about improving my grow knowledge. So if im wrong im wrong. Id love to see the pictures your referring to.Nope :)
Lollipopping is just a tool that any farmer/grower should have in their toolbelt, especially if they grow indoors. Your advice definitely holds true for outdoor plants but that's not to say that there isn't outdoor growers who don't benefit from some selective trimming/defoliation. I can provide you with some pictures in a few hours to kind of show you the importance of removing lower branches/bud sites to promote the growth in the right spots(the top colas). These are just a few reasons why some growers might want to lollipop:
-improve energy flow to more important bud sites
-remove the larf/popcorn buds
-increase airflow and reduce risk of mold/disease
You are correct that fan leaves are like solar panels & storage facilities for your plants and perhaps any LST or HST is best left to the more advanced growers but I think anyone with some recognizable intelligence can remove the lower 30% of branches and bud sites lol. But your plant will survive AND thrive with some skilled trimming
Welp. Im always about improving my grow knowledge. So if im wrong im wrong. Id love to see the pictures your referring to.
So I have never seen lolipoping that turned out well without a scrog net. Is that true in your experience?Just did my lower third removal today, A lot of larf removal that wasnāt getting any light and removed all the dead leaves. Bigger colas in the future :)
Net or stakes it does not matter. The purpose is to help support the plants as the buds mature.So I have never seen lolipoping that turned out well without a scrog net. Is that true in your experience?
Now I want to do a competition to see which method gets a bigger harvest. Lol. using the same size pot I wonder which will yield a larger harvest. Lolipopped or not. lets get experimenting!I just started using the scrog nets but have always used lollipop indoors. Here's some examples of what/why you should remove lower branching and bud sites. Plants only have X amount of energy why not focus it on the most important spots?
Not trimmed as well, lots of larf:
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Trimmed better, barely any larf:
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Oh for sure. I meant more so for an even canopy since when you lollipop the canopy is even more crucial than it already is because its all you have.Net or stakes it does not matter. The purpose is to help support the plants as the buds mature.
Now I want to do a competition to see which method gets a bigger harvest. Lol. using the same size pot I wonder which will yield a larger harvest. Lolipopped or not. lets get experimenting!
No worries! Like I said; im not upset to be wrong. In fact im glad to be. Learning new and better information can only help me and my future grows. But some things you just have to test for yourself because your hard headed Haha.Not laughing to mock you, just laughing because it's kind of like coming across The Wheel before you knew it was invented, even though it's being used elsewhere and has been proven to be efficient/effective :p
Lollipopping is one of the more well known and established/tested methods for increasing yields
I try to always get new growers to use stakes. Stakes allow you to still get in and move plants around. Once I put up my netting moving plants around it not going to happen with 3 1/2" squares. With stakes it takes a little longer to take down plants but the ability to move plants around out weights the extra time. If you are using the tie material you find in the vegetable department at the supermarket, here is a tip. Always tie off in the same direction. Righty tight lefty loose. It makes things easier when you go to take down plantsI'm liking stakes ...first time using them this round
Im always nervous to use stakes because I dont want to damage any of the roots. Any advice on that?I try to always get new growers to use stakes. Stakes allow you to still get in and move plants around. Once I put up my netting moving plants around it not going to happen with 3 1/2" squares. With stakes it takes a little longer to take down plants but the ability to move plants around out weights the extra time. If you are using the tie material you find in the vegetable department at the supermarket, here is a tip. Always tie off in the same direction. Righty tight lefty loose. It makes things easier when you go to take down plants
No worries! Like I said; im not upset to be wrong. In fact im glad to be. Learning new and better information can only help me and my future grows. But some things you just have to test for yourself because your hard headed Haha.
Fabric pots constantly air prune the roots. They are tough. I jabbed my stakes in from week 3 to now week 6 I just put more in yesterday and they havent skipped a beat.Im always nervous to use stakes because I dont want to damage any of the roots. Any advice on that?
It is not an issue. If you have health plants, I would just stick the stakes around the perimeter of the pot and I never had any issues. Sure it you stick one right down the middle of the pot it might cause a problem but the outer edges of the pot has never posed a problem for me. I want to say 14 or so stakes is about the most I have every had to useIm always nervous to use stakes because I dont want to damage any of the roots. Any advice on that?
I've stuck them all over in the roots no issue and they are fat colas can't wait to post emIt is not an issue. If you have health plants, I would just stick the stakes around the perimeter of the pot and I never had any issues. Sure it you stick one right down the middle of the pot it might cause a problem but the outer edges of the pot has never posed a problem for me. I want to say 14 or so stakes is about the most I have every had to use
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