Hardonna update...

Grow room looks sweet man...really sweet.

But hey....



WTF IS HARDONNA DOING ON A FRICKING WINDOW SILL?

WHY IS HARDONNA NOT UNDER HER LIGHTS?

WHY IS HARDONNA NOT IN HER HABITAT?

I was just screwing in hooks to get ready to hang the HPS and didn't want to get sawdust and paint chips on her...

I swear it was quick...

... what happened to the trimming?

I'm not doing any topping and I guess I'll bend either when it's necessary because of height or if HD says "Why the fuck haven't you bent the bitches over?"

No we arent going to top her.... :)

We aren't going to bend her.... :)

We need to work on tucking those fan leaves.

But not yet.

Lets plant on starting 2moro when I am not so hung over still.

Ski....

I need you to take Hardonna....

Put a white dot or something....masking tape or something on her pot and take a pic and position her so that you and I are on the same page with the same leaves.

Use your little edit program and use white arrows and point to specific fan leaves and number them.

Number them like:

Row 1 Leaf A
Row 1 Leaf B
Row 1 Leaf C

So we can say tuck 1A, 1C etc.....

We can use the white dot or marking on her pot to make sure we have the same position everytime.

What we want to do is to get her exposed to some light on those secondaries. So we will need to tuck the fan leaves to one side.

I prefer to use the twistie ties with the green plastic coating.

In essence, we can pull down those fan leaves all to one side.

Just start thinking bout it and be patient.

She looks so much like WHORE did at 28 days doesnt she?

Almost brings a frickin tear to my eyes...

Hey harddon.....make a thread to me or wtf ever so you can explain your "tucking" techniques and if it will help me, K? thanks playa playa

Hmmm...maybe a not-so-pretty cousin...but she'd be honored to read that.

I kind of jumped on this now just because it's quiet around the house and had some time before her lights went out at midnight.

And just when I need it most, my camera fried from salt water on my last surf trip. I'm trying my best with an old beater that only works while being shaken and just takes b&w, although a replacement is on it's way via eBay.

In the meantime, this was the best I could do for starters.

What I don't understand is what do I tie the fan leaves to? I get the idea of what the result should be, but can't picture the method.

And, btw, I'm about 11 days from flowering. That's my current plan (7 weeks total veg), but not set in stone.

And, again, thanks for taking the time!

Jesus Christ what did I get myself into?:eek:

What we want to do is concentrate on the higher secondaries.

Since you are gonna flower soon, we dont have a lot of time.

What we want to do is move the fan leaves....just move them to expose as much of the main stem and growth to the light as possible.

You can "TUCK" the fan leaves by gently placing them on the back side of the stem. Or we can tie them down which is really what we should do.

You will want to loop the twisty tie, gently around the stem of the fan leaves....take the twisty tie and tape it (use good tape) or drill a hole in your pot rim and tie the twisty tie to that spot.

You want to pull the following fan leaves down as far as they will go without choking or cutting them or breaking them off.

They are more sturdy that you might think.

Your black and white picture makes this suck ass :)

Fan leaves 4 and 5 need to go down first.

Tie them down as far as they will go. As they lay down, be sure and tuck any loose fingers behind the secondaries you are exposing to light. Tie the fan leaves so they are on a vertical plane, parallel with the main stem.

So start with 4 and 5 and there are others behind those that need to be tied down too. I cant see their numbers but I know they are there.

So that is the section to start with.

Get them tied down and even if they have to be one on top of the other, that is fine. YOu are tying the STEM not the leaf. The leafs can touch each other with no probs.

AFTER you haved moved them and exposed all those middle secondaries, you MUST get the light CLOSE to the secondaries just as if they were newborns.

So get a foil covered booster chair for her if you have to so she can get the light.

Lets try those and then post the results.,.... in black and white;

ARGH.......

Dont worry you wont fuck her up....

You may want to run some tie or string across the bottom of the container from rim to rim getting it close to the main stem. You might have a tuff time getting them tied and tucked vertically if you have to go to the rim of the container for an anchor spot.

This tie o0r string by her stem will give you something to anchor to.

Oh, man, HD, rest your hangover...I don't mean to seem like I'm cracking a whip for info. It takes a mighty asshole not to respect another man's hangover.

But I think I understand what you're saying.

I will begin work when her sun comes up.

Thanks! Sleep!

What a lousy time for camera issues...

Anyway, this tie-down method seemed easier than I thought. I took a metal coat hanger, straightened it, then cut it in half. Then I crissed-crossed the pieces and hooked the ends at the edges of the pot. So the pot has an X across it, just above the dirt.

Then I took pipe cleaners and gently looped them around the fan leaf stems, nearest the bottom of the leaves. I then pulled them down and tied them to the metal X, pretty close to the plant stem, so they are vertical.

I went around the Fan 4/5 level, then tied down the fan leaves that are below those.

Bright green secondary leaves popped out everywhere.

I boosted Hardonna and gave her a third CFL.

It seems to make amazingly perfect sense, HD.

Question: I'm vegging either 9 or 16 more days. Any idea how many adjustments I'll need to make with these ties? And what about the very top fan leaves? Will I be tying them, too?

Thanks!!!!