Aroura Indica CFL Grow Box

That is the same except mines from Mircal Grow. Now I just took a peek and it's for sure purple. Doesn't look sick or unhealty as A.I. Does have purple in it. So I'm just guessing it's the genitics. Thanks for the input guys!

So heres another pic update after 3 days about posting about the purple in the plant. the purple is showing quite nice! Also i have been doing a 18/6 light regiment for both upper and lower growth.

So I have a question. When LST (Low Stress Training) should be started before or after the sex is determined? Just a thought I had becasue I want a decent size canopy.

Well, I lst'd before sex. And the one plant that I didn't lst showed hairs first.

honestly, I should have switched to 12/12, culled males, and LST the females, go back into 18/6 for two or three more weeks. depending on how many females I end up with, and maybe even could have used a screen.

you'll get it dialed in eventually.

besafe:jointsmile:

Thanks much man! Yea I was thinking about throwing a screen in there but I kinda clueless on how big the screen squaress need to be. But the LST sounds better everyday. So I'm hoping female then I can just take clones from the Her and hopefully I want to start some pure breeding and cross breeding. I also have super sliver haze and some free mazar x afgaini breed so I have some good genetics. But that's later on LOL.

So Its Day 11 of my A.I. Life and i have started LST. i took some pics of my beggining stages of LST. so a question i have is from here how do i still try to maintain a even canopy when the growth turns upwards like in my pics... so i have to wait for more internodes or the best method? ANY ADVICE IS WELCOME!

hehe, those look really really nice. Thing is...that you are starting LST early. They are still fragile as well.

I normally wait for 5-7 nodes or so. By then the plant is quite larger and you can actually grab the main branch with your fingers to lay her over how you'd like. I'm going to post a couple pictures in series on how I LST.

Picture 1 shows 5 nodes with 6 and 7 growing out.
Picture 2 is after I have looped some twine between node 4 and 5 and tied it to a little tab I cut on the container.
Picture 3 shows 5 or so tops after 2 days of training.
Picture 4 is after I looped tops 2-4 and tied to more tabs.
Picture 5 shows everything adjusting to the light and you rinse and repeat for more tops and a damn great looking canopy.

besafe:jointsmile:

So I am gonna undo the paper clip and wait till the 5th node. Thanks for the pics and the info. Now from LST does it up the odds of males? Either way you the man. I will update in a day of 2. A.I is having vigours growth:)

Damned laggy double post.

honestly.... from this go round. I popped 6 beans. All 3 of which were LST'd were male. =P But I topped/clipped and bonsai'd another so much from a sprout that all it's leaves are frosty from defensive stress and it showed female yesterday. I let another go normally until she had little pre buds then I LST'd her. and the 6th one was stunted so I mutilated it for a re-veg experiment.

But I solely do not believe LST affects M/F ratio.

You COULD just be patient and veg them to 6 nodes or so, then go into flower, kill off the unwanted males, go back into veg, or LST your canopy according to the amount room left. =D

besafe:jointsmile: