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If I used a CFL setup for veg would it reduce stretching? Ive been comparing my plants to Stomper's grow of LA Conf and his are much bushier with a CFL setup. Maybe I should top them?
Oh and considering the flowering could double or triple these babies in size, should I consider flowering sooner than 2 weeks?
Hey guys, today I LST'd all of my girls and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Makes the canopy MUCH easier to manage, and I can easily see some huge buds coming out of it.
Im still having that leaf problem Im not sure what the cause is, maybe the light is too close? Light stress possibly? My theory is still that it is from the stress of the transplant.
I'll have pics coming up in my next post, my camera is charging.
Ok heres all my pics of LST. I used duct tape and fishing line. Light is about 8 or 9 inches away from canopy. LMK how Im doing! Thanks guys!
GG :jointsmile:
Looks good, can you drill holes in the lip of the pots and tie your string to that?
I dont think the tape will stay very long abd the plant will pop right back up.
The leaf curl is heat or light stress, raise your lights and see if it goes away.
If the duct tape does come loose that is exactly what Im going to do. I didnt want to take the time to do it today cuz the LST setup took me long enough. If I have to I will though! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stomper420
Ya it's definitely not heat stress...temps between 65-85. I figure that it's light stress. Ill move the light away and see what happens. Thanks again for the input dude! :D
GG
Nice bondage! they love bein tied up.:thumbsup:
Most ppl lst thru the whole veg stage.. only needs 3-4 nodes to be safe for starting lst. Its when you're a week from flower that you want to stop stressing her out.
BUT, as long as you're veg'ing, just give 5 days to a week from your last lst before flipping.
Then when the side branching starts taking off, start lst again since they will want to triple in size.
I use 4 26W CFLs for veg and they get pretty big.
The duct tape can come loose, but most importantly the fishing line can and will cut into your stems! I use cotton Yarn for LST, tho any other kind of light weight rope like nylon shoelace or something would be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenGopher
As for the stress, HPS isn't a vege light for MMJ. Try putting a Metal Halide over them, it'll work better for vege. ;) Then switch back to the HPS for flowering.
If that doesn't help,.... well I'm out of ideas that haven't already been thrown out there :(
As for the bondage and flipping the lights to 12/12, I LST my girls and start them spiraling around the pot, (Typically I get a "U" shape out of the main stem) I try to train the branches "Out" of the middle. Then when I go to flower EVERYTHING gets trained down even lower under a Screen! (I'll drop the canopy about 3-4") Then it's training the stretch from day 1 flower under the screen for SCROG style grow.
Once the stretch is over and I start getting bud formation I let the cola's go UP! :rastasmoke:
So far every strain that I've tried this with has loved me for it.
The only exception was my Grand Daddy Purple,... which was a hermi from the get go, so I don't think any of the training had anything to do with it. :mad:
Ya, my next grow im going to start lst MUCH earlier. I'll make sure to give them ample time to rest before I flip to flowering.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokeMyPiece
Im also considering using just CFL's for my veg stage next grow, still have to ponder it. Not that im unhappy with HPS in veg, just pondering if I should try something differently or not. Thanks for the comment! Much appreciated sir! :D
GG:jointsmile:
I didnt veg the La under CFLs I did it under my 400MH. The ones under the cfls are white widow from seed. I got the clone La and it was already a teen about 12 inches tall, nice and bushy already:thumbsup: about a week and watch um go.
Id leave your girls the way they are,flip the lights imn about a week and youll be fine;)
Get some mylar though as Im sure you dont wanna paint the walls in there:wtf: That fire . blankets you metion is better then the plain wood:rastasmoke:
looks good, cant wait to see more