Quote Originally Posted by greenatik
heya rusty, great thread w/ pics of how to bonsai..
Appreciate it, thanks. You too, ND.

Quote Originally Posted by greenatik
...How long after you start seeing new growth can you flip to flower?
I give 'em a month or so. Generally takes a week to start showing the new growth.

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Once bonsai'd do they tend to not get very tall?
Correct. They still stretch, but not as much as from seed or clone. With my indica's I'll give 'em an extra week or two in re-veg. Seems to cut the PMS (Pre Motherhood Stretch...the stretch that happens when you switch from veg schedule to flower schedule) about in half for both sativa and indica hybrids.

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What would happen If i just bonsai'd the secondary shoots and left the top alone?
I've never left the cola, but from the experience of leaving some of the lesser (insignificant) buds, the flowering hormones that remain in the main cola would freak-out the lady early in the re-veg process. Stressing her out big time, causing slowed growth or plant death. The mature trichomes gurantee your room will stink for the next few weeks tho. Another good reason to remove all of the buds before re-veg.
Regardless, the main cola you were trying to save will make way for new growth by withering up and dying off. No ground gained there, but I like the way you think...nice try. :jointsmile:

You can easily train and trim the new growth to fit the growth habit you require.

Good luck. It's a surprisingly easier process than it looks, tho. :jointsmile:
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . Rusty's Bonsai Downsizing... Wasn't sure where to post this, but I wouldn't be offended, with it being moved to it's proper place. (as long as it isn't in the trash, lol) First off...don't try this at home, I'm a trained...um...ok, so I'm not really trained. But I saw this in another post, and was wondering if it would work. I had previous experience in growing bonsai, and figured I'd give it a grow... Reason for doing it... An incoming crop of plants from the veg room was forcing my hand. The plants in veg were Rating: 5