Strawberry Lemonade,3 weeks flowering

[RideTheWave]

Nope,dont live anywhere near the RI area actually. This is my first professional grow and I was wondering if it's normal for the plant to start growing flowers on the stems of the fan leaves? I have a picture to show what im talking about. I've never seen that actually happen on a plant before. Anyone else know whats up with that,like if it's normal? oh not to mention a small handful of hairs are turning partial pinkish/orange in small blotches.

[RideTheWave]

Was checking my plants out today and got some pictures. The flower in the picture is much more crystally but the x5 lens was to small to focus my camera in. My strawade plant has some thickish branches but growing flowers all over as well as forming on the stems of leaves.

My 2nd plant has become just a bush for the most part. Trim and prune this one about once a week due to the bushiness.


have been cutting some of the fan leaves off after the flower stem has grown bout a quarter inch above the regular stem. Wondering if this is a bad move or not,but it seems to promote alot more growth after a day or 2. Usually do that every 4 or 5 days to a couple leaves,and usually get rid of the biggest fan leaves every week to week and a half.

[RideTheWave]

Any advice?

[irydyum]

I have been cutting some of the fan leaves off after the flower stem has grown bout a quarter inch above the regular stem. Wondering if this is a bad move or not,but it seems to promote alot more growth after a day or 2. Usually do that every 4 or 5 days to a couple leaves,and usually get rid of the biggest fan leaves every week to week and a half.

Those large leaves, unless they are dead, are the carbohydrate factory and light catcher for your plant. It isn't a really healthy practice to remove all of them, doing so has resulted in all of your smaller leaves making up for it, and will probably cause leafier bud. It's forcing the plant to make greenery to grow when it should be focused on flowers, ya dig :thumbsup:

[RideTheWave]

Thanks Iry, my pops had told me I should be plucking them.I think he might have misworded what he said. For the most part I havent been going crazy on removing them,just a few here and there every while. Even then I didnt pluck more than maybe a couple cause I'd rather not stress them to death. But mainly the one's I've picked are the big ones on top blocking out light to everything beneath.

[RideTheWave]

Just recently picked up a little 10$ grow light,has a nice red spectrum for flowering phase and stuff and provides about 750 lumens.Going to get a replacement bulb and throw it in my black light fixture and hook it up behind the plants. With that in,prob raise it to around 30,000-31,000 lumens.I put in a 250 watt heat bulb to heat up the room as it's been getting very cold downstairs. I do have an intake and outake fan set up as well so it wont get to hot either.

My strawberry lemonade plant is starting to flower really nice and expand. The first and 3rd pics are of some of the forming buds from the top and mid section. The last picture is a x5 magnifyed view of pic 3,somehow caught the light right and you can see the tons of crystals forming. I've heard of a couple sprays that enahnce the amount of trichomes that form as well. For the last week or so though I've been kicking around the idea of clipping the 2 bottom most branches,they're flowering and all but forming very slowly.

[RideTheWave]

My blue dream plant is forming alot more flowers randomly on stems all over. But mainly the buds that are already formed are starting to become really dense as well.

[Barrelhse]

Those large leaves, unless they are dead, are the carbohydrate factory and light catcher for your plant. It isn't a really healthy practice to remove all of them, doing so has resulted in all of your smaller leaves making up for it, and will probably cause leafier bud. It's forcing the plant to make greenery to grow when it should be focused on flowers, ya dig :thumbsup:

Excellent comment on the leaves- if I may add, they still function at the end of life when they give up color. They are returning their last stored nutes to the plant, again so it can concentrate elsewhere. (I still kinda pick and prune at 'em, though.)

[RideTheWave]

Yeah I feel like a bit of a dope for the leaves,but thank goodness I hadnt plucked much. Really appreciate the advice,but one thing that stumps me though,is it normal for flowers to start appearing and growing up the stems of the fan leaves? I've noticed buds growing on the stems in straight littles rows on some of the leaves. Seems a lil odd,but this is my first grow so im not to sure. As well as should i get 2 more of those cheapy lights for an extra bit of light to the sides?would be an extra 1500 lumens for like 40 watts. Havent been able to get out to my garden place due to construction,turned it into a 45+ min trip going around all the construction,detours and traffic.

[irydyum]

Really appreciate the advice,but one thing that stumps me though,is it normal for flowers to start appearing and growing up the stems of the fan leaves? I've noticed buds growing on the stems in straight littles rows on some of the leaves.

Can you get us a picture of what you are talking about? I have seen some strange things on this site, and if you get a picture up, I can likely put you in the right direction.