I had no choice but to stunt them because of location. Once germinated they were started in the ground. Once they were a foot tall seedling I stunted them by transplanting them to their permanent home. Watered with boiled water for the first three to four months then watered using tap water once a week just to keep barley moist. After four and a half months in they started showing sex then after a week they were started with a grow fertilizer for a month then switched to a budding fertilizer for a month then stopped around three weeks to finish. The best one from one of the little ones has been moved twice after almost flooding but the second move wasn't a major move and it's doing great with five tiers flowering it's pretty small.