"Kinda wild" Trial grow

[Vancefish]

Thanks all,

I agree on the whole get to know them idea. :thumbsup:

I also agree redtails, There will be good info from trying all three methods, and I am somewhat troubled by the differences in height I'll see once I do it. I can easily deal with the light being unlevel to a point. But at some point they will be Short, Medium, and Very Tall.

I am just using a piece of string tied to a hook on the cealing. I tied a slip knot in the other end after running it through the chain that came with the flouresent light fixtures. This way I can adjust the height of the light on both or either end.

I've also been running 40 on and 8 off. Just turn the lights off every other night before bed. They love the direct sun light too. I didn't realize this plant was so phototropic. On my days off work I turn them as the sun moves to "try" to keep them straight. But on my days at work. I come home to the tops pointing at the window for a few hours.

Pretty cool :thumbsup:

[Vancefish]

Howdy all,

Day before yesterday I started bending my first plant (plant 1). I just used some soft string I had, tied a loop knot and used a measuring tape to hold tension. I should have started this first bend earlier I think, because the main stem was already quite stiff. All three have a layer which has cracked and tanned a bit on the stem like bark(I assume normal then).

So I'm going to post three times in a row here to show each plant. :thumbsup:

Here is plant 1

[Vancefish]

Plant 2

This one I topped just after the third node about 26 hours before this posting. I expected a slow in growth! However the leaves on that third node grew HUGE overnight and through today. Thus the measuring tape shots. :thumbsup:

P.S. I added the best shot I could get of the cut itself using my phone. I was surprised the cut sapped a tad, then tightened up and dried so fast. All the remaining leaves seem to continue to grow as well.

[Vancefish]

Plant 3

This little one is the youngest and shortest. thus he/she's going Oh natural. I expect this plant to be the tallest, thus I started with the shortest!

This one also showed some droop yesterday, I watered because it was very dry. Also felt the weight of each pot when dry BTW. :thumbsup:

[mainegrown]

not that im an expert but i think that you should be looking into finding some bigger pots.. kinda soon
i have had a consistent problem with getting root-bound and that seems to slow/stop growth.. something to think and toke on bro
~MG

[MonkeyBone]

Plant 3

This little one is the youngest and shortest. thus he/she's going Oh natural. I expect this plant to be the tallest, thus I started with the shortest!

This one also showed some droop yesterday, I watered because it was very dry. Also felt the weight of each pot when dry BTW. :thumbsup:

She is a she!!! Think positive dude! For the stretching thing, your plants looks nice but in the early days they stretched a bit (first set of leaves over soil). Sorry if i've confused you, my english is "good" but not excellent. My first language is french.

:thumbsup:

[Vancefish]

She is a she!!! Think positive dude! For the stretching thing, your plants looks nice but in the early days they stretched a bit (first set of leaves over soil). Sorry if i've confused you, my english is "good" but not excellent. My first language is french.

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Is all good MB. :thumbsup:

I want to call them all she's. I just have some weird habit of calling them he :wtf:

I actually kinda knew that was a bit tall early on. Thus added the CFLs and direct sunlight. Beyond that I think they look good. It also doesn't really matter if they are he's or she's. They are getting bent, cut, under watered, over watered, over misted, twisted and just generally harassed!

As for Maingrown: I'm not sure I believe the potting situation yet. Most plants have a root ball roughly the same size as the plant is above ground. Some are larger, but they tend to be trees that catch wind. I'd believe this plant being capable of being like a tree in size could have around 150% root mass in comparison to plant size above the dirt? Based on this being a semi annual plant(if someone knows please correct me:thumbsup. So, these are likely just barely reaching the edges of the pot at this point. Actual root binding will take 2-3 more weeks while filling out the pot to become a mild issue if I'm correct (I could well be wrong).

Plus I've seen bushy plants three times this size. Potted in the same size pot these are in now.

I guess this is just another part of my learning curve. Maybe in a few days I'll repot the LST. It'll be the shortest. Thus I'll move it to a bigger, taller pot first. We'll see.

Plant 3 is the smallest. I said in my last post it was drooping. I watered because of this droop(and because it was really dry). However it has barely improved. All the leaves are a little droopy. Oddly it seams, the new leaves continue to grow and swell, but they are coming out droopy too. This being the smallest of the three, and the others not having the issue. I doubt it's root bound. I still haven't bought good nutes. So couldn't be nute issues as this soil likely has at least a few without adding any.

Any ideas?

[mainegrown]

She is a she!!! Think positive dude! For the stretching thing, your plants looks nice but in the early days they stretched a bit (first set of leaves over soil). Sorry if i've confused you, my english is "good" but not excellent. My first language is french.

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MB: drop by my thread and lets see if we can improve MY french and i will point out anything that is wrong with ur english.. not that i have seen anythin and i have found that many 2nd language english students speak/spell better than most americans.. sad isnt it?


VF:wait a day or two if the 'droopy-ness' dont leave then post a few pics.. but i would imagine over watering.. that is the most common by far.

~MG

[MonkeyBone]

Droopy leaves are mainly over-watering. When I water mine, she droops, then 1-2 days later she's all pointing up!

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[weeding4u]

High ya! Yo got a bigger pot now!!