05' outdoor

[ganja6294]

Dylan,

Glad to see they are starting to take off. I am worried cause mine are almost too big this early and I wonder how noticable they will be by fall. Have you ever trimmed yours down, to make them grow out instead of up?

Chr0nic,

Sorry to hear you got no smoke. Something will turn up soon I am sure, just keep yours eyes out for it. I have noticed weed sometimes tends to pop up when you least expect it.

Later

[Th3 Chr0nic]

are u guys using a certain mixture of soil or is it just dirt?
i noriced in dylans picturs the dirt seems to be kinda sandy looking. so did u use the dirt near the creek, that seems like it would be well fertilized in that area.would it be too hard to get a grow light and just try to grow some in my closet??? i had friends in college that did this but i never heard if they got any yield out of it but i saw the plants a few times and they looked good. but i guess that wouldnt be very smart to do it in my apt tho

oh yea those are some nice looking brim u got there lol

[dylan]

Dylan,

Glad to see they are starting to take off. I am worried cause mine are almost too big this early and I wonder how noticable they will be by fall. Have you ever trimmed yours down, to make them grow out instead of up?

hey ganja, i almost always "topp" my plants. i just clip the growing top and new ones grow out.

are u guys using a certain mixture of soil or is it just dirt?
i noriced in dylans picturs the dirt seems to be kinda sandy looking. so did u use the dirt near the creek, that seems like it would be well fertilized in that area.would it be too hard to get a grow light and just try to grow some in my closet??? i had friends in college that did this but i never heard if they got any yield out of it but i saw the plants a few times and they looked good. but i guess that wouldnt be very smart to do it in my apt tho

oh yea those are some nice looking brim u got there lol

sometimes i just grow in the natural soil, and other times i will mix some top soil, potting soil, perlite, sand, or other soil (additive) into the mix.

btw, growing in an appartment is ok, just don't tell anyone.

[dylan]

here's some more pics. the last one is a pollyploid i got! they are starting to take off now.

[dylan]

hey ganja, here is a pic of one of the plants i just topped. in case you wanted to see. after i topped them i staked them down with cobob stakes and twisty ties.

[dylan]

here's a few more after a week of being topped. the first pic is the ones i tied down and the others are not tied, but have been topped.

[Th3 Chr0nic]

what is the purpose of tieing them down..

[dylan]

when i get some new batteries for my camera i will post some better pics, but they cost about $15, so when i have some money to spare.

however, tieing them down will help the lower branches to grow along with the upper branches. the more horizontal the plant is the more light will get to the bottom helping the lower branches grow. it keeps the plants short and boosts the harvest. pics will come soon, but this crude diagram will help a bit.

rather than growing like this:
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it will grow like this:
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[Th3 Chr0nic]

very interesting, i have heard if u let them get too tall that is bad so thats a good way of countering that

[dylan]

yes, that can be true, but as long as the plant can handle being big it's ok.
i am going to keep these small though.

here are some pics of the bent plants now that they have started to grow some branches. the pics are not quite as good because i had to use a different camera, but they're pretty good. you can see a difference between the ones in the ground that are tied down and the ones in the pots that are not. i planted the ones in pots in the ground today though, so in a week or so i will be tieing them down too.