Shov Winter 2013-2014 Sativa Grow

[catbuds]

OUCH! Been there, done that, HATE that..... but it happens. Anticipaipating doing that a lot with my height limitations. Sounds like a strain best saved for the great outdoors. Something that worked for me to manage stretch in a tall sativa I once had..... Kept cool lighting (MH/coolwhite fluorescent side lighting) for the first 2-3 wks of flowering. Keeping cool white fluo, switched to warm lighting (HPS) for 2 wks, after that switched out the cool fluor tubes for warm white. Lengthed budding time about a week, but almost 50% less stretch. Too much trouble, no more tall girls for me after that. Worth the effort? Depends on how much you like the strain. ~~~ PEACE! ~~~

[Shovelhandle]

Top up bags with soil and trim lower branches and bud sites. Total (20) plants. (9) Mango Haze, (6) Z11 x Neville's Haze and (5) Z11 sativa x Neville's Haze. One Z11 sativa x NH had one single ball on her with all the developing buds. I trimmed it off, marked the plant and put it where I can keep an eye on it.

[Shovelhandle]

Photos 11/10/2013

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Mango Haze = blue ribbon
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Z11 x Neville's Haze = red ribbon
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Z-11 sativa x Neville's Haze = white ribbon
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[catbuds]

Oh that's pretty! I can almost smell them!

[tlranger]

Like that red ribbon' s Crystal look. Nice job!!!

[Shovelhandle]

they don't smell yet, they just young.

[Shovelhandle]

Update
I kept an eye on the hermie and it put out more male stamen so it's gone. The other four plants of that strain (Z11 sativa x NH) all show calyx forming into seed! There were no male stamen that opened so I don't know how this is happening. I was tempted to shit can all these plants but I decided to wait and see how things look in another couple of weeks. If I need the space I'll cull them out.

photos later...

[Shovelhandle]

Ok, here are some photos. Many of the MH and Z11 x NH are topped and/or tied down.

Z11 Sativa x NH
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Z11 x NH
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Mango Haze
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All
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[catbuds]

Coming along great! Especially that Z11xNH, she's busting out of her seams!

[tlranger]

The difference is striking, but all look so nice