PROMOTE & HASTENING GROWTH

[tekneeqs]

Take into consideration, a plant that has optimal air, soil, light, water and the proper NPK values meeting the specific stages of its life.

What other addictives can be added to the plant to ultimately produce better and more buds?

What is this seaweed extract and superthrive I've heard so many people use and how does it work?

Sorry, I know I've been a bugger throughout these forums with my questions and all but I'm so intrigue into cultivating MJ that its all I want to do! And I've tried reading as much as I can on this stuff but as you can tell I have many unanswered questions =p Any input is appreciated.

tekneeqs Reviewed by tekneeqs on 08-29-2006. PROMOTE & HASTENING GROWTH Take into consideration, a plant that has optimal air, soil, light, water and the proper NPK values meeting the specific stages of its life. What other addictives can be added to the plant to ultimately produce better and more buds? What is this seaweed extract and superthrive I've heard so many people use and how does it work? Sorry, I know I've been a bugger throughout these forums with my questions and all but I'm so intrigue into cultivating MJ that its all I want to do! And I've Rating: 5

[phytokind]

Seaweed or kelp is very good, and is like the organic alternative to superthrive. I'd personally stay away from superthrive. Also try some high quality worm castings, which have growth-stimulating compounds. Both seaweed and wormcastings are very easy on your plants. Seaweed supposedly contains the growth-promoting auxins and whatnot that are in superthrive. You can also use some trace mineral products, like Trace Mineral II and Rare Earth, they are both also very easy on your plants. You can mix most of these into some water and make a "tea" (let it sit around for a few days before using) or just mix them into the soil, and you can use the seaweed extract as a foliar spray. I'm using all of those products (not superthrive) for my seedlings right now and they're doing great.

[smoky mcpot 05]

Supplements to add to 'promote and hasten growth', the most un-processed sugar, kelp and seaweed extract as Phytokind mention, contain plant hormones which have growth promoting auxins and protects against pathogens. But unlike Phytokind, I also use Superthrive with them, foliar feed with kelp and seaweed extract. Water with Superthrive and Sugar. Stop foliar feeding and using Superthrive durning flowering, as foliar feeding bad for buds and Superthrive is reportedly a Vegetation Hormone. And speaking from personal experience it will make your buds more airy and longer internode distance. So double up on your sugar.

Growing Methods to 'promote and hasten growth', I'm a personal fan of LSTing but not by tieing 90 degrees to the pot or earth, I wait for the plant to get bigger than you would to LST then tieing at around the 2nd or 3rd node from the top and then tieing off at around the 4th or 5th node from the bottom, creating a little 'S' hook type shape. I find that it makes a stronger sturdier plant and promotes the growth of 3 or 4 main branches, (basically Supercropping without the arguement of being harmful to plants). And you get 3 or 4 I've had up to 6 nice 10+" x 3 1/2" dense colas. Then theres also like mention above Supercropping which requires some know how and patiences, your breaking the stalk and stems slightly rotating around the stalk/ stem til you hear a crack, then prune everything off except for the bottom 4 branches. (btw, this steps are backwards, do the pruning step first) then arrange so they all receive the same amount of light and all have good air circulation in between. This don't hasten growth per say well maybe Supercropping, but it for sure will improve your harvest.

[tekneeqs]

Sugar, as in the sugar in candies?

[smoky mcpot 05]

No I mean kissing them and what not, OF COURSE THAT KINDA SUGAR! lol

[tekneeqs]

Awsome, I didn't know the plants can use that sugar.. How should it be mixed and when should one use this mixture?

[stinkyattic]

Unsulphured molasses, about a tablespoon a gallon, whenever you feel like it.
Great for soil beneficials too.

[smoky mcpot 05]

Unsulphured molasses, about a tablespoon a gallon, whenever you feel like it.
Great for soil beneficials too.

I would use that late in the budding cycle. Use sugar otherwise. Use it as I described above. More or less, 1 tablespoon per gallon.
Adding sugar to your plants is supplementing the natural sugars in plants, meaning that they will grow bigger, faster than without. But theres always a limit to how much they can take. HT's recently had a very informative article about it, 'Sweet Leaf' it was called.

[tekneeqs]

Can I use this kind of sugar with watering? I believe they're made from sugar canes, it says SUGAR CANE WATER on the box? They're in bricks, I have to chop them down before throwing it in the watering mixture.

[doco]

hey smokey - do you have a picture of your lst technique? Im trying to visualize the "s" shape and I'm coming up short...