BigDawg@1964
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Ok growers let's hear your thoughts on stressing plants through a grow cycle, pros and cons, what's your experience been, let's face it if your growing weed you've tried it or considering it. Lol I myself am a firm believer in it, sometimes my plants have more tape or Band-Aids than 15 year old that just started shaving, let's here it the good and bad,why or why not. Me I tie over plant soon as stem can support that stress, next I start fiming tops then when branches or strong enough I start super cropping I keep the canopy even with that ,but to do all this it takes long veg cycle, I them fim main tops again right before I switch them to flower and the growth is explosive from that fim the first few weeks of flower cycle, this is how I get my plants to be big and have lots of colas for big yeilds,
this plant just started week 6 of veg.View attachment 4374485 Ok growers let's hear your thoughts on stressing plants through a grow cycle, pros and cons, what's your experience been, let's face it if your growing weed you've tried it or considering it. Lol I myself am a firm believer in it, sometimes my plants have more tape or Band-Aids than 15 year old that just started shaving, let's here it the good and bad,why or why not. Me I tie over plant soon as stem can support that stress, next I start fiming tops then when branches or strong enough I start super cropping I keep the canopy even with that ,but to do all this it takes long veg cycle, I them fim main tops again right before I switch them to flower and the growth is explosive from that fim the first few weeks of flower cycle, this is how I get my plants to be big and have lots of colas for big yeilds,
I have stolen your stabbing of the medium idea off another thread and I’m glad I took note of it.I top and supercrop everything. Starting early. I’m drastic with the snapping. Stems will have multiple knots from repeated healing. I skewer the hell out of the medium including the hardened root mass directly under the plant. My plants are healthy and produce well.
I have stolen your stabbing of the medium idea off another thread and I’m glad I took note of it.
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I believe to promote new root growth and aeration of the medium but @hotrodharley will be able to give an in-depth answer. I’m new to this myself and just grabbed the skinniest bamboo steak I could find and stabbed each one around 20 times plants didn’t mind.
Makes since, I gave mine a worm castings tea the next day and they loved it. I believe it would work the same as stabbing your lawn every few months, works in other aspects of gardening.I gave it a go too and found no ill effects.
It also helps the water get into the medium as well![]()
Exactly the same as lawn spiking. That hardened mass can retain nutes since it’s the finer outer roots doing most of the absorption. Take something long and thin. Pierce all through that so air and water can get in there. Pierce all the way to the bottom of the container in multiple places again to aerate and evenly distribute your feed and water. Water really packs mediums down. Especially peat. But even dirt needs cultivation and aeration.Makes since, I gave mine a worm castings tea the next day and they loved it. I believe it would work the same as stabbing your lawn every few months, works in other aspects of gardening.
Or am I a weirdo who just likes stabbing things![]()
Your butt will pucker when you start jamming the root mass under the plant. It will not harm the plants.Sounds logical I will try it in a plant thanks for the tip.