The UK Growers Thread!
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Ontheball
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i gave them a trim yesterday actually, the pic i was using was a few days old
thats an updated picture i just posted still shaded down the bottom even tho i removed a fuck load , do u guys think i should remove more leaves ?
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supersillybilly
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I never remove fan leaves. Thats their solar panels. If they are blocking bud, open them up with string, ie LST
mantiszn
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that's what the screen (scrog) does... make it grow outward rather than up... great stuff..
i've done some scrog (did las' mm scrog) with a mix of supercroppin this time round.. my bushes are like twice as wide as high.. lol
link >> https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/407263-las-fingerez-mini-movable-scrog.html
i've done some scrog (did las' mm scrog) with a mix of supercroppin this time round.. my bushes are like twice as wide as high.. lol
link >> https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/407263-las-fingerez-mini-movable-scrog.html
supersillybilly
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Tie the fucker at a right angel m8. Screw a screw into the wall, tie it onto that. The lower buds will benifit too. Its a personal thing but I never remove leafs unless their dead
mantiszn
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supersillybilly
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Did u check this out robbie. Think Im going to get one and keep a mother in there
supersillybilly
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Sounds sexual, or is that coz my birds been on her period for the last 5 days. lol
mantiszn
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you don't ride the crimson tide billy? hahaha
me neither that shit freaks me out... bloody knob.. literally..
me neither that shit freaks me out... bloody knob.. literally..
del66666
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They love it when they are on.............
RobbieP
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Just checked it , looks good mate , i used to use a wardrobe before i got my tent , tents had to go away for the time being and old wardrobe is now long gone but you might be onto sumit here
supersillybilly
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Fuckinnnnnnnnnnnn LOVE it u slaggggggg. (said in a wanker cockney accent) lol
cheddar1985
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Shit billy i thought u knew betta than that old fossle !!
Why dont they just die seems as i take all the energy from them bro? Im not dissin ya bro but people that have been there and done it properly will tell u the same that it does increase yeilds and brings in betta mature buds than u would normaly of done without doing it!!
Shit bro ill post a picture later on of my last crop and i took everythin off !!
It was literally a plant of bud and branches lol
Ontheball
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i went down the my plants are babys and must not damage them route , doesnt make as good a budz as hack n slash lolShit billy i thought u knew betta than that old fossle !!
Why dont they just die seems as i take all the energy from them bro? Im not dissin ya bro but people that have been there and done it properly will tell u the same that it does increase yeilds and brings in betta mature buds than u would normaly of done without doing it!!
Shit bro ill post a picture later on of my last crop and i took everythin off !!
It was literally a plant of bud and branches lol
btw that drobe gonna me big enough ? just measured my cabs its , H 175cm W 100cm D 65cm. anymore than two is just a struggle , i know ur going for 1 mother but still :/
supersillybilly
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Im a lazy cunt and can't really be fucked trimming(same wae ma pubes lol) but if you say it increases bud I'm all for it.Shit billy i thought u knew betta than that old fossle !!
Why dont they just die seems as i take all the energy from them bro? Im not dissin ya bro but people that have been there and done it properly will tell u the same that it does increase yeilds and brings in betta mature buds than u would normaly of done without doing it!!
Shit bro ill post a picture later on of my last crop and i took everythin off !!
It was literally a plant of bud and branches lol
supersillybilly
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I was thinking that thers is going to be loads of clippings coming off it, so never really going to get that big
supersillybilly
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Pruning/leafing
Leafing is one of the most misunderstood techniques.. In the mind of the cultivator, several reasons exist for removing leaves. Many feel that large shade leaves draw energy from the flowering plant, and therefore the flowering clusters will be smaller. It is felt that by removing the leaves, surplus energy will be available, and large floral clusters will be formed. Also, some feel that inhibitors of flowering, synthesized in the leaves during the long noninductive days of summer, may be stored in the older leaves that were formed during the noninductive photoperiod. Possibly, if these inhibitor-laden leaves are removed, the plant will proceed to flower, and maturation will be accelerated. Large leaves shade the inner portions of the plant, and small atrophied floral clusters may begin to develop if they receive more light.
In actuality, few if any of the theories behind leafing give any indication of validity. Indeed, leafing possibly serves to defeat its original purpose. Large leaves have a definite function in the growth and development. They serve as photosynthetic factories for the production of sugars and other necessary growth sub stances. They also create shade, but at the same time they are collecting valuable solar energy and producing foods that will be used during the floral development of the plant. Premature removal of leaves may cause stunting, because the potential for photosynthesis is reduced. As these leaves age and lose their ability to carry on photo synthesis they turn chlorotie (yellow) and fall to the ground. In humid areas care is taken to remove the yellow or brown leaves, because they might invite attack by fungus. During chlorosis the plant breaks down substances, such as chlorophylls, and translocates the molecular components to a new growing part of the plant, such as the flowers. Your ladies begin to lose their larger leaves when they enter the flowering stage, and this trend continues until senescence. It is more efficient for the plant to reuse the energy and various molecular components of existing chlorophyll than to synthesize new chlorophyll at the time of flowering. During flowering this energy is needed to form floral clusters and ripen seeds.
Removing large amounts of leaves may interfere with the metabolic balance of the plant. If this metabolic change occurs too late in the season it could interfere with floral development and delay maturation. If any floral inhibitors are removed, the intended effect of accelerating flowering will probably be counteracted by metabolic upset in the plant. Removal of shade leaves does facilitate more light reaching the center of the plant, but if there is not enough food energy produced in the leaves, the small internal floral clusters will probably not grow any larger. Leaf removal may also cause sex reversal resulting from a metabolic change.
If leaves must be removed, the petiole is cut so that at least an inch remains attached to the stalk. Weaknesses in the limb axis at the node result if the leaves are pulled off at the abscission layer while they are still green. Care is taken to see that the shriveling petiole does not invite fungus attack.
It should be remembered that, regardless of strain or environmental conditions, the plant strives to reproduce, and reproduction is favored by early maturation. This produces a situation where plants are trying to mature and reproduce as fast as possible. Although the purpose of leafing is to speed maturation, disturbing the natural progressive growth of a plant probably interferes with its rapid development.
Your plants grow largest when provided with plentiful nutrients, sunlight, and water and left alone to grow and mature naturally. It must be remembered that any alteration of the natural life cycle will affect productivity. Imaginative combinations and adaptations of propagation techniques exist, based on specific situations of cultivation. Logical choices are made to direct the natural growth cycle to favor the timely maturation of those products sought by the cultivator, without sacrificing seed or clone production.
A Guy called Bricktop on here posted this, and he knows his shit. Basically he says only remove leafs when they are dead. Again there are so many opinions
Leafing is one of the most misunderstood techniques.. In the mind of the cultivator, several reasons exist for removing leaves. Many feel that large shade leaves draw energy from the flowering plant, and therefore the flowering clusters will be smaller. It is felt that by removing the leaves, surplus energy will be available, and large floral clusters will be formed. Also, some feel that inhibitors of flowering, synthesized in the leaves during the long noninductive days of summer, may be stored in the older leaves that were formed during the noninductive photoperiod. Possibly, if these inhibitor-laden leaves are removed, the plant will proceed to flower, and maturation will be accelerated. Large leaves shade the inner portions of the plant, and small atrophied floral clusters may begin to develop if they receive more light.
In actuality, few if any of the theories behind leafing give any indication of validity. Indeed, leafing possibly serves to defeat its original purpose. Large leaves have a definite function in the growth and development. They serve as photosynthetic factories for the production of sugars and other necessary growth sub stances. They also create shade, but at the same time they are collecting valuable solar energy and producing foods that will be used during the floral development of the plant. Premature removal of leaves may cause stunting, because the potential for photosynthesis is reduced. As these leaves age and lose their ability to carry on photo synthesis they turn chlorotie (yellow) and fall to the ground. In humid areas care is taken to remove the yellow or brown leaves, because they might invite attack by fungus. During chlorosis the plant breaks down substances, such as chlorophylls, and translocates the molecular components to a new growing part of the plant, such as the flowers. Your ladies begin to lose their larger leaves when they enter the flowering stage, and this trend continues until senescence. It is more efficient for the plant to reuse the energy and various molecular components of existing chlorophyll than to synthesize new chlorophyll at the time of flowering. During flowering this energy is needed to form floral clusters and ripen seeds.
Removing large amounts of leaves may interfere with the metabolic balance of the plant. If this metabolic change occurs too late in the season it could interfere with floral development and delay maturation. If any floral inhibitors are removed, the intended effect of accelerating flowering will probably be counteracted by metabolic upset in the plant. Removal of shade leaves does facilitate more light reaching the center of the plant, but if there is not enough food energy produced in the leaves, the small internal floral clusters will probably not grow any larger. Leaf removal may also cause sex reversal resulting from a metabolic change.
If leaves must be removed, the petiole is cut so that at least an inch remains attached to the stalk. Weaknesses in the limb axis at the node result if the leaves are pulled off at the abscission layer while they are still green. Care is taken to see that the shriveling petiole does not invite fungus attack.
It should be remembered that, regardless of strain or environmental conditions, the plant strives to reproduce, and reproduction is favored by early maturation. This produces a situation where plants are trying to mature and reproduce as fast as possible. Although the purpose of leafing is to speed maturation, disturbing the natural progressive growth of a plant probably interferes with its rapid development.
Your plants grow largest when provided with plentiful nutrients, sunlight, and water and left alone to grow and mature naturally. It must be remembered that any alteration of the natural life cycle will affect productivity. Imaginative combinations and adaptations of propagation techniques exist, based on specific situations of cultivation. Logical choices are made to direct the natural growth cycle to favor the timely maturation of those products sought by the cultivator, without sacrificing seed or clone production.
A Guy called Bricktop on here posted this, and he knows his shit. Basically he says only remove leafs when they are dead. Again there are so many opinions