Please Help, Beginning of 3rd Weed Veg

[JASON79]

I have room to use gardening string to move nodes further out, this will create a wider collection of light and cover less of the bud mass and also help lower leaves to also get light but tops of colas all apart from the main cola will be further away from the light? which way do you all believe would be better for these last 3 odd weeks?

If to use string to bush out the plant, What to attach to strings to use as a counterweight to hold branches down a bit but not too far to the point where they will be risking snapping/stressing the branches?

not sure about this one
you should have done this a week before you flower
on one hand it will give you more light cover, so in turn could in crease your bud size
on the other hand if you pull the branches down to much it could stress to the plant and could easy snap a branch
and slow down the bud growth
if the branch do not move easy, leave it
and if they do move easy, tie them down a little just 4-5" all the way round,it will make the plant 8-10" wider and should not stress the plants to much
how high is your light from the canopy (should be between 16"-20") any higher and you could end up with airy buds

 

[JASON79]

try buying some thick garden wire and cut it to size you need and make a hock on both ends
hock round rim of the pot and round the branch
its a lot easier and when your finished with it, keep it and re use it on your next grow
if done right, it do not just hold branch down it supports the branch to

 

[Elliesdaddy]

Light is readjusted every couple of day's it's always kept at 18 inches above (1.5ft)

 

[Elliesdaddy]

There is no holes to hook it around mate

 

[Elliesdaddy]

Might just attached the string to pens as they would be a light counterweight i would only be able to do it in the most crucial areas but any difference helps...

 

[JASON79]

you do not need holes
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=plant+pot&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=hKo&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&biw=1280&bih=920&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=BhhV3lHAKEkrTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.hg-hydroponics.co.uk/15l-circular-indoor-outdoor-plant-pots-922-p.asp&docid=TURQ4KTYTSr1VM&imgurl=http://www.hg-hydroponics.co.uk/ekmps/shops/hydrogrow/images/15l-circular-indoor-outdoor-plant-pot-s-922-p.jpg&w=357&h=360&ei=WxmXT5KRF4TR8gPLs-GhCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=616&vpy=253&dur=2534&hovh=225&hovw=224&tx=104&ty=80&sig=112523937377314990577&page=3&tbnh=164&tbnw=163&start=50&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:50,i:252
look at the edge of the pot it curls down
use the wire to go under that bit and up. so you hock that part
then roll it over the top of the edge, the over end hocks over the branch and holds it in place

 

[JASON79]

i will show you

 

[Matchbox]

not sure about this one
you should have done this a week before you flower
on one hand it will give you more light cover, so in turn could in crease your bud size
on the other hand if you pull the branches down to much it could stress to the plant and could easy snap a branch
and slow down the bud growth
if the branch do not move easy, leave it
and if they do move easy, tie them down a little just 4-5" all the way round,it will make the plant 8-10" wider and should not stress the plants to much
how high is your light from the canopy (should be between 16"-20") any higher and you could end up with airy buds

So long as nothing snaps there will be no stress at all because plants move to face the sun in nature anyway so re-adjusting after tying down does nothing bad just do it gently!

i will show you

like lol make little metal hooks to hook to the rim of the pot and tie the string to that.

OR

Screw some screws into the rim of the pots and tie string to it, though I do this right at the beginning as pot prep

 

[JASON79]

i did not use string
its wire with hook on both ends
one end goes round the branch
and one goes under the rim round the pot
string is a pain to use
my hock ideal takes less than a min to cut shape and pull branch down
and a second to take it off
and less than 5 seconds to put it back on
try it and you will see, trust me you will never use string again for this

 

[Matchbox]

I saw, was just suggesting tying string a bit higher up. I usually use the lil hook type deals at the beginning to hold down the main branches but they don't putt em out very far if needed, well not that they are needed because I ScrOG

When I use string I make a huge loop so I'm not putting knots around my stems and it's easy to take off.

 

[Elliesdaddy]

Just got out from tent maintenance there looking beautiful in there, the pure ak is definately the most potent looking forward to seeing what they will be like in between 2.5-3.5 weeks depending on what i find when i manage to get a 420 scope but hairs have started turning brown the pure ak looks beautiful i'll show you in a pic it won't be up till between half 12and 1

 

[Elliesdaddy]

Just some equipment needs charging and screws and hook is a great idea, will deal with that

 

[Elliesdaddy]

I'll see though 18l pots they are plastic may be very hard to get a hook or screw through this is rather thick and inflexible plastic

 

[Matchbox]

I'll see though 18l pots they are plastic may be very hard to get a hook or screw through this is rather thick and inflexible plastic

getting a screw thru is a piece of piss, you can make a pilot hole with a pointy object like an electricians screwdriver and the screws go in easy as.

 

[Elliesdaddy]

Pictures day 38* of flower

The unknown one


White Widow X Big Bud


Pure AK


The close ups on the buds i tried to get as you cant see come to a lower quality to what i was hoping to


Peace

If you like the look of my plant's for my first grow check this out https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/522789-buddhas-tree-pk-9-18-a.html

 

[Elliesdaddy]

So far i'm happy with this results with this being my first ever grow

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

Well done bruv, smashing it there! They sativa? Cuz they BIG

 

[JASON79]

I saw, was just suggesting tying string a bit higher up. I usually use the lil hook type deals at the beginning to hold down the main branches but they don't putt em out very far if needed, well not that they are needed because I ScrOG

When I use string I make a huge loop so I'm not putting knots around my stems and it's easy to take off.

ok may that work better for a full scrog
i have not done a full scrog
but have done scrog on individual plants and it works well
i can adjust each plant height and spread to easily gain the most light cover and size of screen
if anythings goes wrong i can remove one plant (sick,Hermy, ect) have been Lucky so far
but it will happen one day.

 

[JASON79]

Pictures day 45 of flower

The unknown one
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White Widow X Big Bud
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Pure AK
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The close ups on the buds i tried to get as you cant see come to a lower quality to what i was hoping to

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Peace

very good for a first grow

 

[montanachadly]

im growing a white siberian thats white widow and ak that looks alot like that plant there both about the same as far as how far along they are and how big they look pretty good those ones my seeds were some freebies from dinafem looks great for a first grow a hell of a lot better than most that you see.