Grandma's Growing Again

[NetGuruINC]

This has got to be the best thread on RIU

 

[robert 14617]

I dunno what that was... I didn't see the original post and it has obviously been removed now...

don't kid yourself bluejean , ill always want to take a peek

 

[bombasticson]

hey blue you know how to supercrop? if so how do you do it

 

[Kratose]

What up blue. That bagseed beautrice looks really good. The last bagseed I grew came out like crap. But there has been times when I grew bagseed and it turn out better than the good genetics I had.

I hope to get around to picking the next bud of the week soon. Been so busy I am way behind on EVERYTHING. I can see in the future I will probably have to hire someone to help with Cannabis Country. I still haven't been able to post my update pictures on the thread I made. I will get to it eventually. I hope soon.

Good to see all is going well. Oh, and thought I let everyone know I am doing a giveaway. If you want to enter head over to Cannabis Country and find out how.

 

[Bluejeans]

This has got to be the best thread on RIU

Thanks! I love coming in here to find out what my friends have to say.

don't kid yourself bluejean , ill always want to take a peek

You are a sad, strange little man. You have my pity. ~Buzz Lightyear

hey blue you know how to supercrop? if so how do you do it

Yes, I do. I supercrop quite frequently. It's one of my favorite ways to shape. To supercrop, grasp the stem right where you want to bend it and pinch, slowly, until you feel the fibers in the stem sort of "crush". Then, where you crushed the stem, bend it over as far as it will go without breaking. Bend very slowly. It should bend pretty much in two. Then just let go. It will hang there limply for several hours but in no time, the top and leaves will start to turn back up toward the light.

Supercropping is a great way to even up your canopy if you have a shoot or three that jumped way ahead of the rest. It also works as a sort of scrogging in that the lower buds on the supercropped branch now suddednly find themselves promoted much closer to the top.

 

[Bluejeans]

In response to the supercropping question, here is one that I supercropped. The first picture was taken right after cropping a branch. The second picture was taken a few days later. Notice how the branch sort of swells at the injury. That is it's way of healing. That branch will be stronger and tougher for having been supercropped. They take 5-7 days to properly heal.

 

[karmas a bitch]

Bluejeans starting at the bottom of the plant and working your way up every 1 1/2 in. Take the plant in your hand at the node and then put your other hand on the next node. Twist it backwards against itself SLOWLY untill you feel a snap of the inner phloem breaking. Do this on plants in veg every 10-14 days. It will slow you growth down in veg. But your plants will be beasts. Everytime you snap that phloem it grows in size when it heals. Def do this with your mothers if you keep em. Do the branches too.

Its good to practice on old stems before you move on to your live plants. That way you won't kill your plants

 

[bombasticson]

Oh so thats how you get those stems that can hold massive buds and dont need tying up

 

[Bluejeans]

Bluejeans starting at the bottom of the plant and working your way up every 1 1/2 in. Take the plant in your hand at the node and then put your other hand on the next node. Twist it backwards against itself SLOWLY untill you feel a snap of the inner phloem breaking. Do this on plants in veg every 10-14 days. It will slow you growth down in veg. But your plants will be beasts. Everytime you snap that phloem it grows in size when it heals. Def do this with your mothers if you keep em. Do the branches too.

Its good to practice on old stems before you move on to your live plants. That way you won't kill your plants

This is totally new information to me! ... I will have to practice on that one. Is it ever too late to start that? I have 12 plants in veg right now, some of which will be moving to flower in a couple of weeks. For that matter, how early do you start?

Thanks KAB!

Now my next question is when to start counting flowering. For instance, a breeder pack says "finishes in 65 days"... let's assume then that I want to target a certain time for harvest. So I count back 65 days and that would be what? When she starts to flower? When she goes into 12/12? What is that 65 days counting? Cuz I'm gettin' confused.

 

[TogTokes]

+ rep amazing grow.. And kisses!

 

[bombasticson]

This is totally new information to me! ... I will have to practice on that one. Is it ever too late to start that? I have 12 plants in veg right now, some of which will be moving to flower in a couple of weeks. For that matter, how early do you start?

Thanks KAB!

Now my next question is when to start counting flowering. For instance, a breeder pack says "finishes in 65 days"... let's assume then that I want to target a certain time for harvest. So I count back 65 days and that would be what? When she starts to flower? When she goes into 12/12? What is that 65 days counting? Cuz I'm gettin' confused.

I found something that told me breeders time is based on 1000watts per m2 and optimal conditions which we dont have but if you do then you go by breeders time. I believe it counts from the plant starts to flower

 

[Lady.J]

This is totally new information to me! ... I will have to practice on that one. Is it ever too late to start that? I have 12 plants in veg right now, some of which will be moving to flower in a couple of weeks. For that matter, how early do you start?

Thanks KAB!

Now my next question is when to start counting flowering. For instance, a breeder pack says "finishes in 65 days"... let's assume then that I want to target a certain time for harvest. So I count back 65 days and that would be what? When she starts to flower? When she goes into 12/12? What is that 65 days counting? Cuz I'm gettin' confused.

The day you are sure of the sex of the plant counts as Day 1, and then 65 days from that you should be harvesting. Recently had to ask this myself

 

[robert 14617]

i get pre flowers sometimes two weeks before they go into true flowering

 

[Kratose]

This is totally new information to me! ... I will have to practice on that one. Is it ever too late to start that? I have 12 plants in veg right now, some of which will be moving to flower in a couple of weeks. For that matter, how early do you start?

Thanks KAB!

Now my next question is when to start counting flowering. For instance, a breeder pack says "finishes in 65 days"... let's assume then that I want to target a certain time for harvest. So I count back 65 days and that would be what? When she starts to flower? When she goes into 12/12? What is that 65 days counting? Cuz I'm gettin' confused.

As a few others have said, you count day one flowering when you see the true flowers starting to form. Preflowers do not count because you can have preflowers even when your in veg. I am talking about when flowers start forming where your bud sites are. That is Day 1 flowering.

Some people count day 1 when they change the lights to 12/12 but that is not correct. The plant doesn't notice it right away so starting day 1 when you go 12/12 is not correct. If you switch over to 12/12 day one would be when you start to see flowers developing, kinda like little cottonballs. This usually happens about a week and a half after switching to 12/12

Hey blue, I got some pics up on my thread of the strain I created. Its a beast. Here is the link. The picture is on the 3rd page.
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/527545-my-grow-mango-granddaddy-purps.html

 

[karmas a bitch]

This is totally new information to me! ... I will have to practice on that one. Is it ever too late to start that? I have 12 plants in veg right now, some of which will be moving to flower in a couple of weeks. For that matter, how early do you start?

Thanks KAB!

Now my next question is when to start counting flowering. For instance, a breeder pack says "finishes in 65 days"... let's assume then that I want to target a certain time for harvest. So I count back 65 days and that would be what? When she starts to flower? When she goes into 12/12? What is that 65 days counting? Cuz I'm gettin' confused.

Yeah you don't want to start flowering till your plants have had around 10 days to heal. You can start early. But all that you do in the early phase is squeezing the plant to bruise it. I got this from high times like 8-10 years ago. The article was called super cropping 2 I believe. It explains it with pics.

I don't really count flower days. I do but I use them as a rough guide for when I should start watching my plants. I don't go by a set number I harvest when they look ripe. But I count from when I flip the lights.

 

[|B3RNY|]

In response to the supercropping question, here is one that I supercropped. The first picture was taken right after cropping a branch. The second picture was taken a few days later. Notice how the branch sort of swells at the injury. That is it's way of healing. That branch will be stronger and tougher for having been supercropped. They take 5-7 days to properly heal.

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That's more "high-stress training" than a traditional supercrop. Old school super cropping does not involve bending the plant over, same concept though.

 

[|B3RNY|]

As a few others have said, you count day one flowering when you see the true flowers starting to form. Preflowers do not count because you can have preflowers even when your in veg. I am talking about when flowers start forming where your bud sites are. That is Day 1 flowering.

Some people count day 1 when they change the lights to 12/12 but that is not correct. The plant doesn't notice it right away so starting day 1 when you go 12/12 is not correct. If you switch over to 12/12 day one would be when you start to see flowers developing, kinda like little cottonballs. This usually happens about a week and a half after switching to 12/12

Hey blue, I got some pics up on my thread of the strain I created. Its a beast. Here is the link. The picture is on the 3rd page.
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/527545-my-grow-mango-granddaddy-purps.html

The plants absolutely do "notice" when you flip the lights, but there are other processes it must go through before it just craps out some beautiful buds for you to smoke. I assure you, they notice... they have evolved for thousands of years to "notice."

 

[bombasticson]

Bluejeans starting at the bottom of the plant and working your way up every 1 1/2 in. Take the plant in your hand at the node and then put your other hand on the next node. Twist it backwards against itself SLOWLY untill you feel a snap of the inner phloem breaking. Do this on plants in veg every 10-14 days. It will slow you growth down in veg. But your plants will be beasts. Everytime you snap that phloem it grows in size when it heals. Def do this with your mothers if you keep em. Do the branches too.

Its good to practice on old stems before you move on to your live plants. That way you won't kill your plants

Wow Im definitely doing this on my next grow thanks alot, I just know my plants gonna be amazing on my 5th grow cuz my 4th grow is coming along beautifully.. Check it out

 

[Bluejeans]

Well, today in the garden, I started the next generation. I currently have 12 plants in various stages of flowering, 10 nice plants in veg (one of which has been there 46 days...) and now it's time to start the next set that will be growing while the current veg girls are flowering.

So, I put to germinate: 4- 48mph (0calli's strain). 3-Blue Cheese, and 3-Psycho Killer (Psychosis x Jack the Ripper); all regs so I expect a few culls

And I took a few clones: 2 Chocolope, 3 Bubblebomb, 2 White Poison, 2 Red Cherry Berry, and 1 Strawberry Diesel

And I've got 1 Lemon Skunk and 1 Emerald Jack seedlings

The current veg line up is:
Red Cherry Berry - 47 days from seed
BlueberryxG13 - 26 days veg
Strawberry Diesel - 26 days veg
Black Diesel x3 - 35 days veg
White Poison x4 - 35 days veg

 

[Bluejeans]

Dry weight 30 grams.

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