I always wait an extra couple days til the balls start to grow away from the node then I pull it. I seen balls on my 1 Kali Brains and had to cut em after I waited 2 more days... Day 9 into 12/12... Turned out male after I allowed it to dry a little while I noticed it was more covered with balls then I had figured. I was gonna make tea with it then said fuck it and tried to make some hash but got pollen lol Never gonna do that again.
If it's a male it will be stronger than most females so that wouldn't work as well as you think. You can however see what a "marijuana" plant can withstand. Try experimenting with things you wouldn't do to a female without trying first like break a branch and put it back with tape, or flick the stem on the nodes to make it stronger, or put it in heats above what it's used to and see how much it can stand so you know what not to exceed for your fems. Just a thought lol
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What time ya workin today/ Goin to school. I'll do my best at getting there asap and I'll try and keep you posted if they arrive or not. No longer counting the days since they haven't arrived yet. FAIL. Oh well.
I hate to do it bro but I have to dis-agree with you on this 1... It is a soft tissue plant and will grow the same as tomatoes if in the right conditions. It will grow the best if you grow it like a tomato plant. If you are thinking about unplugging and tearing down I would say go ahead because a couple cfls (even 4-10) wont make that huge a difference in the electric bill. Heaters and air conditioners make a bigger dent than even hps lights. You can still keep it stealth even with the lights out. Here's a formula to find out how much electricity you are using. Find out how much your electricity costs per kilowatt.
I made some tea with the males from my grow, (I started with 5 plants and got 2 females) U have to boil at least 2 or three times in whole milk (u need milk fat as water just wont do it, or strong alchol lol) it had sort of a cheese taste which I blamed on the milk but it was partly the plant too(idk why). It had mild but nice effect on me from just one cup full. As for the stems Chew Em', yeah they are good to chew kind of like quid.I'll do my best today buddy to get home as fast as I can, grab the camera and jet back in for a few hours. We're gonna need to get ourselves some Proper soil this time. Coco, Fox Farms and or some other one. Our mix was good, but not optimal. Since we paid for these seeds, I say buy some soil instead. It's dirt Cheap (get it?)
I also want to see the plant before he/she gets chopped and I want to take a leaf (or 5... Maybe more) to hang on my wall after I flatten and dry the bastards (Plus I want a tea too
Off to work all. Catch yous guyses laters.
Na but really that is a good way to justify your statement lol Fucking stoner! I'm bout to go smoke then attempt using my internet again.