lol what is it with dogs and cats eating ppls plants man? read so many posts where their pets have savaged their plants! so glad i dont have either a dog or a cat.
When a plant is shaded by a tree it is still receiving light, same as cloud cover. It may get a tad dark in storms, but again, light is still present. Even if it can happen in nature doesn't mean a plant likes it.
When you top, ur not making the plant grow faster all around. The plant directs the same amount of energy that it would normally use to the area of trouble, all other growth suffers while the damaged area gets the support it needs. After the burst of growth is done, growth slows to rebuild stored nutrients. In conclusion, the growth spurt u consider to be an all around thing, is only focused to the area of stress in a panic to save it's life while the rest of the plant growth halts...
here is some pretty legit info from the dutch passion seed company and i think they would know a thing or about this. goin on what they say its not true that there is nothing you can do to increase your chances which i dont think is true either way but here it is read up you might learn somethin DUTCH-PASSION
so the idea of bananas would more than likely ENSURE a male plant, and not the inverse?
and so the general consensus is that interrupting the night cycle with an hour of light won't stimulate female growth, and if Dutch-Passion is right an extra hour of light is an extra hour closer to a male?
so this vegetative plant i got here, just sprouted up, cute little thing...
i should turn the lights off for 6 hours a day?
'cause my friend is currently attending Oaksterdam University and he said just keep it @ 24 hours of light until I want to induce flowering.
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