hey smokey, it seemed to be working just fine yesterday. when i get home tonight i'll have a better sense, but first impression was good. of course, my girls are still vegging, so not sure how this will translate to flowering, but at least it's a start... i'll update on this tonight.
thanks man! yeah, so i got home tonight and there was no smell. walked in the room, still no smell. opened the closet, stuck my head in, and yes i smelled some weed, but that's to be expected. so overall, not too shabby. girlfriend is happy too, so it's all good.
My girls will be in bondage till they get chopped. If i let them go they would shoot straight up. I am not sure if thats a good thing or bad thing but it is what I have to do to keep them at that height and out of my lights. I hope that doesnt hamper them in anyway.
hey aqua, welcome to the thread +rep. yeah, please copy the idea, i was actually looking for screw-in hooks like archminister had, but saw these and figured it would be easier to install, and it was! super easy, and the glue is strong, definitely will hold down those branches. the pipe cleaners sound like a great idea, i may look into those soon (cause i still feel the thin wire is cutting into the stems a bit). thanks bro!
no i don't think it'll hamper them at all. i was just thinking that after 4-5 weeks into flowering, they may be done stretching, but you're probably right, safest to just leave those ties on. man, i'm still super impressed at what you were able to do with that lst job... anyone reading should check out arch's thread.
haha, nah it's just good ol' homer simpson that's all. yeah, bolts would be a nice touch. i'm gonna unstring her tomorrow and see if she's healed. that branch might be the one that got away... escaped my aggressive lst. i think i'm gonna have a nice cannopy with one runt sticking out the side lol.
Thanks Homer. I hope so. I do not know if she was topped - I got her as a teenager as a present. I always wanted to grow, but never got it together to do it, so my wife got me the girl as a xmas present. Then we had to run out and put together all the equipment. That is why she had such a hard early life. LOL. Anyway, I am really ooking forward to seeing what your plants look like in bloom. This is a great primer for my next grow...
man, that is one nice xmas present, lol. so you must've switched it to 12/12 about a week or so later? nothing like having a plant to motivate you to set everything up lol. likewise man, i'll look forward to some updates from your girl as well.
thanks arch, i'm about to post some pics i just took... one of them shows the healing wound. mr weed doctor, or dr weed doctor lol. i think she'll recover just fine, with a little scar to show off. that one branch looks like an ideal candidate for a clone, i just don't have the time to go through another veg stage... anyway, on to uploading these pics.
Watering first is the best way to do it, let it sit for about 30min - 1hr to soak up some water and will make the branches softer.. Will allow you to bend and tie them down alot easier without breaking a stem..