only problem with that is the height.. depending on your grow area you have to remember a plant is gonna damn near triple its size after you switch to flower.. mine went from about 6in tall lst'd to about 1 1/2 ft tall or so..
good call, monk0. i'm well aware of the stretch you got on your plant, that's why i'm thinking of switching on the earlier side. thanks for the bushmasters suggestion, i'll see if i can find it locally. i'm also probably gonna keep lst'ing a bit the first week of 12/12, bending the branches out so at least the first part of the stretch is horizontal. we'll see. it's hard to predict a little bit how the plant is gonna grow in a couple of days, let alone a week!
thanks randy, welcome to the show! +rep
thanks lee, appreciate it.
yeah, i found that on amazon. i've been reading mixed reviews about it (like if you use a little too much, it really hurts the plant). i'm gonna see if they carry it locally and then just monitor my plant's stretch. if it's stretching, then i'll buy it, if not i'll stick to lst (more like Hst the way i'm doing it, lol).
yeah, or doing something "right". if the goal was to keep her short, you definitely did that.
true, good point as well. i have my girls in 2 gallon pots (last grow was 1 gallon). how big are your guys' pots, arch & monk0? just curious as i'm expecting my plants will end up looking like something in between both of yours...
I hope this is not too off topic, but I am planning on doing a SOG style grow with 1 gallon pots for my next grow. If you don't mind my asking, how did the 1 Gal work out for you and why did you change ? This grow was completely spontaneous, but I am trying to do some research and planning for my next...
hey that's great to hear micro. nothing like smoking your own shit. i still have 6 or so grams of each of my diesels, i found my favorite is to mix them both up (about 2/3 sour and 1/3 purple) for a nice balanced up high, with some body effects but not overwhelming.
no prob dread, not at all off topic. the 1 gal worked out fine for the first grow, i think you'll find the same thing. i just wanted to go a bit bigger the second time around, mostly so i could be more generous with my harvest. i got 1/2 oz each plant the first time, so if i get 1 oz each now i'll be able to give away half of it to friends and still have enough for myself. how many plants are you planning to do next time?
did i say half? haha, yeah that does sound like a lot, but i do like giving pot away to friends if i can. and since i don't smoke that much myself, depending on my harvest size, i should be able to give some nice april 20 presents this round.
good info meta, and nice sprouts you got! i always though hydro was easier once you got it set up, but it sounds like it may not be that straight forward.
So if you want a smaller plant, use a small container. If you want to keep stretch down, LST. I was able to LST my plant all the way to flower. Once you get her trained to bend, you can do it as long as you need to. Now maybe I fucked up on that, I know I didn't do right in the fact that I didn't let her face the light in a horizontal manner. Hmm. Maybe that was cause I LST her too much? Wow. Well, now I have some self doubt lol. But yes, you can lst even in flower. I did lol, and she didn't break. (I'm really baked lol) Sorry.
Just tie her down lower. It's that easy. That way, you can have the tallest cola's possible, and she will be fine!