suggestions how to flower my mom....we r gonna put her to rest how should i flower her without her touching the lights shes about 10 inches from them now
bending is a good technique that i use... As she grows towards the light continue to bend her down to a profile that is sufficient and as she keeps progressing keep bending what comes up and this should allow you to have a good yield that is not going to be burnt by the lights.
You can certainly bend her at the tips where she's not woody, which will still keep her under control, albeit depending how much of a stretcher she is when put into flower.
this may scare you but....
cut her in half
then root the top half and once it has a good root system
flower both
now before you say that you cant take such a big ass clone
dont worry i've had pine trees (xmass) root on me
just stick the stem into a giant bubbler and you will be fine
it will not die
now the mother is half the height it was.....
the lst was not a bad idea but i think your'l way to close to the lights to chance it