Gardenfaerie Outdoor Organic Summer 2014 Flux and LST in Ground

[grannyT]

Great update garden ! LK looks great, especially those shots from the top ! I know you really wanted to do the BID grow so now you're gonna get to !

 

[GardenFaerie]

Thank you, Granny. I am also happy about the BID grow.

 

[Dennise]

You know I am going to say do a heavy defoliation... The bottom is not getting enough light IMO and you will end up with mounds of popcorn if you don't open her up.....

 

[KingJohnC]

I agree that you should defoliate your plants. I have a much different understanding of defoliation applied at the proper time line to enhance vegetative growth and flowering. You can see examples of how I defoliate and train my plants in my Grow Journals and Reviews. I would defoliate in vegetative growth 7-10 days before flowering to remove excess fan leaves and open more light to branches and nodes that become bud sites and colas. I defoliate in vegetative growth by removing any fan leaves that are excessively shading the branches and nodes to encourage the nodes to grow larger and produce more colas. I use Low Stress Training to tie the branches of my plants to the outer edge of the rim of the pots and each branch becomes its own bud site and cola. When I defoliate in preparation for flower I leave no more then 4 fan leaves at each growing top and remove the majority of the fan leaves, any fan leaf that shades a top and lower growth, this is a perfect time to select cuttings to root as clones from the plants you are about to place into flower. I defoliate in flower at days 21-25 of flower when the stretch phase has ended by removing lower growth that will not produce anything except for popcorn bud and any fan leaf that shades a bud site and again if required at day 45.

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There is a good example of how I defoliate in this Grow Journal and Review

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@Bassman59 has detailed defoliation in his guide Increasing yield with defoliation indoors: What's it mean? How to do it?.

 

[GardenFaerie]

Thanks, John. I did defoliate last night. The plants are bald! I'll put up photos later...

 

[Dennise]

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[B A R]

Yeah, what Fifi said...

 

[GardenFaerie]

Okay, here are a few photos after I defoliated. I swear I removed hundreds of leaves and in these photos it looks like I removed nothing.

I will definitely do a second defoliation on the appropriate day of flowering. The plants are now getting regular feedings of cal/mag, phosphorous, and 6-12-6 fertilizer. I know it says it has 12% P in it, but the plants are fine with the extra P in flower, I find.

 

[Light Addict]

Damn fine indoor job looking like they loved the defol your gonna do well out of them!

 

[B A R]

Awesome defol work Brooklyn.

 

[Lester Freeman]

I bet you're happy with their progress.

 

[GardenFaerie]

Lester, I am actually pretty amazed at the LED panels and how well they work from as far away from the plants as they are.

I'm glad you all think I did the defol right. I thought it looked okay until I saw the photos and they look like they have tons of foliage, but really it is not fans, just a few here and there and sugars. Yes, I am pretty pleased with these plants. Thanks for everyone helping me.

 

[grannyT]

​Hey gf, hope you are doing well. Everything is looking so healthy and no problems. Good grow going..

 

[Dennise]

Looks amazing as I figured they would and isn't growing inside easier.... No bugs or wormy things.. I know you don't get the yield you do from the glorious sun but ya don't get all the outside worries either... Hope you and yours are enjoying a much calmer time.....

 

[GardenFaerie]

Thanks, Fifi. Yes, we are finally settling down. I had no idea just how phucked up his job was and what it was causing us.

And definitely yes, LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE growing indoors MUCH more than outdoors. I'm sure Lester's hear sank, but I am with you on this one thing. I'll still grow outside, but I prefer inside. I think I have enough to last me quite a long time.

As a matter of fact, I think I will partake right now!

 

[SweetLeef]

 

[Grayhawk]

still great job

 

[KingJohnC]

You did a good job defoliating your plants. Now the bud sites are open to the light and will increase in growth versus not defoliating.

 

[Light Addict]

Hey GF
I hope your garden of wonder prospers most prodigiously whilst you slumber, growing on with such vigour, buds swelling ever bigger.
The scent almost to strong, well hell ya can't really go wrong!
Glistening and sparkling all dewey and bright, so perfectly potent your now high as a kite!!

Hope all is well and good in your world's and know your missed about here!

 

[B A R]

Hope all is well and good in your world's and know your missed about here!

BAR LA
Indeed...
BAR BROOKLYN