I'm Back for a New Grow

[Stizz1e]

The only real problem I have with waiting is being back in the north east the box is in an outdoor room that I have winterized but i'm still worried about the outdoor temps droping too low and effecting the plants growth.

 

[Stizz1e]

Another thought on the 5 finger leaves, this plant even from the begining only had 3 fingered leaves. Maybe it's a strain that only has 3 fingered leaves?

 

[Stizz1e]

I was going to flip the lights today, but i have decided to wait another week. I just fed her with a gallon of bottled water and 2 tbls of Big Bloom and 3 tsp of Grow Big. Im hoping for a growth spurt this week. pics to come later in the week.

 

[jmark1249]

nice grow stizz1e keep up the good work!!

 

[Stizz1e]

still no 5 finger leaves yet. lots of growth this week though. Ill take pics on sunday. I do plan on flipping to 12/12 this weekend also.

 

[falcore]

is it possible that it has auto flowering genes. in my first grow i had a top44 show sex during the 18/6 light cycle

 

[jmark1249]

i also had one show sex on the 18/6 cycle

 

[Stizz1e]

its possible, i tend to think it has to do with the amount of time this plant has been alive, going on 7 months. Maybe some one who has kept mothers will chime in if their mothers ever show pistils. But at this point im thinking age is the factor causing the spontaneous flowering.

 

[falcore]

wow seven months! what is their typical life span?

 

[Stizz1e]

Some people keep mothers alive for years, but typically indoors is between 3-5 months. I think anyway some one please correct me if im wrong. I did not flip the switch today I was busy with other things. I plan on flipping, feeding, and photoing tomorrow though.

 

[Stizz1e]

new pics as promised

that last one is just to show how much the stem grew in a week.

 

[Stizz1e]

I did some light pruning over the last day or so. Also LST'd a couple of the side branches. Lots of growth in the center of the plant. Sill now 5 fingered leaves however

 

[Stizz1e]

so whats the common procedure with LST. Do you guys leave your plants tied the entire flower cycle? or do you untie them at some point, and if so when would that be?

 

[Stizz1e]

ok thanks for the kind words. What i did was tie a piece of string around the bucket and from there i have been using paper clips with pieces of string tied to them. The paper clip around the plant and the string to the bucket string. Then as i want to open up the plant i just roll the bucket string don a little bit and it pulls the others with it. Easily adjustable with options to tie every branch if i wanted to. I just really wanted to know if people keep them ties for the duration of the grow.

 

[falcore]

Im in the middle of an my first lst and i did basically what andy said. im on 12/12 start to finish so they may be growing a bit different than your plant. i lsted to control their height i kept it at about a foot but now since they are basically all the same heights i stopped and cut them free on account that i am out of horizontal room and since they still have room to stretch im letting them grow up. lsting is fun and interesting i think it will illustrate the hardiness of these plants

hope that helps

 

[Stizz1e]

Temps are low but she seems to still be growng strong. The stretch is evident and I have made some new lst ties she is really branching out. I'm starting to see some new pistils as well. I thought that I read somewhere that lower temps increased resin production. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

 

[Stizz1e]

Well we're through the first week of the stretch. Temps are getting low, but she seems to be handling it well. I gave her half a gallon of bottled water today, no nutes. Her leaves looked like they were curling a little so she'll get nutes next week. Other than that I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

 

[falcore]

wow she looks really healthy it looks from the pics that her fiver leaves are coming back
how low are the temps dropping to? as far as resin i though high heat and low humidity created resin but maybe cold and low humidity causes the same thing but then again maybe im wrong about both cases. lol

 

[Stizz1e]

still no 5 fingered leaves. However some of those 3 fingered leaves are the size of my palm. I run the lights over night to combat the low temps, so lights on is between 60 and 70. Lights off I have no idea i use a thermometer that doesnt record highs and lows. But winter finally decided to show up here so its cold during the day as well.

edit: was outside before looking at the plant, with lights on temp was 58

 

[Stizz1e]

some of my older and larger fan leaves were drooping tonight. I don't know if its because i over watered the plant or if the temps are getting to it. The stems on said leaves are turning purple but only the drooping stems are turning purple.