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My First Journal
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Emilya Green
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Looking a LOT stronger now!
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trini trees
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i literally pulled the seedling out cleaned most of the soil off of it so it was just the seedling with its roots put it in ffof with some mycorrhizal an wham they blew up
That’s what I’m talking about!!! Glad they are moving forward....
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So I moved 2 of the girls to a 3 gallon fabric pot the roots were coming out the bottom and they were growing pretty quick.
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trini trees
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These guys should be ready in like a week or 2
Emilya Green
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Roots coming out of the bottom is not a valid reason to uppot. I wait until the roots are so strong that the plant can drain all the water I can get the soil to hold, in a day. Then I have a well developed root ball, the whole reason we restrict the pot size, and then and only then am I willing to uppot. Its not like you killed the plant or anything going early like this, but you failed to meet the number one goal of starting in a smaller container by doing so.
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trini trees
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It had a pretty nice root ball and it was taking water everyday...that's why I fig to move it to the bigger pot. i will do that goal with the other 4 i have in the solo cups. Thanks the insight. i got a lil to happy with the progress
Emilya Green
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taking water each day sounds like you need to read about the wet/dry cycle and why I so strongly recommend it. Please read my watering article referenced in my signature lines and read almost 1/4 million times, just on this forum... I really believe that following my watering method you will get twice the growth you are seeing now.
Use the soil from your last grow to start your seeds. You're only using a solo cup full. I do it every grow.
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trini trees
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Nov. 16 update
Wow, looking good, they are humming right along
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trini trees
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Auto or photo?
I wouldn’t top an autoflower - it can be done but it can also stunt or stall a plant.... but if it’s a photoperiod then yes that’s the right time to top it. But topping does create a delay as it sends strength back down to the roots and then reforms by doubling down on the number of upper limbs or branches but remember that lst kinda does the same thing by shifting the apical dominance and lst prevents the delays. If you are not sure you could probably recheck the seed packet or from seed vendors website.
I wouldn’t top an autoflower - it can be done but it can also stunt or stall a plant.... but if it’s a photoperiod then yes that’s the right time to top it. But topping does create a delay as it sends strength back down to the roots and then reforms by doubling down on the number of upper limbs or branches but remember that lst kinda does the same thing by shifting the apical dominance and lst prevents the delays. If you are not sure you could probably recheck the seed packet or from seed vendors website.
Emilya Green
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yes, also assuming a photo plant, it is time to top... where is the question... each cut 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 or higher, produces a different shaped plant in the end as well as different training needs after the cut
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trini trees
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Their photoperiod
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trini trees
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how long after topping should i wait b4 lst?
Emilya Green
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it will become obvious as the secondary growth tries to take dominance. Its like playing whack-a-mole with the growth, and as soon as one rises up to take dominance, you use LST training to hold it back.
Here are some more details:
- if you top between nodes 4-5 or anywhere higher, you get 2 main kolas.
- if you top between nodes 3-4 it acts like a FIM, you could get 4 main kolas, usually 3 and rarely 5. It also takes longer to resolve than any other topping.
- if you top between nodes 2-3, after waiting for the plant to rise up the 5th node, you get 4 main kolas. This is how quading starts.
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trini trees
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I appreciate you em
