Yes, You Do Like Sativas

[InTheShed]

i'm wondering if they were there and i just never noticed. all my outdoor grew in the classic pine tree shape right till we chopped. everything always looked symmetrical to me.

thinking about it now we probably did get enough nodes on the big indoor med grows, but again anything we did not top was a christmas tree shape.

I don't want to completely hijack this thread with a discussion on alternating nodes, but just to put a button on my thoughts, here is the 9th node of the Trainwreck I grew this past spring/summer. They're already starting to stagger:

Here's one I topped above the 9th that was still symmetrical:

 

[Hombre del Monte]

@bluter, apologies, when I said alternating, I should have said asymmetrical.

I've always used this method to determine when the plant was mature enough to be put into flower, (I appreciate it can be done sooner, but have been led to believe that the quality will suffer).
I did indoor for over 20 years and always with a new strain would allow the plant to become asymmetrical before I took cuttings to grow on and flower.

I think I might have some photos of Original Haze plants in pots that are asymmetrical around internode 7 or 8, I'll have a look.

I've had a look but one of them are clear enough to show the top well.

 

[bluter]

I think I might have some photos of Original Haze plants in pots that are asymmetrical around internode 7 or 8, I'll have a look.

I've had a look but one of them are clear enough to show the top well.

i've been topping before node 7 for so long i wouldn't have seen it for ten yrs lol.

 

[SmokingWings]

I stash away 5 Sativas in my small garden every year and even experienced growers have not not spotted them.

Same has happened to me more than once. They get distracted by the Rosemary or Geranium plants, both of which also help to repel insects plus have their own smells which can cover the smell of the flowering weed. Or the flowers are colorful enough that the zero in on those and miss the weed plant next to them.

Along the lines of "can't see the forest for the trees" .

 

[bluter]

Same has happened to me more than once. They get distracted by the Rosemary or Geranium plants, both of which also help to repel insects plus have their own smells which can cover the smell of the flowering weed. Or the flowers are colorful enough that the zero in on those and miss the weed plant next to them.

Along the lines of "can't see the forest for the trees"

the landscape guys i mentioned earlier to this day are part of a summer garden tour where they live.

even pre-legal they used to get loads of grannies tramping through their gardens saying things like .."look at the lovely azaleas", with a fully formed bud dripping in their face ....

it's funny how much other plants distract. i've seen folk walk right through discrete guerilla gardens and never notice.

 

[Canachris]

I love sativas, back in the day that Acapulco Gold got me so high an no anxiety

 

[Hombre del Monte]

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I love sativas, back in the day that Acapulco Gold got me so high an no anxiety

I quite like a little anxiety at the start.

I've never had the pleasure of either smoking or growing Acapulco gold but hopefully one day I'll get round to growing some (if I can find some true genetics).

 

[Lerugged]

I have a pure sative still double noding at 10 nodes. She will alternate when she stretches. They always do.

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

How long would you wait before you flipped if growing inside. CL

Sativa from seed? . 3 weeks max. They stretch out of this world. I won’t even grow them anymore. I flipped this chocolope not too long after this pic and it gave me over 12oz and took up a massive amount of room

 

[CaptainLucky]

Sativa from seed? . 3 weeks max. They stretch out of this world. I won’t even grow them anymore. I flipped this chocolope not too long after this pic and it gave me over 12oz and took up a massive amount of room

I’m not so much worried about horizontally as vertically. CL

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

I’m not so much worried about horizontally as vertically. CL

They grow so fast after the flip that 3” - 4” vertical growth per lights out period can be common. I wouldn’t advise growing one with a short indica in the tent

 

[CaptainLucky]

They grow so fast after the flip that 3” - 4” vertical growth per lights out period can be common. I wouldn’t advise growing one with a short indica in the tent

What about with LST or other training? CL

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

What about with LST or other training? CL

You’ll need it but they’ll still grow big and fill a tent quickly.

 

[CaptainLucky]

You’ll need it but they’ll still grow big and fill a tent quickly.

What would you consider short? CL

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

What would you consider short? CL

2’

 

[Jonny5]

Have any pics of the 12oz plant ,Tall Grass

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

Have any pics of the 12oz plant ,Tall Grass

The only ones I have are these 2. Somehow they were downloaded. This was about week 6 flower of 12 weeks . They still grew vertically after this. Every stem was full of buds top down. These were the bottom of the stems

 

[CaptainLucky]

2’

I have a 6’ so it should be OK. CL

 

[Jose Tall Grass]

Here goes another pic I found

 

[Jonny5]

Nice.. How did it smoke?? I am going to do a 4 plant outdoor this season, in BC so hopefully get a nice long summer