Micro Sativa??

[alvin88]

Does any one have experience, reports, or pictures of a micro sativa???

I'm wondering what a 90-100% pure sativa or even landrace would look like, being flowered directly from rooted 3" clone, in solo cup or similar sized pot.

I'm trying to play with as many sativas I can before next year's outdoor season, and one of the few spots I can cram a few more is just 3ft tall! I'll probably do this either way with extra cuttings I have so I'll def chime in with my own results later. Just wondering if I'm absolutely crazy to even attempt this.

 

[Creeperpark]

Does any one have experience, reports, or pictures of a micro sativa???

I'm wondering what a 90-100% pure sativa or even landrace would look like, being flowered directly from rooted 3" clone, in solo cup or similar sized pot.

I'm trying to play with as many sativas I can before next year's outdoor season, and one of the few spots I can cram a few more is just 3ft tall! I'll probably do this either way with extra cuttings I have so I'll def chime in with my own results later. Just wondering if I'm absolutely crazy to even attempt this.

Yes, I have some Brazilian Sativas that only grow knee-high but get very heavy buds. I found them in some old White Widow crosses. If you grow some hybrids that were self-pollinated you can find what you are looking for.

 

[aliceklar]

Does any one have experience, reports, or pictures of a micro sativa???

I'm wondering what a 90-100% pure sativa or even landrace would look like, being flowered directly from rooted 3" clone, in solo cup or similar sized pot.

I'm trying to play with as many sativas I can before next year's outdoor season, and one of the few spots I can cram a few more is just 3ft tall! I'll probably do this either way with extra cuttings I have so I'll def chime in with my own results later. Just wondering if I'm absolutely crazy to even attempt this.

Just for fun, I grew a Highland Thai in a 7cm pot of compost a few years back. Trained it into a little loop. Gave me a few small solid nugs of bud My "normal" pot size is 3-4 litres (and now I grow in coco, not compost. If you follow the most recent link in my sig, you'll see a grow with lots of big sativas in small pots in a restricted space.

 

[alvin88]

Just for fun, I grew a Highland Thai in a 7cm pot of compost a few years back. Trained it into a little loop. Gave me a few small solid nugs of bud My "normal" pot size is 3-4 litres (and now I grow in coco, not compost. If you follow the most recent link in my sig, you'll see a grow with lots of big sativas in small pots in a restricted space.

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I checked out the thread very nice looking indoor tropical sativas!!
What's your grow space dimensions??
I think I may go with the technique of, start them in tiny 3" pots and once done stretching, upgrade them to 5" pots.
Hopefully I don't have to rely on the loop! Haha
Thanks for your advice!

 

[aliceklar]

I checked out the thread very nice looking indoor tropical sativas!!
What's your grow space dimensions??
I think I may go with the technique of, start them in tiny 3" pots and once done stretching, upgrade them to 5" pots.
Hopefully I don't have to rely on the loop! Haha
Thanks for your advice!

That should work! 2 other bits of advice

1) Use a short veg period, and 11/13 instead of 12/12 for flower. (otherwise the tropical sats just never finish!)
2) Go light on the nutes. If using compost, then rainwater (or pH'd tapwater/rainwater mix) only.

Growspace is like this:

 

[alvin88]

Right on, my space will only be 60cm square, and only 90cm in height. I'm gonna place all ventilation outside of the box and so i can mount my led flush with the ceiling. Well see

I honestly want to flip the clones like 1-2 days after they are rooted and transplanted

 

[browntrout]

You are in the right track, cloning will speed up the flowering time and reduce the stretch.

If you have a 12week+ sativa I’d consider heavily topping on week 2 or 3 of flowering depending. It worked very well for me and kept them not much taller then then indica hybrids that I didn’t top.

 

[*GROWHIGH*]

Pot em small ..... veg em short ....tie em down!!!! ......it's surprising how manageable pure sativas can be with small pots, zero veg time, and Heavey LST training/pruning...good luck bro

 

[alvin88]

I guess what I'm really wondering is how far do you think a tiny little clone can stretch? I've heard up to 6x stretch with some strains!
Luckily, that would put a 3" clone at 18", about my maximum.

 

[Lolo94]

Does any one have experience, reports, or pictures of a micro sativa???

I'm wondering what a 90-100% pure sativa or even landrace would look like, being flowered directly from rooted 3" clone, in solo cup or similar sized pot.

I'm trying to play with as many sativas I can before next year's outdoor season, and one of the few spots I can cram a few more is just 3ft tall! I'll probably do this either way with extra cuttings I have so I'll def chime in with my own results later. Just wondering if I'm absolutely crazy to even attempt this.

A technique I've used is to start many more seeds than will eventually be harvested. I'll typically try to harvest 5 small plants, but will start with 2 or 3 seedlings in 5 beer cups and let them grow under 13.5 or 13 hours of light strain dependent. Every 2 weeks turn the light down 30 minutes. typically at 4 weeks or so, I'll transplant all plants into the largest pot that fits in the micro chamber and end up with 10 or 12 plants in one pot. The root restriction stunts growth and limits the early flowering growth spurt. Once the spurt is done, and males are removed, the weaker females can be culled. Once the light cycle hits 10 hours. it's no longer reduced.

 

[Dropped Cat]

Here is a thunk I used to flower:

16 ounce cup, I flowered her many times, 16-18 weeks.

Micro style, with PLL 155w.



And here is Zamaldelica, she was a tricky plant to keep, let her go after a few runs,

12-14 weeks flower time @11/13

This thread:

Bagseed x NYCD X Sensi Star

Just thought I'd post about my chuck. Bagseed from a found lot in an LP in storage from 1979. Unremarkable from today's standards, but it's from a bag of pot I smoked while I was in high school. My second buy from Seed Boutique included some Southern Star from Delta 9 labs, NYCD X Sensi Star...

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If you want micro narrow leaf types in your small box, you will need to learn low stress training

 

[Old Piney]

Outdoor in the ground micro just plant them late. Ok they're 2’ but that's micro for Kumaoni the giant

 

[alvin88]

Outdoor in the ground micro just plant them late. Ok their 2’ but that's micro for Kumaoni the giant View attachment 18921278

I also plan to do this! I have a great guerilla spot back in the forest behind my house. How else am I gonna make a dent in my ever growing seed collection??

 

[Lolo94]

Another way to train the plants is to bend the stem past horizontal until a lite snap is heard. This will stop growth temporarily while a callous forms around the stem. this can be done multiple times as needed. Care is needed not to break the stem, but in case it does, it can often be splinted using scotch tape and will quickly recover. Accidentally came up with this technique, after getting frustrated with too many tie downs.