paging all doctors diagnosis needed stat.

[HeadyPete]

Nice job! I applaud your commitment. Quite a crop! What is she and how was it?

I was just reading back. Please keep in mind if you add more light then your plants will require more food. The more light energy a plant receives, the faster the metabolism runs, the more water and food they need, and obviously this applies the other way too. Sometimes you see peeps feeding massive and they are growing under 150hps or CFL and they are burning them good. Your nute usage will go up when you go to 1K.

If you want to maximize your bud per plant look into LST and you can half the number of plants and double your yield. Plants grow way more bud when all the side branches are trained to grow up, creating many budsites, plus the even height branches (and future buds) all grow at the same rate - no one branch dominates like the main stem of a naturally upright growing plant. Also you get less lower scraggly popcorn bud, or none at all if you prune all the weak scraggly branches off 2 weeks after 12/12. By bending and training the main stem to grow horizontal, all the side branches now grow up toward the lights. Bend when plants need watering - this is when they are most soft and pliable - less chance of breaking it. If you break one, splint and tape it and it will heal just fine. You can space them evenly in a screen for support before they start budding up. I prefer less plants, but bigger, longer veg, LST and that means less soil, nutes, water, work etc and more buds.

Good luck!

 

[YwouldntI]

heady pete thanx for the compliments my friend the strains were the same accept i only had 1 blueberry i didnt notice her being so tempermental though. i got 2 1/2 lbs i know it should've been more but i only had them under 1-1000 hps and 1-400 mh. so not so bad i guess.but the smoke was theee bomb my frinds were goin crazy for it
i was glad they didnt know it was from me but honestly i was quite proud of myself
i have been doing the lst thing this time but i untied them so the can get taller i was not sure when to start tying and i think i was reading somebodys cab grow(i didnt know )and started too early for me they look good though the date is wrong on the 1st pic








you can see on the last pic the whole right side looks bushier the r lst'd i untied them to get some vertical growth i kept the anchor ties on the stem though any and all pointers you guys can give me on this technique i'll appreciate this is my first time tryin it and dont want to miss out on the benefits of this

dr. stitch thankyou for answering my pm and you arent only the coolest chic in the infirmary, but in cyberspace as well!!!! good personality,sense of humor, a doctor(lol),and you smokeout! my kinda woman. :jawdrop: lol thanks.
its official im now wired up at 100 amps in my room. thats what i been doin all day i should be good for upto 18,000 watts not that i need that much but "YwouldntI"...ill get you guys some pics tonight peace

 

[Core]

still funny to see when peeps find out Stitch is a Woman ....got 2 admit i woz surprised myself at first....Nway You Go Girl !!

 

[YwouldntI]

fo sure i was suprised, stitch you rock hey beybey

 

[HeadyPete]

Hey,

Sounds like you are setup.

You can start LSTing as soon as your plants are big enough to have some stem to bend over and secure. If you want more height when LSTing just let em grow up, no need to untie what you have already trained. Just let the horizontal main shoot grow vert again and keep all the tips at the same height as each other by pulling down any that get taller. By keeping the tips all even as they grow you negate the plant hormones which tell the tallest tip to dominate and grow fastest. When all the tips reach desired height, switch to 12/12 and you are golden. Don't forget to factor in the stretch of the plant when you switch over. If any branch gets too tall, LST it back down again. All the tips are getting the same grow hormones and grow at the same rate. Same applies when the buds start growing. They will all grow as nice even colas. The essence of LST is to keep all the tips at the same height as they grow.

 

[MynameStitch]

lol, I love you guys
I am very glad to be apart of everyone here, it's so cool to have such great friends here

YwouldntI: That is quite a crop dude, be proud; I love to see the plant so happy ya know?

We all like the people who want to learn, rather than asking for handouts every time.... like people come here and ask for advice from everyone and never take it then come right back with the same problem lol

 

[YwouldntI]

yeah the people who dont listen wont learn i see all the beautiful indoor plants here and im like i wanna know what they know you and a few others blaze1,starcrash,mr.piston,and some others have givin me alot of knowledge,oh-pureknowledge headypete,eberyone here is cool as hell and when tryin to keep it stealthy how else would a greenhorn like me get a chance to learn from experienced growers like yourselves i love my ic mag period. peace fam.

thankyou for the info heady pete, all you guys ,now let get stoned

 

[HeadyPete]

That's what I love about this place. how else would you be able to chat with some real superstars of the growing world here...I am talking real old pros! Pioneers of this hobby!!

 

[YwouldntI]

exactly pete thats what i mean i cant wait till i go to like the ic mag 420 cup,(hopefuly) cannabis cupgrowers cup-im gonna wear me a YwouldntI t-shirt and i hope you all say wassup and we can finaly smokeout!man now i miss the dam

 

[MynameStitch]

I most definatly want to go sometime soon; I will be getting my chance very very soon; I will be going this 08 year most definatly, me and my boyfriend both!

 

[YwouldntI]

hope to see you guys there i'll be takin my lady this time too,i had my fun last time

 

[YwouldntI]

alright the flush seems to be turning things in the right direction,goodlookinout! i'll put some update pics uptonight or tomorrow i gave the rest strait h2o hope that does it.and i put the 1000 up im thinkin i'll put the 400 back up too it cant hurt right? well thanks fam.check out the thread "how much light"in the indoor soil forumif you wanna see whats goinm on.peace

 

[YwouldntI]

lookin better already

lookin better already

well here goes the update peeps all is turnin around nicely
this is the same plant that was lookin so bad
before flush






after flush(today)






the other 2 i flushed


thanks stitch and everyone else.peace

 

[MynameStitch]

Damn that recovered quickly! Kudos to a happy grow m8!

 

[HeadyPete]

they are resilient little buggers

Glad your girls are good.

 

[YwouldntI]

yessir thanx to y'all heres som pics of the garden



the 3 on the bottom in the last pic r the flushed ones.
peace

 

[MynameStitch]

NIce, good to see all them plants sticking up and being happy! Kudos!

 

[HeadyPete]

great success!

morning Stitch! It was an early rise this morn!

Nice garden, Y. Can't wait to see it busting with phat buds for you!

 

[crownedsparrow]

hey HeadyPete, when LSTing your plants what do you find to be the best material for holding them down. I jsut bought a new pair of shoes and used the extra pair of laces. there has got to be a better way?

 

[whatsthatsmell]

for LST'n, i have found that if you dont mind drilling some small holes around the rim of your pot, then you can use large paper clips straightened out, hook one end around the branch, and the other end goes into the small hole that you drilled into the rim of the pot. If you need some distance cause the plant is too stiff, just tie some string or double the paperclip up and eventually you can train the plant down to where you want it.

Just a thought on LST'n material available and cheap to use.....plus if you work in an office they are REALLY REALLY cheap.....