Rabbit, he really stripped off the bottom of the upper tier plants so the tops of the second is the green we see above the upper bed in the first pic. I've had lots of great bud grow that low on some normal strains so I think this could end up working really well here.
Good idea Icabod. Then maybe in the future, he can another one. Create a box out of the four halves and do a bed and lighting array inside.
Funny how some people see a glass as half empty or full.. Whether you flipped late or not, they look pretty stretched for other reasons such as the placement of the light, day/night temps, and nitrogen levels. I sure don't see any plants next to the ceiling. Maybe just the strain and it isn't necessarily a bad thing to have have bare stalks when bigger stalks give you better yield. Makes sense to me anyway.
I think you got the right idea to just do a single tier per light in the future. Think vertical SOG and a donut per bulb is the most efficient for g/w, but think stadium for the most effectiveness predicated upon preference by running vertical bulbs in a line. I wonder what ya could do with some 55w 2g11s and either arrangement. I'm thinking about trying some with a 600w, but won't be starting anything too soon.
Did you leave any plants unhacked? If your concern is time or effort to prune, I hope you left some alone to see how they do. You made your objectives more clear for me in your last post and I can understand why ya thinking this way. I'm curious to why the worry about touching the buds? Wear gloves and all is well, no? Also, a tip on defoliating I read from somewhere here (but can not recall from whom) is basically cut off 90% of the leaf as to leave the petiole (leaf stem) and lil bit of green. Just take it off so ya don't split up the fingers which makes things messier. After a few days or weeks perhaps you can just pull them right off with a twitch. I feel uneasy sayin this, but if you wana trim less so bad, AK47 might not be your strain.
Anyway, don't get too far ahead of yourself man. No fat lady has sang yet. Maybe focus on the moisture levels in your beds and keeping pH on your low side to lessen nitrogen levels to get them stacking with tight spaced nodes. Swing it once veg/stretch is completely done.
Good idea Icabod. Then maybe in the future, he can another one. Create a box out of the four halves and do a bed and lighting array inside.
Funny how some people see a glass as half empty or full.. Whether you flipped late or not, they look pretty stretched for other reasons such as the placement of the light, day/night temps, and nitrogen levels. I sure don't see any plants next to the ceiling. Maybe just the strain and it isn't necessarily a bad thing to have have bare stalks when bigger stalks give you better yield. Makes sense to me anyway.
I think you got the right idea to just do a single tier per light in the future. Think vertical SOG and a donut per bulb is the most efficient for g/w, but think stadium for the most effectiveness predicated upon preference by running vertical bulbs in a line. I wonder what ya could do with some 55w 2g11s and either arrangement. I'm thinking about trying some with a 600w, but won't be starting anything too soon.
Did you leave any plants unhacked? If your concern is time or effort to prune, I hope you left some alone to see how they do. You made your objectives more clear for me in your last post and I can understand why ya thinking this way. I'm curious to why the worry about touching the buds? Wear gloves and all is well, no? Also, a tip on defoliating I read from somewhere here (but can not recall from whom) is basically cut off 90% of the leaf as to leave the petiole (leaf stem) and lil bit of green. Just take it off so ya don't split up the fingers which makes things messier. After a few days or weeks perhaps you can just pull them right off with a twitch. I feel uneasy sayin this, but if you wana trim less so bad, AK47 might not be your strain.
Anyway, don't get too far ahead of yourself man. No fat lady has sang yet. Maybe focus on the moisture levels in your beds and keeping pH on your low side to lessen nitrogen levels to get them stacking with tight spaced nodes. Swing it once veg/stretch is completely done.
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I'm smoking vaped weed and drinking green dragon I am making from the left over trim. Dab a few for me! 
