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What are yall trying to do to me...give me a heart attack. Looks like i'm going to have to join yall in a few months. Guess i need to check the airlines and get my ticket before it's all gonzo.
Just sayin HIGH
Keep it up Sunnyside you've got good genetics there.
... I broke there necks ha ha ha Seriously, instead of topping or tying down I like to trick my plants. I will bend them very slowly and easily until the inner layer snaps. The key to pinching is to apply just enough pressue that you crush the outer tissue without destroying the inner tissue--you still want the branch to allow fluids through it.....you can hear a crunch...but you dont want it crushed so the branch is completely limp, unable to support itself.... if I need to I splint or support them so the branch is straight....if it hangs totally folded over, the vascular tissues will be cut off and not allow itself to be fed!
When these knots heal they will explode, and it keeps my canopy fairly level!!!
i think i read sumwhere about soma snappin theyre necks if they get a bit too tall, just chills em a while 4 the others to catch up, and then they take off again
LOL Sunny,
so sorry man i'm an ass LOL I must have been wrecked on my thread reply let's get this right now good luck "Sunny" all the best man and following you every step...
I personally am to much of a puss to actually snap the stem of one of my children. It pains me just to top them or cut back lower growth. What can I say I love my plants
Ozone is sometimes called the activated oxygen. It contains three atoms of oxygen rather than the two atoms we normally breathe. Ozone is the second most powerful sterilant in the world and its function is to destroy bacteria, viruses, and odors.
We are probably most familiar with ozone from reading about the 'ozone layer' that circles the planet above the earths atmosphere. Here the ozone is created by ultra-violet rays from the sun and subsequently helps to protect from the damaging ultra-violet radiation.
Ozone occurs quite readily in nature. In fact that fresh smell after a thunderstorm is actually the smell of ozone, most often as a result of lightning strikes. Ozone is also created by waterfalls. The use of an ozone generator can reduce or eliminates the strong marijuana smell in a grow room or where it is being smoked.
How Does Ozone Work?
While ozone is very powerful, it has a very short life cycle. When it comes in contact with odors, bacteria, viruses, etc... the extra atom of oxygen destroys them completely by oxidation. In doing so, the extra atom of oxygen is destroyed and there is nothing left including odors, bacteria, etc... except for plain stable oxygen.
How Is Ozone Produced?
There are two types of ozone production. The first one would be corona discharge which essentially is creating lightning and the second is ultra violet fluorescent tubes.
Ozone lasts at the very most thirty minutes. When there are a lot of pollutants in the air ozone, it will degrade at a very rapid rate and in some cases almost immediately.
Ozone generators are the most effective odor control devices available. Odor is caused by airborne pathogens which float freely and come in contact with our nasal passages. When generated ozone, or 0³ comes in contact with these pathogens one of the oxygen atoms detaches from the ozone molecule, attaching itself to the odor-causing pollutant.
This process, in essence, deactivates the odor causing particles in the air, leaving clean, fresh smelling air. Growers report that a good ozone generator will completely eliminate airborne odors from the most pungent crops, but will not affect the dried bouquet of the flowers.
There has been some debate over the safety of ozone and humans, however The EPA, USDA and OSHA have approved the use of ozone at concentrations of 0.1 Parts Per Million, for an exposure period of eight hours, without any side effects. Most home ozone generators produce less than .05 PPM, and exposure time is minimal. With this in mind, ozone generation is a safe and effective method of odor control.