Patience is your best friend when growing cannabis. I learned that my first grow. Trust the process! These girls can take a lickin amd keep on kickin.
Ditto. Twine is fine but you don’t want to sinch it tight. I like to use pipe cleaners or Rapidclip’s Soft Wire Tie to anchor the stem.
I used a similar training technique on a Jack Herer Auto.
One thing I should have done is remove more of the branches that filled the lower center part of the plant. As the plant grew it got really crowded and became tough to thin and maintain. Overall it is a good technique.
oh im learning all about patience. when i first started my seed it was in the window bcause i didnt have a cord for the light. then i put it in its place and it just didnt grow or do anything for like 3 days! i was stressed lol. my gf is big into vegtables and stuff she laughs at me because i grow this plant like my life depends on it. ive sinced learnd to fall back a little
heyyyyy!!! its a plant that looks like mine! lol yours looks way fuller on both sides though. thanks for the photo!
i wasnt sure what i was gonna do for training. i only have a 2x2x4 so i know i needed to. also its my first grow. so one day i fimmed it, then a couple days later on a spurr of the moment i was nervous and didnt know what to do so i said heck it! and bent her over with what i had. i didnt like the twine one bit. ive since bought new items.
as for you should have removed more branches thats my fear. because things are getting over crowded. my problem is idk which to cut and when. so every day i reset the tie downs i try to tuck fan leaves and move things around for an even light coverage of everything
also ive been watching scrog videos im assuming thats my next step? im on week 5 of photoperiod so about a week or two of veg. Around a month of veg is when i want to start the scrog? i want the screen about 6 or 8 inches above the canopy? i plan on making one out of pvc and mason string… is this all correct?
@BassNBricks
Here is a pic of my pvc SCROG. I ordered 4 way pvc connectors from Amazon (HD and Lowes doesn’t carry). It allows possible expansion to a second layer if needed. May be overkill. Don’t glue. Wanna be able to take it apart. I used 3/4 pipe. Plenty strong. Brick layers string perfect. Stretches.
I delayed SCROG longer that what you mentioned. You can see the distance. Not saying mine is right, it’s just what I did.
I’m no expert and still learning like you. You will get it!
That 2 plants or is it cut at stem
Thanks
@DUDE12
Not sure who you were directing the question to….but mine is one plant
I like your setup. Looks easy to disassemble and easy access to plants. I need to build a few of those
Looking good!
the video i saw on SCROG school mentioned the 4 way corners. for when the buds get a little heavy. good to know lowes and HD dosnt have them. i was def condisering a double tier just incase. because i dont know what to expect. my friend that is helping guide me says he puts his trelis around a foot to foot and a half. so your not the only one who waits.
your first picture there with the long stems thats what i always see a whole bunch of long stems up to the classic pot leafs. mine is just so short and compact i dont see how itll ever get that way. and never looked like anything ive seen in all the videos. and again its my first grow
@BassNBricks
Funny thing, when my plant was little, I had the same concern about it being short and stubby, but full.
I started LST very early anyway. Just bending the top over “slightly”, then adjusting daily or every other day. As it grew, I was able to to defoliate. So, don’t worry about what you feel is a short plant.
Disclaimer: I’m as far from an expert as you can get. Only my second grow (and first auto and first indoor). Probably just a lot of luck. You will get it.
Here it my plant about a week and a half ago. I’m out of town so anxious to see when I return. My daughter is baby sitting while I’m gone.
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@HotAndHumid
Other forums I was on when you go To reply to a txt it would automatically tag and attach to the original txt. Thanks. Obviously I’m still trying to figure this site out. I was trying to post the first day and I just couldn’t it was so irritating. But then I found out you have to wait or interact before you can post. I actually went back in my tent this morning after all the videos I watched and I moved things around a bit. I was afraid to touch things before I just left them where they were. But now I understand you need to physically put things where you want them to grow. So I put some more skewers and filled things out better.
I grew it in a 2x2 frame
I bent the branches of the 1st node back, opposite the direction of the bent stem. And if I did this method again I would remove at least 2 branches that are on the inside of the circle. Something like the inside branches from nodes 2 & 4 or nodes 3 & 5 depending on how they are positioned and the room available.
Good luck you have a solid foundation for a successful grow
@Ebb that things a little Tree for sure!!
