I’ve been growing nicely from clones in a tent for awhile, but decided to try seeds for my first outdoor-only grow. So I made a nice bed in one of my compost bins against a 6 ft fence. She’s probably going to start flowering soon, but she’s already a 5 footer! I already topped her in several places about 4 weeks ago. I was thinking about topping her again, but worried that will slow things down when I need to be getting ready for flowering. I’ve also thought about bending her over, but she’s thick and woody.
You already have a frame…grab a net and scrog up high enough so you can start bending branches. You can still bend the tops but try not to stress her to much. Bend in morning before sun or after sun goes down.
Hey Grundo. Based on your pics, I have to bow before your amazing garden. I’m used to the artificial switch to 12/12 to achieve stretch, when I see pistils. But I’m guessing I never realized that the stretch happens first, as yours look like mine. I did put the frame there with the idea of holding up during budding, but I think I’m going to take your advice and scrog em. I’m in N.California. We’ve been having over 100 degree temps (106 twice last week), but she’s handling it just fine. THANKS!
Thanks for your kind words. That would be the easiest to do. I’m still trying to figure out if I need to scrog more or not. The stalks are pretty thick and run straight up so I think they would be able to support themselves. As is the same in your case. However I have 2 layers of scrog for support already.
