Then flip to flower. It’s recovery time of the defoliation will slow vertical growth. Keep tighter node spacing and grow larger colas
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How tall did they grow in those pots? And how did you keep your rh between 50-60? I have 2 dehumidifiers, a vent in my closet im growing out of plus and extra intake/exhaust duct fan. And of course 2 fans, one over the leaves and one by the soil. I have the fans on low though so it doesnt blow away the leaves
Youre right though i think the only way is to trim and do the lollipop method.
I manage the air outside of the room and use it as the lung for the room. I’ve got a lot of controllers working together. One to bring air in two take air out One to cool air down, one to heat it up , the rh just happens because I’ve got a 55 gal reservoir in the room also
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43 1/2” from base of plant to top of cola. Add 1’ for planter right about 54” from floor to top
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Ok i see. So is your reservoir like a huge dehumidifier? I have 2 small dehumidifiers but my rh doesnt go up or down if i turn one off. Do you think its a good idea to put one on the floor? Im confused because my humidity was significantly lower a week ago when my heater was on. (Vent from hvac unit in house). But its on now and isnt making a difference or goving results like before.
Btw, in the future, i might just grow less plants and not trim. But in your opinion, would you think for my setup, doing SOG method and lollipopping would get more yeild then planting like 6 plants and leaving them alone next batch?
I feel like that’s your only resort to growing wild plants. You could lst/manifold/ train plants to stay small and only grow colas as another form of utilizing space
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You have been under 12/12 for 3-weeks, correct? Your bud sites will develop very soon. Take a look at my journal from this year. You will see how much I defoliate. Like @PharmerBob it will scare you the first time. Heck I still wonder if I killed them each time I do it. But within a week or so you can’t really tell where it was done. I know since doing it my yields and quality have gone way up. I’m copying a professional grower who does the same method, it’s call schwazzing.
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I call it, I’m done with trimming whatever you call this bs under here
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Only a week and a half so perhaps im not patient lol
Thats true. I might test my waters next batch. But for now, definitely taking your advice. Thanks! Time to start trimming!
Yes give it some time 
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How much did you yield from that?
Patience is the biggest thing ive learned lol. And still learning. Buying my first strain when i seen “8 weeks”. I thought that was total time it took from seed to harvest, not just flower time lol.
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When starting patience was the hardest thing for me to learn. Now I’ve got my method dialed in and I just let them do their thing. I check them daily, feed/water when needed and abuse them occasionally. My first 4 plants of the year will be chopped Saturday.
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When did you plant the seed? Another thing that came to mind is i have my fans on a timer with my light. Only the dehumidifiers run 24 hours. Do you have your fans run 24 hours?
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Circulating air fans yes, intake, exhaust and what not are set on controllers with set points.
Just shy of 2 1/2 lbs dry in the 4x4 in 3 months
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That is a great yield. It sounds like you have it dialed in. I have constraints that won’t let me control my environment to the level I’d like but I can produce enough for my needs.
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That’s all that matters!
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