Plants too tall and budding

roldman · 10-24-2009, 08:34 AM

Ok, I admit I was a lazy butt and let my plants go way too long before 12/12. I was enjoying just watching the plants as they grew. Althought they came from the same shipment of seeds eventually I discovered one had a great lemony smell so I then was going to try to mother them..BUT I realized I hadnt tried anything from either plant. So I tried flipping to 12/12 and of course now I have the idiot problem that they are reaching the lights and I cant raise them anymore. I am about 3 weeks into it, have buds..Anybody know what happens if I go in and severly cut them back? They are at around 5' now. I would want to go to about 3' optimally.There is lots of growth at that level.Yes I will be sacrificing the majority of bud growth. If they will recover then thats ok..IF not i guess I can try to bend them or something like that...Im just looking for the easy way out. Suggestions anyone?
Thanks

Sugar420 · 10-24-2009, 10:31 AM

yes just bend them down and tie them

roldman · 10-24-2009, 11:03 AM

I only have one 600w light for the plants. If I bend them there will be a lot out of (bright)lighted area, including the bed sites. So I guess its kind of do it or loose it? I may sacrifice some bud quality rather than no bud at all??or do I have the bend concept wrong?

Peace seeker · 10-24-2009, 11:39 AM

you def dont want to start choping at this stage

like veda said

tie em down and lst

roldman · 10-24-2009, 01:01 PM

Got it...2 votes and lesson learned.!!thanks for the help..

C_ka · 10-24-2009, 04:12 PM

tie those fuckers down man!

they should fill out ~~>got pics?

Smith&Stoned · 10-25-2009, 12:53 PM

Yep, tie them. Just as you would a tomato plant.

roldman · 10-25-2009, 02:15 PM

I have done the deed. It was hard. Before there were only small screams as they were approaching the light. Today..They were screaming loudly..I guess I have accomplished what needs to be done for now..Tried to get some pix but even camera didnt want any part of the desecration. I'll see if anything came out.(OK the batteries ran out

))) Thanks again for the comments. I see if I can bring these puppies in for a landing in 4-5 weeks.

roldman · 10-25-2009, 02:30 PM

Not sure about this...Had to make em real small to meet restrictions. I guess this is right. It will give you an idea anyway. And as before thanks.

C_ka · 10-26-2009, 03:12 AM

^after.............. .................... ........&.................... .................... ......^before?

looks good dude. dont worry they can take it! they'll be screaming towards the light again in no time

roldman · 10-26-2009, 05:34 PM

Yeah, I will never ever make this mistake again. If nothing else its a pain in the ass...Dont know if you can see it but I moved one of her babies in and will be moving the others once I see the moms start to recover. She is hogging all the lower light right now....Thanks for the words....

Sugar420 · 10-26-2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Yeah, I will never ever make this mistake again.

lol i have said this more than once

roldman · 10-31-2009, 05:32 PM

Interesting side note...I have noticed the number of bud sites has tripled. Sine they are getting light directly along the branch, the lower buds are responding just as well as the ones on the tips which are usually the best ones I get. Maybe this is something to intentionally do to increase yield? Will advise down the road.

stoneric · 10-31-2009, 05:55 PM

Do LST from the start and you'll have more of those big buds normally found only at the top of the plant.

**~~SpankyMcLankey~~** · 10-31-2009, 06:57 PM

Omg i love lst

roldman · 12-07-2009, 04:09 PM

OK The car wreck has started..All was going ok..BUt the plants look totally different when you bend and grow.So I thought all was well.I am ok watching plants normally but this bending gives me different landmarks..i had to flush last week and discovered I had lost a major branch so I repaired it and tried to string it up for support. All looked ok till I went out to check and I have lost the other major branch on the same plant...So now I am 8 weeks into a 12 week plant. I have a nice looking crop of trichs...They are all still clear but have formed the bulbs so I assume there is something there. Im not sure I can salvage the "good" part of the plant long enough to go the final 4. Anybody vote to cut and see what I end up with? or ride it out and see if the branches survive. I guess if it starts to go I can cut then. I have another mother and some babies goin into 3rd week, so its not a total loss. These are strawberry cough which want a good 12 weeks.Anybody ever cut this soon? No cloudiness at all. The trichs are totally clear.

**~~SpankyMcLankey~~** · 12-08-2009, 02:08 AM

pics?

**farmergiles** · 12-08-2009, 02:53 AM

When the plants are flowering the stems become harder and more difficult to manipulate without breaking. Tyeing them down gradually is best.

Sometimes you also have to support them with sticks or a frame or mesh or something.

It is tricky once they have started the flowering 'stretch'.

roldman · 12-08-2009, 03:38 AM

Yeah I think it was the weight of the buds as well as the tie down causing the plant to structurally alter its own "weight support". I hadnt really done much after the initial tie as they all were low enough from the light. I guess I should have pruned out some. This variety seems to have thinner branching then any other I have done. Will try for some pix, maybe, the tying job I did is pretty sad...Strings everywhere. Looks like Spiderman visited. Comments on early harvest?

**farmergiles** · 12-08-2009, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roldman

Comments on early harvest?

Pics?

10-24-2009, 08:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Plants too tall and budding Ok, I admit I was a lazy butt and let my plants go way too long before 12/12. I was enjoying just watching the plants as they grew. Althought they came from the same shipment of seeds eventually I discovered one had a great lemony smell so I then was going to try to mother them..BUT I realized I hadnt tried anything from either plant. So I tried flipping to 12/12 and of course now I have the idiot problem that they are reaching the lights and I cant raise them anymore. I am about 3 weeks into it, have buds..Anybody know what happens if I go in and severly cut them back? They are at around 5' now. I would want to go to about 3' optimally.There is lots of growth at that level.Yes I will be sacrificing the majority of bud growth. If they will recover then thats ok..IF not i guess I can try to bend them or something like that...Im just looking for the easy way out. Suggestions anyone? Thanks

10-24-2009, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
C_ka Safe mode Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 935 Thanks: 147 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	tie those fuckers down man! they should fill out ~~>got pics? __________________ "yes i smoke shit straight off the roach clip.." - Cypress Hill "Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free." — Eugene V. Debs [KEEP NZ GREEN]

10-25-2009, 02:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	I have done the deed. It was hard. Before there were only small screams as they were approaching the light. Today..They were screaming loudly..I guess I have accomplished what needs to be done for now..Tried to get some pix but even camera didnt want any part of the desecration. I'll see if anything came out.(OK the batteries ran out))) Thanks again for the comments. I see if I can bring these puppies in for a landing in 4-5 weeks.

10-25-2009, 02:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	pix Not sure about this...Had to make em real small to meet restrictions. I guess this is right. It will give you an idea anyway. And as before thanks. Attached Images

10-26-2009, 03:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
C_ka Safe mode Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 935 Thanks: 147 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	^after.............. .................... ........&.................... .................... ......^before? looks good dude. dont worry they can take it! they'll be screaming towards the light again in no time __________________ "yes i smoke shit straight off the roach clip.." - Cypress Hill "Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free." — Eugene V. Debs [KEEP NZ GREEN]

10-24-2009, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sugar420 Old School Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,093 Thanks: 32 Thanked 132 Times in 706 Posts	yes just bend them down and tie them

10-24-2009, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	I only have one 600w light for the plants. If I bend them there will be a lot out of (bright)lighted area, including the bed sites. So I guess its kind of do it or loose it? I may sacrifice some bud quality rather than no bud at all??or do I have the bend concept wrong?

10-24-2009, 11:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Peace seeker free the herb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,830 Thanks: 749 Thanked 530 Times in 376 Posts	you def dont want to start choping at this stage like veda said tie em down and lst

10-24-2009, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Got it...2 votes and lesson learned.!!thanks for the help..

10-25-2009, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Smith&Stoned YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: A Ramblin' Man Posts: 65 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Yep, tie them. Just as you would a tomato plant.

10-26-2009, 05:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Yeah, I will never ever make this mistake again. If nothing else its a pain in the ass...Dont know if you can see it but I moved one of her babies in and will be moving the others once I see the moms start to recover. She is hogging all the lower light right now....Thanks for the words....

10-31-2009, 05:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Interesting side note...I have noticed the number of bud sites has tripled. Sine they are getting light directly along the branch, the lower buds are responding just as well as the ones on the tips which are usually the best ones I get. Maybe this is something to intentionally do to increase yield? Will advise down the road.

10-31-2009, 05:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
stoneric bougeman Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,223 Thanks: 431 Thanked 1,246 Times in 892 Posts	Do LST from the start and you'll have more of those big buds normally found only at the top of the plant.

10-31-2009, 06:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
~~SpankyMcLankey~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,310 Thanks: 1,748 Thanked 1,063 Times in 703 Posts	Omg i love lst

12-07-2009, 04:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	OK The car wreck has started..All was going ok..BUt the plants look totally different when you bend and grow.So I thought all was well.I am ok watching plants normally but this bending gives me different landmarks..i had to flush last week and discovered I had lost a major branch so I repaired it and tried to string it up for support. All looked ok till I went out to check and I have lost the other major branch on the same plant...So now I am 8 weeks into a 12 week plant. I have a nice looking crop of trichs...They are all still clear but have formed the bulbs so I assume there is something there. Im not sure I can salvage the "good" part of the plant long enough to go the final 4. Anybody vote to cut and see what I end up with? or ride it out and see if the branches survive. I guess if it starts to go I can cut then. I have another mother and some babies goin into 3rd week, so its not a total loss. These are strawberry cough which want a good 12 weeks.Anybody ever cut this soon? No cloudiness at all. The trichs are totally clear.

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12-08-2009, 02:08 AM	#17 (permalink)
~~SpankyMcLankey~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,310 Thanks: 1,748 Thanked 1,063 Times in 703 Posts	pics?

12-08-2009, 02:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	When the plants are flowering the stems become harder and more difficult to manipulate without breaking. Tyeing them down gradually is best. Sometimes you also have to support them with sticks or a frame or mesh or something. It is tricky once they have started the flowering 'stretch'. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

12-08-2009, 03:38 AM	#19 (permalink)
roldman YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80 Thanks: 7 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Yeah I think it was the weight of the buds as well as the tie down causing the plant to structurally alter its own "weight support". I hadnt really done much after the initial tie as they all were low enough from the light. I guess I should have pruned out some. This variety seems to have thinner branching then any other I have done. Will try for some pix, maybe, the tying job I did is pretty sad...Strings everywhere. Looks like Spiderman visited. Comments on early harvest?

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