Photography WEDDING CAKE AUTO DAY39

[Cadguy2022]

Getting into week 6. First grow and a non stop education fest. Still treading water. Biggest lesson I’ve learned is they may all be feminized and same strain but each pheno has its own personality and learning curve to go with it.

 

[Jackson]

@Cadguy2022 grew that last time around and loved it

 

[Cadguy2022]

@Cadguy2022 grew that last time around and loved it

Great to hear I’m at day 59 today. It’s my first grow and still learning. Any suggestions or tips for this point would be welcomed. The front right has been the runt of the litter since day 1. Genetics or I possibly stunted it early on I’ll never know. I did hammer down I was running into a Phosphorus deficiency that this one particular was suffering from. Seems to finally be recovering.

 

[The Iconoclast]

Any suggestions or tips for this point would be welcomed.

Well seeing as you asked, I would suggest that you pick one of those plants and strip all the leaves off, even the fan leaves at the bottom. Then you will learn something first hand about defoliation.

 

[Cadguy2022]

I have been very conservative in regards to defoliation but I’m all about experimenting. Would you pick the strongest looking plant to do that or have at the runt of the litter? Appreciated feed back. How many weeks did you WC go before harvest?

 

[The Iconoclast]

Doesn't have to be the strongest but she should be very healthy, in fact it may be best to use one of two that you think are similar, this will then give you the kind of direct knowledge that no one on either side of the defoliation debate can alter. What I find exceptionally useful about a major defoliation of a bushy plant before flowering is that suddenly the entire structure of the plant is revealed which is very satisfying as you can then visualise what she is likely to do and how best to manipulate her to bend (both literally and figuratively) to your will. I don't think there is anything more spectacular than stripping a healthy plant almost bare and wondering 'what the f have I done' and then three days later it doesn't look like you've done anything.

So you defoliate to have a look at the structure, or to increase airflow or just to get light all through the plant. I used to do more severe defoliation at very early stages, and while I got good results, over time I have abandoned this as not really necessary. Normally I'd suggest to go easy because I know that it feels kinda wrong to do it at first but that is just our mawkishness showing. Some phenotypes are naturally less leafy and don't require any leaves off at all for light to get through.

 

[Cadguy2022]

I stripped 1 of the 2 that have the closest resemblance in pheno type last night. I do like a good experiment for comparison. Appreciate the input. I’ll keep you posted on how it responds comparatively to the others.