Story time.
Sometimes I like to tame a wild plant- keep it in a small container while it stretches- then upsize when she starts to really bloom. You don't get "honest" phenotypical expression this way- in as much as she hasn't the space to really do her thin and show off- but then you can still provide all the natural triggers she would respond to in her wild home- just on a smaller scale, so you might see less stretch- in part do to reduced competition for light, and you'll see way less or possibly no branching due to the limited root base- but you can trigger the natural responses- and get a good impression of her character- wild sativas respond less to seasonal an light cycle changes than they do to other environmental factors- the maturation process is triggered by environmental limitation- such as roots finding the end of there available space, and then depletin there nutrient base- very similar to autos in that respect- bug anyway... Sometimes I like to tame wild plants in a way that allows them to be as close to what they want to be as possible. I enjoy watching this growth very much.
Sometimes I want to be more I'm control- or at least more involved. Is there anything that allows a grower to be more involved - and more im control - than a scrog? I really enjoy the challenge of getting the screen just right- one little colita per square- all the same heigth- all lines up and uniform- like rows of bottle rockets ready to go off. Alot of times that's just too involved and way too controlling and feels contrived. No to mention- how often do I have the time to really tend a perfect scrog? I do a couple a year. I often get to a point midway through, when I'm growing a strain like a crazy mutant flo cross that begs for it the most- I get to a pint where I realize or decide that she actually needs it the least, no real meristem- branches sticking out all viny in every direction- and then the buds all pop up like mushrooms. Of course she seems a perfect match for a scrog- she does it just as well as I can on her own. So, maybe 2 a year- or this year.
I'm a total soil poker. I can't leave it alone. I get a new pair o chopsticks every couple weeks from the Chinese grocery. These are the ones with little paintings on the handle portion. I like them alright, they have an aesthetic. I haven't nabbed a fungas gnat with them yet- but lately I haven had any so that works out. So I definitely enjoy LST. To me this is almost a game if chess with your plant- getting her to go where you want- never realizing she walking right into your trap. "Ha- I've got you right where I want you!" And she thought it was her idea the whole time. So I have this little tiny fan- like church ladies use- and I have these little drink umbrellas- shut up- I sail in the Bahamas, it's almost a requirement- so anyway i will array the fan and or the umbrellas such that they cast shadows in certain places for a couple days- so she will change direction- or pump up other branches- and of course- I'm all about tying her down. I love bonsai nature of the relationship.
But man- I love growing autos- the only plant, that isn't an indoor only plant- that you can get perfect honest expression from inside- she doesn't care about season- or light cycle- she only cares about space, time, and food. You can give her plenty of the two, and she will use them for exactly as long as she's "supposed to" to do exactly what she "wants to" because she never has to change her scheme of maneuver do to a shortage. Watching them mature and autumn exactly as they were intended to- without any real deviation from that course is awesome.
I play with several different varieties of cannabis- I enjoy them all so much for their individuality. I find there's typically an expression of a plant somewhere in my library that is essentially the "floral expression" of my own outlook at any given moment. It's like having a "mood victory garden" instead of a mood ring. Interesting how well we are able to find floral counterparts for the individual personalities the plants in our garden- an that the two respond to each other in an ebb and flo as the outlook changes, this is natural in any garden, but do the special nature of our flowers, it takes place in a far more tangible and substantial way- c99xflo expresses the essence of my personality at times in ways that now variety if tulip or blueberry or apple ever could.
Enjoy your gardens.
-They call me the breeze-
Sometimes I like to tame a wild plant- keep it in a small container while it stretches- then upsize when she starts to really bloom. You don't get "honest" phenotypical expression this way- in as much as she hasn't the space to really do her thin and show off- but then you can still provide all the natural triggers she would respond to in her wild home- just on a smaller scale, so you might see less stretch- in part do to reduced competition for light, and you'll see way less or possibly no branching due to the limited root base- but you can trigger the natural responses- and get a good impression of her character- wild sativas respond less to seasonal an light cycle changes than they do to other environmental factors- the maturation process is triggered by environmental limitation- such as roots finding the end of there available space, and then depletin there nutrient base- very similar to autos in that respect- bug anyway... Sometimes I like to tame wild plants in a way that allows them to be as close to what they want to be as possible. I enjoy watching this growth very much.
Sometimes I want to be more I'm control- or at least more involved. Is there anything that allows a grower to be more involved - and more im control - than a scrog? I really enjoy the challenge of getting the screen just right- one little colita per square- all the same heigth- all lines up and uniform- like rows of bottle rockets ready to go off. Alot of times that's just too involved and way too controlling and feels contrived. No to mention- how often do I have the time to really tend a perfect scrog? I do a couple a year. I often get to a point midway through, when I'm growing a strain like a crazy mutant flo cross that begs for it the most- I get to a pint where I realize or decide that she actually needs it the least, no real meristem- branches sticking out all viny in every direction- and then the buds all pop up like mushrooms. Of course she seems a perfect match for a scrog- she does it just as well as I can on her own. So, maybe 2 a year- or this year.
I'm a total soil poker. I can't leave it alone. I get a new pair o chopsticks every couple weeks from the Chinese grocery. These are the ones with little paintings on the handle portion. I like them alright, they have an aesthetic. I haven't nabbed a fungas gnat with them yet- but lately I haven had any so that works out. So I definitely enjoy LST. To me this is almost a game if chess with your plant- getting her to go where you want- never realizing she walking right into your trap. "Ha- I've got you right where I want you!" And she thought it was her idea the whole time. So I have this little tiny fan- like church ladies use- and I have these little drink umbrellas- shut up- I sail in the Bahamas, it's almost a requirement- so anyway i will array the fan and or the umbrellas such that they cast shadows in certain places for a couple days- so she will change direction- or pump up other branches- and of course- I'm all about tying her down. I love bonsai nature of the relationship.
But man- I love growing autos- the only plant, that isn't an indoor only plant- that you can get perfect honest expression from inside- she doesn't care about season- or light cycle- she only cares about space, time, and food. You can give her plenty of the two, and she will use them for exactly as long as she's "supposed to" to do exactly what she "wants to" because she never has to change her scheme of maneuver do to a shortage. Watching them mature and autumn exactly as they were intended to- without any real deviation from that course is awesome.
I play with several different varieties of cannabis- I enjoy them all so much for their individuality. I find there's typically an expression of a plant somewhere in my library that is essentially the "floral expression" of my own outlook at any given moment. It's like having a "mood victory garden" instead of a mood ring. Interesting how well we are able to find floral counterparts for the individual personalities the plants in our garden- an that the two respond to each other in an ebb and flo as the outlook changes, this is natural in any garden, but do the special nature of our flowers, it takes place in a far more tangible and substantial way- c99xflo expresses the essence of my personality at times in ways that now variety if tulip or blueberry or apple ever could.
Enjoy your gardens.
-They call me the breeze-
