In the lights!

[ms48130]

My 2 big autos (White Widow & Girl Scout Cookies) and into my lights which are at their highest possible position in the tent. They are both at 14 weeks 4 days (102 days), and I don't have cloudy trichomes yet. And, they are JAM PACKED in the tent!

At this age, I'm thinking (first grow BTW) it may be time to do one or more of the following:
a. start a flush
b. turn down/off the lights
c. cut off some of the colas that are touching the lights

Thoughts?

White Widow


Girl Scout Cookies

 

[Death The Cultivator]

My 2 big autos (White Widow & Girl Scout Cookies) and into my lights which are at their highest possible position in the tent. They are both at 14 weeks 4 days (102 days), and I don't have cloudy trichomes yet. And, they are JAM PACKED in the tent!

At this age, I'm thinking (first grow BTW) it may be time to do one or more of the following:
a. start a flush
b. turn down/off the lights
c. cut off some of the colas that are touching the lights

Thoughts?

White Widow View attachment 1243585 View attachment 1243586 View attachment 1243587


Girl Scout Cookies View attachment 1243588 View attachment 1243589

Super crop! @Mañ'O'Green had to do this recently I believe for the same reasons

 

[ms48130]

Super crop! @Mañ'O'Green had to do this recently I believe for the same reasons

Can I still be supercropping while deep into flowering??? I'm guessing I'm only 1-2-3(max) weeks from harvest...

BTW the branches are REALLY weak, colas are tipping them over big time. Probably has to do with they branches resting on the tent sides due to crowding

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Can I still be supercropping while deep into flowering??? I'm guessing I'm only 1-2-3(max) weeks from harvest...

BTW the branches are REALLY weak, colas are tipping them over big time. Probably has to do with they branches resting on the tent sides due to crowding

I've done it late in flower and there's a thread somewhere about doing it late in flower. You could always crop them and support them some way.

 

[St. Tom]

some of them look like they have a while to go into supercropping but I've never done it as late as your s but I'm unsure what way to tell you to proceed

 

[ms48130]

some of them look like they have a while to go into supercropping but I've never done it as late as your s but I'm unsure what way to tell you to proceed

yeah that's what I'm thinking (a couple weeks), but I think my tips are getting burned due to the proximity of the light. I could reduce the light power but I'm not sure what the effects of that would be so late in flower?

 

[ms48130]

per bakEQuatorial ,

I just watch and observe. You can always soften her up again for slight bending. As long as not too late into flowering. Definitely not last 3 weeks. I use supercropping to sorta position my bud sites. Space them just enough apart. Along with LST, can give you good control over final shape of plant. My 2 cents.

I'm sure I'm in my last 3 weeks as well

 

[St. Tom]

yeah that's what I'm thinking (a couple weeks), but I think my tips are getting burned due to the proximity of the light. I could reduce the light power but I'm not sure what the effects of that would be so late in flower?

as long as there not like sticks i would supercrop maybe try bending lower if they feel to tough as i don't think you have much choice

 

[ms48130]

as long as there not like sticks i would supercrop maybe try bending lower if they feel to tough as i don't think you have much choice

Thanks. Any thoughts on the lights? turn the power down perhaps, or keep them fired up?

BTW regarding the photoperiod I had in this tent as well, I have moved off to a smaller tent, so I can now adjust this light schedule (and power). Currently 11h on/13h off, but this seems redundant at this point. Could go back to 12/12, 18/6, 20/4, or even 24/0 since it'
s just these two autos...

 

[Simplicio]

Sometimes there is no good solution.
If your vegetation is very dense, then there is likely no place a bent-over branch could be put without blocking light to other colas.
I've been having similar problems in hydro, 7 ft autos closely packed with no place to bend branches into.
My solution is to use smaller hydro pots, and grow fewer plants, but that reduces variety.

I'm not sure what's best, but super-cropping that blocks light from other side colas might be the least of evils.