Thanks for that reminder! The main reason I was intrigued with the autopots system is so that I can go with a more hands off approach. I do have a tendency to love my projects to death if you know what I mean. Personally, I would like to fim at the 3rd node and then keep my hands off as much as possible, but I've seen how tall some of these Mazars can get, and with only 5 feet of vertical height, minus 3 feet for pot height, light and ventilation, and the space between the light and canopy leads me to believe I'm going to have to start training them as soon as possible to keep them around 24". This worries me in that I don't have the experience to know exactly how much bending the branches can take at different stages of plant life. I'm also a little concerned about how well the bungee style trellis netting will keep the branches trained to grow horizontal or if there will be too much elasticity and I'll also have to use plant ties. Defoliation also worries me so I will tuck whenever possible and keep it simple at no more than a leaf per plant per day until I see how they're responding. In addition I planned this grow over a year ago but work took me overseas where growing wasn't an option, so these seeds have been kept over a year. I selected the 2 darkest seeds because some were much lighter than the rest but none broke when pinched. Those are some of my concerns that influenced the planning of this grow.
10th Year Anniversary
