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Its like one big bud.Hi Jan
The method you mention ie starting in 1 Liter pots and transplant at sex is my method of "Dwarfing" if you want small compact bud bombs which are all meat and no bones then go ahead and transplant at sex. I you want taller plant with more space between internodes go for a bigger pot from the start and don't transplant.
Transplanting at sex stops stretch!
Keeping temps even (no fluctuation) stops stretch.
The bigger fluctuation between day and night temps, the larger stretch will be.
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The inverse Square Law
The energy twice as far from the source is spread over four times the area,hence one fourth of the intensity.
This is part of the reason we get smaller buds lower down, that and the fact that fan leaves shad out lower bud sites.
This one reason we get "Larf/popcorn" buds at the bottom of the plant.
So it is often removed in a process called "Lolly popping" all the small buds are taken off, which allows the energy that would have been put into growing them be utilised further up the plant.
So grower will also defoliation, which does allow light to bud site which would be shaded by fan leaves.
However even defoliation can't negate the diminishing returns caused by the Inverse Square law that the further light travels, the larger the area it illuminates and so it becomes weaker in any measured area, the further it is from the light source.
This is not to say growing tall plant can't grow you a ton of bud, they can and do but it is a less efficient way of using the available light.
To grow compact bud bombs diminishes the effect of the Inverse Square law because all the buds are roughly all at the same height.
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See how close the internodes are when transplanting at sex!
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A compact bud bomb when transplanting at sex.
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Pics are all of the same plant, Trippy Gorilla from Big Head seeds.
Grown in coco in a 1 Liter pot & transplanted at sex to a 11 Liter pot, temp keep even 24hrs a day.
So that is growing by transplanting at sex, It is just the way I grow.
Grow however you feel most comfortable there are many styles and each person grows the way they feel is the best fit for them.
I have grown in many small and tight spaces and have developed this style over the years and have shown and taught it to others.
I am the first person to show this style and journal it in the forums but others have adopted it!
I wish you all the best with your grow, we all learn from others and by reading as many grow journals as you can!
We have some wonderful grower here at AFN, why not check out so grow by @St. Tom & @Vapo those guys grow some greta plants and are top people. If you find a grow you like the look of read every bit of it and always ask question, we all started at the same place - square one and progressed from there!
Welcome to the forums!
Arty
One thing I learned fast is there sure is alot that can go wrong. Wouldn't just a few screw in type bulbs keep them going at that stage until you figure something out? I have an old mars 300 blurple if you think it would be worth paying shipping for. Some of the lights are a little burnt looking but they all light up. You are welcome to it if you want
