Water flows up a plant by capillary action, a pressure differential between the top and bottom of the plant ... when you chop it's head off, you're instantly creating a pressure drop at the top causing the plant to cease fluid (and therefore nutrient) intake. This is why it droops. It takes a while for the plant to redirect it's internal plumbing and readdress the pressure drop. If you seal off that wound quickly, it allows the plant to resume it's normal internal fluid pressure much faster, facilitating a faster recovery ... plus it keeps pests and disease out ... just like getting 'stitches' at the hospital.

I read it somewhere on a gardening forum in another life ... :headbang:

@Mossy @912GreenSkell @Root @Need4Weed @Jraven @HemiSync ..

I owe you all an apology. This is utter bollocks .. the pressure comes from the roots and the fluid's dispersed cell to cell. Don't know where I got that from, probably some late-night BBC4 David Bellamy documentary on the hydrostatic life of water lillies or something. Anyway, it's been bugging me since I regurgitated it and knowing it's wrong, I just want to correct my ignorance, publicly.

Thank you all for not flaming me .. :bighug:
 
@Belivitez - Your Fastbuds GG entry is official!! Good stuff bud.

@captcold - awesome bud!! Looking great!!

@greenie88 - Nice selection bud!! Remember you dont have to choose a plant until it is 30 days old or younger. Oh yeah....i figure that last thing i would hear anyone say on this site is....."Oooo i want some S.T.D." :D :D

@blowyourmind - Buddy....she looks absolutely tremendous!! Awesome crystal...thanks for the warning about cool temps...even with the susceptibility to cool temps you plant makes me want to give it a go! Have a shot of rep for your fine growing....in fact....everyone in this contest please give Maria Sanchez and Blowyourmind a shot of rep, for (nearly, still need dried pics) completing the first entries.
 
@Mossy @912GreenSkell @Root @Need4Weed @Jraven @HemiSync ..

I owe you all an apology. This is utter bollocks .. the pressure comes from the roots and the fluid's dispersed cell to cell. Don't know where I got that from, probably some late-night BBC4 David Bellamy documentary on the hydrostatic life of water lillies or something. Anyway, it's been bugging me since I regurgitated it and knowing it's wrong, I just want to correct my ignorance, publicly.

Thank you all for not flaming me .. :bighug:

No flaming at all bud! Here is a shot of rep for correcting yourself.
 
@Belivitez - Your Fastbuds GG entry is official!! Good stuff bud.

@captcold - awesome bud!! Looking great!!

@greenie88 - Nice selection bud!! Remember you dont have to choose a plant until it is 30 days old or younger. Oh yeah....i figure that last thing i would hear anyone say on this site is....."Oooo i want some S.T.D." :D :D

@blowyourmind - Buddy....she looks absolutely tremendous!! Awesome crystal...thanks for the warning about cool temps...even with the susceptibility to cool temps you plant makes me want to give it a go! Have a shot of rep for your fine growing....in fact....everyone in this contest please give Maria Sanchez and Blowyourmind a shot of rep, for (nearly, still need dried pics) completing the first entries.
Tnx bud. [emoji3] I was wondering how to get the rep points haha..
 
OK...how time fly's when you're having fun! I started with 4 auto's and still have them going strong...I did un-officially pick my Dinafem Blue Critical Auto a few weeks ago but today is my deadline!!!!!!!!!!!! So it will be the Dinafem...:smoking:

Here she is at day 29 from seed...not the stockiest, but has the most branching and height...strong starter it appears.
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Up closer to the budding young girls...
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Here is Fast Buds # 1
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Fast Buds Rhino # 2
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And last but not least Nirvana Freebie Short Ryder...
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That's it for now....I'll put these in my grow journal and also need to get the Fast Buds over to that grow competition as well...Cheers! :pighug:
 
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OK...how time fly's when you're having fun! I started with 4 auto's and still have them going strong...I did un-officially pick my Dinafem Blue Critical Auto a few weeks ago but today is my deadline!!!!!!!!!!!! So it will be the Dinafem...:smoking:

Here she is at day 29 from seed...not the stockiest, but has the most branching and height...strong starter it appears.
dina-blue-full-jpg.761978


Up closer to the budding young girls...
dina-blue-jpg.761979


Here is Fast Buds # 1
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Fast Buds Rhino # 2
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And last but not least Nirvana Freebie Short Ryder...
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That's it for now....I'll put these in my grow journal and also need to get the Fast Buds over to that grow competition as well...Cheers! :pighug:

Every single one of those plants is loving life!! Nice work bud!! Looking great for day 29. Updating entry on the Blue critical...beautiful pics too .
 
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