New Grower White widow autofem XTRM CFL closet grow

Oof...I wish I had actually done light research........ Spilt milk.

OK, so... I'm planning on a defoliation to get more lights down to those lower bud sites. My question is, how close to the main stalk do I need to clip? Is this just a dumb question? I'm thinking definitely 4 leaves, up to 8, and of course the dead, yellowing leaves.

Second topic of mental occupation:
I'm looking still at lighting solutions. I'm intrigued by uv/ir spectrums; are these available in cree cob units? Also, it seems many are ~3500 k. Am I not searching wide enough, or is popular consensus now that 2700/6500 k is outdated and the cob achieves a more evenly blended white light? @BigSm0 maybe you can shed some......... LIGHT!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!........Hahahahahahahahahhhterriblejoke.

Alternately, I found thisView attachment 701990
I like the skeleton of it, it seems like after it runs it's useful life, I can hack the carapace and cob it the fuck out!

@witchyhour - I read you're replacing/retiring some tents - could I interest you in a trade? I have these little pieces of worthless paper, graffitied with old green men which makes them valuable....:smoking:

:smokeout:thanks for swinging by!!

Supplemental - I named my pax today, 'My Attorney'. I'm toying with the arboretum or the Grove for my shack. Thoughts?? I'm a name caller[emoji3]
Huh?

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Defo, take it easy, have a plan, and don't take more than a couple of leaves a day. [emoji106] [emoji6]

Tents, are fuck**g addictive!

I know I was going to say something else...shit.

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Oh, yeah...I'm going to try these lights soon, just waiting for some beans that are on the way. [emoji121] [emoji6]

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Oof...I wish I had actually done light research........ Spilt milk.

OK, so... I'm planning on a defoliation to get more lights down to those lower bud sites. My question is, how close to the main stalk do I need to clip? Is this just a dumb question? I'm thinking definitely 4 leaves, up to 8, and of course the dead, yellowing leaves.

Second topic of mental occupation:
I'm looking still at lighting solutions. I'm intrigued by uv/ir spectrums; are these available in cree cob units? Also, it seems many are ~3500 k. Am I not searching wide enough, or is popular consensus now that 2700/6500 k is outdated and the cob achieves a more evenly blended white light? @BigSm0 maybe you can shed some......... LIGHT!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!........Hahahahahahahahahhhterriblejoke.

Alternately, I found thisView attachment 701990
I like the skeleton of it, it seems like after it runs it's useful life, I can hack the carapace and cob it the fuck out!

@witchyhour - I read you're replacing/retiring some tents - could I interest you in a trade? I have these little pieces of worthless paper, graffitied with old green men which makes them valuable....:smoking:

:smokeout:thanks for swinging by!!

Supplemental - I named my pax today, 'My Attorney'. I'm toying with the arboretum or the Grove for my shack. Thoughts?? I'm a name caller:biggrin:
3500k is more than enough for flower and veg. To super charge the veg you could add in some 4000k as it has a lot more blue in it. As for the lights I can't comment as I was threatened with a 1 month ban. This light would definitely push me along. What I can say hopefully is the efficiency or light per watt is only higher on particular branded products. Leds and cobs are very similar so taking a poor quality LED and making it into a cob has very little benefit. The efficiency doesn't increase nor does the lifespan.
 
Defo, take it easy, have a plan, and don't take more than a couple of leaves a day. [emoji106] [emoji6]

Tents, are fuck**g addictive!

I know I was going to say something else...shit.

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With the defoliation, I do have a plan. I saw in my reading to really spread it out, like 7 days. You seem to say every day can be tolerated. I would wait at least 3?

Here goes!!!!
 
With the defoliation, I do have a plan. I saw in my reading to really spread it out, like 7 days. You seem to say every day can be tolerated. I would wait at least 3?

Here goes!!!!
I have the rule of thumb of no more than 3 per day, but if I have a plan of clearing the bottom, for example, I'll take 2 to 3 each day. If I notice the plant is getting pissy, I'll give her a break. But haven't had it happen yet.

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Here's a pitcher's

The martyrs
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The main cola of princess pine, the stump. She still isn't getting any taller...
There's still more to do, but you can see the satellite colas
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There's a bud pooooping outta thurr, trust me..
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2sticks² - help me decide how to torture her!! I may also ask live stoners
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thickStik, ha! More like twigHips! Reminder - this and the preceding plant are the same age!!
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Here's a pitcher's

The martyrs
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The main cola of princess pine, the stump. She still isn't getting any taller...
There's still more to do, but you can see the satellite colasView attachment 702056 View attachment 702057
There's a bud pooooping outta thurr, trust me..View attachment 702058
2sticks² - help me decide how to torture her!! I may also ask live stonersView attachment 702059
thickStik, ha! More like twigHips! Reminder - this and the preceding plant are the same age!!View attachment 702061
The second one, I'd start squeezing and bending. The first one is too small, in my opinion...

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@witchyhour , @budelee , @autobeast

Does this look right to you? I felt 2-3 tiny pops/snaps as I was crushing the stalk below the top, so center node/ex-future-main-cola. I put a copper wire on to hold it for about 90 seconds and then removed it. I lowered my light and put the bent section furthest away from light so it really needs to turn. I have a video that is accompanied by heavy austrapolithicus (sp??) breathing, it's quite amusing, but has the wrong file attachment . mp4 so I can't upload it.

Overall, does this look good?
 
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@witchyhour , @budelee , @autobeast

Does this look right to you? I felt 2-3 tiny pops/snaps as I was crushing the stalk below the top, so center node/ex-future-main-cola. I put a copper wire on to hold it for about 90 seconds and then removed it. I lowered my light and put the bent section furthest away from light so it really needs to turn. I have a video that is accompanied by heavy austrapolithicus (sp??) breathing, it's quite amusing, but has the wrong file attachment . mp4 so I can't upload it.

Overall, does this look good?
It looks fine to me. I'd have kept the holder in place longer, has she stood up again already?

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