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GIRL's GOT SKILLS
- Thread starter Aspenou812
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The cupped shape is two fold, 1 to get deep enough into the shoot so that you take the very tip of the stem in the new shoot and 2 so there is enough leaf material around the top of the shoot undamaged to minimize the shock on the plants....I'm no expert by any means Dan you know that... But I do have a good head on my shoulders and a wicked memory for things I have read....i think I'll just top them all to keep it simple
i just cut the main stem to leave 4 nodes & let them grow out for a bit , then top all 4 of the branches again as they get big enough . it gives me quite a few mains to work with during veg . eventually the main stem is cut completely off & only the 4 branches are what grows out .
Try using your fingernails Dan the the multiple tops are awesome but it can be tricky, and i don't think the cup shape is all that vital, the first one i got to work was a straight cut through the upper third of the ball of leaf material but then again i have beginners luck on my side...
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Ive never gotten the FIM to work either. Been a while since i tried...after listening to you guys, gonna try again soon. 
Hey Tony thanks for stopping by... Awesome
i topped last night after I fed the ladies, clones always look funny after being topped, the whole one branch per node just trips me out..... Fed them .7 EC at 5.8 pH, 1tsp of Epsom Salts, 10 mils of V&H Booster and Maxi to .7 I'll upload pictures in a couple of hours...... They look so good and there getting really healthy in there new home.
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NewAgeGenetics
Hey JW nice to see you in my thread, i've been waiting a long time to grow out your genetics, come on back anytime...
topped once
topped once
So i watered and topped them last night...... they look scrawny till they grow out some but there on the right track and doing nicely i think...
So i'm hand watering for now is the pump and hydro halo cheating? lol
it was the fastest way to pump 5 gallons of nutrient solution through the pots. I have the manifold and and irrigation system built and tested im just waiting to go to multi waterings before i do that install....
topped once
So i watered and topped them last night...... they look scrawny till they grow out some but there on the right track and doing nicely i think...
So i'm hand watering for now is the pump and hydro halo cheating? lol
it was the fastest way to pump 5 gallons of nutrient solution through the pots. I have the manifold and and irrigation system built and tested im just waiting to go to multi waterings before i do that install....
600w
600w
So i started my light out at 5 feet above the canopy and moved it down a few inches each day looking for heat and light stress in the plants on an individual basis . As you can see i have bottomed the light out now, that Brass sinker is only 3 feet from the arc tube of the light. 36 inches is the recommended distance from the plants so YAY i'm there......
Tomorrow after noon after work i'll move the light up to 750w
and every two days after that i'll increase the output on the light till i hit 1000w
600w
So i started my light out at 5 feet above the canopy and moved it down a few inches each day looking for heat and light stress in the plants on an individual basis . As you can see i have bottomed the light out now, that Brass sinker is only 3 feet from the arc tube of the light. 36 inches is the recommended distance from the plants so YAY i'm there......
Tomorrow after noon after work i'll move the light up to 750w
and every two days after that i'll increase the output on the light till i hit 1000w
Everything looks great how much did the system cost?
Clones look very happy
Clones look very happy
Windy i have spent somewhere right around 3.5k for everything that i currently have not counting Media and Nutes, 2k on the new equipment (Light, fan, filter, mag drive pumps x 2, wall fans x 2 x 12 inch, Titan recirculating timers) and so on, Really it's an investment in my future. Im living every true potheads DREAM! I have a BAD ASS Mentor! some decent equipment and top notch straight up fire genetics to play and learn with! And a bunch of friends here on the MAG helping me and pulling for me. Im just so proud to be a member of this digital comunity
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back_woods
DAAAAMN ^^^
Everything is lookin great, Aspen! 
How high is your ceiling?
How high is your ceiling?
