[Gramse]

Hello everybody!

This is my first thread and my english is not that good, so be gentle

I'm about to set up a blumat 4x4 sog whit 25 plants, but first i wanna try the blumat out, so therefore I have plant a single pineapple chunk from Barneys farm. A freebie from my last seed purchase.

Lights
Veg: pll 2x55w
Flower: 250w hps

Medium: Canna coco
Pot: 6 litre airpot
Nutes: canna a/b
Ph: 5.7-6.2
Ec: 1.0



Here she is somewhere between 4 and 6 week. Topped twice.



The blumat tropf in action.



Week 8 and Up potted from 3 to 6 litre.



Tied her down and topped a branch that came up in the middle.

Feel free to chime in. Not the first grow, but my first in coco.

[Weed Gretzky]

Thanks for sharing some pics. I have 2 Barney pineapple chunk about 7 week into flower right now. One of them stretched like a bitch. Yield seems low but this run has been neglected so prob my fault. nice work.

[Gramse]

Originally Posted by Weed Gretzky

Thanks for sharing some pics. I have 2 Barney pineapple chunk about 7 week into flower right now. One of them stretched like a bitch. Yield seems low but this run has been neglected so prob my fault. nice work.

Thanks man. Yea i have read all about the stretch on this strain and I really hoping for the short pheno.
Can you, by looking at my pitures, tell if it's the tall or the short pheno I got?

[rastas]

You can start to guestimate the possible future stretch from the length between the internodes, the size/shape of your leaves, choice/power of lighting, but really its hard to say at this point. Pineapple Chunk is a hybrid between indica and sativa, so it all depends on the pheno you will have the luck of finding. The leaves tell that your pheno is indica dominant, since they are wide and fatty, but this is common with these kind of strains especially in the growing stage. Their sativa qualities start to come out later in early flowering stages.

What you want to do to be able to control the possible stretch is periodically changing the light period to 12/12. I do it in phases. From 18/6 to 16/8 to 14/10 to 12/12. This will slow down stretching, and will give the grower more time to be prepared in case there will be symptoms of nutrient deficiencies. Stretching is stressful for the plant, and causes nutrients to be taken out very fast from the medium by the plants. Change the lighting period every 3rd day closer to 12/12 and you have some control of stretch.

I hope you will find a quality pheno that You like! Good luck!

[Outcold]

Coco airpots and blumats is my preferred way to grow! I do a vertical 600 in my 4x4. Your plant looks great and blumats will make you sooooo happy!
I understand that a bluer spectrum of light may slow down the stretch response. I also pinch the stems on plants that are putting too much distance between the internodes.
I'll enjoy watching your progress,
OC

[Gramse]

Originally Posted by rastas

You can start to guestimate the possible future stretch from the length between the internodes, the size/shape of your leaves, choice/power of lighting, but really its hard to say at this point. Pineapple Chunk is a hybrid between indica and sativa, so it all depends on the pheno you will have the luck of finding. The leaves tell that your pheno is indica dominant, since they are wide and fatty, but this is common with these kind of strains especially in the growing stage. Their sativa qualities start to come out later in early flowering stages.

What you want to do to be able to control the possible stretch is periodically changing the light period to 12/12. I do it in phases. From 18/6 to 16/8 to 14/10 to 12/12. This will slow down stretching, and will give the grower more time to be prepared in case there will be symptoms of nutrient deficiencies. Stretching is stressful for the plant, and causes nutrients to be taken out very fast from the medium by the plants. Change the lighting period every 3rd day closer to 12/12 and you have some control of stretch.

I hope you will find a quality pheno that You like! Good luck!

Thanks. I never done this flip in stages thing but it sounds good, nature can't be wrong right
But will the final stretch be less or do you mean it just slow down but on a longer period of time?

[Stoned NewBie]

I've got 5 pineapple chunk from barneys at the minute day 11 flowering, they've nearly doubled the size. Tallest one is 73cm now, was 43cm before flip. Will let you know when strecth will be finished, good luck!

[Gramse]

Originally Posted by Outcold

Coco airpots and blumats is my preferred way to grow! I do a vertical 600 in my 4x4. Your plant looks great and blumats will make you sooooo happy!
I understand that a bluer spectrum of light may slow down the stretch response. I also pinch the stems on plants that are putting too much distance between the internodes.
I'll enjoy watching your progress,
OC

They have already made me happy But I've notice that the pressure are not even from my res, I have to adjust the blumat sometimes. When I'm putting up my sog I think I will do it with two res, one upper which is always full, for a more even pressure.
How have done it? With one or two?

Originally Posted by Stoned NewBie

I've got 5 pineapple chunk from barneys at the minute day 11 flowering, they've nearly doubled the size. Tallest one is 73cm now, was 43cm before flip. Will let you know when strecth will be finished, good luck!

I know I keep an eye on your thread.
Thank you! And good luck with your grow!

[w4tch]

Everything looks good, I'm interested in following this to see how the Blumats work out for you. Good luck!

[rastas]

But will the final stretch be less or do you mean it just slow down but on a longer period of time?

Ive done this a couple of times, and I have plenty of experience of not doing it as well.. I say they stretch a lot less.
Also training the plants affect stretching a lot, I see youve done some lst and stuff on your plants, so good job!

Using a scrog, having a cooltube with the light real close to the canopy, and periodically changing the light regime, are the best ways to limit the amount of stretch..