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BlackWidow · 01-11-2007, 07:01 PM

iv been growin in my closet for a while without lsting or topping or anything
and now i regret it since one of my females has grown very tall (bushy, but also tall) lst wouldnt work cuz the main branch is too hard and it will snap and she is in flowering for 10 days so is it too late to top? or are there any other techniques i could apply?

pieceofmyheart · 01-11-2007, 07:19 PM

This question was answered in another thread for you. Don't cut anything off, it's too late. You will decrease your yield considerably if you do that now.

Can you put any other lights in there? hanging ones that will reach the lower buds? If you can move the pot around everyday, changing the position it could help some too.

Let it grow.......

BlackWidow · 01-11-2007, 07:21 PM

iv got some useless cfls
2X 36w
2X 19w
6700 k tough
will that work for floweing? and thank u so much u are helping me a lot !

pieceofmyheart · 01-11-2007, 07:24 PM

Sure it will help if you can arrange them so they are getting lights to the lower buds. That is what I do. I have a 150 hps with a reflector and then I have as many as 4 cfl's hanging, depending on my needs.

I have them so they are adjustable in height and I make sure the sides of the bulb are facing lower branches, with cfls, the sides of the bulb and not the tip is where you get the best light.

01-11-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackWidow

iv been growin in my closet for a while without lsting or topping or anything
and now i regret it since one of my females has grown very tall (bushy, but also tall) lst wouldnt work cuz the main branch is too hard and it will snap and she is in flowering for 10 days so is it too late to top? or are there any other techniques i could apply?

OOnly 10 days in gives you time to play with em. Bend em, snap em whatever you want. Ass far as decreasing yield? Since only 10 days in you can still bend em or chop off main branch and other side buds wil get more light and make up for the one large main cloa missing. 10 days in still leaves time to do alot.

You can do almost anything to a stem and it will heal itself and become stronger. No worries

nevermind

BlackWidow · 01-11-2007, 07:27 PM

got it
ill get to it tomorow cuz they are sleeping now lol
thanks
how close can i get the cfl's to the lower buds with out burning the shit outa them? got a fan in their btw

pieceofmyheart · 01-11-2007, 07:37 PM

Inches away, they don't get real hot, they won't burn unless they touch the leaves.

Different views on topping in flower, you got some good answers here from growers with some experience and lots of pics in their gallery to prove it. They seem to think not cutting would be best. Up to you hun.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...4&page=1&pp=15

Vagabond_Grower · 01-11-2007, 11:35 PM

put a piece of plexiglass just over the top of you plant to keep the plant from hitting your lights just make sure that it is will mounted so that it doesnt fall and crush your plant and so that your plant will bend to the plexi and flatten out if the plexi is well mounted

01-12-2007, 01:09 AM

bushmaster?

01-12-2007, 02:00 AM

There is a product out called "Bushmaster" that you use at the onset of flowering that makes the ladies get really thick without a lot of vertical growth. Kelp helps also.

I know that probably won't help you know, but just for future reference.

EDIT* DOH! Beetlejuicy beat me to it.

01-11-2007, 07:01 PM	#1
BlackWidow Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 178	Hight control on a mature plant- creative ideas needed iv been growin in my closet for a while without lsting or topping or anything and now i regret it since one of my females has grown very tall (bushy, but also tall) lst wouldnt work cuz the main branch is too hard and it will snap and she is in flowering for 10 days so is it too late to top? or are there any other techniques i could apply?
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01-11-2007, 07:27 PM	#6
BlackWidow Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 178	got it ill get to it tomorow cuz they are sleeping now lol thanks how close can i get the cfl's to the lower buds with out burning the shit outa them? got a fan in their btw Last edited by BlackWidow; 01-11-2007 at 07:33 PM..
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01-11-2007, 07:37 PM	#7
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	Inches away, they don't get real hot, they won't burn unless they touch the leaves. Different views on topping in flower, you got some good answers here from growers with some experience and lots of pics in their gallery to prove it. They seem to think not cutting would be best. Up to you hun. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...4&page=1&pp=15 Last edited by pieceofmyheart; 01-11-2007 at 08:34 PM..
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01-11-2007, 07:19 PM	#2
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	This question was answered in another thread for you. Don't cut anything off, it's too late. You will decrease your yield considerably if you do that now. Can you put any other lights in there? hanging ones that will reach the lower buds? If you can move the pot around everyday, changing the position it could help some too. Let it grow.......
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01-11-2007, 07:21 PM	#3
BlackWidow Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 178	iv got some useless cfls 2X 36w 2X 19w 6700 k tough will that work for floweing? and thank u so much u are helping me a lot !
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01-11-2007, 07:24 PM	#4
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	Sure it will help if you can arrange them so they are getting lights to the lower buds. That is what I do. I have a 150 hps with a reflector and then I have as many as 4 cfl's hanging, depending on my needs. I have them so they are adjustable in height and I make sure the sides of the bulb are facing lower branches, with cfls, the sides of the bulb and not the tip is where you get the best light.
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01-11-2007, 11:35 PM	#8
Vagabond_Grower Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 33	put a piece of plexiglass just over the top of you plant to keep the plant from hitting your lights just make sure that it is will mounted so that it doesnt fall and crush your plant and so that your plant will bend to the plexi and flatten out if the plexi is well mounted
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01-12-2007, 01:09 AM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	bushmaster?
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01-12-2007, 02:00 AM	#10
JackKerouac Guest Posts: n/a	There is a product out called "Bushmaster" that you use at the onset of flowering that makes the ladies get really thick without a lot of vertical growth. Kelp helps also. I know that probably won't help you know, but just for future reference. EDIT* DOH! Beetlejuicy beat me to it.
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