things too look for.....
not the 1st to flower...undesirable trait
hollow stems... desirable
strong smell from the stem rub
good growth pattern w/ evenly space nodes, and branching
usually the short,squat,stinky ones.... are best
ladies, that can handle sum stress, and still produce
tops, or lst, well
clones in under 10days...
things too look for
hi m8,
was hoping you could help me,
im wondering why its not good to have hollow stems?
newb here, so please be gentle, lol, not looking to argue, just wanting to learn.
I would have thought that a hollow stem would allow for greater nutrient uptake, kinda like a motorway of nutes from roots to top of plant. Like i said, im newb, so im just thinking out aloud with no practical experience to say otherwise.
Ive got a few plants that are just hitting flower cycle. I noticed some of them had really hollow stems, which now im thinking i should keep an eye on since you mentioned the trait.
Any help would be appreciated.
Happy NY to all.
Peace,
Sticky
hi m8,
was hoping you could help me,
im wondering why its not good to have hollow stems?
Sticky
For many of us who grow medically we are severely limited in the number of plants we may flower and thus end up having to pick a couple of girls out of maybe a dozen seedlings to keep while the others all get the axe.
I know the title of this thread is something of an oxymoron in that the only true way to determine a plants value is to flower it out and test the final product, but I've started to notice some traits in veg. that often seem to be promising indicators. I would love to hear from others who have identified desirable traits in their vegging plants BEFORE flowering begins. Anything that can help to narrow down the keepers during the culling would be helpful.
The one thing I have noticed that seems to often indicate a plant will be frosty in flower is how aromatic, sticky and frosty the stems on the fan leaves are in veg. The more resin the better.
The other traits I look at include the vigor of the plant and elements of its structure such as internode distance and overall branching propensity and shape.
For those that get forced to choose keepers while still in veg what traits do you look for?
hi m8,
was hoping you could help me,
im wondering why its not good to have hollow stems?
newb here, so please be gentle, lol, not looking to argue, just wanting to learn.
I would have thought that a hollow stem would allow for greater nutrient uptake, kinda like a motorway of nutes from roots to top of plant. Like i said, im newb, so im just thinking out aloud with no practical experience to say otherwise.
Ive got a few plants that are just hitting flower cycle. I noticed some of them had really hollow stems, which now im thinking i should keep an eye on since you mentioned the trait.
Any help would be appreciated.
Happy NY to all.
Peace,
Sticky
I stand corrected..... YES the hollow stem is a desirable trait.... allowing for better water nutrient transfer thru the stem.....
I must have mixed up my info during the talk... then again, the hash was superb....
SO YES.... I stand corrected..... DJ said keep the hollowed stems.....
I take cuts of each and keep them under floros ,until I have harvested ,then make my mom selection,and grow it out for cuts ,....