My Horizontal Grow

[0james0]

I was supposed to do a seed swap with a friend, but he decided instead of just giving me his seed, he would plant and grow two for me! He gave them to me having not watered them for a day or so, so they were nice and bendy.

I was repotting them anyway, into a bigger pot, so while I was doing that, I secured a bamboo cane horizontally along the top of the pot and then laid the plant along it, securing it with some rubber plant ties, the roots went in and then covered with mud.

In about 2 days, the plants had worked out what was going on, reorientated and flourished.

Its been about 10 days now and they are huge, I'm ready to go 12/12, but not really sure if there is anything I should be doing with them because of the style of the grow, its a new way for me.

Anyone got any tips? I don't fancy a scrog, seems like a lot of trouble and the spread on these already is excellent.

 

[RL420]

pics?

 

[scarecrow77]

Pics mate ..hard to tell without them.

 

[0james0]

Yeah good shout, the lighting is crap because I kept the light on, but you get the idea.

They look like a bushy mess, but bear in mind that pretty much all the leaves are getting sun, just because of how they are laid flat.

Unless someone has better advice, my plan is going to be to tie down some of the taller branches, to try get the canopy even and flat, I have plenty of space, so can pull them down so they are horizontal going outwards, then switch to 12/12 and watch them go.

 

[RL420]

Nice work dude, as far as input on what you should do before flowering, i don't have any, they look ready to me for flowering. They're going to be huge bro. Keep us updated

 

[0james0]

Nice work dude, as far as input on what you should do before flowering, i don't have any, they look ready to me for flowering. They're going to be huge bro. Keep us updated

Cheers, I've gone 12/12 today, haven't really got anything to tie them down with, so going to leave them natural for a couple weeks, get the stretch out the way, then get them flattened out for the remainder and pull the light back in close.

Really pleased with them so far, been a cool experiment.

 

[RL420]

What strain is it anyway?

 

[0james0]

Jacky White I'm told. Have smoked it when he grew his and was a nice smoke.

 

[Growan]

Cheers, I've gone 12/12 today, haven't really got anything to tie them down with, so going to leave them natural for a couple weeks, get the stretch out the way, then get them flattened out for the remainder and pull the light back in close.

Really pleased with them so far, been a cool experiment.

What, your shoes got no laces?!? Just be aware that 2 weeks growing straight up might be harder to lay flat later. Also, remember those auxins will be better distributed for more tops along a horizontal branch than one growing naturally.

 

[bf80255]

ive flowered out a few plants horizontally in 15, 30 gallin pots with soil all organic and the main issue i had eas about 4 or 5 weeks in the top of the plant has to be tied to the ceiling or lamp because the plants gets really weighed down especially big girls like yours

 

[miccyj]

This is really interesting, how are you going to support the buds as weight increases?

 

[MightyMike530]

Ive seen outdoor growers do this when vertical security was limited due to fence height, etc. Good luck with the rest of this grow, looks like it will turn out nicely if you keep doing what youre doing.

 

[LoRd MeGaTR0N31]

You have a Great Friend to grow you out 2 nice ladies. My friends are Ass holes. If I got two plants from one of my friends i know its a catch behind it like they are Males or Shemales.

 

[0james0]

What, your shoes got no laces?!? Just be aware that 2 weeks growing straight up might be harder to lay flat later. Also, remember those auxins will be better distributed for more tops along a horizontal branch than one growing naturally.

I did worry about that, so the idea of moulding the branches horizontally outwards now has still been playing on my mind a bit.

The problem isn't what to tie them with, its what to tie them to. Pretty much all the plant is away from the pot, floating. The only thing I can think is some horizontal splints, tied to the main splint already there.

 

[0james0]

This is really interesting, how are you going to support the buds as weight increases?

I'm hoping it can support itself, I'm letting it bush up a bit so it can get thick stems.

If not, I'll have to splint it, or tie it.

 

[Growan]

Would the pot itself do? Drill/stap a few holes around the rim and tie off to that? Otherwise maybe a little chopstick scaffold on uprightsstuck into soil - think zip ties and tic-tac-toe board type grid? Interesting fact, in the UK, tic-tac-toe is called Naughts and Crosses.

 

[Growan]

.....but it would be a big overhang....

More pots of soil strategically placed, then build scaffold.

 

[0james0]

Sent this to my mate earlier, what it looks like tonight (was lazy with the light, sorry) and what it looked like on day one.

He is a pretty aggressive pruner, he keeps them tidy and lean. It's come on great, 2 week difference in the pictures.

 

[0james0]

.....but it would be a big overhang....

More pots of soil strategically placed, then build scaffold.

Thats the thing, if I'm going to make a little scaffold masterpiece and bring in new pots and stuff, I might as well just get a net and fix that up and do a SCROG, which I didn't really fancy.

My worry is not so much on the buds flopping, its on the weight distribution of the plant to the pot, none of it is obviously over the pot, so have been thinking of things to prop it up

 

[auswolf]

Here's what I use to tie plants down, not really sure what there called some sort of paper clip. Just clamp to your pot bend one of the arms back up, tie your string to it then clamp the other end between the pot and clamp.

Easy to adjust, easy to setup and remove. Cheap as shit to implement lol.