First time grower respectfully in need of assistance

simisimis

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ahhh beauties... :) good to see unknown back in business :) showing some real attitude. any plans on topping or any other training?
 

waynebebay

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ahhh beauties... :) good to see unknown back in business :) showing some real attitude. any plans on topping or any other training?
I know man! I thought I lost her a while back! I would like to do some other training but I don't know what my options are right now. I would like to clone the KNOWN seeds, I do know that.
 

simisimis

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I know man! I thought I lost her a while back! I would like to do some other training but I don't know what my options are right now. I would like to clone the KNOWN seeds, I do know that.
well your options depend of how much vertical space u got and what kind of lighting u have, but now regardless of the light or space my favourite option is topping for 4 main colas.. then u can get really nice 4 main colas with some additional side shoots. imo most efficient way of growing indoors..
 

waynebebay

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well your options depend of how much vertical space u got and what kind of lighting u have, but now regardless of the light or space my favourite option is topping for 4 main colas.. then u can get really nice 4 main colas with some additional side shoots. imo most efficient way of growing indoors..
I have no idea how to do this :/
 

simisimis

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I have no idea how to do this :/
dude, it's just as simple as it can get, you wait till the plant has strong enough root system to overcome stress, 4-6 nodes usually, when you just cut everything above the second node. Auxins gets redistributed and in no time your side branches will become main branches and will be shooting out like crazy. check psy-grow from my signature, I topped it two weeks ago. and check how the plants are looking now ;)
 

waynebebay

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dude, it's just as simple as it can get, you wait till the plant has strong enough root system to overcome stress, 4-6 nodes usually, when you just cut everything above the second node. Auxins gets redistributed and in no time your side branches will become main branches and will be shooting out like crazy. check psy-grow from my signature, I topped it two weeks ago. and check how the plants are looking now ;)
Nice, alright! I want to do this.
 

waynebebay

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Morning Update:

The seedlings had roots growing out of the sides and bottoms of the coir disks so I potted them yesterday.

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simisimis

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I'd add more soil for the unknown to bury the stem. It prob had lack of light in the begining and therefore stretched, cause all other nodes are quite compact. The roots eventually come out of a buried stem. How are the side branches, do you see any signs of them between the nodes?
 

waynebebay

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Morning Update:

We got a few growers, gees, this Unknown is really going at it.

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simisimis said:
I'd add more soil for the unknown to bury the stem. It prob had lack of light in the begining and therefore stretched, cause all other nodes are quite compact. The roots eventually come out of a buried stem. How are the side branches, do you see any signs of them between the nodes?
Alright bro, I did add more soil, it seemed to prop the plant up and sturdy her out more too! And what do you mean by your second question? Am I looking for side branches? Also, I would love to browse your entire threads and stuff but it's a bit difficult doing research when I have a newborn, a 3 1/2 year old, and a girlfriend to tend to. This is why I may seem very 'newbie' and I must apologize for irritating anyone. But, I really do appreciate any and ALL feedback. You guys are awesome and I feel privileged to be a part of this forum and amongst the ever growing knowledge base of what we love doing.
 

simisimis

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I'd burry the stem almost to the point the cotyledons start :)

on C99 & SLH grow I found out that all I've known was based on hypes and there in all that thread I kind of found out more than reading everything else.. It's not much, comparing to Uncle Bens Tweaks and pointers which took weeks to read 1500 posts :D

anyway, by second question I mean side branches shooting from fan leaves which looks like this:
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and after topping it became like this:
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simisimis

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Oooohh, yes yes, I see them starting to form at the base of the branches!
then wait for them to become a bit bigger and you can top, I am not sure about one thing though. since your first set of fan leaves suffered and are half yellow, shoots on the very bottom might be not growing very well, then I'd take them out, and top the plant above the 3rd node, so you could get 2 branches from 2nd and 2 branches from 3rd. but you will see that in few days ;) I'll watch you!
 
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