I keep letting my plants "just grow". I dont manipulate them. I keep ending up with a lot of "scraggle" bud underneath the canopy. This stuff ends up as a usefull bi-product but, I want buds. If I cut off the scraggles in the beginning, will I have larger colas and larger buds more near the canopy?? please advise
Scraggle Weed
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potpimp
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Yes, we call that "popcorn" bud and it's a huge waste of time to trim and you get next to nothing for the effort. Some growers trim the bottom 1/3 of the plant because they do not want to mess with the popcorn bud. The bottom does not get that much light anyway and it allows air to circulate better and makes under-canopy maintenance easier. The plant can also use the energy it would have put into that popcorn bud to make that massive cola. That's the way I roll.
SoulMan420
Well-Known Member
Look into how to lollipop your plants. You trim off the lower branches about a week or two before flowering and the plants will focus more energy on the cola and buds at the top instead of producing popcorn buds. You can trim. You can also space your plants better or get a more powerful light that will penetrate further into the canopy.
potpimp
Sector 5 Moderator
Yep, that's exactly right.
Frito Bandito420
Active Member
damn now i know this. i spread my plant out lol.. got buds everywhere. but its a single plant in dwc under 400 watts hps
potpimp
Sector 5 Moderator
It depends on how you want to grow. Sounds like you are doing LST, basically training each branch to become a cola. That's a great way but it's very time consuming. If you've got mother plants and can successfully take a bunch of clones every two months, you're better off doing SOG and shooting for one main cola on each of a bunch of single plants.
Frito Bandito420
Active Member
eh mines a little different check my recent threads tell me what u think.
potpimp
Sector 5 Moderator
Yep, keep the bottom 1/3 of the plant trimmed. Basically you want to deny the plant any opportunity to grow any side branches, just one big ole fat cola. This is the SOG method; if you just have one or two plants then you might want to create a bush, but that popcorn bud is a royal pain in the ass to trim. Takes forever to get a zip.
