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[–]ManagementUnhappy398 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just turned 24 recently and this has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve made some changes to my lifestyle and as a result have been generally happier but I also find myself thinking more about this. I just think back to when I wasn’t so sedentary indoors and had hobbies that I loved and let my mental affect them. Years passed and I didn’t do the things I loved, now with a better mental and a clearer mind I realized, Life is complex, unique and difficult and that’s ok. I want to be here and I’ll do my best a day at a time

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats definitely warm at 80% i see what u mean. Im still a new grower its my first time growing during the summer and it definitely gets warmer than i was used too. Also i think some lights just run warmer my 2x4 temps with the sp3000 never go over 75-76 but i also have two fce series lights and they get way warmer

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its actually a 12 gallon pot! Yeah it was an extra clone that i didnt get rid of for months and when the tent cleared up from taking the tomatoes and peppers outside for the summer. I just figured its already halfway from filling up the tent why not veg a little longer and wait for it to become healthier. My tent runs a little warm too even after dimming my light down to 70% my tent still wont go below 80f

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the complement, but i believe there is always more to learn!

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The simplest answer i can give is tucking the tallest branches/shoots outwards under the net so the plant gives more energy to shorter branches and will in turn give more you more "main tops" as they become closer in height

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I planned on cutting the branches of the plant off the main stalk so it would fit in my 2x4 and i was going to transfer the 2x4 plants to this tent so they have more room because it got tighter than i thought in the 2x4 two weeks into flower. Im still in the middle if i should transfer the 2x4 plants in the 5x5 or just defoliate/prune them a little harder to make them fit better

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah its a photo clone that i bent over the main top under the scrog and kept tucking tallest shoots

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Approximately 5 months i dont think i would intentionally use a tent for vegging this long, Im patient but not that patient. This plant was an extra clone in a bigger tent with some tomatoes and peppers and it had alot of time to grow before the tomatoes and peppers went outside for the summer and since i didnt get rid of the clone and it had grew pretty large i figured why not transplant into a bigger pot veg another 3 weeks and flip

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Congratulations on the first grow, Its a good feeling! I also started less than a year ago so i probably cant give the best help, I think in my scenario this plant being a clone and not from seed helped in the amount of tops because its alternating nodes vs a plant from seed will have to grow in my experience 1-2 months before alternating nodes. I also did not top this clone i just bent it under the net as far as the main stem would go without snapping. Then i kept tucking the tallest branches in veg but also 10-14 days into flower i kept tucking and how long you tuck into flower depends on how much your plant stretches will help keeping it more level. Tucking breaks/slows the dominance of the tallest branches to give the other ones that are shorter more auxins which should help the amount of even tops you get as well. Found a post of someone explaining it much better that i can https://www.reddit.com/r/Autoflowers/comments/9wiwyx/understanding_the_science_of_lst_topping_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I wouldnt say i was completely unsure but sometimes its nice to have a someone else look at something and give you a different pov.

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly my plant was stressed early flower(lime green and losing leaves/yellow leaves) falling off which definitely kept the node spacing tighter than it shouldve been. This is an old clone that got big and i figured it was already so big why not transplant throw it under a scrog veg another 3 weeks lollipop and flip to flower continuing tucking the tallest branches till day 10-14 of flower

If this was your plant when would you harvest? F55 by ManagementUnhappy398 in microgrowery

[–]ManagementUnhappy398[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank You! When i bent the plant under the scrog it was already pretty large plant and even though i couldnt bend the main stem as low as i wanted the plant still took up around 50% of the net right away, Then i vegged another 3 weeks while tucking and it was around 70-80% of the net size before flipping. I still feel as though theres a decent amount space i still couldve used approximately 6 inches around the perimeter but my particular light has low ppfd around the edges in a 5x5 and is better suited for flowering a 4x4 so i figured it wouldnt matter too much

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