Alafornia's 1st Time Multistrain Medical Grow

Canine246810 · Jul 30, 2019

InTheShed said:
Way too tall to top! I meant the difference between 6" tall and more like 14-18"! You need to consider stretch as well. If bending is more your style, check my thread on LST here:

How I perform low stress training on my plants: Lots of pics!

Greetings all! I've had members ask about how I do my LST (low stress training) on my plants so I thought I would do a pictorial on it. My pics are of two different plants but don't let that confuse you. It's just easier to demonstrate that way. Let's discuss the theory behind LST for a...

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Works on photo period plants as well, but that doesn't mean they can't get big! Here is a photo period when I started training:

Here it is now, never having been topped:

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InTheShed

Jul 29, 2019

It's It Punch

So sorry to hear about your dog. I hope she recovers soon BR. Also, where in SoCal are you? Repping Los Angeles here.

Im OG from Dago but moved to the IE. Thanks hope she recovers too. Had her since she was 6 months shes 10 years old now.

Canine246810 · Jul 30, 2019

InTheShed said:
Keep in mind that bent plants tend to get trained wider rather than taller, which means you will need to make sure you have the floorspace if you go that route.

Keep in mind that bent over is easier to trim.

InTheShed · Jul 30, 2019

At harvest or during the grow?

Canine246810 · Jul 30, 2019

InTheShed said:
Keep in mind that bent plants tend to get trained wider rather than taller, which means you will need to make sure you have the floorspace if you go that route.

Are you saying shes gonna get fat? :rofl:

Amy Gardner · Jul 30, 2019

Hey Al - looking mighty fine again. I’m always very fond of the lunchtime pic :yummy:

even when it’s late

Tangled said:
Hello everyone.

Hiya Tangled :ciao:

to 420! Great that you’re able to join in. I have been wanting to share some experience with Al about using CBD in bipolar disorder, and other conditions involving the potential for mania, so its great to have you both here. I’ve posted about it in my journal and the med threads so I’ll just seek out those posts and link them here, once I find them

And Al, another topping tech, that I am currently using for the first time, is the Uncle Ben’s Topping technique. This give a similar effect and outcome to the quadlining method but with much less stress on the plant because there is no massive leaf removal. Basically you grow to about 4-5 nodes and then chop off all nodes except the first two. You then get 4 mains with a number of secondary branches coming up the center (depending on the plants genetics). I’ve been documenting it in my current journal.

This was Bubba Hash pre-topping (had just started pushing out node #6)

These are after topping ...

And this is a few days ago only 3weeks and 2 days later. Bubba is on teh right, it’s hard to tell, but each of those 4 mains is now a lot bigger/taller than the plant was when I topped it.

In the coming days I’ll grab a pic from the side that shows it better.

As you can see from all our responses about topping and training, there are many ways to do it! Including not doing it! :laughtwo:

Often folk just pinch out the 3rd, 4th or 5th node as soon as its out. My first topping I did that. I pinched out the 4th node and then pinched out the tops of the 2 new tops that came up from that and had 4 mains that way (that actually took more growing time than the UBT tho and didnt produce the 4 strong mains that the UBT does). Others like to let the plant grow up a bit more and then take more off. This lets you know you have a good healthy plant and a decent root system before you act.

It’s also true that many growers like to grow a plant without topping at all the first time around to see what the growth structure is like, but many of them are long time growers with perpetual garden setups and many other plants on the go. Topping or training/bending will definitely get you better yields than not doing either.

Emilya said:
Magnesium however is something that cannot be preloaded into soil in the quantities needed, without locking out other needed nutrients. Mulder's law.

So I know that’s sound in theory. But it doesn’t account for the many “water only” grows that people do. :hmmmm:

Alafornia · Jul 30, 2019

InTheShed said:
Keep in mind that bent plants tend to get trained wider rather than taller, which means you will need to make sure you have the floorspace if you go that route.

Part of the reason I'm trying to find a 120x60. Had my eye on the ipower (same brand as current tent) but might be open to other brands with at least 6" vent holes.

Backlipslide · Jul 30, 2019

Damn! That was a lot of reading to get caught up! Had to drive in to the big city (again, cause that’s where I work too) pick up a fridge for my mother. I come to the party late! :popcorn:

I’ll just sit back and enjoy the show!

Your orange sherbet is really winning me over! All of them look fantastic, but that one sure stuck out to me on the latest updates. :yahoo:

Hello @Tangled awesome to have you hear! It’s great to see you both enjoying the hobby! And you are absolutely correct, the stigma definitely needs to be lifted on these beautiful plants! :high-five:

Newfun · Jul 30, 2019

Alafornia said:
Hope your little baby recovers fully. Our pit mix is about 68 lbs. Tiger-pig-dog, I call her - half tiger, half pig, and half dog.

BR praying for your baby. Thankful you can go to Tijuana for the meds.
Al I love your math. You have made me remember when I said that hockey had 3 quarters instead of 3 periods. You have a dog and a half. Hahaha

Alafornia · Jul 30, 2019

I'm going to try to get some pics tonight to better show where we are with each plant. I'm also going to measure each one to show the height.

@Tangled quit smoking tobacco 3 weeks and 4 days ago and also cut out caffeine and sugar. She's been having ocular migraines since, which we figure is all the changes kicking her ass. Doctor wanted her to try goody's powders and that did not help as much as ibuprofen/tylenol combo so I suggested she try to wedding cake strain she had not tried from our last dispensary run. After a few tokes and a few minutes no pain and well, she is fun to be around. Haha! She feels good enough to eat. There's another one for the list of strains to get. Said she hasn't felt like this since she was 17. Coincidentally, that's how old she was when she started dating me.

Backlipslide · Jul 30, 2019

Alafornia said:
@Tangled quit smoking tobacco 3 weeks and 4 days ago and also cut out caffeine and sugar.

Wow! Congratulations tangled!! I wish I could say the same! Every time I quit, I keep crawling back to it. Stay positive, stay busy and drink lots of water! But first of all I hope you feel well enough to do all these things!

I quit 16 months cold turkey a while back. Still smoking, I’m an idiot! :ciao:

Alafornia · Jul 30, 2019

Backlipslide said:
Wow! Congratulations tangled!! I wish I could say the same! Every time I quit, I keep crawling back to it. Stay positive, stay busy and drink lots of water! But first of all I hope you feel well enough to do all these things!

I quit 16 months cold turkey a while back. Still smoking, I’m an idiot!

She was feeling the same way 3 weeks and 4 days ago. Today's a new day, brother.

Newfun · Jul 30, 2019

Mr. B, you can and will do it again. I have been in your shoes. 1st was cold turkey. Last time patch and gum. Since you knew you could before you'll know when this time. We'll cheer you on when you're ready.

Alafornia · Jul 30, 2019

OK. It’s that time again.

Westley got a full watering. She needed it. She’s drinking a lot lately so the time may soon be coming. She perked up afterward.

Everyone else got a top drink.

Blueberry looks and behaves as if she were topped already even though she wasn’t. Not sure what to do with her.

Northern Lights has a pine-like pungent odor while Orange Sherbet smells a bit like an orange peel.

I measured them all as best I could.

I think each girl will get their own post tonight and they can be discussed maybe a little better since I’m looking for guidance for each.

Group pics:

Alafornia · Jul 30, 2019

First up is Westley. As I said, she got a full watering and as you can see she quickly perked up.

She looks to measure about 6" high.

Remember Nikita (see next post) is her sister. They are White Russian.