CynicalRoots
Well-Known Member
Hey equanimity, all the leaves on the bottom were dying off like that, and if so have you got it under control now?
Hey i want to go over something with you that will explain a few little things that fits this subject. You say you want 4 stems per plant, are you trying to limit them to only 4 because there will be many more than that. I have a plant that wasnt topped or LST that has 21 tops / branches. Leaving the plant natural will not result in a 1 stem stick plant. Its in their natural blueprint to branch out for better seed dispersion. Every node on your plant where you have the leaves, a branch will grow right from in between the stem and leaf. Now the point i was trying to get at before was, if you lose all your leaves on your lower stem, there is nowhere for a branch to grow. The stem basically creates a scab where the leaf once was and does not grow a branch. So think of it this way, every leaf that you lose off the main stem, you are losing an entire branch that would have a cola and countless more leaves that can also branch. You wouldnt think that cutting a little leaf off could do any harm, but you hinder the abillity to branch and lose a significant amount of bud in the long run.
Just my two pennies, remember every leaf counts!
Hey i want to go over something with you that will explain a few little things that fits this subject. You say you want 4 stems per plant, are you trying to limit them to only 4 because there will be many more than that. I have a plant that wasnt topped or LST that has 21 tops / branches. Leaving the plant natural will not result in a 1 stem stick plant. Its in their natural blueprint to branch out for better seed dispersion. Every node on your plant where you have the leaves, a branch will grow right from in between the stem and leaf. Now the point i was trying to get at before was, if you lose all your leaves on your lower stem, there is nowhere for a branch to grow. The stem basically creates a scab where the leaf once was and does not grow a branch. So think of it this way, every leaf that you lose off the main stem, you are losing an entire branch that would have a cola and countless more leaves that can also branch. You wouldnt think that cutting a little leaf off could do any harm, but you hinder the abillity to branch and lose a significant amount of bud in the long run.
Just my two pennies, remember every leaf counts!