Damn now I can't make up my mind whether I prefer the back two or the front two! 
New ViparSpectra Lights Powering Self Watered SIP Run
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Highya SO,
Lovely looking ladies!! Northern Stank is a bit unruly compared to the Otter's Dream. But, she is a bud factory. She wants to fill those branches up! Love that look. Otter's Dream has a gorgeous canopy! She's a nice growing lady. Must be a special strain you have come up with? Have a great week! Happy Smokin'
Lovely looking ladies!! Northern Stank is a bit unruly compared to the Otter's Dream. But, she is a bud factory. She wants to fill those branches up! Love that look. Otter's Dream has a gorgeous canopy! She's a nice growing lady. Must be a special strain you have come up with? Have a great week! Happy Smokin'
Thirvnrob
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Today I gleefully started de-larfing thinking it had been 21 days since I flipped. It’s been 14. Sigh…
You can delarf any time!
Scrog dog, these look awesome.THE BACK TWO UPDATE
Good day folks! Today let's look at the two in the rear of the tent.
First Northern Stank. She's still cruising for the top! Still making nice buds and setting the pace for the tent! She's got lots of secondary shoots with buds at a good height and her main colas are filling up nicely under this fantastic @ViparSpectra light soon to be unveiled for the first time.
Off to the other one holding the right rear slot in the tent, Otters Dream.
She's developing huge cola arms getting ready for some fat buds! Today was day 14 from flip. One more week and I'll give them a big branch and larf trim!
Have a nice and green day!
Just had a craving for some of that AI created green colour. 
they look superb and content.
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Growing weed is fun!Oh my Stone, what a fine specimen !
Hehe, they don't all look nice Keith. These are exceptional for me. I've been having mag issues in veg in pots lately. I've been paying attention to these SIP's more I think. They like it better too.Another beautiful plant by StoneOtter.
Same here man! I usually have a slacker out of the bunch but these are all full speed ahead! I can't pick one for a favorite yet. They're all so different too! NIce!Damn now I can't make up my mind whether I prefer the back two or the front two!
Hehe, thanks brother!Just had a craving for some of that AI created green colour.
Thanks, good noticing Bode! We use Otters Dream because it has a cbd component in it and a not so high thc one. We can hit it and not get too high when we want that. It's stankberry pollen on blue dream cbd.
N Stank shot up like a rocket! She's open and filling in so good! Now that I put the net over her she's contained from sideways intrusions into her cohabitors places. I'm watching her buds come in hoping to see something special.
Yep still wearing the rose colored glasses!I'm there today myself man! Just a tad longer! Oh well it gives me time to study just what needs to stay and go! 6 more days for me too!
Thanks Braddah!
Just like voting in Chicago. Do it early, and often!
Let's talk about that. In the past I've read to keep the 21 day as a rule to let the plant have her puberty. Or at least until they stop stretching for sure. Meaning The Stretch which is the plant getting ready to make bud sites, then making them.
I was under the impression that taking off the larf and branches before the process was done the plant may/would be stressed and not live up to its potential. Maybe not always stressed a lot, just the stress thing gets stuck in my mind. I think it slows the plant generally for a time and it would likely here too.
This makes sense to me though it's bro science until proven otherwise. I've done it early with happy endings but I feel it's better to wait. You?
smokesbetter
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It makes some since to me because the plant has a cycle in life and if interrupted in anyway would cause some kind of an out come , be it good or bad . Plants look good Stone !
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Thanks man. That's the conventional bro science look that may have a real component to it. I almost always use that thought train when I do the defol/delimb after flip. It ultimately isn't the most important thing but it's one of the small things that add up. In my mind anyway.
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Thanks for your vote of confidence Bode! I appreciate that! I just want to let folks know that it's my and others feelings and I don't have documented proof that it's actually the way things are. I do believe it's true and science would prove it out. This isn't the one I'm going to prove though.
I agree with Bode. I think the proof is in the plant.
I get irritated when I see growers who think their grow way is the only grow way, when it’s not. Whether that be watering, training, droughting, flushing or nutes. And while I’m on the subject of irritation lol! I get further irritated when I see the churning out of the term “bro science” to try refute or challenge different grow styles, methods and opinions.
There are 100 ways to skin a cat, not that anyone should be skinning cats lolling. It’s about finding a grow style that suits you.
You grow beautiful plants which proves your method works for you. It is an important grow style to share with other growers, particularly new growers.
It’s about sharing grow experiences. Both trials and tribulations. Not proving that my way is the way. Well I think it is.
Dunno what's bro science here and what isn't! I figure the "end of stretch" timing just made it easier to figure out what to take and what to leave. And when I said "you can delarf any time," I'm specifically talking about larf rather than branches. I can't (and don't) see why taking off a lower flower would have a negative effect on the plant even during stretch. Why wait for the plant to put more energy into growing a flower that you're going to take off in a week or two?
I started taking the larf off this one from the moment it started pushing out pistils and it didn't seem to have any negative effects on the tops:
Taking branches during stretch might force a plant to invest energy into repairing the hole it left, but I've never seen anyone run side by side clones to test that out. Either way I'm with Bode and think you should definitely do whatever works for you!
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When you seperate larf from branches I think I can come aboard with that Shed. I'm interested in keeping relatively stress free in that stretch, a pinch of a small bud going nowhere isn't going to slow the process as you show with this awesome example of a plant. I can be more liberal with my time constraints with larf.Dunno what's bro science here and what isn't! I figure the "end of stretch" timing just made it easier to figure out what to take and what to leave. And when I said "you can delarf any time," I'm specifically talking about larf rather than branches. I can't (and don't) see why taking off a lower flower would have a negative effect on the plant even during stretch. Why wait for the plant to put more energy into growing a flower that you're going to take off in a week or two?
I started taking the larf off this one from the moment it started pushing out pistils and it didn't seem to have any negative effects on the tops:
Taking branches during stretch might force a plant to invest energy into repairing the hole it left, but I've never seen anyone run side by side clones to test that out. Either way I'm with Bode and think you should definitely do whatever works for you!
My guess on that beauty is 17 zips.
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And this is why some of us linger here @ 420mag for years on end! You may have the healthiest attitude of us all Tra! My way of seeing and communicating things are very different than yours and everyone's! It's good to get out of the box for a different view sometimes.
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LC-18 8 DAYS FROM FLIP UPDATE
Good day all! This LC-18 Lass is stretching nicely! At 8 days in I can see she's pretty contained. Meaning she didn't decide to go and grow a foot in three days! She's having a nice slow stretch and buds are becoming!
Can see right through this one! This is different!
Have a fun day!
Good day all! This LC-18 Lass is stretching nicely! At 8 days in I can see she's pretty contained. Meaning she didn't decide to go and grow a foot in three days! She's having a nice slow stretch and buds are becoming!
Have a fun day!
She is looking great Mr O. She has grown quite a bit in a week but yeah seems she is under control. plenty of branches there too.
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She's going to look great with bulging colas in a few weeks I think! I'm like a kid watching this one!
It's a blessing and a curse! Nothing to fall back on if things go sideways! I like it in spite!I'll say!