Day 21 Update
Hey everybody!
Are you ready for today's update? Good, It's all about the Twinlining! So here we go
@Virgin ground
I'm not sure if I did this correctly, but it's what I am going with that reminded me of how I did it last time. First off, we want to make sure we have at least five nodes of growth. If we were quadding, we would like at least six nodes. This keeps the plant going strong after topping.
This first pic shows node 5, almost like a bunny rabbit, getting ready to get her ears chopped.
This pic shows the first thing we want to do, which is cut the node just above the third node... that's right, the third node. Leave just a small bit above the third. Next you want to trim the new growth coming out of the third node, just above the fan leaves, where the arrows are pointing.
Here's another pic, from above, after the topping.
Next, we remove all the growth below the third node, except the cotyledons. So all I have left is this pathetic little looking thing of a plant. But she's my pathetic little thing so it's all good!
What I'm expecting to happen is new growth will start above the third, as a single point. Once it gets big enough I'll be cutting it off.
Quadlining the GG in FFOF
Tonight I also quadded the GG, although she wasn't showing the growth I was hoping for. I topped her as the method described in quadlining two days ago, except she is not showing any new growth out of the fourth node yet. It's really too soon but it's day 21 and I want to stay within that window for topping.
The GG in MGOS is slowly starting to grow. The lights had to be moved way up. I'll have more about that in my summary below but I'm not expecting her to get big at all before she flowers, so she's a good guinea pig if my first twinline attempt isn't what I was expecting. I can make adjustments on her based on what I see from the THC Bomb.
Finally, a lonely pic of the THC Bomb in FFOF. Her new growth is filling in fast and the new nodes are really starting to extend from the trunk. She's right on cue for training shortly.
Today's Summary
I've learned that these two strains react differently to the LED's. The Bomb's like them lower to keep the stretching down, and are easy to control with height adjustments of the light. If I want to make them taller I lift the lights and they respond pretty quick. If I lower them they stall out.
The GG's on the other hand need them high. The new GG has some colors def going on from bleaching. I also stunted her growth (on both GG's) with the lights being too low. They were at 36", then dropped to 30", then raised to 36", then 40" and finally at 46".
Now the new growth on the GG in FFOF is looking sopt on and the new GG in MGOS is starting to grow now. Probably not the best strains to run in a tent together.
All in all it was a good day!