Dave Groomer
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So excited to see how your DD turns out. She looks so much different from the others I have seen. I knew I should have added it on my last order. One day I'll find the time... I need more time and more room in my apartment to ever fully have what I need (want lol)
Here you go Sue. Hot off the Press (420 news) Pennsylvania House Approves Medical Marijuana Bill In Landslide Vote
Brush the tops of the DD with a wooden spoon or other wooden implement a few times per day, It will slow down the stretch. Everything is looking great...particularly the photos!
Brush the tops of the DD with a wooden spoon or other wooden implement a few times per day, It will slow down the stretch. Everything is looking great...particularly the photos!
What exactly does brushing the plant with a wooden spoon initiate to slow down the stretch? very fascinating
good morning , everthing looks good sue . great pics of the tent grow to
Its a form of mechanical stress. it simulates the plants brushing against something they are growing beneath. I have no evidence of WHY it works but I would think it s a combo of:
1. Plants must spend time to repair the minor cracks and damage. This is akin to those that squeeze a stem under the main cola to cause damage that must be repaired. (I think this is a minor aspect to the mechanism as we are not really causing much damage)
2. There is a sensory feedback mechanism in plants that warns them they are too tall if they are brushing against something. I have seen this before in cannabis. For example a cola grows into the glass on a light fixture. Usually they will not keep growing at that point they will kind of stay there. At least in my experience. How would this be beneficial in nature? For example if a cannabis plant were sprouted on the edge of a clearing and grew beneath the bottom branches of a pine tree. When it grew high enough it would brush back and forth against the plant. This type of sensory feedback mechanism would stall the apex growth and send out more side branches. It has to do with stretching and stressing plant cell membranes.
This mechanical stree on plants has been used to reduce regular crop heights like tomatoes. A page at the university of Mass. Amherst on greenhouse growing states:
"Mechanical Conditioning. It has been known for a long time that mechanical stresses such as repeated brushing, shaking, or bending caused by air movement or contact with animate or inanimate objects can reduce plant growth. Recent research conducted by Dr. Joyce Latimer at the University of Georgia has demonstrated the commercial potential of this technique for controlling the height of vegetable transplants, particularly tomato. This work was stimulated, in part, by the fact that B- Nine is no longer registered for use on edible crops. One system of mechanical conditioning adapted to commercial greenhouses involves drawing a bar across the tops of the plants once or twice a day. The bar is set low enough to contact the plants, but not so low that the plants are injured or uprooted. Thirty to 40% reductions in height have been reported with this system. Other systems involve periodic shaking, blowing air treatments, or water sprays. For this to become useful to flower growers research is needed to determine the response of flower crops."
Oh, he did this on his last grow. He took a broom handle and brushed the tops of the plants a few times, repeating the process on and off throughout the day and it stopped the stretch. I suppose what happens is the plants register the object as a barrier and focus growth into the buds instead because they believe their losing vertical space.
Did I come even close Shiggity?
Good afternoon Noob.
no i dont have a journal at all . wouldnt know how to even start it . iam looking around and learning as i go , i do have 4 plants going from seed . there 8 days old today . i know its veg 5 weeks or so then flower like 8 maybe . but isnt week one called seedling then you start 1st week of veg ? i hope i ask that right thanks
no i dont have a journal at all . wouldnt know how to even start it . iam looking around and learning as i go , i do have 4 plants going from seed . there 8 days old today . i know its veg 5 weeks or so then flower like 8 maybe . but isnt week one called seedling then you start 1st week of veg ? i hope i ask that right thanks
Sue starting at flip+1 I do that at the start of the light cycle 4-5 passes. I repeat each day until the stretch stops. Didn't do it last grow but did it this time through. If you look at the first hunger games plants and these new ones of the same strains you will see that the new ones are much much larger plants but stretched about the same. Just one grow so no conclusive data but it is easy and takes only 30 seconds or so with the broomstick so why not!Thanks Shiggity. Great idea. I'd forgotten about that. Yeah, I smile every time I unzip that flap and peek in there. Doc Bud would be proud, I think.
Ok, I did that pass over the tops. I used a large chop stick, but it should do the same trick. I didn't realize that I don't have any wooden spoons. That's how long it's been since I've cooked. How often did you do your passes Shiggity?
Sue starting at flip+1 I do that at the start of the light cycle 4-5 passes. I repeat each day until the stretch stops. Didn't do it last grow but did it this time through. If you look at the first hunger games plants and these new ones of the same strains you will see that the new ones are much much larger plants but stretched about the same. Just one grow so no conclusive data but it is easy and takes only 30 seconds or so with the broomstick so why not!