Back building is a technique that simulates the bud hitting something above it and can't grow any taller. So this tells the plant to back building the Colas. The result is big fat dense buds. Light Addict has a great tutorial on it, but basically all it is is midway through flower you cut the smallest little bit off the top of the bud. Like 2 or 3 pistils and a tiny bit of bud. When I do one of our bigger plants we end up with just a tiny bit to throw in a one hitter. I prefer it opposed to not doing it. The appearance and bud structure is more appealing to the eye.
We grew a Barneys Pineapple Chunk. It's flavor is wonderful, sweet and aromatic. The high is one of the best we've grown. We currently have a Fast Buds Pineapple Express Auto growing. We can't wait to smoke her. She's a big girl for an auto.I've grown G13 Labs' Pineapple Express. I had two expressions but the potency of either is excellent. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a fairly easy auto.
Thanks Green! We happen to love it here also. Thanks for stopping by guys!
We do it on most of them. The ones we don't do it on seem to be autos that just fly past the window of opportunity. On an 8-9 week strain we do a major pruning on day 21-25. Then in between week 4 and 5 is when we back build. I'll go through some pictures and show the difference. Also, I do not see any added benefits from doing it multiple times as once it "hits the ceiling" it can only have the desired effects once.Good morning Nismo and all present on this fine journal today.
Here's the last of the half zip o GTH from yesterday.
I have a question or two. I have read LA's tutorial on back building as well. I am wondering if you use this on all or just certain plant in the past ?
If this in the case, could you be so kind as to point out the ones that were done ?
I am going to back the NL#5 I just posted picks of this morning in my journal. Can I do it twice > once early and one at halfway or two thirds and let it go a little longer I think ?
I need the sedative effects of this, the purpose of letting it go a little over. I do realize that I am experimenting here so......
Thank you man. Have a great day ya'll
We aren't fortune enough to be able to do an outside grow, yet. It'll happen one way or another. Lol
We love the Pineapple Chunk! It's one of our top 3I will tell you that: Delahaze(Paradise), The Church(GHS), Jillybean(TGA), and Pineapple Chunk(BF) are 4 strains that are really happy out in our shit climate. No rot, no mold, nothing. I think they're part amphibious
If flavor is what you are after, then CKS Early Miss is where it's at! It's got a pine, minty bubblegum flavor. It's sooo good! My favorite flavor by far. All we have is 1 little nug we are curing, saving it for a special occasion.
Search Doc Bud. He's the brix guru, and I believe he's also the creator. He's a good dude too!
Thanks Zig! I was running errands when I responded. Didn't have time to look Docs link up
Well, you made me feel really good about this little darling filling up her pot in record time. I've never grown a more vigorious plant.
Earlier today
After I got more stakes to spread her out a little more.
The friend who gifted me the seeds says it's his favorite strain too. I can't wait to give it a try.
The one thing we learned with our Early Miss was she needs some form of training. Ours grew 4 Colas and some smaller lower buds. She looked long and skinny. She was one of the first autos we did so we chose to tread lightly. Now we find a simple version of the flux, like what you did, works well. Yours is already off to a better start than ours.
Good to see you over here Sue! You are a busy woman! Thanks for taking the time to grace us with your presence.
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