Who Let The Dogs Out? Chem Comparison Grow!

ChefDGreen said:
Just be careful with how you top and when. If you start pinching out every growth tip as they start to take off you might end up stalling the plant out of stress... especial if the genetic material is anything less than completely stable.

With my method I think the most important aspect is defoliation... slowly, and consistently. I probably take fans off my plants everyday, but I only do 3-10 depending on the size of the plant. Keeping all of your nodes in full sun is what will make you a big bushy heavy yielder, not just tops but nodes. Everything that normally stays small and gets cleaned out as larf never had a chance cause of bigger higher fan leaves taking all the sun. And as your lower down nodes make shoots and those shoots grow up, you can pull anything that’s taking dominance (highest point by any significant margin) and pull it out to the side.

Ill have to take pictures of my current plants’ training so you can get a visual.
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That would be great ... I am trying to find a balance between LST and HST right now.

I will also look through your journal tomorrow.

ttyl
 
warezaholic said:
Since joining this discussion, I feel like I dropped in during a secret language lesson. These words and phrases are like trying to learn Klingon.
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It's just different growing styles, each with their own words.
LST = low stress training (slowly change the path a branch grows, no damage to the branch)
HST = high stress training (quickly change the path a branch grows, may cause damage to the branch)
supercropping = a form of HST where the woody branches are deliberately damaged to promote growth
topping = removing the top node to promote branching
fimming = a variation of topping to get four branches from a node
 
As usual, thanks pennywise! There's a lot more dedicated growers on this thread, so I'm trying to learn the intricacies but the jargon is slowing me down while jumping between here and Google looking for translations.:nomo:

But , do I really have anything better to do? Probably not!
 
warezaholic said:
As usual, thanks pennywise! There's a lot more dedicated growers on this thread, so I'm trying to learn the intricacies but the jargon is slowing me down while jumping between here and Google looking for translations.:nomo:

But , do I really have anything better to do? Probably not!
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Just ask if you don't know. Some terms such as DBHBB (Doc Bud's High Brix Blend, a series of amendments used to built a living organic soil, and nurture cannabis plants) are making their way onto Google. Others like my "caged grow bags" are unique to a single grower. The terms used are constantly evolving, just like our languages.
 
I had Greek step father, fresh off the boat, since i was 2 and i never learned (was never taught) any Greek except a handful of cuss words. :eye-roll:

Even Google is getting bogged down with so much data that it's getting nearly impossible to get direct answers to simple queries. Everybody wants to give us an entire chapter of wind for what should be a simple paragraph!!! Even Google Maps only gives us HALF of a map!
 
Hello Folks. Beautiful morning here today.
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The above is a picture of Blueberry 4 with seed shell damage. At 5 days old I'm Growing it out to see what happens.
 
Looking good Bean! I'm excited! :yahoo:

I dropped my photo seeds last week. I'll be dropping the Chemdoggings tomorrow. Can't wait to get mine going. Your pics are inspiring me to get up off my arse and start getting things prepped!

Hope your day is going well. :passitleft:
 
warezaholic said:
Some seeds are self destructive. I had one that that got to 2 inches above ground and failed to shed it's shell until its entire head was pinched off.
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Yup. I like to encourage the shell to come off very shortly after coming above ground. I know conventional wisdom is to let them naturally deal with it. However, for the reason you stated, I tend to move the process along with a needle and a pair of tweezers. For my most recent seed drop (last week), the force of the stream from the spray bottle was enough to knock off the shell from the one plant that decided to wear it has a hat!
 
Make sure to have a spray bottle on hand with just some water in it. If your seedling has not lost it's shell be sure to mist it often to keep it wet. Also, if you're seeing a number of seedlings still with a shell consider planting the seed a little deeper. It is the friction of the grow media against the seed shell the helps to slide it off. If planted too shallow it's up before the medium has a chance to remove the shell. If they do sprout with the seed shell still on I give them about 6 hours to lose it on their own. If not I put on my fly tying visor and VERY carefully I remove the shell and the seed membrane. Leaving the shell/membrane on will stunt the seedling to some degree and eventually kill it if it does not come off.

Best suggestion: Plant your seeds about 3/8" deep and you'll see less shells on your seedlings when they do sprout.
 
Bean 7175 said:
Thank you zeroday. My order of Chem will be coming later this week. My 1st Chem didn't make it, so I order another one. I can't wait to start again.:bong:
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beez0404 said:
Make sure to have a spray bottle on hand with just some water in it. If your seedling has not lost it's shell be sure to mist it often to keep it wet. Also, if you're seeing a number of seedlings still with a shell consider planting the seed a little deeper. It is the friction of the grow media against the seed shell the helps to slide it off. If planted too shallow it's up before the medium has a chance to remove the shell. If they do sprout with the seed shell still on I give them about 6 hours to lose it on their own. If not I put on my fly tying visor and VERY carefully I remove the shell and the seed membrane. Leaving the shell/membrane on will stunt the seedling to some degree and eventually kill it if it does not come off.

Best suggestion: Plant your seeds about 3/8" deep and you'll see less shells on your seedlings when they do sprout.
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Sounds logical
 
I actually took these photos yesterday so I could do a Sunday update. I had good intentions!! Better late then never is my Chem 91 X Aliendog Cherry clone. This was up-potted from a solo cup into this small pot about a week ago. That small top section of growth is new from the last three days or so. Her color has improved, gotten a little darker. I can't rush her as I don't have a spot for her yet. So she'll stay in my homemade seedling/clone box for at least another two weeks.
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When I began learning about growing pot 6 months ago, I had nrver even seen a live cannabis plant. And when I joined in with the Chemdawg comparison, my search for "Chemdog" in my budget brought me to Dr Seeds and CDawg #4

Now i see there's more Cdawg varities than I can count..

I have one looking pretty darn goon and am starting 1 or maybe 2 more in germination.

This one is on day 5 in the nursery. ...
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Old Salt said:
It's just different growing styles, each with their own words.
LST = low stress training (slowly change the path a branch grows, no damage to the branch)
HST = high stress training (quickly change the path a branch grows, may cause damage to the branch)
supercropping = a form of HST where the woody branches are deliberately damaged to promote growth
topping = removing the top node to promote branching
fimming = a variation of topping to get four branches from a node
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Thanks for that @Old Salt :)

‘IwlIj jachjaj – “May your blood scream” (a.k.a, “Cheers” in Klingon)
 
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I actually took these photos yesterday so I could do a Sunday update. I had good intentions!! Better late then never is my Chem 91 X Aliendog Cherry clone. This was up-potted from a solo cup into this small pot about a week ago. That small top section of growth is new from the last three days or so. Her color has improved, gotten a little darker. I can't rush her as I don't have a spot for her yet. So she'll stay in my homemade seedling/clone box for at least another two weeks.
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Very very healthy looking!!!

I like shooting for high Nitrogen (dark green) during Veg too ...
 
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