i get the gist of it...trim the lower branches and bud site to produce a large cola....can anyone provide me with a link or information on this???? i have a 10 site fogponic setup with 5 papaya and 5 wonder woman... let me know what you think everyone please!!

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i personally think SOG and supercropping work better for max yield

lol i just found out, while trying to find you some literature, that its also called chickenlegging

let me surf around, and find a good link for you bro

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thank you sir... yeah my one problem is the plants are going to be a few inches apart...the papaya loves sog but i dont know about the wonder woman.. i am thinking of doing the 5 papaya in the 10 site and making another tub for the wonderwoman

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heres a good read from the guide i reference about lst and all that shit. its not 100% on topic of lollipoping, but its useful information. ill keep lookin tho

"When the plant is left to grow as it chooses, it usually has more branches than it has the energy to support. This means that a lot of energy is wasted on smaller branches, especially the lower ones. The energy need is so spread out that in extreme cases flowering takes a very long time as the plant tries to supply energy evenly to every location. By removing some of the less important and weaker branches, you can ensure that the larger branches produce a greater amount of high quality bud. The bud on the lower branches that receive less light usually end up as single “pop corn” buds that never truly mature, so it is best to remove them at an early stage.

You become the “investment planner” for you plants. Observe the growth and remove any branch that has long internodes (the space between the nodes) and any branch that stays significantly lower than the main shoots. These branches will get very little light and they will also have a hard time to find they way up to the well lit area. Most of the time I end up removing almost all the growth underneath the scrog net, I only leave the fan leafs intact until the plant drops them by itself after the energy has been recovered.

When it comes to removing leaf material opinions vary, some remove leafs and others, like myself, chose not to. I have tried both methods and can honestly say that there is no positive effect really from removing leafs. Keep in mind that fan leafs are the primary location for photosynthesis and that the plant also stores surplus energy in them. By removing the leafs you do double harm, you handicap the plants ability to produce vital energy and you also remove the energy that has already been stored for future use. Furthermore, although it cannot be observed with the naked eye, light actually passes through the leafs and that is why some of the lower growth stay green throughout the entire grow. It is better to tuck or tie the leafs under the canopy so that light reaches more bud sites, or alternatively cut the leafs in half."

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ive heard people talking about certain strains being better for LST or SOG, but dont really buy into it. i think any plant could benifit from being SOGed, marijuana or anything

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a good discussion with a great description of lollipop technique on the first page. you may have noticed this already if you frequent the new posts section

So does lollipopping really lead to a bigger harvest?

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i do.. a sativa will do better LSTed rather then lolipopped and a heavey dense indica will do better for a lolipop.. but yes they both be benifited from both techs

how did the wonder woman turn out? im kinda dissappointed with how slow the pistil formation is compared to Snow Whites next to it. 2 weeks into 12/12 and the lonely few on one and maybe like 5 or 10 visible on the other.

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papaya fems were 5/5 success the wonder woman was only 3/5 .. but nirvana is sending me the 2 fems to make up for it... the wonderwoman is still a seedling but looks like its a beanpole compared to the short and stalky papaya... this makes sense seeing the wonder woman is a hybrid and the papaya is full blown indica... i will keep u posted... i was going to do 5 and 5 in one room but now i want to separate the strains so i can have uniform height in the grow rooms...

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