Originally Posted by bfam4t6

I have two questions...

First, should I continue to trim off the larger fan leaves to this plant? I've heard doing so can redirect nutes and hormones to the buds which is a good thing. I realize, too, that the leaves are responsible for photosynthesis blah blah so tell me, does trimming some of the big leaves off increase yield?

Please do not give me an opinion, please say whether it does or doesn't help. If you've never tried, then I don't see how you could possibly have an answer. I want somebody who has witnessed both techniques.

Second question, does flushing with molasses water really increase yield? Seems to me like all that would do is attract a shit load of flies to my soil. Again, I'm looking for good information, so pretend I'm growing this weed for YOU so you actually give a damn if it turns out right.

Don't mean to sound like a jerky or anything, just looking for good straight advice from knowledgable people who aren't just trying to increase their post count. Thanks all!

Originally Posted by Heads Up

Your girls look like they can stand another couple of weeks of flowering. At this point, in my opinion trimming some of the fan leaves to let more light to your buds is a good thing. They're not really growing greenery, they're putting their energy into making thc. They are doing everything they can to attract some pollen. Molasses, the secret ingredient in many a finishing product for buds. Get yourself some Grandma's unsulphered molasses. Almost any grocery chain carries it, it's probably right next to the pancake syrup. It has a yellow label. You can add up to twenty percent weight on your buds by adding molasses. After the third week of flowering I start adding a tablespoon or two per gallon of water. The last ten days I use only water.

Sweet is another of those products for buds and it comes in either citrus or berry, botanicare is the maker.

Originally Posted by Redeflect

I smoked the last of my SC buds this week... (the last clone harvested 6 months ago). Seeing this grow makes my mouth water for that strain so badly... it grew a fat cola(like yours) and had a smell almost like a lemony citrusy strawberry. Seeing these pictures is going to make me spend money on some seeds that I don't need .

I'd say you still had another 1-2 weeks. I would flower my SC for almost 10 weeks until I started to see some amber patches. Personally I think my SC turned out most potent when I'd let it get that little bit of amber... But to each their own.

Originally Posted by bfam4t6

My Cloning Method:
I finally got a 100% success rate using a method I found in a High Times. Well, 100% with the 16 cuttings I've taken so far. You'll want to find a healthy cutting 6-9 inches long. Cut it and remove all but the newest growth on top and 2-3 fan leaves. I'm using miracle gro organic soilless mix. Fill a solo cup up with dirt. Apparently you can choose whether or not you wish to drill holes in the bottom of the cup, but I do. Next I take a clean 20 oz bottle and add a little rooting hormone gel. It's in my "lights off" room at the moment so I can't tell you the brand. Anways, add 20 oz of water to a .5g-1g sized glob of rooting gel and shake well. All you have to do is stick the cutting in the dirt filled solo cup and water it with the new mixutre.

My white widow plants showed root tips out of the holes in the bottoms of their cups about 2 weeks after cutting. The strawberry cutting took about 2 1/2 weeks to show roots at the bottom of the cup.