Bubbleponics apollo 13

The strain is apollo 13 and i have roughly 28 inches of room between the wire and the light when my light is at the max height I have been able to get my plants withing 8 inches so ima say 20 inches max I can drop it 5 inches and start tucking them that would allow me 25 inches rather than 20. hopefully thats enough room. I could possibly lower the tub another 2 inches but id rather not.

Well regardless the SCROG will keep them as short as possible, I'd move it down.

ok I moved the fence down and now have 32 inches between the fence and the light so i got 24 inches now. I could prolly push it to 26 thats gonna have to be enough room or i will be tieing some of the colas down.

Today when i moved the fence down i smashed my plants a little and didnt think anything of it well it turns out i broke a stem. The limb was bent the other way all flopped and i moved it in this direction to help it hold its self up a little better. Is this going to kill the plant or will it heal itself. will this plant turn into a hermie. any comments appreciated.

use a lil tape or kitchen tie & tie to anything closeby to help hold it straight while it heels, should be ok in time

You'll be fine!!! Don't worry. I've split plants right down the middle before. I taped it up and had awesome nugs. There is even a process (forget the name) that calls for bending the plants to a point of almost snapping them. I think it is for speeding up bottom growth (don't remember so go easy on me. Flo, do you know what I'm talking about?). Just tape it up, tie it up, what ever. Give it about 3-7 days and it'll be fine. As for the scrog, looks great. Scrog plants are so easy to bend and contort, they get used to having to move around where you want them. I even have a cage around mine to prevent them from getting to bushy. Check my grow out, I'm on day 17 (flowering) and trust me, the screen keeps them as low as you want them. It's pretty much just nugs at the top (or at least they will be...only day 17). You're grow is looking great. I'll be watching.

thanks for the replying quicky. I will definetly tie it up since i hace a fence directly above it ill tie it to that. Ill starting watching that sucker for man parts. ok thanks again.

rayishungry said:

There is even a process (forget the name) that calls for bending the plants to a point of almost snapping them. I think it is for speeding up bottom growth

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I think you are talking about "super cropping" its when you crush the inside of the stem by squeezing it and let it heal itself.. I'm still a noob but i remember reading about it somewhere.

ThaConspiracy said:

I think you are talking about "super cropping" its when you crush the inside of the stem by squeezing it and let it heal itself.. I'm still a noob but i remember reading about it somewhere.

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You got it. Thanks.

well maybe this will be a blessing and ill get a bigger yeild by accidently smashing the plant.

lol thats true.. keep an eye on it tho

new photos. the break healed up fine no hermie yet. got real thick thou. good growth under the screen. let me know what ya think.

Looks good. When you break or bend a stem to where it creases all the growth below the place of injury/training will grow much more vigorously due to the nutrients being focused on the lower parts. The plant changed its focus from growing tall to fixing the problem so it pushes all the growth out of the lower branches. Many growers do what you have done on purpose in order to grow more of a bush instead of a tree.