plucking the things in the nodes???

my mate came over and told me his dad plucks the things in the nodes of the off shoots. this is my first plant, its about 4 feet tall but ive tied it down so the shoots grow up. whats my mate on about and what does it do??

you talkin bout stipules or new growth (shoots?)

jesus420 said:

you talkin bout stipules or new growth (shoots?)

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yea they grow off the main stem and then they themselves grow new shoots (am i right, cos thats wat my plant looks like, and he said he plucks them)

Sounds like he is just pruning it to grow a large main cola and no side colas.

I do the opposite for my mother plants to promote axial growth.

nah soz, i mean on the stem the off shoots grow off, and they sorta grow like stems themselves growing more shoots off themselves, and he picks them i think?

Smokey.Mc.Pot said:

nah soz, i mean on the stem the off shoots grow off, and they sorta grow like stems themselves growing more shoots off themselves, and he picks them i think?

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yeah you can do that, it's called lollipopping.

basically you make the plant focus all it's growth on the apical meristem of the main shoot.

ie. you get one big bud (like a lollipop on a stick) and that's pretty much it.