Super Cropping

offgridgrower

offgridgrower

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man i got in there and i only did a few branchs cause most of all the plants were really hard and woody stems, so i didnt feel to excited then afraid of breaking the branchs so I will take pics this weekend of the few that i did.
 
genfranco

genfranco

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So its been like 2 or 3 weeks... and i had to transplant out of those supergulps ... hehehe.. anyway.. you can see how they have grown up and now they are there own top.





Good luck all .. :weed:
 
5280high

5280high

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genfranco said:
you might want o make the bend more flat..... those shoots will really understand to grow UP.... right now there gonna grow sideways up and posibly even grow up on the trunk.... if you lay/break it more flat like on my pics... then those shoots really understand to go Straight UP>
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Thanx again man..Here are some image updates on the progress (I've named the shaping hardware "The Construct") and a link to the ol' journal...If I could +rep I would....Keep it green bro.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/139838-nuther-first-timer.html
 

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sighmon

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lol holy shit i did this 2days ago to one of my babies which is growing too tall and bushy. lol i just stuck two hooks in the dirt with a sharp ass angle just so i could gain some more room. I'm gonna do this to more of them now.
 
genfranco

genfranco

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bigdadbk16 said:
so do you pinch on a branch or the whole original stem explain plz ima noob
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it really doesnt matter. I would do it to both... as a matter of fact. In my pics you see that i only did it to two of the main branches... But that was just for experimentation purposes. when they go into the flowering room im going to flaten all the plants.... you guys will love the picture...lol. maybe tomorrow or so.... maybe not..lol.
 
offgridgrower

offgridgrower

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genfranco: ok so i moved 8 plants into the flower room and i supercropped 4 on one side to see a vs of the same plants on the other side, I will take pics next time im there but the 4 i cropped were at 2wks in flower and i cropped all the branches on each plant, cant wait to see what happens. btw the other plants i cropped at 4 wks, a couple of the buds are bigger, but at the same time a couple are the same size as other side branches on non-cropped plants. I think 4wks might be too late to do it, but we'll see now that i did these others at 2wks, oh and do you think that since my lights are vertical it makes a difference on the cropping?
 
genfranco

genfranco

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offgridgrower said:
genfranco: ok so i moved 8 plants into the flower room and i supercropped 4 on one side to see a vs of the same plants on the other side, I will take pics next time im there but the 4 i cropped were at 2wks in flower and i cropped all the branches on each plant, cant wait to see what happens. btw the other plants i cropped at 4 wks, a couple of the buds are bigger, but at the same time a couple are the same size as other side branches on non-cropped plants. I think 4wks might be too late to do it, but we'll see now that i did these others at 2wks, oh and do you think that since my lights are vertical it makes a difference on the cropping?
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I would suggest doing it before flowering for larger yeilds... Longer time to grow those little side shoots into there own colas= bigger buds. +air circulations... and even a possibility to top them all the day of flowering... ahhhhh... i love this shit.

well shit i hadnt thought of it in your bad ass system... I guess your best bet would be to bend them to where they are straight up or straight down so the shoots go towards the light... the whole point is to shock those little side shoots into growing up towards the light in normal light systems... in yours .. like i said.. either bend to have them straight up... or straight down... maybe even sideways... yeah sideways would be the way i would try it i beleave sideways all the way around ... each row... YUM>>>. YUP:leaf:
 
twistedentities

twistedentities

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wow! this is an awesome thread! i'm one week into flower and have already tied down many of the branches...is it to late to pinch them? if not do i remove the strings before doing this?...
 
genfranco

genfranco

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twistedentities said:
wow! this is an awesome thread! i'm one week into flower and have already tied down many of the branches...is it to late to pinch them? if not do i remove the strings before doing this?...
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Pinching /twisting / breaking is all stress to the plants that actually provides a positive effect. Pinch away my friend. 1 week in isnt bad at all... theres people that top the buds after 1 week in to get two stickin out.... You can see that done and the effect in that one video mr green guy growing guide or whatever.....next time try and do it before flowering... good luck my friend..:leaf:

PS... Just cause you pinch it doesnt mean you have to bend... allot of people just know of the pinching and they see biger growth anywhere after that pinch/break... if you dont tie them down they will stick back up in no time... You dont have to pinch at the bend in your case...cause im guessing they are allready bend ..trained.. but bent... you can pinch anywhere else in your case.
 
twistedentities

twistedentities

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thankyou so much franco! i went from 9 to 5 plants sue to a few hermies and a bad fan falling thingy...this may be just what i need to recoup a little from the loss...rep to you
 
submachinegun

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twistedentities said:
thankyou so much franco! i went from 9 to 5 plants sue to a few hermies and a bad fan falling thingy...this may be just what i need to recoup a little from the loss...rep to you
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be careful when supercropping during flower, it will tend to stress the plant more and you'll then have even more hermies. first-hand experience.
 
genfranco

genfranco

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submachinegun said:
be careful when supercropping during flower, it will tend to stress the plant more and you'll then have even more hermies. first-hand experience.
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i thought hermies came from light leaks or light issues... I never had heard that supercropping did this... Ill make sure to keep an eye out though!
then again i always supercrop during veg...
 
submachinegun

submachinegun

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genfranco said:
i thought hermies came from light leaks or light issues... I never had heard that supercropping did this... Ill make sure to keep an eye out though!
then again i always supercrop during veg...
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any kind of stress can trigger hermies, even nagging girlfriends.
 
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