Stress+Recovery time=Better yield & potency

[Gary Goodson]

Works for me, recovery time is crucial though. I give my girls 2 weeks stress free before flowering. TOTALLY stress free, everything perfect.
A while back, I was growing 2 SLH x Bubbas, 1 plant I didnt do much to but the other I was a bit rougher with. Pic attached.
First training method I tried was LST with wires, I wound the stem around half the pot, had almost no effect on the plant as far as stress goes.
Second method, plant on the left I topped/pinched every single branch, after this, I let the plant recover for a couple of days.
Third training method I tried was an extremely gentle "super cropping", bending and training the plant to be wider. I didnt bend them a little every day for X weeks, I did it in all within in a couple of hours. I spent about 10-15 minutes per branch whilst listening to an audiobook (bore me to death otherwise) bending it wider and wider, trying hard not to actually crack or knuckle ANY part of the branches. I would bend a branch after softening it up and hold it there for a minute, and when I let go it wouldnt move much because the entire branch is slightly sagging from being softened, but not limp and needing support from being cracked or knuckled.
After that, I left them alone for 2 weeks before flipping. No issues whatsoever. Increased yield. Cant speak numbers for potency but they were stronger. No seeds. No balls. No hermies. The one I trained, on the left, had an extremely even canopy which is probably what caused its success more than anything, it basicly looked like it was in a trelis net. The buds were only a little smaller, but twice as many, and they were rock solid whereas the other buds were lighter. I now top all my plants.

Thing I am trying now is actual knuckling and bending. Will take pics when the lights come on.

Holy dick fuck! that’s a wall of text. Yeah,I didn’t read any of that shitz.

But your plants look like shit because you yanked all of he leaves off of them.

 

[dangledo]

Holy dick fuck! that’s a wall of text. Yeah,I didn’t read any of that shitz.

But your plants look like shit because you yanked all of he leaves off of them.

Judging by the color of leaves I think they did that themselves.

And he's worried about stressing from super cropping

 

[Lordhooha]

I mixed baby tomatoes, ranch dressing, soft bacon bits with grated cheese.

Its my new thing

Now im going to eat some jalapeno cream cheese off a spoon.

Im bored with food right now.
I hate that

I like making jalapeños stuffed with pineapple cream cheese and crumbled up bacon then wrapping them in bacon and grill them until the outside bacon is nice and crisp.

 

[Lordhooha]

Holy dick fuck! that’s a wall of text. Yeah,I didn’t read any of that shitz.

But your plants look like shit because you yanked all of he leaves off of them.

I looked at his original post too so I could get an idea of what his plants had looked like. He has much to learn. @SilverbackTortoise take pics of the plants you posted here in regular light. Dude you have much to learn I glad you found this site your plants in almost every stage look sad.

 

[Indacouch]

Works for me, recovery time is crucial though. I give my girls 2 weeks stress free before flowering. TOTALLY stress free, everything perfect.
A while back, I was growing 2 SLH x Bubbas, 1 plant I didnt do much to but the other I was a bit rougher with. Pic attached.
First training method I tried was LST with wires, I wound the stem around half the pot, had almost no effect on the plant as far as stress goes.
Second method, plant on the left I topped/pinched every single branch, after this, I let the plant recover for a couple of days.
Third training method I tried was an extremely gentle "super cropping", bending and training the plant to be wider. I didnt bend them a little every day for X weeks, I did it in all within in a couple of hours. I spent about 10-15 minutes per branch whilst listening to an audiobook (bore me to death otherwise) bending it wider and wider, trying hard not to actually crack or knuckle ANY part of the branches. I would bend a branch after softening it up and hold it there for a minute, and when I let go it wouldnt move much because the entire branch is slightly sagging from being softened, but not limp and needing support from being cracked or knuckled.
After that, I left them alone for 2 weeks before flipping. No issues whatsoever. Increased yield. Cant speak numbers for potency but they were stronger. No seeds. No balls. No hermies. The one I trained, on the left, had an extremely even canopy which is probably what caused its success more than anything, it basicly looked like it was in a trelis net. The buds were only a little smaller, but twice as many, and they were rock solid whereas the other buds were lighter. I now top all my plants.

Thing I am trying now is actual knuckling and bending. Will take pics when the lights come on.

Whatever you said above isn't working.

Welcome to my thread new member.

 

[Indacouch]

Judging by the color of leaves I think they did that themselves.

And he's worried about stressing from super cropping

What up brother how's the fam?

 

[charface]

Works for me, recovery time is crucial though. I give my girls 2 weeks stress free before flowering. TOTALLY stress free, everything perfect.
A while back, I was growing 2 SLH x Bubbas, 1 plant I didnt do much to but the other I was a bit rougher with. Pic attached.
First training method I tried was LST with wires, I wound the stem around half the pot, had almost no effect on the plant as far as stress goes.
Second method, plant on the left I topped/pinched every single branch, after this, I let the plant recover for a couple of days.
Third training method I tried was an extremely gentle "super cropping", bending and training the plant to be wider. I didnt bend them a little every day for X weeks, I did it in all within in a couple of hours. I spent about 10-15 minutes per branch whilst listening to an audiobook (bore me to death otherwise) bending it wider and wider, trying hard not to actually crack or knuckle ANY part of the branches. I would bend a branch after softening it up and hold it there for a minute, and when I let go it wouldnt move much because the entire branch is slightly sagging from being softened, but not limp and needing support from being cracked or knuckled.
After that, I left them alone for 2 weeks before flipping. No issues whatsoever. Increased yield. Cant speak numbers for potency but they were stronger. No seeds. No balls. No hermies. The one I trained, on the left, had an extremely even canopy which is probably what caused its success more than anything, it basicly looked like it was in a trelis net. The buds were only a little smaller, but twice as many, and they were rock solid whereas the other buds were lighter. I now top all my plants.

Thing I am trying now is actual knuckling and bending. Will take pics when the lights come on.

What works for you?

If your plants were perfect before they went into flower then it looks like something went wrong during flower.
Looks like the result of some form of stress. Like starvation or some flushing experiment?
Good example of what stress can do though.

 

[Indacouch]

Holy dick fuck! that’s a wall of text. Yeah,I didn’t read any of that shitz.

But your plants look like shit because you yanked all of he leaves off of them.

What works for you?

If your plants were perfect before they went into flower then it looks like something went wrong during flower.
Looks like the result of some form of stress. Like starvation or some flushing experiment?
Good example of what stress can do though.

I just don't understand why plants have leaves. Their such a nuisance. I could see if they were a source of food or maybe how a plant got energy to grow.

#fuckleaves.

 

[BigHornBuds]

I just don't understand why plants have leaves. Their such a nuisance. I could see if they were a source of food or maybe how a plant got energy to grow.

#fuckleaves.

Never had a weed leaf salad?
Little ranch n your set .

 

[charface]

I just don't understand why plants have leaves. Their such a nuisance. I could see if they were a source of food or maybe how a plant got energy to grow.

#fuckleaves.

Sometimes I get the feeling that people beat their plants to death then pull off most of the damage for the pic.

Leaving only the less but still fucked up foliage.

I could almost accept that as a reason to pluck

 

[Indacouch]

Never had a weed leaf salad?
Little ranch n your set .

I have a bunch of crazy recipes for smoothies etc. I've never made one because it sounds desgusting. Got it from the doctor who studies a family member with cerebral palsy. Smoking and tinctures have kept her seizures at bay for many many years now. In fact that's the reason I even started growing and still do. I've got several people I grow for with various conditions. Once a year she gets brain scans before and after she smokes. The doctors who do that are the ones who gave me the recipe to make smoothies with the leaves. Ive always been curious to what could be in them that's beneficial. I've got a whole stack of info on it. Just haven't sat down to read it. Have you honestly ever eaten fan leafs?

 

[Indacouch]

Sometimes I get the feeling that people beat their plants to death then pull off most of the damage for the pic.

Leaving only the less but still fucked up foliage.

I could almost accept that as a reason to pluck

Oh no doubt dude. I've thought the same thing and I bet you're right.

 

[charface]

The irony of this thread is that the op was and still pretends to be all gung ho about stressing.

However now the contest is on and he has seen the results of happy plants I guarantee
He is secretly jumping through his own asshole trying not to stress his sickly little plant.

Hashtag, downlowbro

 

[Indacouch]

The irony of this thread is that the op was and still pretends to be all gung ho about stressing.

However now the contest is on and he has seen the results of happy plants I guarantee
He is secretly jumping through his own asshole trying not to stress his sickly little plant.

Hashtag, downlowbro

I hope he keeps his word and actually shows his plants progress. I've noticed he's been around as much as a fart on a windy day lately.20$ Says he's the new members single posting and disappearing. Gotta give him a penis in his mouth for effort.

 

[charface]

Yeah, I expected him to get himself banned so he doesn't have to keep his word.

But he may just quietly pussy out.

And to tortoise
Under normal circumstances we wouldn't bag on your plant just to hurt you
But this thread is an attempt to help
A guy see the difference between sub par and legit.

 

[whitebb2727]

Works for me, recovery time is crucial though. I give my girls 2 weeks stress free before flowering. TOTALLY stress free, everything perfect.
A while back, I was growing 2 SLH x Bubbas, 1 plant I didnt do much to but the other I was a bit rougher with. Pic attached.
First training method I tried was LST with wires, I wound the stem around half the pot, had almost no effect on the plant as far as stress goes.
Second method, plant on the left I topped/pinched every single branch, after this, I let the plant recover for a couple of days.
Third training method I tried was an extremely gentle "super cropping", bending and training the plant to be wider. I didnt bend them a little every day for X weeks, I did it in all within in a couple of hours. I spent about 10-15 minutes per branch whilst listening to an audiobook (bore me to death otherwise) bending it wider and wider, trying hard not to actually crack or knuckle ANY part of the branches. I would bend a branch after softening it up and hold it there for a minute, and when I let go it wouldnt move much because the entire branch is slightly sagging from being softened, but not limp and needing support from being cracked or knuckled.
After that, I left them alone for 2 weeks before flipping. No issues whatsoever. Increased yield. Cant speak numbers for potency but they were stronger. No seeds. No balls. No hermies. The one I trained, on the left, had an extremely even canopy which is probably what caused its success more than anything, it basicly looked like it was in a trelis net. The buds were only a little smaller, but twice as many, and they were rock solid whereas the other buds were lighter. I now top all my plants.

Thing I am trying now is actual knuckling and bending. Will take pics when the lights come on.

Umm.

Did you fry or pluck all the leaves off?

I can assure you that hurt yield.

Can we get a pic in natural or white light? Those look yellow.

 

[BigHornBuds]

I have a bunch of crazy recipes for smoothies etc. I've never made one because it sounds desgusting. Got it from the doctor who studies a family member with cerebral palsy. Smoking and tinctures have kept her seizures at bay for many many years now. In fact that's the reason I even started growing and still do. I've got several people I grow for with various conditions. Once a year she gets brain scans before and after she smokes. The doctors who do that are the ones who gave me the recipe to make smoothies with the leaves. Ive always been curious to what could be in them that's beneficial. I've got a whole stack of info on it. Just haven't sat down to read it. Have you honestly ever eaten fan leafs?

No I have not honestly ate a fan leaf,
I’ve eaten a seed, nanner, little sugar leafs,
Last night I pulled a monster fan leaf and stick the stem in my mouth, the bit of sap on the end was so bitter n made my mouth dry it was like eating a root I was shown was edible a long time ago n never touched again. Hopefully it’s good smoke.
HoneyStomper #2
This one was the slowest in veg but it’s the stinkyest n frostyest, but also going to be the smallest yield,

 

[charface]

Outdoor, organic cookie wreck update.

So far I have top dressed twice
Other than that just filtered water
From the hose.

They aren't stressed but I am because
I trim my own shit.

Im excited to run that shorter one inside. Way less stretchy than the others

 

[Indacouch]

Outdoor, organic cookie wreck update.

So far I have top dressed twice
Other than that just filtered water
From the hose.

They aren't stressed but I am because
I trim my own shit.
View attachment 4167252
Im excited to run that shorter one inside. Way less stretchy than the others

Fuckin outdoor. I can't believe you are growing that. Hope you have a good connect in the U.K.. Cause everyone knows outdoor is cheap because it's weak and lacks quality.

 

[curious2garden]

Outdoor, organic cookie wreck update.

So far I have top dressed twice
Other than that just filtered water
From the hose.

They aren't stressed but I am because
I trim my own shit.
View attachment 4167252
Im excited to run that shorter one inside. Way less stretchy than the others

Can you imagine how doublejj feels around harvest even with trimmigrants? Beautiful plants char