Captain Jaz
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Ok, most likely your only gonna get 3 females, so if you want to increase your yeild, check this out - http://www.seaofgreen.co.uk/advice/default.asp?active_page_id=427
Topping is an option, but the stress will set your plants back at least a week. Irrigation systems aren't really worth your time with less than 10 plants imo. Though having a water butt with an airstone, hose etc maight be if you already got one. Next.. Plan ahead! Wheres your next harvest coming from? And how long can you wait for it? The answers to this are cuttings, once you have used LST (bending technique) to get 4 main branches (and a week before you flower) take 2 cuttings off each plant from the bottom. Cuttings need about 2 sets of leaves and 1"+ pf stem to work. Use clean, sharp scissors, and cut the stem at a 45o angle to increase surface area. Then dip them in rooting gel or powder, and put them into rockwool, or a nice perilite and compost mix. Use a small propogator if you are unable to keep humidity in the veg area around 70%. And don't let them get closer than 6" to the lights until they start to grow. Label these cuttings, so you know what plant they came from and you can throw away the ones that are males as soon as you know. Now, relating to what i said earlier about sealing of your veg area, also make it light proof, Though don't forget to have some way of getting fresh air in there, and a small oscilating fan for circulation and to strgthen the young plants. The reason you sould make it light proof, is that you can then use the rest of the room as a flowering room, without disturbing the 12/12 light cycle of the flowering plants. This way, while your current plants are flowering, your next crop will be getting ready in the veg area, you can top these ones, as slowing them down doesn't matter so much cos you got 8 weeks till they need to replace the plants that will be in flower. This way as soon as you chop one lot of plants, the next are ready to flower, so your next havest will be 8 weeks later instead of 12+. Theres alot more to say, about everything! But that should keep you going for now.
Topping is an option, but the stress will set your plants back at least a week. Irrigation systems aren't really worth your time with less than 10 plants imo. Though having a water butt with an airstone, hose etc maight be if you already got one. Next.. Plan ahead! Wheres your next harvest coming from? And how long can you wait for it? The answers to this are cuttings, once you have used LST (bending technique) to get 4 main branches (and a week before you flower) take 2 cuttings off each plant from the bottom. Cuttings need about 2 sets of leaves and 1"+ pf stem to work. Use clean, sharp scissors, and cut the stem at a 45o angle to increase surface area. Then dip them in rooting gel or powder, and put them into rockwool, or a nice perilite and compost mix. Use a small propogator if you are unable to keep humidity in the veg area around 70%. And don't let them get closer than 6" to the lights until they start to grow. Label these cuttings, so you know what plant they came from and you can throw away the ones that are males as soon as you know. Now, relating to what i said earlier about sealing of your veg area, also make it light proof, Though don't forget to have some way of getting fresh air in there, and a small oscilating fan for circulation and to strgthen the young plants. The reason you sould make it light proof, is that you can then use the rest of the room as a flowering room, without disturbing the 12/12 light cycle of the flowering plants. This way, while your current plants are flowering, your next crop will be getting ready in the veg area, you can top these ones, as slowing them down doesn't matter so much cos you got 8 weeks till they need to replace the plants that will be in flower. This way as soon as you chop one lot of plants, the next are ready to flower, so your next havest will be 8 weeks later instead of 12+. Theres alot more to say, about everything! But that should keep you going for now.
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