Growing gifts and freebies in my 4 by 4!

[FerretWrangler]

Do you have any stakes, trellis or anything going on in there right now?

The taller colas will start to lean and very likey lay over sideways.

There is indeed a trellis in there at the moment but the plants grew up way past it

 

[Tracker]

There is indeed a trellis in there at the moment but the plants grew up way past it

I'd wager they're gonna lean over. Either stake the colas or tie them up when they start leaning.

 

[FerretWrangler]

I'd wager they're gonna lean over. Either stake the colas or tie them up when they start leaning.

Thanks for the advice, it will be a spider web in there lol

 

[Tracker]

Thanks for the advice, it will be a spider web in there lol

I prefer stakes instead of tying up. Just a personal preference, so it's not a spider web. But you have to be careful that you don't poke yourself in the eye when you bend down over the plants. Maybe use hi-viz tape around foam on the tops of the stakes.

 

[FerretWrangler]

I prefer stakes instead of tying up. Just a personal preference, so it's not a spider web. But you have to be careful that you don't poke yourself in the eye when you bend down over the plants. Maybe use hi-viz tape around foam on the tops of the stakes.

I think they'd have to be very long stakes haha these plants are kinda tall. Do you put the stake in the pot or on the floor/ground?

 

[Tracker]

I think they'd have to be very long stakes haha these plants are kinda tall. Do you put the stake in the pot or on the floor/ground?

I use 3 or 5 gal pots or buckets, and I put the stakes in the soil away from the stalk so as to avoid damaging the main roots near the stalk.

The garden store near me sells thin metal stakes coated in green plastic. They are around 3ft long. Also, they sell 4ft bamboo sticks that I have used.

 

[Tracker]

Hi @FerretWrangler how's the garden growing?

 

[FerretWrangler]

Hi @FerretWrangler how's the garden growing?

I got some stakes but haven't put them in because I'm scared of damaging the roots! It looks great in there rn

 

[Tracker]

I got some stakes but haven't put them in because I'm scared of damaging the roots! It looks great in there rn

Dang! That looks lovely! Those are filling out great

 

[FerretWrangler]

Thanks @Tracker ! They're really starting to lean though, I better do something or hope for the best

 

[Tracker]

Looking good. I would trim off a lot of the upper big fan leaves to let more light and air penetrate into the canopy.

Wherever they are laying over in to of each other makes a spot where moisture can accumulate. That will have higher potential to mold/rot in that area

 

[Tracker]

Thanks @Tracker ! They're really starting to lean though, I better do something or hope for the best

What aromas are you getting?

 

[FerretWrangler]

Looking good. I would trim off a lot of the upper big fan leaves to let more light and air penetrate into the canopy.

Wherever they are laying over in to of each other makes a spot where moisture can accumulate. That will have higher potential to mold/rot in that area

I did some defoliation today! It probably doesn't look like much but my arms and hands are still sticky from it all.

 

[FerretWrangler]

What aromas are you getting?

I cant reach the bpdh to do much with it sadly since my 4 by 4 doesn't have side doors, so I dunno exactly what smells it's giving off but overall there's a bunch of different stuff going on. Righht now the prevalent smell is reminding me of skunk and a classic gg4 but im sure that'll change it's still early

 

[Tracker]

Looks very nice! Just a few weeks left. The plant in the foreground with wider leaves will be ready to harvest before the BPDH in the back.

 

[FerretWrangler]

Looks very nice! Just a few weeks left. The plant in the foreground with wider leaves will be ready to harvest before the BPDH in the back.

I believe so, and the one on the right as well. Im very excited

 

[FerretWrangler]

Defoliated yesterday. I definitely should've listened but my wife didn't want to bring stuff from the outside garden inside i.e. the stakes.

I've just been laying them in a way to minimize touching.

How do I tell when they're ready? I suck with the digital pocket microscope AND the jewelers loupe

 

[Tracker]

Defoliated yesterday. I definitely should've listened but my wife didn't want to bring stuff from the outside garden inside i.e. the stakes.

I've just been laying them in a way to minimize touching.

How do I tell when they're ready? I suck with the digital pocket microscope AND the jewelers loupe

Can you take up-close macro shots with your phone's camera? Put your phone's camera settings on the highest resolution and allow macro shots. Take close up pictures. Zoom in to see if the trichomes are cloudy and starting to turn amber.

The plants that have a lot of white hairs are still plumping up. When they are ready, they will have very few to no new white hairs popping out.

Do you know when everything was put on 12/12 light cycle?

 

[Tracker]

Looking back at your posts, it looks like you started 12/12 in the last week of May or first week of June. If that's true, then you are somewhere between 8-10 weeks of 12/12 by now. It looks like the non-BPDH plants might be ready to harvest now. The BPDH still needs another few weeks.

 

[FerretWrangler]

Here are some pics i took before they went to sleep an hour or so ago, I can try macro mode tomorrow.