Cannabis Chronicles

LUI - Day 52

the LUI’s each got 1/2 gallon of our standard fish fert / kelp fert mix on day 52 . . . heres a beginning look at LUI Day 52 . . . they are going to get some special attention later today . . .

the first two pics are a look at the buds which are forming on Day 52 . . . which is just short of 2 weeks into the bloom cycle . . . and to add even more excitement to our day . . . we got a very kind PM from a very well respected source who gave us a few hints on some settings with our camera . . . thank you from the bottom of our avian hearts . . . we’ve already seen an improvement in the color quality of our photos . . . our earlier day 52 shots were nice, but this is a significant improvement . . . thank you again . . . we are in your debt . . .

in birdie lane there is a barber showing photographs of every “head” they’ve had the pleasure to know and all the birdies that come and go stop and say hello in the corner is a container with some bushy plants we see the LUI sitting waiting for a trim . . . . . . . . . our apologies to John and Paul . . .

the LUI’s were trimmed tonight . . .we strip some of the lower growth to “focus” the plant’s energy upward . . . lower branches usually produce thin wispy buds yet use lots of plant energy producing stem and stretching for light . . . so we generally strip a few inches upward from ground level . . . this also serves the purpose of increasing airflow through the lower portions of the canopy . . .

and here’s a peek at the LUI clones on day 52 . . . they continue to show outstanding vigor . . . as for LUI clone transplant? the LUI’s are ready to be moved up into bigger homes today if we want . . . want to come help? in all seriousness . . . they truly could be transplanted into bigger containers now, but as fast as these LUI’s grow, they’d be full sized and ready to move into the bloom room again in no time . . . we’re not quite ready for that yet . . . so we may have to use a variety of “tactics” to slow them down . . . one of those methods will be to delay transplanting . . . this will slow growth some but this can cause it’s own set of problems . . . as plants become root-bound they are much more likely to experience nutrient deficiencies . . . and they become much more sensitive to other problems like heat and water stress . . . we’ll also have to do some growing tip pruning . . . probably another “top-cloning” like we originally practiced to get these clones . . . that’s at least a few days away . . . but that’s likely where we are headed with this 1st generation of LUI clones . . .

so if i was to trim up the bottom leads from the stalk of the flowering plants would it increase my yield? or just increase the size of the top buds?

it might increase your yield bigmak . . . mostly because your plant doesn’t spend as much energy building stems with flowers that won’t collect any light or really contribute anything . . . the primary benefit . . . at least from our perspective . . . is that it increases the quantity of better quality buds . . . lower buds tend to be skimpier and less potent anyway . . .

Have been afraid to trim lower branches during flower, as had read posts claiming that it might cause stress that could lead to hermaphrodites . . . Any truth to that in your experience?

we’ve never had any problems like that obie . . . we usually do our trim somewhere about a week before the plants move to the 12/12 light cycle . . . and again around the 2 week mark in bloom . . .