NanoGadget
Well-Known Member
So I've got a feminized Papaya plant from Nirvana going in a RDWC bucket (Waterfarm to be exact). She is 26 days old from sprouting. Have had an issue or two with pH and some root issues, but overall things are going well. Temps pH and ppm all within good ranges. Just topped her above the 4th or 5th node yesterday.
My issue is that she is growing crazy dense and crazy bushy and there is a ton of undergrowth that is getting next to no light. I was trying to move some leaves around to get some light under there but it's just too dense. I guess my question is this...
Should I do a bit of light pruning to open her up or leave it be? Or maybe a little bit of a lollypop? She is just now finally stretching a little and is still probably only 8 inches tall but she has leaves bigger than my hand and I have damn big hands. Anyway.. below are a couple pics.. one or two just to show structure and a couple with the big leaves pushed up to show all the growth between the nodes..
My issue is that she is growing crazy dense and crazy bushy and there is a ton of undergrowth that is getting next to no light. I was trying to move some leaves around to get some light under there but it's just too dense. I guess my question is this...
Should I do a bit of light pruning to open her up or leave it be? Or maybe a little bit of a lollypop? She is just now finally stretching a little and is still probably only 8 inches tall but she has leaves bigger than my hand and I have damn big hands. Anyway.. below are a couple pics.. one or two just to show structure and a couple with the big leaves pushed up to show all the growth between the nodes..
