10 week strain at almost week 12 .....looks like 3 more weeks ?

Got awhile to go! Not swollen @ all yet...
They lose ~75% of their weight during drying/curing
I'm sure you know that though.^

this plant has 25 + top sites
i defoliated a bunch of lower sites that cfl's and led's couldnt get to
cleaned it up a bit
it seems to have directed more to forming new bud structures now really starting to grow the buds together

kindnug said:

Got awhile to go! Not swollen @ all yet...
They lose ~75% of their weight during drying/curing
I'm sure you know that though.^

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i cheat some of that loss back
i trim the water leaves to where the trichs start and leave them there
just trim the big fans
makes my buds look raggedy
and burns a little woody IMO
but never had any complaints
from people that have sampled
or took some off my hands
honestly think it gives it some awe factor
something that you know isnt commercial i guess

You don't have to defoliate to have manicured buds...
I understand why you do it> Since you don't have side lighting + bad penetration LED.
Topping + bending or CCOB/Crop Circle training will give you the best yields or if you had dropped a few CFL side light down near the bottom buds they will swell into nuggets without removing leaves.

I grow 1000w vert. and get ~2 lb a harvest which can be anywhere from 4-6 mo. depending on strain + Veg. time required. Only 2 plants!

kindnug said:

You don't have to defoliate to have manicured buds...
I understand why you do it> Since you don't have side lighting + bad penetration LED.
Topping + bending or CCOB/Crop Circle training will give you the best yields or if you had dropped a few CFL side light down near the bottom buds they will swell into nuggets without removing leaves.

I grow 1000w vert. and get ~2 lb a harvest which can be anywhere from 4-6 mo. depending on strain + Veg. time required. Only 2 plants!

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Crop circle training? WTF is that? Some alien growing method? I think your refering to whats called LST, your "crop circle" is shown in that link..

http://www.autoflowering-cannabis.com/tie-down-low-stress-trainin.html

i been setting up to do my next grow in a circular lst config
have been lst'n these since almost day 1

a afghan kush ryder and a himalaya blue diesel

this is a la frutta di venus and i love these wide ass leaves

just figured id add im 6'3" and my palms about the size of a soft ball
that is a wide ass leaf

i moved it too the 7 band side kinda the dark side of my box its also cooler on that side think it might help with the finish hoping any way
just figured id take some pics of it with out all the reds
have my veglings under both leds this one took to long
and its going to have to be moved to the back burner
will raise the cfls and probably finish it with mostly those and what ever light it gets from the edge of the led foot print
lol just saw how the camera caught the uv in the last pic
looks like its super bright in a pic can barely even see a flicker when its on ( i know its bad for your eyes)

kindnug said:

You don't have to defoliate to have manicured buds...
I understand why you do it> Since you don't have side lighting + bad penetration LED.
Topping + bending or CCOB/Crop Circle training will give you the best yields or if you had dropped a few CFL side light down near the bottom buds they will swell into nuggets without removing leaves.

I grow 1000w vert. and get ~2 lb a harvest which can be anywhere from 4-6 mo. depending on strain + Veg. time required. Only 2 plants!

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i was removing stuff in between the canopy and main stalk that was really not getting anything light wise