Bushmaster And Other Vertical Growth Inhibitors

Hey guys I was wondering peoples experience with vertical growth inhibitors such a bushmaster. Is it worth it?

Nobody?Based on the feedback we have received from our customers, Bush Master does exactly the same thing as Phosphoload and Dutch Master SuperBud and is much less expensive.

Customers have been raving about the results and effectiveness of this product. Bushmaster slows down and halts the vertical growth, creating more compact plants. At the same time the vertical growth ceases, the plant starts to become very bushy, producing lateral branching and eventually producing much more surface area for flowers to form, thus greatly increasing the yield.

The first point that needs to be emphasized when using BushMaster is that the plants should not be under stress at the time of application. If the plants are loaded with mites, for example, get rid of them and give the plants time to recover their vigor.

The use of kelp extract is strongly recommended. It contains a plant hormone called Kinetin as well as other compounds which complement the action of Bush Master. The best time to apply the kelp extract is about 3 days before the BushMaster. The kelp should also be used when watering with Bush Master. The best way by to apply kelp extract is by misting the tops and bottoms of the leaves rather than by watering it into the soil or growing medium. The effects are noted much faster with the use of kelp.

sounds great. would like to here some experiences with it.

I was given a sample of BushMaster but have not yet used it. Topping seemed to produce the same result, halted vertical growth and started the secondary growth up.

I am going to try BM with one of my plants in the flower room 'cause it's getting too tall. I'll let you know the results

Cool keep us posted!

Will do, going to apply it tommorrow though, already watered them yesterday

i heard that if you use in dirt you cannot reuse the dirt. is this true?

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I'm using it for the first time. I've posted ^^^ if you want more result info. Just seeing the results myself. Works great. I'll be using it again now that I know what to do with it and how.
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Most growers frown on re-using soil anyway. Some report traces of BM left in soil.

Cool thanks for the info, so it has been shown to increase yeild? Is this due to denser buds, more bud site receiving light? I am also confused about why it allows for a shorter flowering period as well.

That's interesting. It would be useful in an application where you are growing a large, long flowering Sativa, but didn't quite have the vertical space necessary for such a strain's natural growth. Gonna grow Hawaiian Snow from Greenhouse next, I was thinking about doing a low LST SCROG, training the branches along the screen and then letting the tops and branches/bud sites grow up naturally from their positions all over the screen for like the last half of the flowering period. This product might make this process even easier. What do you think?

marijuanajoe1982 said:

That's interesting. It would be useful in an application where you are growing a large, long flowering Sativa, but didn't quite have the vertical space necessary for such a strain's natural growth. Gonna grow Hawaiian Snow from Greenhouse next, I was thinking about doing a low LST SCROG, training the branches along the screen and then letting the tops and branches/bud sites grow up naturally from their positions all over the screen for like the last half of the flowering period. This product might make this process even easier. What do you think?

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Sounds like a cool experiment sativa in a small space

NewGrowth said:

Sounds like a cool experiment sativa in a small space

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It's not Super-tiny, I'm growin' G13 Haze, they are at 1 foot and really bushy, could go another 3 feet, maybe 4 on a couple (on the sides of the light,lol) It can do most plants ok, but with a Super-Hazey Sativa, I know I'm gonna have to do some form of height control. It's not like I have a warehouse for a grow-room . Don't worry either, the results of my G13 Haze grow and my Hawaiian Snow grow will be publicized , especially if I go to all that much trouble!

Joe/New G . . . As soon as I hit "Pay" on this stuff, I suffered buyer's remorse, but now, after actually using it, that's totally gone.
If buying some isn't gonna leave you short, and you're curious, get some. The bottle say's all over it that they encourage experimentation. (or maybe that's only in the manual) . . . it's just something you have to see to understand.
Yes, I believe it was developed mainly w/long growing and unruly sativa's in mind.
Yes, the plants I treated via dirt have developed MUCH tighter bud nodules, as compared to the plants I treated via foliage spray.
The two weeks you'll possibly save are based on the plant not stretching, which they estimate takes 10days-2weeks.
My tests show pistils in 5-9 days.
The pic shows one I sprayed and one I watered in. They are not the same age, but you can still see the diff.
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I sprayed my plants right after switching to 12/12. They halted vertical growth within 12 hours. I'm now about 3 weeks into flowering and they haven't grown upward more than 1.5" other than main colas shooting up.

Ok, this is definitely something I plan on at least trying with my Hawaiian Snow grow that will start in a couple months. From what I gather it is something you use at the start of flowering period? I plan on vegging for a VERY short time, just a couple weeks, before I start flowering (also to control height). Would that still be too young to apply? I should probably wait till they are at least a month old or something, I'm thinking.

No. In fact, two months seems kinda long for this product? In the manual, they briefly describe, well, maybe I can paste it here . . . lemme see . . . " A new technique that seems to be very effective was first brought to our attention by a tester from “Little Saigon” in Southern California. It involves foliar spraying BushMaster while in vegetative growth at the rate of 1-2 ml. per gallon to plants about 4 inches tall and repeating 2 or 3 more times over a 7-10 day period. With a little practice the plants can be induced to grow tight tennis ball shaped clusters of flowers or popsicle shaped flowers so that large numbers of plants can be grown in less space. This growing style seems to be extremely well suited for vertical grow or “Omega” style systems"

I have used Bushmasters, I have a small grow cab and needed it to stop vertical growth. It does work BUT you must be careful on the amount. Bushmasters will burn your leaves very easy. I learned the hard way. Now I use half the amount and run 3 days with out any other nutes. Then flush and refill the rez. It will increase bud size too.

Can anyone who has used bushmaster tell us the advantages of using it as opposed to just topping the plant?

sir smokesalot said:

Can anyone who has used bushmaster tell us the advantages of using it as opposed to just topping the plant?

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Good question

Ive used (Bushmaster) twice now and first time I Burnt my plants while using it at half strength( 1ml per gallon ) ....all I noticed was stunt growth burnt leafs and alot of Ram Horned leafs.. 2nd ) time around I used 3 ml per 5 gallons ...Im now noticing stunt growth Ram horned leafs .

As for bushier plants well I havent seen it yet ..think im gonna give it up.
I find it much easier to train them with string thats my 2 cents.