Lollipop lollipop, Oh lolli lolli lolli, Lollipop lollipop....

For some reason I thought I might've almost been called out on something ! Hey fdd... at the top of this page are my pics do they look as i descript?

fdd2blk said:

yes, yours.


lollipopping is to remove the lower third or so of growth after 3 weeks of flowering. i usually wait until week 3 then remove any lower branches that have not formed thumb sized buds. this leaves 12 inches or more of bare stalk at the lower portion of the plant.

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Uh. I'm confused...

So Al's "trim the lower third and anything that grows more than one inch..." isn't a SOG lollipopping technique...???

And this here is not a lollipop???

I am confused...

Can you enlighten me...?

I have believed I was growing lollipops from day one...lol...

Thanks FDD!

looks like a lollypop to me gypsy!! but what do i know, i've never tried this...i guess i sorda have, in my current 12/12 from seed grow i cute off alot of bs on the bottom of some plants, worked well, they've got massive central buds forming...

GypsyBush said:

Uh. I'm confused...

So Al's "trim the lower third and anything that grows more than one inch..." isn't a SOG lollipopping technique...???

And this here is not a lollipop???

I am confused...

Can you enlighten me...?

I have believed I was growing lollipops from day one...lol...

Thanks FDD!

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More like a micro-lollipop.
Call them "Suckers" LOL

looks like a runt if anything. i guess that's a lollipop.
looks to me like you're just trying to show off your nuggies.

Thank You! for acknowledging my newb efforts! lol...

GypsyBush said:

Thank You! for acknowledging my newb efforts! lol...

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your plants look great. your buds are fat and sparkly. i'd give it an A+. i just don't consider it lollipopped.

Looks good .. kinda small compared to others I've seen

Sure Shot said:

More like a micro-lollipop.
Call them "Suckers" LOL

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How many grams dried ? How long veg. ? How long in flowering ?

lollipopped chiesel 3 weeks into flower


used the lower branches for cuttings n im spreading the colas using a mixture of pinching and training with earth wire hoping for 3-4 Ozzy off this girl

Sure Shot said:

More like a micro-lollipop.
Call them "Suckers" LOL

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fdd2blk said:

looks like a runt if anything. i guess that's a lollipop.
looks to me like you're just trying to show off your nuggies.

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I wasn't aware that there was a size restriction...

I actually thought that lollipopping referred to the style of pruning, not the size of the plant...

Learn something new everyday...

fdd2blk said:

your plants look great. your buds are fat and sparkly. i'd give it an A+. i just don't consider it lollipopped.

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Thanks!

So, what is the minimum size that would be considered a lollipop?

Cause it sounds like we are doing the same type of pruning at the same time...lol...

Roland said:

Looks good .. kinda small compared to others I've seen

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Thanks!

I'm learning..lol.. I'm new at all this.. but they are getting bigger and better with every harvest...

Roland said:

How many grams dried ? How long veg. ? How long in flowering ?

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I run a perpetual, harvest every 2 weeks...

My personal worst is 3.5g...

My personal best is 40g...

I run 48 plants (I used to call them lollipops...lol..) under each 600w...

My best average so far is 20g each on a batch...

Is that bad for a newb?

Oh.. and zero veg, flowered as soon as there were roots...

And I flower Indicas for 8 weeks, Sativas for 10...

And FDD, for a guy that started 6 months ago with an AEROGARDEN, I think I am not doing too bad... and yeah.. I am kinda proud of my nuggies...lol... fucking newbs...lol....

Cheers guys.. and thanks for the lesson!!!

sorry if i offended anyone.

fdd2blk said:

sorry if i offended anyone.

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hahaha, i don't think you actually offended anybody this time...great stuff fdd, i'm glad you're around man, like a treasure chest of knowledge...


GKN

Im planning on flowering straight from clones (after they have established roots), so in which week at the latest should cut off the lower branches by?

iloveit said:

Im planning on flowering straight from clones (after they have established roots), so in which week at the latest should cut off the lower branches by?

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no later than week 3.

wilsoncr17 said:

no later than week 3.

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Straight to the point I like it. Thank you.

fdd2blk said:

sorry if i offended anyone.

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No offense at all FDD...

Whether my plants qualify as lollipops or not, they get me really STONED ...lol.. so I am not too worried about what anyone calls them...lol...

But the reason I posted here, was that I really really believed in my heart that I was growing lollipops...

If I had known that they were not, I would not have posted on the LOLLIOPOP thread...lol...

My bad...

Cheers everyone...

bubblegumwidow said:

this is a subject I have interest in. my last grow the plants were very branchy and I had plenty of little popcorn nugs that werent worth their weight. here are 2 pics of my largest girl (bubblegum from serious seeds) and as you can see she is quite brachy as well. I grow with a 250w HID and a few CFL's for supplemental light. I always trim the bottom quarter when they are still in veg to promote upper growth and good airflow but as they get taller that bottom quater turns up looking like a tenth instead. I am 2 weeks into flower now and wondering when is the deadline so to speak if I am considering removing more lower growth. without messing with the 8-9 week flower time that is. also I heard that leaving fan leaves on nodes were growth braches were cut wont do anything negative. just let them fall off if they stop doing their job I guess. what do you guys think?

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Your plants are very thin. Leaves feed buds. Anything you remove will lower your yield.

"worst is 3.5g...

My personal best is 40g...

I run 48 plants (I used to call them lollipops...lol..) under each 600w...

My best average so far is 20g each on a batch...

Is that bad for a newb? " .... Quote ...................................... Gypsy Bush



Sounds pretty Blinkin' good to me !! I'd say it's good for anyone !


20 x48 = Much Praise !!!!

bubblegumwidow said:

I grow with a 250w HID and a few CFL's for supplemental light.

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Looks to me like it's starved for light !

If it's still vegging .. check Uncle Ben's thread on topping and try to get better light ... (just an opinion )

I topped this one 13 days into flowering as of this pic .. it is day 16 (flowering) after 4 1/2 weeks veg -----

Roland said:

Sounds pretty Blinkin' good to me !! I'd say it's good for anyone !


20 x48 = Much Praise !!!!

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Thanks!

I thought I was doing ok for a new guy...

Yeah, mine are much smaller, but I pack them in at 4 plants per sqft...

Much bigger and they would be crowded...

I also like Fuct's point that SHORT plants will have "more plant under the more intense light".. we all know that light looses intensity as we move away from the source.. right?!!?!?

Taller plants may leave the bottoms in less than ideal lighting...

But I am just learning... and maybe a few years down the road I will know some of what you guys know...

Cheers!