My Plant Grows Cross Shaped

Hi everyone, Ive got my plant growing outdoors and I noticed it grows like a cross, Ive never seen this before on other plants, she has been like this since day 1, is that normal? Also shes almost 3 months old, 3.2 foot tall and I want her to flower, how can I do this being outdoors? Some leaves (in the bottom) have turned yellow so I took them out (4 to b exact) but a couple remain, whats the problem? it surely cant be overwatering cause I cultivate bonsais so I know exactly how to treat a plant, neither overfeeding. This is my first outdoor and any help is much appreciated !!!

Good smokes people

Wow - pretty, symetrical plant. It's a good example of why people do LST so those bottom leaves will get more light. You might notice where those leaves came off that more will form. If you grow bonsai you know you have to be patient! Happy growing!

Just as joebuck said "that is a nice plant!" Firstly the shape is genetics. Plants just like people have some short,tall,bushy,it's just the genes man. lol. Now as to force flower out side.Your plant looks short enough to put in a closet or any area that stays dark for twelve hours,do you have such place? If not just make a frame that stays dark where no light can leak in. Another way is to find a pretty tall box like the ones that upright vacuum cleaners come in and spray paint the inside black and use electrical tape to cover any gaps use this to carefully cover your May J's for twelve hours a day for two weeks.

also can use a garbage bag or two. Just a suggestion!

Welll actually 1 meter tall is hard to keep "undercoverd", so most probable is that Im gonna let it be just outside, about the dark thing, Ive thought some kind the same, right now it has about 11-12 hours of natural dark, but it´s not TOTALLY dark, actually darkness increases and decreases rapidly, I live in the exact 0º latitude, the exact Equator. Total sun. A box will help I hope... thanx man, indeed now that I think, maybe the shape has something to do with the 12 o clock DirecT sun she gets, just a thought... thanx again dude

hey dude Ive got a question, as I said theres about 12 hours of darkness, but still no flowering, can that be cause its not total dark? Im already putting the bags together btw

Hi Muro,

Just wondering when you germinated your plant and put it out. I read somewhere that if plants go outside early (like March or April) they often have a problem realising it's time to start flowering even in 12/12. They will flower eventually, just later than a plant that is started, say, end of May / beginning of June. Also the darker the better for sure, so if it's not totally dark for the whole of those twelve hours then that will be a problem. To force it to flower I do suggest you find some way of totally blacking her out for at least twelve hours per day.

greenb.

Hi Green, thanx for replying, well actually on 25th March she came out of the soil. Ive never heard bout what you say of the season issue and as a matter or fact I havent been able to understand this very well cause as I said, I live in the Equator (the exact exact one, 0º 0º 0º) so in here we aint got no seasons, only "winter" and "summer" for so to say, that is hot weather, and hot weater with rain. For example, my bonsai trees act almost at their will, some of them who have flowers in spring have shown them in different times of year, so its really confusing. I will try to cover the plant, may be if I cover her for 3 weeks and then let her be, flowering will be permanent? Ive heard it could revert and become a hermie

Thanx mate, happy smokin...

I read this on a growing guide website, a real good one, but sorry can't remember what it was called. I don't understand the mechanism behind this phenomenon (the guy didn't really go into detail) but I think he was basically saying that because the plant has been vegging outside for a good while she just gets set in her ways, or just plain lazy, and "forgets" to flower when the gradual change in daylight hours comes along. Whereas a plant that was started on, say, 1 June (the date he used) doesn't have time to get set in her ways and so responds to the change more readily.

He was raising the issue to point out that if this happens, and the plant doesn't start flowering until late in the year, then she's going to be flowering at a time when the sun is weaker and, therefore, bud development will not be as good as a plant which is flowering sooner / in warmer weather. This bit makes sense LOL.

However, if you only have winter and summer then obviously none of this really applies. Maybe plants growing in equatorial regions just naturally finish later in the year. Might I suggest that if you are thinking of blacking her out at night time then it might be necessary to do so until she finishes. If I was you I'd stick with it till the end - I wouldn't want to risk her going hermie, which I think would be a very strong possibility given your situation.

Good luck anyway, hope she behaves herself for you ...

greenb.