View Full Version : need a little help with this strange plant!
jonathan343
19-07-11, 03:36 PM
I germed her on the 14/4 and a friend told me the seed was a 'low ryder'. Oh and i was also told it was an auto.
The plant has now grown to 6ft and has me puzzled.
I'll post a few pictures i've collected over the last months.
Any help is appreciated, as i have no idea what to expect :)
https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/import_053.jpg (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/82868/title/import-053/cat/500)
https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/import_051.jpg (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/82867/title/import-051/cat/500)
https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/import1_002.jpg (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/82866/title/import1-002/cat/500)
https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/import1_001.jpg (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/82865/title/import1-001/cat/500)
https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/grow_0045.jpg (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/82864/title/grow-0045/cat/500)
Master Poet
19-07-11, 03:40 PM
I would be guessing that it aint an auto.
gbcheeky
19-07-11, 03:42 PM
yeh mate, ah well your wait will be rewarded when she starts flowering!:)
jonathan343
19-07-11, 03:49 PM
oh i was under the impression she'd started flowering already, i'll try and find my decent camera to get a close up of the heads
Alextheyid
19-07-11, 04:04 PM
no has not started to flower, so no not an auto, if auto it wouldnt be that big.
it looks fucking lovely though mate :)
jonathan343
19-07-11, 04:15 PM
i may start to put it in a dark room after 12 hours of sunlight everyday because i want to get it out of the way without it getting any bigger, does that sound like a valid option?
Alextheyid
19-07-11, 04:17 PM
yes a valid option, make sure it is only 12 hours max.
or just snip top (top it) and it'll stop hieght grow, or tie it down to stop hiegh and promote side branch groth, for a bigger harvest come oct, will start to flower mid aug-midsept so enjoy it :D
gbcheeky
19-07-11, 04:21 PM
yeh i recently heard of someone forcing flowering by using a wheelie bin! fucking cracking idea if you ask me.. no need to lug it out of the greenhouse to a dark room..
just put it in the bin and shut the lid instead of moving it around all the time..:)
GbCheeky
jonathan343
19-07-11, 04:43 PM
if only it was small enough to fit in a wheelie bin ;)
i've got a shed right near the plant so i'll use that, it's pitch black inside.
RedWhiteBlueGreen
20-08-11, 09:06 PM
u could also use either a skateboard or a sack truck, or rip the bag bit off an old ladies shopping trolley and use the metal frame base to wheel it round on. Might be abit more practical than having to heave it into wheely bin.
Also, everyones right, it hasn't started flowering at all, so it's highly unlikely to be an auto. When u do put it in ur shed, make sure no light can get in at all during the enforced 12/12 schedule. Even a pinhole of light creeping in can disrupt its flowering mechanisms, so make sure theres no holes in shed roof, nail holes in walls, etc and that any windows are well covered enough that streetlight can't shine through it or round the sides of covers. After about a week of this strict darkness regime u should see white hairs emerging from the tops of leaves, etc. Then its approx 7 - 8 weeks till they ready to harvest!
And be aware, plants can still grow alot during flowering so u could end up with another few feet taller as well! I never like the idea of cutting tops (especially not this close to them needing to be started on a flowering regime) but thats my personal taste & loadsa people on here would top it to encourage side growth & probably get good results. I might favour LST more to bend the top down, but then again u've got a good bush shape already which'd be a shame to spoil, so u would need to think of how u would want to redistribute growth & which side u want to increase, etc.
And finally, u seem to have a brilliant bush already & it seems u got whatever light ur using hitting it good. But, since it is such a good bush shape already, it'd be nice to maximise its potential for bud sites, so if u find during flowering that only the top of the plant is budding up, try putting 3 or 4 domestic mini-CFL's around the lower sides. Just a few 20W CFL's or so will boost bud sites on those lower branches nicely i reckon!
Anyway good luck dude & enjoy ur amazing mistake!!
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