Mephisto Genetics Deez Nuggs in 2L Coco Hempy

[RicanBlazer]

No problem bro, the hempy give you a small reservoir to sustain its water needs for around 12 hours. I've tried larger pots, but they still need water every 12 hours. The plants are just bigger than I like.


Thank you OS!!!! I just leaf tuck and bend branches here and there. Hind sight I should have defoiled a little more for light penetration, but she did turn out nice.


Nicely put slow!!!

What do you use for a reservoir?


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[Roasty McToasty]

What do you use for a reservoir?
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So you drill a pencil size hole around 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the bottom of the pot on the side. This creates a small res to fill up every time you water.

 

[RicanBlazer]

So you drill a pencil size hole around 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the bottom of the pot on the side. This creates a small res to fill up every time you water.

Ohhhhh, I was thinking of it wrong. I was thinking when you water it the water comes out of that hole and that you had the pot in another container that collected the runoff water.
I assume the perlite absorbs all the water and roots take it as needed?


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[Roasty McToasty]

Ohhhhh, I was thinking of it wrong. I was thinking when you water it the water comes out of that hole and that you had the pot in another container that collected the runoff water.
I assume the perlite absorbs all the water and roots take it as needed?


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So I just water to runoff and have a larger container under to catch the runoff. I dispose of the runoff when it gets nasty.

 

[RicanBlazer]

So I just water to runoff and have a larger container under to catch the runoff. I dispose of the runoff when it gets nasty.

Gotcha. I’ve tried just coco in a small pot before and didn’t get crazy results like this. Probably cause my skills suck but I’m trying this lol.
Thank you


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[Organic Sinse]

@Roasty McToasty
I was happy to see you say bending and tucking for training, I'm on the same program, and hope mine turns out as pretty as yours. These thick stemmed, giant leafed, short, squat girls are definitely the most interesting and challenging strains to train. A real chess match. I previously ran a 'Strawberry Nuggets' and noticed this plant structure right away in my DN and planned accordingly, thank goodness.
I am curious about the timing of the when you tuck and bend on a plant like this. Do you let it grow for quite a while before you start bending, and when you do bend, you do it all at once? Or do you bend and tuck a node at a time as the plant grows starting around 2 weeks or so?
I went with an approach of starting branch bending around the second week, with sessions of ponytailing the main stem and branches above to let light into the newly pinned branches. It seemed to work real well so far. I am actually hoping for results just like yours.
I hate to ask too many questions, but I like how yours turned out. This is only my second time trying one of these super short, squatty plants, and I am always looking for improvement on training.
cheers
os

 

[lunarman]

@Roasty McToasty
I was happy to see you say bending and tucking for training, I'm on the same program, and hope mine turns out as pretty as yours. These thick stemmed, giant leafed, short, squat girls are definitely the most interesting and challenging strains to train. A real chess match. I previously ran a 'Strawberry Nuggets' and noticed this plant structure right away in my DN and planned accordingly, thank goodness.
I am curious about the timing of the when you tuck and bend on a plant like this. Do you let it grow for quite a while before you start bending, and when you do bend, you do it all at once? Or do you bend and tuck a node at a time as the plant grows starting around 2 weeks or so?
I went with an approach of starting branch bending around the second week, with sessions of ponytailing the main stem and branches above to let light into the newly pinned branches. It seemed to work real well so far. I am actually hoping for results just like yours.
I hate to ask too many questions, but I like how yours turned out. This is only my second time trying one of these super short, squatty plants, and I am always looking for improvement on training.
cheers
os

Good post and questions. I want to know how to do a better job of manipulating the short ones too. I have been told not to top them by multiple people. So that means LST bending is pretty important. And I think I need to start it earlier too. Like two weeks. Not sure if I should bend the main stem or just branches or both. I'll be starting a new grow soon including some short Mephisto strains.

 

[Organic Sinse]

Good post and questions. I want to know how to do a better job of manipulating the short ones too. I have been told not to top them by multiple people. So that means LST bending is pretty important. And I think I need to start it earlier too. Like two weeks. Not sure if I should bend the main stem or just branches or both. I'll be starting a new grow soon including some short Mephisto strains.

I have heard not to top the short guys as well. I lean toward bending the branches and not the main stem on the real short ones. It just seems like you might have to much of a cluster with the short ones, but I am sure its doable. I think defoliation would be way more important going the mainstem route, and defoliation is something I am still a rookie at. I err on the side of leave the leaf, whenever possible. Just tuck like crazy.
cheers
os

 

[Roasty McToasty]

@Roasty McToasty
I was happy to see you say bending and tucking for training, I'm on the same program, and hope mine turns out as pretty as yours. These thick stemmed, giant leafed, short, squat girls are definitely the most interesting and challenging strains to train. A real chess match. I previously ran a 'Strawberry Nuggets' and noticed this plant structure right away in my DN and planned accordingly, thank goodness.
I am curious about the timing of the when you tuck and bend on a plant like this. Do you let it grow for quite a while before you start bending, and when you do bend, you do it all at once? Or do you bend and tuck a node at a time as the plant grows starting around 2 weeks or so?
I went with an approach of starting branch bending around the second week, with sessions of ponytailing the main stem and branches above to let light into the newly pinned branches. It seemed to work real well so far. I am actually hoping for results just like yours.
I hate to ask too many questions, but I like how yours turned out. This is only my second time trying one of these super short, squatty plants, and I am always looking for improvement on training.
cheers
os

I start the leaf tucking as soon as a branch is tall enough to hold down a fan blocking light. Usually around 3-4 weeks in. Branch bending is usually done once a day, lightly all the way around. I also pinch the main stem near the top to try and stall that growth a little. Nothing too crazy, just a good hard squeeze to damage the inside of the branch a tad. Hope that helps.

 

[Organic Sinse]

I start the leaf tucking as soon as a branch is tall enough to hold down a fan blocking light. Usually around 3-4 weeks in. Branch bending is usually done once a day, lightly all the way around. I also pinch the main stem near the top to try and stall that growth a little. Nothing too crazy, just a good hard squeeze to damage the inside of the branch a tad. Hope that helps.

Thank you very much. That's pretty much the same route I normally go. On the Deez, I started pretty early on the first 2 nodes, around 14 days, just to 'get them out there'. I then played the pony tail game on the nodes above, waiting to tuck and stake when there was decent length on the branch.
Thanks
cheers
os