Hi All,
My male clone is in the veg tent but still gowing balls. I want to run him after harvest. What can I do to stop these balls?
(I dropped a cable on him hence the support - he's a Santa Maria F8)
fyi = 18/6 is fine for veg but if i use 18/6, it's because i want the plants to declare sex faster while still being in veg. just take the male out and put him under 3 - 9 watt led bulbs. the 18-6 schedule was an old school method that i have relayed many times on these boards in the last 15 yrs. to me it's the sexing veg schedule par excellence.
if u want to keep that male leave his balls alone. the only balls u should snip are on females so u don't see your flower room or at least keep it to a bare few. regular veg schedule is 20-4 as they don't need 24hrs of light nor do u need t pay the bill for that without a serious return imho. if u in a hurry than 24 hrs on and flip at 12-12 is standard.
i never give up on genetics unless they voice me to do so. i treat them as if they were bulldogs. until you roll/match or let them hunt hogs after prepped you won't know by looks how it will perform in the end. especailly when done right. many folks just kill/cull and continue and they usually have the extra seeds/clones to do that. that's fine for them but many don;t have oit so comfy and i suggestthey give there genetics their best chance and don't compromise = cutting balls off a male you want = makes no sinse literally imho.