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Hey, no worries, I agree, everyone has an opinion, and a way they like to do things, to each their own. When i give recommendations to people, it's not cause i don't think they are capable, I just want to see everyone get the most out of their plants with the equipment and nutrients they have. I've heard "I've been doin this for blah blah years", lol so many times, but i still keep an open mind to tips because you can learn soo much from the different ways people grow. I base my recommendations on fact and experience. When i mentioned about LST, it was only because your girls look nice and bushy and didn't look like they were LST'd. and proper LST (where you don't pinch and bend branches but rather bend branches early when they are soft so the plant is not stressed at all) will open up the canopy will increase quality and yeild. I do 90 degree training from week 2, where i pin every branch down flat until they reach outside the bucket, then i weight them down to keep them flat until budding, this causes every bud to turn up off the branch and grow exactly like a tight little crystally top. and as for the pruning, With pruning, I defoliate every leaf that is in the shade, or is creating shade on growth i want to flourish. this will cause the plant to accelerate growth on the tops to replace the lost surface area of the leaves. This is also true for budding, the more direct light the flowers get, the denser and more crystally they'll be. The reason I mentioned the 24hr light, is because alot of people that run less than 24hrs light, base it on the fact that photo periods need a rest or do it because they are running hot lights that suck up the power. The reason I do the 24 hrs of light is becauses the wild ancestor of every auto-flowering plant (“Ruderalis”) grows in the northern parts of Russia and will naturally experience nearly 24 hours of light a day in the summer. So it’s not crazy to think that auto-flowering strains will also do well on 24 hours light/day. Anyway like I said, to each their own. Just throwin out some ideas to experiment with. lol

Hey, looking good so far, Some Tips for a heavier harvest: I would defoliate way more to remove any large fan leaves that are blocking the light to other tops. Keep in mind, if any lower fan leaves are in the shade they are not being the as efficient as they can be, so remove them so the plant will grow more on top to replace the lost surface area, only now it will be in the light and actually feeding the plant. this will encourage alot more growth. Some LST training would give you more end product as well. If you lay branches down flat, then EVERY bud turns up from the branch and becomes a top, all tight and crystally. I know you didn't ask, I just love seeing everyone get the most out of there grow, with what they have. If you have any questions, I can try to help. Good luck!:+1:

Hey, looking good so far, make sure you have CaliMag in your nutrients, or you will end up having lockout problems. I would also defoliate to remove any large fan leaves that are blocking the light to other tops. this will encourage more growth. Some LST training would give you more end product as well. Also, it is an Auto, Give it 24hrs of light, it does not need to rest like a photo period. If you have any questions, I can try to help. Good luck!

Nice grow man, They look like they turned out great. You are 100% right on the color change. Depending on the genetics, some strains change leaf color, some change only bud color, some don't change at all. But in nearly every case, it depends on the "nighttime" temps. Plants think Fall is coming.