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ron_mcb · 10-11-2009, 08:09 AM

i just cut my bloom hoping to grow the bunch as possible before the frost. like the guy stated before give it approx 10 inches.... its supposed to save some energy that the plant is wasting on producing male flowers that could be put into developing the fruit.

there may be some risk of the plant being affected by pathogens at the cut site, or other problems.

i was wondering if it was a good idea to seal the cut with something (like wax). any ideas about that while we are on this subject???? has anyone ever actually experimented with it?? what happened???

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