[scarymoose]

what is the best way to trim my plant for better bud growth?
my plant has been growing since the beginning of april and i still see no buds anywhere. is there any way to trik the plant into making it

[TacoSusio]

Switching to 12/12 lighting will trigger bud production, although you can indeed see an increase in yield with proper trimming. How long have you been in bloom?

[scarymoose]

how do i know its in bloom?

[TacoSusio]

Sounds like your using sunlight, not artificial lighting... Not much experience with outdoor grows, but I know the spectrum of sunlight in the fall changes to a more reddish composition, which when combined with the shorter daylight hours, triggers flowering.

[scarymoose]

yeah it is outside. sun comes up at about 5am and goes down at like 10pm
so its getting a lot of sunlight
it is in a pot still but it looks like its getting top heavy.
the bottom of the plant has almost no leaves until about a foot up the stem. im guessing this is because the plant is trying to get as much light as possible.

[TheBagman]

The days are still long. I wouldnt really expect any type of fruiting for almost another month when the days get shorter.

[TacoSusio]

I have not tried this myself, but I read that feeding a plant with a fert high in phosphate (the middle number) can trigger bloom.

If you're losing all your lower leaves, that could be a sign of a problem, such as a nute deficiency, root prob, overwatering, etc.

[budslide]

I don't know about NY, but most of the outdoor plants my buddy has here in WI are starting to show their sex's right now... are you sure it's a female even?

[elroypornlab]

overwatering,

[scarymoose]

i see no pistols yet and it is coming in nice at the top

[dan, muthafucka!]

when you trim it, cut fan leaves that block light to lower regions of the plant to maximize your yield. if you want fat buds, bring it indoors, set it under a few hundred watts of CFLs at a 12/12 cycle, and get your plant some carbo loader to supplement nutes