New Grower Auto Pounder - First Indoor Grow
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drill some holes around your pot & tie her down , thats how i keep em short (lst) 
A Gardener
working Jah garden
drill some holes around your pot & tie her down , thats how i keep em short (lst)
I agree that's a very good way. I form a loop in the end of my wire, then I place the other end through it, making a loop around the tip being tied down. This allows me to me gentle with the important part, and then just pull wire until I like the position. Have fun, LST is great.
I was catching up and making mental notes but most everything been sorted. +1 on the lst. I tie a brace line opposite of the side I want to bend right on the lowest part of the stem I can get to. then tie a line near the top and bend GENTLY. if you feel resistance, do a little at a time over a couple days. looking good B
SiriusB
Theoretical Physicist
Im headed in this direction as soon as i get the nerves to give it a go! Thanksdrill some holes around your pot & tie her down , thats how i keep em short (lst)
Appreciate it, i have purchased the rope and sitting in my grow area just in a daze trying to make a decision! lol
I was catching up and making mental notes but most everything been sorted. +1 on the lst. I tie a brace line opposite of the side I want to bend right on the lowest part of the stem I can get to. then tie a line near the top and bend GENTLY. if you feel resistance, do a little at a time over a couple days. looking good B
OK OK OK lets do this LST thing. Does anyone have any photos they can show me or direct me to a thread that does. At what age and time is it appropriate to LST? All the ones i see started LST when plant was really young...am i too late? FYI i did bend the main stem earlier and feels very soft and flexible so im not too nervous about breaking... i dont think lol. Draw me a pic! lol Thanks everyone im getting the drill out...
SiriusB
Theoretical Physicist
So many to choose from...I like them all! Working on it now (slowly lol) and will have pics soon. Pass---->*So i went ahead and started my new DP widow & blackberry plus a DF super skunk seeds. Guess i will start a grow journal on those here soon as well...the anticipation kills me.
A Gardener
working Jah garden
Im headed in this direction as soon as i get the nerves to give it a go! Thanks
Appreciate it, i have purchased the rope and sitting in my grow area just in a daze trying to make a decision! lol
OK OK OK lets do this LST thing. Does anyone have any photos they can show me or direct me to a thread that does. At what age and time is it appropriate to LST? All the ones i see started LST when plant was really young...am i too late? FYI i did bend the main stem earlier and feels very soft and flexible so im not too nervous about breaking... i dont think lol. Draw me a pic! lol Thanks everyone im getting the drill out...
I learnt from guides and videos online, and in practice I am working to keep the dominant tip lower/equal to other tips. This will stimulate growth lower down creating a bushier plant and more budding tips to keep equal and LST. For me it's essential to make the most of my CFLs. LST also includes just leaf tucking/positioning and I'm always impressed by how just moving leaves each night can help train/promote growth. Also light positioning, I turn/move pots. You're not too late, I do it during preflower mainly. Just be firm but gentle. Everyone will top one at somepoint. As for drawing a pic, if you look to the left.... that's kind of an LST plan.
Enjoy. LST is a growing together with your girls.
Hey SiriusB.. looking forward to seeing how you tied your girls down.. i just got my first taste of LST down yesterday & really enjoyed it.. hope you got em good & safely bent! :smoking:
Also be checking in when u get the BBK cracked & buried.. ive really enjoyed watching both my girls grow.. even if completely different growth on each! haha
A Gardener
working Jah garden
Agree about watering, keeping pots independent helps and you can turn them for other reasons. I have 0.7mx0.7m floor space and then divide that up amongst pots to make squares (4potsx 0.35x0.35 etc). I try to train each pot independently to cover it's 'square', anywhere in there and above is theirs. When I fill that space with a girl, I let growth go vertical and cope with differences in height by raising lower pots. I grow 3-4 different strains at a time, another reason separate pots helps.
