New Grower Autoflower LST auto

[Haystackstang]

Wow I've read a lot material and searched but for some reason now I get it

Hey mate I have some info that I put together for myself when I was learning how to LST. Hope it helps you. Basically in a nut shell, I bend the girls over slowly @ 90 degree angle when they are roughly 14 days old. DO NOT bend them @ 90 degrees in one day but do it gradually over a period of 2 -3 days, depending on how elastic the main stem is. I do this by attaching one end of a soft wire to the bottom of the main stem and the other end of the wire to the pot.

This is VERY IMPORTANT because it provides stability to the plant and prevents the roots from being pulled out of the soil when you start to bend your lady over. When bending your girl over you have to be carefull and do it slowly, depending how stiff or elastic the main stem is. When bending the girls over, you have to attach one end of the soft wire(by making a hook) to the top of your plant and the other end of the wire to the side of the pot...so that your girl will stay in that bent over position. Don't make the hook too tight around the stem because this will cut off the circulation as the stem becomes thicker. Now that the top of your main stem is bent over, the side stems will shoot up and try to be come the main stem. Your job is to tie those side branches down and ensure that all of the branches are on the same level/hight.

It is really fun because as you tie several branches down, the other branches shoot up to become the main branch and your job is again to tie them down and keep them all on the same level.

It is actually an Art and can become addictive when you chase the perfect canopy. EMJOY!!!

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Great visual & description of the process, @Autoflower Noob . That's worth a rep slap!

 

[Autoflower420]

Plant send most of its shit to main top ie cola if they all at the same hight all the little side branches will become big colas and more tops i always bend and pop my stems

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[G.Leave]

Hey mate I have some info that I put together for myself when I was learning how to LST. Hope it helps you. Basically in a nut shell, I bend the girls over slowly @ 90 degree angle when they are roughly 14 days old. DO NOT bend them @ 90 degrees in one day but do it gradually over a period of 2 -3 days, depending on how elastic the main stem is. I do this by attaching one end of a soft wire to the bottom of the main stem and the other end of the wire to the pot.

This is VERY IMPORTANT because it provides stability to the plant and prevents the roots from being pulled out of the soil when you start to bend your lady over. When bending your girl over you have to be carefull and do it slowly, depending how stiff or elastic the main stem is. When bending the girls over, you have to attach one end of the soft wire(by making a hook) to the top of your plant and the other end of the wire to the side of the pot...so that your girl will stay in that bent over position. Don't make the hook too tight around the stem because this will cut off the circulation as the stem becomes thicker. Now that the top of your main stem is bent over, the side stems will shoot up and try to be come the main stem. Your job is to tie those side branches down and ensure that all of the branches are on the same level/hight.

It is really fun because as you tie several branches down, the other branches shoot up to become the main branch and your job is again to tie them down and keep them all on the same level.

It is actually an Art and can become addictive when you chase the perfect canopy. EMJOY!!!

Great explanation!! Nicely done. Stabilizing the main stalk is very important for sure!! When I LST I like to keep the main tip slightly higher than the secondary branches, and the secondary branches at the same height only an inch or two below the main cola. I feel this distributes flower energy fairly evenly and it creates a competition for the secondary branches to compete for the highest position, but also still gives the most to the main cola.
I do fairly heavy LST on big photos and it works awesome.

 

[Autoflower Noob]

Great explanation!! Nicely done. Stabilizing the main stalk is very important for sure!! When I LST I like to keep the main tip slightly higher than the secondary branches, and the secondary branches at the same height only an inch or two below the main cola. I feel this distributes flower energy fairly evenly and it creates a competition for the secondary branches to compete for the highest position, but also still gives the most to the main cola.
I do fairly heavy LST on big photos and it works awesome.
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Thanks for the Tipp, I will follow your advice and keep the secondary branches slightly below the main one in order to improve the distribution of energy.

 

[Autoflower Noob]

Great visual & description of the process, @Autoflower Noob . That's worth a rep slap!

Many thanks, I really appreciate it.

 

[Strocat]

I just tried to LST my purple cheese guys. I think I picked perfect time.. she is bulky enough to handle it but not yet showing white hairs. shes about 20 days old.

Did I do ok? I think i got the right idea. I took soft plant tie around bottom of main stem and taped to one side of bucket then took plant top and taped down in the other direction to open up the middle.

Do I do good? Do I have the right idea?

I literally just did this 5 minutes ago.

 

[Autoflower Noob]

I just tried to LST my purple cheese guys. I think I picked perfect time.. she is bulky enough to handle it but not yet showing white hairs. shes about 20 days old.

Did I do ok? I think i got the right idea. I took soft plant tie around bottom of main stem and taped to one side of bucket then took plant top and taped down in the other direction to open up the middle.

Do I do good? Do I have the right idea?

I literally just did this 5 minutes ago.

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That looks great mate, well done

 

[Autoflower420]

I just tried to LST my purple cheese guys. I think I picked perfect time.. she is bulky enough to handle it but not yet showing white hairs. shes about 20 days old.

Did I do ok? I think i got the right idea. I took soft plant tie around bottom of main stem and taped to one side of bucket then took plant top and taped down in the other direction to open up the middle.

Do I do good? Do I have the right idea?

I literally just did this 5 minutes ago.

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Just same as i do and been doin mine ages ive followed u see how they come on

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[Haystackstang]

Sorry if this is to technical but can someone explain how doing so causes the side branching to become multiple main stems/colas ? Like is it a hormone trigger or something?