New Grower Autoflower LST auto

[PapaEmeritus]

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?

You got it. In a nutshell, the plant wants to grow so that there is one main stem above all the others, which will become a big old cola/bud once the plant flowers. To do this, it sends most of the growth hormones to the top. The word for this is called "apical dominance". What LST (or Super Cropping/Topping/Etc) does is force or trick the plant into redistributing those growth hormones to multiple sites instead of just the central stem by bending the central stem down to a lower level where the other side branches are.

And since all plants naturally seek the light, any branch you bend will turn and start growing upright again regardless of which direction it's growth site was facing.

Hope this helps!

 

[Haystackstang]

@ANTiFA thanks for the info

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Sure thing man.

 

[Strocat]

See.. I was always so afraid to ever try ANYTHING with an auto.. I just always planted and let them grow due to fear of stunting growth.

This is my first hoorah of LST'ing an auto.

I really like this purple cheese strain and I just wanna get more of it dry

 

[Strocat]

Question for ya'll... when you LST and tie the plant down.. do u just leave it that way till harvest or cut off the ties come flowering?

thank ya.. I've always wondered how long to leave the plant tied down.

Heres the plant after 24 hours of LST

 

[Autoflower420]

Question for ya'll... when you LST and tie the plant down.. do u just leave it that way till harvest or cut off the ties come flowering?

thank ya.. I've always wondered how long to leave the plant tied down.

Heres the plant after 24 hours of LST

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I tie down for a few weeks then cut off

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[Autoflower Noob]

I just keep her tied down, no need to cut off the ties after she finished stretching and kicks into bloom mode. By this time she has her solid structure so you just sit back, light one up and enjoy the Art unfold in front of your eyes as the structure that you created starts to fill up with juicy buds