Katatawnic
Well-Known Member
YAY, exactly what I need!
I often just suffer because I don't want to be knocked out all day. This coming from a seriously chronic insomniac too, go figure! 
Long story short.... I was severely over-medicated for 6.5 years (psychotropics for the bipolar), and I've almost no memories whatsoever from those years. Including, and most upsetting, is having lost memories with my kids. Needlessly to say, I have a strong aversion to being drugged up constantly, even from the wonderful high that pot provides. (I haven't taken a psychotropic since 2002, and never will again!) I may not like much of what life now offers me, but I still want to be aware enough of my surroundings to remember at least some daily events.I'll let the indicas do the nighttime work, and the sativas for daytime pain management.
Much thanks, Fro!
One of these years I might write up a "tutorial" (so to speak) on LST. Not so much "how" to tie the plants; that's the easy part. 
Many people think that LST's benefit is allowing for light to penetrate as many potential bud sites as possible. While this does happen, it's really only a "bonus" to LST; a side effect. The initial effect is, like toppping, redistributing the auxins (growth hormones) from focusing mainly at the top of the plant to the lower branches. This is the main reason for the sudden growth of the dormant bud sites, because the redistribution of the auxins basically "tricks" the plant into thinking that the lower branches are now all "main" colas. Of course, the main main cola won't be as large as it would if left alone, but you do end up with more buds that are of higher quality and less popcorn buds. This is why even tying the plant down just once will cause so much more growth from the secondary branches, giving a higher overall yield.Sometimes you can fool with Mother Nature, so long as you play by her rules while you're at it.
I've also thought about having the lights on at night, so that if I'm not able to open the tent shortly after the lights come on, it won't get too hot in there. The worst of summer is almost over, and I am so ready for autumn! 
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
I've got 400W in that tent, and it's shown itself to be too much to keep it closed with the lights on, even at night, without an exhaust fan. I just have to wait till my friend is done mounting the fan so he can come install it. Well, at least they'll have a few days to a week more of vegging, eh? 
yet 82F in my tent.... not as low as I'd like, but that's as low as it's gonna go. This is with the cooler, window A/C (which is right next to the tent) and every fan in the house going full blast! 
