Training outdoor plants; beneficial?

[KushXOJ]

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Last years outdoor 1 st ever grow from seed . I wonder how this years crop will look

Looks better than my first outdoor grow thats for sure ....if you can plant in the ground I would , if not go with some bigger pots this year

 

[lykarckstar420]

Looks better than my first outdoor grow thats for sure ....if you can plant in the ground I would , if not go with some bigger pots this year

Exactly!!
Thanks
Into soil is not an option for I , Apartment patio growing only. I am going to transplant 2/5 into 5 gallon pots another 2 into 2-3 gallon pots and thinking about trying to grow a mini 1 or 2 bud plant by putting it into a small 1-2 gallon thingy... many options... indeed... and loving them all.

 

[lykarckstar420]

Ok you see how your plants from last grow perfectly naturally in a way hat maximizes light exposure. It's built into the plants. With that setup (aka not training) you get slightly less yield but perfect buds from bottom to top. When you train you fuck with their growth structure and you end up shading some lower buds. Most people get around this by harvesting only the topmost ripe buds as to clear room for sun to hit the bottom buds and let them develop more...i would imagine you would still get some fluffy buds...

Point: it's a trade off either way, it's really up to you...training is fun and gives you something to do but is not necessary to get kills buds.

oh and do not top those girls until you have at least 4-5 nodes....I waited 8 weeks from sprouting the soil

Sorry man , but can you remind me of "nodes" and what they look like ...
my outdoor ladies taken today.

 

[TPT]

Sorry man , but can you remind me of "nodes" and what they look like ...

Set of real leaves(without cotyledons)/branches.

 

[lykarckstar420]

Set of real leaves(without cotyledons)/branches.

So are these ready IYO

 

[lykarckstar420]

they look like thisView attachment 2675770View attachment 2675771View attachment 2675772View attachment 2675774View attachment 2675775

 

[BeastGrow]

You want to top plants when they are small so the center of gravity is closer to the ground. Untrained plants have a high center of gravity and therefore are less balanced... They can blow over with the wind.

Trained plants have more bud sites and the branches are stronger when you supercrop them.

 

[lykarckstar420]

Exactly what did this go.