New Age United
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I understand topping, how when you cut the stem it forks into two but what is supercropping exactly?
Can someone explain Supercropping to me?
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robbiek312
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supercropping is when you bending a branch, like in half, to where it is horizontal instead of vertical. the tip of the branch will turn upwards and all the nodes that come out of the branch grow upwards too creating more tops, all depending on how many nodes are on the branch you bend
robbiek312
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you can do this to every branch making 5 or so new tops off the bent branches. it makes the plant shorter and wider too
$waGgEr
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this is true in a way or its a form of supper cropping. any bending or training of branches is in a way supper cropping. my version of super cropping is more like yoga for plants but it basicly end with the same result. busy plants with "all tops"
robbiek312
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I prefer low stress training, cause I break too many branches when bending them. I have found that if you pinch the branch where you want the bend, like a good pinch, it bends easier without snapping.
robbiek312
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heres one supercrop on one of my vegging clones
New Age United
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Ok good stuff, can you expain exactly how to train the branch. Do you use a string to hold it down and can this be done with outdoor.
New Age United
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Ok robbiek, so you actually pinch it sideways, so I take it this can be done outdoor.
New Age United
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Swagger your more than welcome to share your method, I'm trying to learn all that I can.
dimebong
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That is high stress training. Low stress training is bending the stem into the shape you want without damaging anything.
Both can be done anywhere
robbiek312
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You could use twine, tie it to the branches(towards the top) and stake the twine to the ground. you don't have to bend any branches, just pull them down, and after a couple days you can pull furtherwithout actually damaging the branches.
I have only been tying this branch down, I tape the yarn to the side of the pot. You could do the same, except to the ground. you can make it grow horizontally a lot better/further/longer tying them instead of bending too.
I have only been tying this branch down, I tape the yarn to the side of the pot. You could do the same, except to the ground. you can make it grow horizontally a lot better/further/longer tying them instead of bending too.
New Age United
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I understand you dimebong, I find it's the whiskey that always leads to blow lmao!!! So can you explain low stress bending, is this done with a string, kinda like a Scrog but obviously I'm not going to make some crazy contraption for outdoor.
New Age United
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Ya thanks a lot robbiek, that's what I was thinking, it should work eh, no reason why it wouldn't. Thanks a bunch for the info. So just wondering, how much can you do this without overextending the plant. I'm thinking just once after topping a stem.
robbiek312
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a scrog uses a screen, "screen of green"
you should be able to tie your branches to the ground. make sure the spot you attach the rope/twine/whatever to the branch isn't too tight cause they are going to get thicker.
you should be able to tie your branches to the ground. make sure the spot you attach the rope/twine/whatever to the branch isn't too tight cause they are going to get thicker.
robbiek312
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thats what I do.
I top, then after the two tops have grown a little I pull them down into like a T, I try to keep those two tops going horizontally as long as possible.
I top, then after the two tops have grown a little I pull them down into like a T, I try to keep those two tops going horizontally as long as possible.
New Age United
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Alright good stuff robbiek that's exactly what I was looking for, definately good to know, should definately increase my yields.
hydrocropper420
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im going to explain what supercroping is instead of what it does, by pinching or bending the branch of choice over, you want it to be lower than the point of benf, reason- the bend or knuckle created when doing this allows nutrients to flow double the speed from th root to th top, and slows down the nutrient flow back, ( xylem/phloem) so the knuckle does many things for the plant, its stronger than a straight branch, it maes nutes flow up fasster and down slower, anf will ultimately create twice the amount of bud site, i thought you may want to know the reason before you start the procedure, i do this ONLY during veg as its not lst, its high tress, so it is best with stable strains, and good genetics, mostly bbest for indica dominate plants, but works well with sativas also!!!!!
hydrocropper420
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im not sure if you understand topping either if you think it forks into 2, no matter what thos would be bud sites, BU, it you take the main top off, the 2 side nodes now believe they are both the top, thus they are, its not a stem spliting into a fork, its actually 2 completely different new tops, then you can continue to top those tops creating multiple, BSAICALLY all your doing is taking the one center top off making the side nodes think they are now tops making them grw faster after the initial stunt!!!!
New Age United
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Thanks hydrocropper, good to know that it needs to be lower than the bend, a siphon mechanism. Ok so I did top one of my plants last year and it grew 2 tops, it actually did grow very strong, it was much thicker than my other plants, not sure if this is coincedence or not. I was under the impression that you could do this to any stem and it would create the same result, I'm pretty sure it does bc I've seen a lot of pics and info about this. If you know different please share your experience and opinions.
hydrocropper420
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its not any stem, it has to be a ''top'', and yes when you take it off 2 will grow, but not from the same stem, it the 2 side nodes that grow, and yes that is why it was thicker because when you top it, it immediately stops growing at the top and the bottom bulks up while the top heels and starts its 2 new tops, but while the 2 tops are starting to grow, the under branches will get all the nutes and blast to the top creating many tops, i top mine twice each and this is 3 weeks into flower today, ''short plants, thick stalks, all tops''