First Time LST. Look good? Redo?

TimmiT508

TimmiT508

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First timer here. Due to limited plant height I’ve chose to go with LST and Scrog. Just tied down my first (biggest) plant and just wondering if i got this right. I tied the top of plant down towards the bigger side of the bucket. And took the bottom 3 biggest branches and pulled them towards opposite corners. Any advise/criticism is welcomed. Thanks in advance.
 

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Bignutes said:
When you pull the plant over in one direction put a support wire on the trunk in exactly the opposite direction. You want the top 6 inches or so of main trunk to be vertical
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Actually looks more full that way... this what you mean?
 

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Yes that looks better, when you pull the plant over from just one direction your stressing the root system. Now over time you now can start pulling the top over more, just give it some time inbetween to allow the stem to compensate for the added stress.
 
This one plant is so far ahead of the other 2 clones. The other 2 are equal in size and nodes. So this one needed a tie down. I'm gonna SCROG as well to help keep canopy controlled. Also gonna be a first.
 
Here's what you want, all the secondary shoots point upwards from the main. This strain gave me uniform height on the lateral branches when I bent the main stem over to about 30 degrees off of horizontal. Play around with it. Your plants are pretty stretchy and slender, your lighting cct is doing that. It's not a problem just an observation.

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Your plants are pretty stretchy and slender, your lighting cct is doing that. It's not a problem just an observation.


Meaning height of light?
 
No cct is a term used to describe the color of the light. Sunset and sunrise have a lot of orange and red, causes plants to stretch, about 1800 to 3000k. Midday sun is really blue, like a clear blue sky, about 5500 to 6500k. Blue light keeps the plant stalky/squat, red light (orange by the looks of yours) will cause stretch. The one I posted was grown under 4500k.
 
First timer and i set myself up with a 1000w HPS and running it beginning to end on this run. Already looking towards LED next run.
 
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