Oh jeez rick
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Saw a couple people on here saying to leave your plants alone and let them grow without any training or trimming but everywhere I read says LST is the way to go anybody got opinions and reasons why ?
LST or natural growth
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coreywebster
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A lot of people will say leave them alone, buy most are referring to defoliating.
The thing about training is you get more of your plant at an even level which means more of it is getting the same light intensity so dense buds all round, that's the idea.
If you grow a 5ft plant with a main cola your going to get a huge chunky main, which looks great but can also cause problems with mould. Plus when it gets broken down its not a massive cola anymore, nobody wants a 6 gram stalk in there baggy.
Take the same plant and top it and you have a 3ft plant, 4 colas slightly less chunky but all dense because your light can be lowered to give even intensity.
The thing about training is you get more of your plant at an even level which means more of it is getting the same light intensity so dense buds all round, that's the idea.
If you grow a 5ft plant with a main cola your going to get a huge chunky main, which looks great but can also cause problems with mould. Plus when it gets broken down its not a massive cola anymore, nobody wants a 6 gram stalk in there baggy.
Take the same plant and top it and you have a 3ft plant, 4 colas slightly less chunky but all dense because your light can be lowered to give even intensity.
TreeFarmerCharlie
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I agree with @coreywebster that most people who say to leave the plant alone are referring to defoliation. Some people don't like to top plants but I've never come across anyone who thought LST was a waste of time.
Dumbguyneedshelp
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Ive tried both ways. And id say its really up to you and how you want your grow to go. Because I dont mind the extra time for a trained plant I tend to go that way so it limits bud size discrepancies for me. Million reasons to do both but seems preference based.
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Dumbguyneedshelp
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Read this after I posted lol.i would have just agreed
Oh jeez rick
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Okay cool haha I'll probably train some and leave the others be as an experiment this is my first time so I want to get it all right
Wattzzup
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My first time I watched videos dedicated to what week I was in. Then I knew what steps to take.
coreywebster
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This is a good idea. It will help you understand the difference and how the plants react.
I would weigh a trained plant and an untrained plant when you harvest.
Dumbguyneedshelp
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Get even more detailed with it. Weigh larf vs solid buds on each
Kushman_23
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Ive got 7 in atm, 2 topped, 2lst & 3 to grow normal.