Methods of tying down with fabric pots?

Hey so pretty straight forward question I know there are lots of commercially produced products but also random household crap that can also work well. What are some of the different tried and tested methods you guys are familiar with?

What do you guys think of this? I don't think the binder clips got quite enough grip to hold them back for too long. Not sure if it's even worth trying they slide up with very little pull.

I used to use large safety pins when I did train with fabric pots. They're easy to push through and remove and don't pull out

FirstCavApache64 said:

I used to use large safety pins when I did train with fabric pots. They're easy to push through and remove and don't pull out

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Hmm, no doubt. Do you reuse the same holes or do you have a whole bunch? I guess it wouldn't matter if you kept it real close to the top. Drilling holes in plastic pots is no better. I'm just concerned as I plan to reuse my soil and have these pots around for long time to come. I think I concern myself with pointless details.

I use to poke holes in my fabric bags for tying down.....It was slow and a PITA.

Now I just super crop...It takes about 2 seconds per plant and the effects are the same.


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I use paper clips and binder clips at the bag and that foamy covered plant wire.

I used ACI bags that had grommets built in.

Paper clips around the rim of the pot. Plant ties can attach to them to be anchored.

Curtain clips

Square of Half inch ply under pot and some drywall screws to tie too

HydroKid239 said:

Paper clips around the rim of the pot. Plant ties can attach to them to be anchored.View attachment 5186148

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Looks familiar to me...

LeastExpectedGrower said:

Looks familiar to me...

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Wish mine was still around. Ended up being male. Never made it out of a 1gal pot.
The good die young. RIP

HydroKid239 said:

Wish mine was still around. Ended up being male. Never made it out of a 1gal pot.
The good die young. RIP

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I generally do feminized seeds...just to mostly avoid the hassle of thinning males. I can fit ~4 plants but generally these days am doing only 2 at a time.

Nice guys, all good suggestions.

Binder clip seems to be holding for the moment.

Does anyone find they get benefits from doing something temperary like this? In order to re-route some auxins down to the lowers?

I use solid strand electrical wire for training. Big o’ 200ft spool of it. Just poke the wire threw the felt bag and you’re good to go.

TrentSteel said:

Nice guys, all good suggestions.

Binder clip seems to be holding for the moment.

Does anyone find they get benefits from doing something temperary like this? In order to re-route some auxins down to the lowers?

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lst is a great practice to improve yield. Just keep the top of the canopy as even as possible. It may call for adjusting one of the ties here & there. All worth it. As far as lowers go.. with my plants it all depends how far those lowers are from the top of the canopy. (Unless supplemental lighting is being implemented)
I usually pluck the new growth within 12” from the soil up. No need for nutes to try to make something of growth not being hit with light.

Also, after a few weeks into flower the stems become woody and you don't really need most or all of the ties. Last run I removed them all half way through flower and had no issues. I've also used lawn staples into the soil for anchor points and they certainly don't have a lot of 'grip' but the ties don't really pull 'em out either.

Binder clips and pipe cleaners here. I bought a cheap set of snips at harbor freight and cut a lot of the pipe cleaners in half. I also recently snagged a pack of cheap lst clips off of Amazon.

TCH said:

Binder clips and pipe cleaners here. I bought a cheap set of snips at harbor freight and cut a lot of the pipe cleaners in half. I also recently snagged a pack of cheap lst clips off of Amazon. View attachment 5186206

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Cool, have you used the binder clips for long? Never had an issue with stronger branches pulling the binder clips off? I have the inner living soil liner which causes it to slide a little easier, another reason I did not want to poke holes in the pot.

TrentSteel said:

Cool, have you used the binder clips for long? Never had an issue with stronger branches pulling the binder clips off? I have the inner living soil liner which causes it to slide a little easier, I think.

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I have only been using them since the start of this grow. I tie them down when the branches are still thin and flexible. They have not as much as slipped even one time. Some of the stems and branches are pretty thick and woody now. I have removed the ties from the thick and woody ones and tied down other stems. They are just cheap binder clips and pipe cleaners from Walmart in fabric pots.

How I do it.