Show Me What You Got LST?

t0hkin said:

they seemed to hold their shape after untying and I didn't like maintaince with the strings

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ok, i untied mine once and they all srung to the middle of the plant and was to bunched up so i retied, and ya the maintance does suk just next time make sure u leav a space for easty watering

Here's a couple I have started.

This one was bag seed a buddy gave me. The buds were purple and covered in trichs, and tasted great. Found a fat brown seed and this is the result. I topped it but for some reason it didn't split and keep growing - it sort of cauterized the wound and the sides took over.. Weird.. I'm starting this one for a buddy, just having fun tying it up. I'm 99% sure it's a fem.





And this is a clone I took off my Frisian Dew plant. So glad I have this because the bud I got off the mother plant was some of the most potent and beautiful tasting/smelling herb I've ever had.. This little girl is gold to me right now She had a rough beginning, cloned, then flowered right away by accident, then re-vegged.. Also pollinated her and just pulled five huge brown seeds out of a few calyxs. The new strain is Frisian dew mom, and Butterscotch Hawaiian x G13 skunk father. She's vegging real good now.





FD will veg for another 3-5 weeks or so.

Good stuff everyone

I don't know. I'm trying to figure how I'm doing and what I should do and/or when I should start flowering. 6 weeks old and 10" tall...

how much light u usin doesnt look like very much and only 10 inches in 6 weeks dam, u can try to bend it over cuz u can tell the bottom part isnt getting near enough light, she does look healthy though,

How do I do that? I need my other fixture. I'm trying as hard as possible for my very low-quality setup. I'm still unsure about this "topping" and bending the plant shit. Again, a complete novice at growing. First success and grow.

welli take it its a very low wattage bulb i would just leave it how it is, and flower it as soon as possible, either way i think u will get the same amount do to lack of lighting

I was thinking when it get's to about 7 weeks, 8 at most or 12"-14" at most to initiate flowering. Sound good? Should I do anymore pruning? And when I close the door, each and every reflecting wall helps a lot. The lower/upper nodes or whatever you call them seemed to have taken longer after I pruned the branches, but just a week or so ago started growing a lot quicker.

u shouldt prune at all IMO the plant needs the leafs to produce the buds, if i was u id flower, unless u will have more light in a few weeks for flower

Hi i am a colour deficient grower doing my 1st round indoors Can someone help me through my first end of my cycle so i can get a feel for what to look for.
Harvest time etc.

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+more in my profile but this is the most recent lot. Thanks for help in advance +REP

I am doing my first grow, I got a nice female about 3 feet tall, was germd from seed and planted on the 18th of dec.

I only have 4 26w cfls and 4 T12 tubes, reg soil, unknown strain(bagseed). I am running out of light going vertical and would like to lay this baby out under the 4 foot of wasted light. is it too old?(too stiff)? I grabbed the top with my hand and tugged on it seemed it would bend easy..........

what do ya do tie it tight and pull down litle bit at a time,( Ive noticed right when you water reall good they are less stiff)


i read there is alot of maitenence.... how so??

ohhh the one on the right turned out to be male.....

I cut 17 "tops" 2day and am exited about 34 TOPS alll there at same height,,,, like i got more plants or some thing. haha

silentscornmd45 said:

I don't know. I'm trying to figure how I'm doing and what I should do and/or when I should start flowering. 6 weeks old and 10" tall...

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Get rid of the tin foil, and go buy some cheap mylar wrapping paper...it'll do a better job of reflecting light...and also the tin foil acts as a insulation, and will trap unwanted heat.

Does it have to be LST? what about super-cropping? (pic is 2 weeks old).

Top (almost 3ft square canopy)


Stalk

Just added a second light and could add a third. I'll go ahead and wait a bit longer, but sadly, last night the light fell on her and one of the low branches just made a clean break off. Saddened me a lot. Didn't wanna add any stress to the beauty or anything.

johnathandoe said:

I am doing my first grow, I got a nice female about 3 feet tall, was germd from seed and planted on the 18th of dec.

I only have 4 26w cfls and 4 T12 tubes, reg soil, unknown strain(bagseed). I am running out of light going vertical and would like to lay this baby out under the 4 foot of wasted light. is it too old?(too stiff)? I grabbed the top with my hand and tugged on it seemed it would bend easy..........

what do ya do tie it tight and pull down litle bit at a time,( Ive noticed right when you water reall good they are less stiff)


i read there is alot of maitenence.... how so??

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to tie down u ties a counter tie around the bottom of the stock and then tie that to the pot not real tite but firmly, then u tie one to the top and bend it over as far as it can go with out snapping then leave it be for a day or 2 then titin it down some every other day and eventually it will get lower, IMO it is alot easier to lst when th eplant is 8-12 inches tall, also if ur in flower it will be much harder on the plant and harder to bend, and yes always bend after waterings the branches are much more flexy, and as far as maintance its just as much as a regular plant, just make sure u leave a space open for easy watering, otherwise it can be difficult

johnathandoe said:

ohhh the one on the right turned out to be male.....

I cut 17 "tops" 2day and am exited about 34 TOPS alll there at same height,,,, like i got more plants or some thing. haha

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if ur topping that much i would not lst its way to much stress, and actually cutting 17 tops in one day is gonna stress it alot and slow growth alot

SidV said:

Does it have to be LST? what about super-cropping? (pic is 2 weeks old).

Top (almost 3ft square canopy)

Stalk

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awsome man, yes supercropping is fine so is scrog, they all deal with low stress training, a bit of advice though, u should take off all them dead leafs on the stock area and all the dead leafs on the ground and in the pot but aswome job bro

potberto said:

mcpurple - she's had a rough life so far.. Had a light fall on her once, forget some nutes once, under crappy lights... I'm surprised she looks that good still.. hahaa.. She's bouncing back though.

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dam that is alot, thats cool shes makin her recovery though

silentscornmd45 said:

Just added a second light and could add a third. I'll go ahead and wait a bit longer, but sadly, last night the light fell on her and one of the low branches just made a clean break off. Saddened me a lot. Didn't wanna add any stress to the beauty or anything.

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i would add the third, are they all cfls, and dam that sux about the light fallen on her, she should be fine, can u tell sex yet hopfully it aint a male

mcpurple said:

if ur topping that much i would not lst its way to much stress,

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I disagree...

if you top that much YOU HAVE TO TRAIN HER.... or you will suffer on yield...

and actually cutting 17 tops in one day is gonna stress it alot and slow growth alot

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It will make the plant smaller for sure... but topping a healthy plant is not all that much stress.. I do it all the time on my moms... every two weeks...

awsome man, yes supercropping is fine so is scrog, they all deal with low stress training,

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Suppercropping is not exactly LOW STRESS... if done right, it has it's benefits... but at the time of injury, through complete healing, I would say there is considerable stress...


Not trying to be a dick.. just sayin'...

GypsyBush said:

I disagree...

if you top that much YOU HAVE TO TRAIN HER.... or you will suffer on yield...

It will make the plant smaller for sure... but topping a healthy plant is not all that much stress.. I do it all the time on my moms... every two weeks...




Suppercropping is not exactly LOW STRESS... if done right, it has it's benefits... but at the time of injury, through complete healing, I would say there is considerable stress...


Not trying to be a dick.. just sayin'...

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thanks for that man, im just sayin this stuff from my own expeirences, when i topped alot it turned hermie, but i still say super cropping is a strees training method so it is still welcome, u seem to know alot gypsy, u should stay around and help others , and me, cuz u seem to know more then me, ah and u didnt sound like a dick just puttin ur knowledge in the thread thank you

johnathandoe said:

why would I HAVE TO train her?

I am going to repot today to a huge pot tonight @ watering time, should i wait to start tying down till she gets over the stress on the transplant? or go ahead and tie her down.......sounds kinky hahaha

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i think u would have to train so all the tops arent bundled up, that can cause probs like mold and what not, and yes i would wait a few days after the transplant to start tieing, just so the roots are a bit established in their new home, i transplantded yesterday and did a bit of tying down today, i am only lsting one plant cuz it seems to be bigger then the other, i will still be training it throught its life though to let more light in, heres some pics of them

I agree with most the other experienced growers here:

LST is best - next to scrog maybe

Topping limits the number of tops, and still requires training - for optimum yield.

Super-cropping triggered stress and caused a lot of hermi - I won't use it again.

johnathandoe said:

why would I HAVE TO train her?

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If you do not tie her, all of your 137.8 branches are going to grow straight up... all together.. and you will end up with a shade farm...

But on the other hand.. if you "spread her out"you will get much better results from a shorter plant that had no branches in the shade...

Here is what I mean...










and you can see her on the LEFT in this pic...





This is also her...






There is no way I would have gooten 3/4 lb form this plant, had I not opened her up...

That is why I say you MUST TRAIN her if you have that many tops...

I am going to repot today to a huge pot tonight @ watering time, should i wait to start tying down till she gets over the stress on the transplant? or go ahead and tie her down.......sounds kinky hahaha

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As the name implies... Low Stress Training does not impose much stress on the plant...

And neither does re-potting if you do it right...

Good Luck...

Green Cross said:

I agree with most the other experienced growers here:

LST is best - next to scrog maybe

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And just to clarify...

MY opinion is that a good ol' Zero Veg SoG with lots of Single Cola Lollipops IS the best (most efficient) way to grow... no matter what size op...

Not LST, Scrog, or any long veg method...

And sorry for posting the NON-LST pics.. but I thought it was relevant...