Where And what do I prune ?

Jettman1

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Hey folks,
First timer, (this Is my only surviving plant out of 5). It’s 3 months old, It’s been topped and 11 inches tall. I don’t have a lot of space and don’t know how to LST, so I want to bloom it now so it will be more manageable for me to learn and successfully harvest Something.

I’d like to know what branches and leaves to remove?
There’s the main branches that joins the stem, and second a branch that’s grown between the main branches and the stem, Do I want those piggie backing branches?
Whe they say remove lower branches, do they mean the cluster of little branches that grew later, or the actual lower man branches ?
 

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DustyDuke

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Hey folks,
First timer, (this Is my only surviving plant out of 5). It’s 3 months old, It’s been topped and 11 inches tall. I don’t have a lot of space and don’t know how to LST, so I want to bloom it now so it will be more manageable for me to learn and successfully harvest Something.

I’d like to know what branches and leaves to remove?
There’s the main branches that joins the stem, and second a branch that’s grown between the main branches and the stem, Do I want those piggie backing branches?
Whe they say remove lower branches, do they mean the cluster of little branches that grew later, or the actual lower man branches ?
I'd buy a better light and start again but if your sticking it out I would just take the lower couple of branches off
 

Jettman1

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I'd buy a better light and start again but if your sticking it out I would just take the lower couple of branches off
Taking off the lower of the main branches or does that include the cluster of little branches further down on the stem?

Yes. I aim to start again, I have a 600w light to use, but this plant here still offers the chance to learn the process, so the next plant can do better.
I appreciate the help Duke
 

go go kid

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they say pictures speak louder then words, so i just LST'd my cutting and photographed it just to show you how you can quickly LST the tops of your plant, just treat the two top branches as i did the top of mine. you gently tease the branch over,it wont fully bend it will break if you tried to do that. just hook a wire around the top of your branch and pullgently down and fix the wire tt your pot
 

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Jettman1

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they say pictures speak louder then words, so i just LST'd my cutting and photographed it just to show you how you can quickly LST the tops of your plant, just treat the two top branches as i did the top of mine. you gently tease the branch over,it wont fully bend it will break if you tried to do that. just hook a wire around the top of your branch and pullgently down and fix the wire tt your pot
This is it now.
Do I need to remove leaves?
And when reference is made to removing lower leaves, do they mean the lower leaves of the big leaves (top circle) or those little spurs that grew from the bottom (bottom circle)?
 

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Hey folks,
First timer, (this Is my only surviving plant out of 5). It’s 3 months old, It’s been topped and 11 inches tall. I don’t have a lot of space and don’t know how to LST, so I want to bloom it now so it will be more manageable for me to learn and successfully harvest Something.

I’d like to know what branches and leaves to remove?
There’s the main branches that joins the stem, and second a branch that’s grown between the main branches and the stem, Do I want those piggie backing branches?
Whe they say remove lower branches, do they mean the cluster of little branches that grew later, or the actual lower man branches ?
Don’t prune anything until right at 2 weeks into flower. Then razor the bottom 1/4 of the plant. It will feel wrong, but trust me, 16 years doing it that way and it’s how you get big buds. Also minimizes pest/mold issues. Look at the plant from above and if it’s not getting strong light, slice it. Sometimes a lower branch will be really tall, in which case I just razor the little shit off the lower part of that branch.
 

Jettman1

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Don’t prune anything until right at 2 weeks into flower. Then razor the bottom 1/4 of the plant. It will feel wrong, but trust me, 16 years doing it that way and it’s how you get big buds. Also minimizes pest/mold issues. Look at the plant from above and if it’s not getting strong light, slice it. Sometimes a lower branch will be really tall, in which case I just razor the little shit off the lower part of that branch.
Ok. Thank you. That’s what I need to know
 

WillieP

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These two articles should answer the questions you have.

This is a great site setup in a tutorial format, I would like to suggest you spend some time there checking it out, it will improve your grow skills.
Good luck with your grows,
WillieP
 

Jettman1

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These two articles should answer the questions you have.

This is a great site setup in a tutorial format, I would like to suggest you spend some time there checking it out, it will improve your grow skills.
Good luck with your grows,
WillieP
Thanks WillieP
 
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