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[Cannoisseuras]

can you share some info with us newer growers about LST and other methods to manipulate the way our plants grow ?
I had seen some very unique techniques that i woukd have never thought to do .

I will say lst and hst are a beauty in the eye of the beholder type thing. The plants are alot more pliable then you think and if you squeeze and warm them up will bend fairly easy and if something happens and it breaks 9 out of 10 times they will heal on their own.

I use pipe cleaners and just try to envision what I want my plant structure to be. Like sculpting a bonsai tree.... just spread your limbs to keep them out of each others way and to keep the canopy at even levels. Once you start you should be able to picture the structure and carefully do some pruning to remove suckers that you think will never amount to anything substantial just to increase the energy into the colas that you think have the most potential for bud development. Once you try a couple times and get use to it you will feel more comfortable

Turns into this...

 

[Pennywise]

Well said

 

[Cannoisseuras]

Either that or take a clone let it root and put it under 12/12 and see how it does. If you have the extra space or room that is.

I read an interesting article today in a certain grow magazine today and this guy always starts his seeds at 12/12 for the first 30 days or until signs of sex then switched to 18/6. He said during seedling stage the plants are not ready to mature yet so when you switch them to 18/6 its not really like they are revegging and they get a growth spurt and veg without missing a beat.

The article was interesting to say the least. I may try it on my next run. If u don't need to wait for them to basically reveg I think that will save valuable time. The part about the first few weeks being seedling stage and not really 100% veg made sense to me

 

[Cannoisseuras]

I start with 1/4 strength AN Sensi also voodoo juice, piranha and tarantula. I start with the second or third watering. Yours will be fine.

They look so young they prob really dont need nutes yet. The cotyledons didnt even fall yet. Whats your opinion on giving seedlings nutes

 

[Skybound]

The part about the first few weeks being seedling stage and not really 100% veg made sense to me

It definitely seams logical. I too hope for more clarity! Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Cannoisseuras]

The one I was looking at is called pur advanced that just mounts on your faucet..

It's fine...it's the same as using filtered water like dasani or deer park (well deer park is half spring half filtered)

 

[DemonicAngel]

I read an interesting article today in a certain grow magazine today and this guy always starts his seeds at 12/12 for the first 30 days or until signs of sex then switched to 18/6. He said during seedling stage the plants are not ready to mature yet so when you switch them to 18/6 its not really like they are revegging and they get a growth spurt and veg without missing a beat.

The article was interesting to say the least. I may try it on my next run. If u don't need to wait for them to basically reveg I think that will save valuable time. The part about the first few weeks being seedling stage and not really 100% veg made sense to me

It will work a friend of mine does that. I was going to do that on my photo grow as a secret/ revealing but you mentioned it so lol

 

[Cannoisseuras]

It definitely seams logical. I too hope for more clarity! Thanks for sharing this.

I could take a pic of the article

 

[Pennywise]

I always start my babies on the weak nute solution from the start.

 

[Cannoisseuras]

theres more but I have to find it but the grower is known as the rev

 

[Cannoisseuras]

I always start my babies on the weak nute solution from the start.

Cool.....I always let them live off their cotyledons their first 2-3weeks

 

[Cannoisseuras]

And just give superthrive and rapid start up until then

 

[Be you]

Do you know what little yellow spot end of leaf be from?

 

[Pennywise]

I watered 2-3 days in coco then started feeding 1/4 strength, at 1 week i transfered to the Aero buckets at 1/4 strength. Im a little over 1/4 now.

 

[Cannoisseuras]

Your plants look good.....in coco you HAVE to give nutes all the time rite....if you just gave seedlings plain water in coco would they die or would their cotyledons supply them for a week or two....ive never grown in coco

 

[DemonicAngel]

Your plants look good.....in coco you HAVE to give nutes all the time rite....if you just gave seedlings plain water in coco would they die or would their cotyledons supply them for a week or two....ive never grown in coco

I'm unsure about that one myself as I'm new to coco but I don't think they would last long

 

[Pennywise]

They should keep them going until the cotylodon is used up, ive just always started early. Remember with hydro or soiless medium there are no nutes so your banking on the cotylodons to do a lot thats first week.

 

[Be you]

They should keep them going until the cotylodon is used up, ive just always started early. Remember with hydro or soiless medium there are no nutes so your banking on the cotylodons to do a lot thats first week.

So start giving nutes 1-2 weeks in?

 

[Pennywise]

If you're in coco, promix or hydro i would start a week in.

 

[taylorhaze15]

I gotta question for you snid, can i use epsom salts for a replacement of cal-mag? if so could you give me an in depth description of how it works and how to use it?