You live in an area without small rocks? How about a pill bottle? Shot glass?
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We have stones on our driveway but they're just stones not rocks.
A shot glass seems too big.
I did think about a pill bottle. I have lots of those (unfortunately).
What do you think?
Should I also attach a pipe cleaner to the lower trunk on the other side and attach it to the pot?
A shot glass seems too big.
I did think about a pill bottle. I have lots of those (unfortunately).
What do you think?
Should I also attach a pipe cleaner to the lower trunk on the other side and attach it to the pot?
I think it would help to do that, it would give an opposing and stabilising force to the sole tie that is currently pulling not just the stem over but the base over. I don't think you want to affect the base, instead just train the stem to bend by employing a lower opposing tie as shown above in Shed's pic.
I think it's a good idea.
Beautiful! Enjoy the DDA! I miss it around.
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Here is the DDA2, fully supported now, I hope.
It's been suggested to me to try to get light on the sides. Any suggestions on how I might do that?
It's been suggested to me to try to get light on the sides. Any suggestions on how I might do that?
As in my photograph, the pipe cleaner goes above the pill bottle. The trunk should be straight up and down until the bend.
Also, the idea in LST is to get the top below (or at least level with) the bend.
Also, the idea in LST is to get the top below (or at least level with) the bend.
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Okay. Thanks. I will try again.
Re-tie the pipe cleaner above the pill bottle at the bend, and re-tie the top so the string is at the end of the branch and not the middle.
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It's more straight up and down than it was but if I completely straighten it then it will no longer be LSTed. Let me know what you think:
I get the feeling you haven't read my LST thread!
The trunk needs to be straight up until the bend to prevent stress at the trunk/root connection.
The top of the plant need to be lower than the bend or all you have done is bend the plant. Getting the top lower is what forces the lower nodes to grow.
The trunk needs to be straight up until the bend to prevent stress at the trunk/root connection.
The top of the plant need to be lower than the bend or all you have done is bend the plant. Getting the top lower is what forces the lower nodes to grow.
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I didn't see your post, Shed before my reply above. I have tried again and here are more photos:
I have read your LST thread but I've never done this before and there's a learning curve. We all learn better by doing and that's what I'm trying to do here.
I have read your LST thread but I've never done this before and there's a learning curve. We all learn better by doing and that's what I'm trying to do here.
Much better! Now let's hope it holds of on flowering 
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Now that the main cola is facing sideways, how does the light get there?
There is no main cola yet, just the apical stem. And it will continue to grow up to the light and you will continue to keep it flat until about a week after you see pistils. At that point you don't untie it, but do let it grow up.
Looking good on that last bend HG!
When you bend the plant over like that, the light shines down on the entire stem instead of primarily the top of the plant. Likely tomorrow all the growth with have shifted their prettiness up and all of it will be facing toward the light. If you leave it that way you will end up with a couple (or more) main colas instead of just one! @InTheShed please correct me if I’m wrong....
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Thanks, Boo. Your explanation clarified it in my mind.
Maybe this will help:
LST is a method for tricking the plant into thinking it no longer has an apical cola without actually removing it. The method involves pulling the top down flat so that it's not higher than the rest of the plant. The plant still thinks it's lost its apical cola and begins to send the growth hormones to the rest of the branches, but there is no recovery time as there is with topping because nothing has been cut.
As each of the lower branches grows in response, it gets tied down toward the outside of the pot, allowing light and air to get to the rest of the plant, and forcing the plant to continue to evenly spread the auxins.
The idea is to get the lower branches to grow into tops, like you did when you topped the photos and tied the top nodes flat while the lowers caught up.
LST is a method for tricking the plant into thinking it no longer has an apical cola without actually removing it. The method involves pulling the top down flat so that it's not higher than the rest of the plant. The plant still thinks it's lost its apical cola and begins to send the growth hormones to the rest of the branches, but there is no recovery time as there is with topping because nothing has been cut.
As each of the lower branches grows in response, it gets tied down toward the outside of the pot, allowing light and air to get to the rest of the plant, and forcing the plant to continue to evenly spread the auxins.
The idea is to get the lower branches to grow into tops, like you did when you topped the photos and tied the top nodes flat while the lowers caught up.
Looking good Hashgirl!
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Thanks, Stone. I think I'm getting the hang of it.