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As long as you can slowly raise the support tie (which will tighten the bend) without snapping anything, I'd just keep going! You might need a bigger rock though.
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I may end up doing that. I have four plants going. These two were the learning process. The next two I'll wait til they get taller. I'm sure I'll be fine but I'll keep my options open.Consider moving the tie up a node in a day or two.
I waited to long with my auto mazar to LST the way I usually do, so I improvised and snapped one of the main tops, has rebounded nice though. So you dont want to wait to longI may end up doing that. I have four plants going. These two were the learning process. The next two I'll wait til they get taller. I'm sure I'll be fine but I'll keep my options open.
Common misconception about LST after topping! It's not really about more light, it's still about keeping the top growth lower than the inner growth. You can see where Jackson kept the surviving branches flat, which sends the auxins to the inner growth on each one, creating many more tops.If I look at your pic you topped the apical stem and really are just opening the plant up to more light.
I think mine should be ok with maybe a less chance of a snap. The idea as I understand it is to take the apical stem and bring it down lower than the lowest node you plan on keeping.
OhhhhhhK.Common misconception about LST after topping! It's not really about more light, it's still about keeping the top growth lower than the inner growth. You can see where Jackson kept the surviving branches flat, which sends the auxins to the inner growth on each one, creating many more tops.
Those are certainly the basics! In terms of the height, the most important part is that the bend in the trunk be above the edge of the pot, because that's where you'll be tying the top to. In order to make the top lower than the bend, the bend needs to be above your tie point.If I correctly caught most of what I’ve read through this thread it would be this:
- start training when the plant is tall enough to reach the edge of the pot
- The main shoot needs to be brought down lower than the side shoots
- Train outward and away from other branches
- Stop training when plant begins to preflower
did I catch that right?
The lower growth is looking solid, so just keep the top as low as you can get it and don't worry about what's further down the trunk.
OK that's what I kinda thought. The apical stem is lower than all the lower growth but I wasn't sure if it had to be lower than the stem where the nodes come out. So I'm good.It's the apical growth the plant is looking for, so that's what you need to keep tying down.
So far so good. Can I let the apical grow upwards as long as the lower nodes stay higher? I'm assuming at some point I need to pull the lowers down too though which might mean skewers at some point.Let me know if you need me to send you barbecue skewers!