How I perform low stress training on my plants: Lots of pics!

[InTheShed]

It's a little hard to tell from that angle Carmen. Can you get a pic from the side? It looks okay but I'll be able to give you a better answer if I see it in profile.

 

[Carmen Ray]

It's a little hard to tell from that angle Carmen. Can you get a pic from the side? It looks okay but I'll be able to give you a better answer if I see it in profile.

Sure, thank you. Here are two shots.

 

[SeniorMoments]

Looking excellent, and gotta love a grower who sweeps up after himself.

I started LST on this GG Tuesday after up potting Sunday.
So , from Sunday morning to today , Fri morning.
Out of 3 plants , this one is showing the most growth .
LST is making a big difference here I think.

 

[Konks Dirt Empire]

I started LST on this GG Tuesday after up potting Sunday.
So , from Sunday morning to today , Fri morning.
Out of 3 plants , this one is showing the most growth .
LST is making a big difference here I think.

No one asked the newbie, but I would guess yes, more light to more area on the lst one.
Is it like a contest? If we are close is there a prize?

 

[InTheShed]

Sure, thank you. Here are two shots.

Looks great! Carry on Carmen

I started LST on this GG Tuesday after up potting Sunday.

Nice growth and great color Sr!

No one asked the newbie, but I would guess yes, more light to more area on the lst one.
Is it like a contest? If we are close is there a prize?

Are you sure you read the opening post on this thread in terms of why LST works? You can go from newbie to informed in about 5 minutes .

 

[SeniorMoments]

I started LST on this GG Tuesday after up potting Sunday.
So , from Sunday morning to today , Fri morning.
Out of 3 plants , this one is showing the most growth .
LST is making a big difference here I think.

@InTheShed . Sorry about extra photos.
Do you see anything I need to change on this LST ?
I have added some new restraint every morning.

 

[InTheShed]

Hard to see what's going on under the leaves there, but as long as you're following the tutorial here all should be fine .

 

[Southerncough]

I may be wrong but it's as simple as keep bending so that no top is taller than the others!
Sometimes due to lack of space or stretchy phenotypes I've had to get creative and even bend branches in twisted patterns! Not sure if it was the right thing to do but I was running out of room for her to sprawl! once had to train a spiraled plant because some of the branches were growing twice as fast and the others and they couldn't keep up with the leggy ones so kept pulling them to one side until they circled half the pot.
She was a weird looking plant but ended up with some decent buds and cool looking sticks after harvest. Should've made a back scratcher or something out of them...darnit!

 

[InTheShed]

it's as simple as keep bending so that no top is taller than the others!

As I mentioned in my opening post here, it's about tricking the plant into thinking it has no apical cola. So the top needs to be lower than the lowers:

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.

Should've made a back scratcher or something out of them...darnit!

That would have made a great conversation piece!

 

[Southerncough]

As I mentioned in my opening post here, it's about tricking the plant into thinking it has no apical cola. So the top needs to be lower than the lowers:




That would have made a great conversation piece!

I just popped a WWxBB auto the other day and for giggles and in anticipation of some hardcore bending I dropped the seed about 2" from the edge of the (5 gal) pot so I have lots of room to train her sideways towards the opposite side of the pot LOL.
It's always my luck when doing LST that I end up with the plant hanging off one side of the pot and the other half bare LOL
May start a journal on her if she can ever shake that seed hull off the sprout...

 

[InTheShed]

I try to remember to offset the sprouts I plan to LST but somehow I never think of it until I look at it after I'm done.

 

[Ryanmac81]

What week do u start to train? How young or old?

I started by topping when it was 5th nod. So i didnt do any bending til about week 3 or 4

 

[InTheShed]

Topping and then training is a slightly different concept from the original idea of this thread, but it's still low stress after high stress training!

 

[Ryanmac81]

Topping and then training is a slightly different concept from the original idea of this thread, but it's still low stress after high stress training!

That is true my bad. Im doing photos so i have more time then autos

 

[InTheShed]

No apologies needed Ryan! I've had to point out to some folks that it's still LST if you do bending after you top it. I do it on my plants now. I don't bend them over, but I bend down the upper nodes after I top to get the lowers to catch up and level the canopy.

 

[Ryanmac81]

No apologies needed Ryan! I've had to point out to some folks that it's still LST if you do bending after you top it. I do it on my plants now. I don't bend them over, but I bend down the upper nodes after I top to get the lowers to catch up and level the canopy.

 

[InTheShed]

That's going to be one full net when you're done!

 

[Ryanmac81]

Thats what im going for now im gonna let it grow thru net

 

[Ryanmac81]

Wedding cake and 2 super skunk. 1st grow learning alot

 

[InTheShed]

Looks good so far!