I am back with this mini-tutorial on supercropping since I promised doing so yesterday. I don't have enough time to crop all of the branches but I did supercrop 2 thin and 1 thick branch for you guys. I am supposed to be working instead of doing this
A few words first. Supercropping is a process that the grower should be very very patient in order to do it properly. I uploaded a video that reveals how I am bending these branches but you should also be very very patient when waiting for the video to buffer
I just found this website random on Google and it is doing the job.
Main idea is to damage the branch like pinching it. Consider two pieces of metal wire. If you apply pressure and squeeze the branch strongly between them, branch will lose its rigidity and bend its top downwards. It won't break but it will get squashed on a small area. I am practically doing a similar thing but I am using my hands. I have never tried the wire stuff but who knows maybe it would work too. Keep in mind that all of the supercropping attempts performed today should work in my opinion. I could have bent them more but that would do the job for me.
Since I broke a branch yesterday, I decided to go with two similar weak branches first. Since I watered the plants yesterday, supercropping became much more easier. Here is how they look after supercropping;
After doing that, I decided to supercrop the second tallest branch for you guys. I will cover every branch if I have time. Won't be sharing any more detailed pics but I will leave some branches non-supercropped for us to compare the bud size in the end. Here is how the tall branch looks like after supercropping;
And here is the video revealing how I bend these branches with a gentle and repetative move using my thumb, index and middle fingers;
Sorry for the ugly looking link but I guess I can't directly post a video here unless it is on Youtube.
I will be back with some recovered photos in a couple of days. I hope that would help you out.
Peace