Help needed with stress techniques

[blunted7]

Hi, I have 6 beautiful outdoor plants. the largest being about 2 feet tall, the smallest being a bit more than a foot. They've been in the veg stage for more than a month. I've already been cutting leaves to create "double shoots", but i was wondering what method will give me maximum yield and/or quality.

I've seen pics of LST and theres a lot of colas sprouting up. Is it too late for me to do this? and would something like that help my yield?

Any input on stress techniques would me much appreciated, I'm a first time grower, and very open minded

 

[Damagoman]

Never to late to bend a Darlin' over, dude

 

[blunted7]

What about supercropping, I've heard of it but does it make a big difference? I'm just wondering about the stress techniques cause I saw a pic of LST and a plant had a bunch of massive colas, and I want my plants to be as beauiful and big as possible. I was wondering about topping, suppercroping, LSTing and which stress technique is best for outdoor

 

[Damagoman]

LST is a supper cropping protocol, ain't it?

You mean that stem crushing thang they Do?
I would do that in flower for sure.

Just bend it over so all the bud sites see the sun and you are super cropping,
so it seems to me

 

[blunted7]

ya, im pretty sure i will tie them down, but should i top them? from this forum alone, I know a lot of the pros and cons, but I'm wondering what the results are. Is it better to top or not? anyone have any personal experience showing weather it's better to top or not?

 

[DroJo]

Hey bro maybe one or all of these links may help

What is the FIM technique?

What is Supercropping?

How can I train my plants for a lower profile?

 

[blunted7]

Thanks DroJo, I particularly like the FIM thread. As i am outside, i don't have a height restriction. I didn't want to really do a full LST, but i think i might tie them down. As it is right now, almost all of my plants are fairly bare on one side (The side that gets the most shade). So i figured if i bent them over towards where the sun is mostly coming from, the other side, and the bottom will fill up nicely.

I`m just wondering if tying them down will make much of a difference, btw ill try to get some pics up, im still pretty new to this forum, maybe i shoulda made a grow journal lol

 

[Damagoman]

I hate it when that happens,
I meant Not do that crushin' thang in flower.


Top them, always the first thang I do.