TheFertilizer
Well-Known Member
I decided to play around with some training on my plants since I've already over-extended my veg. schedule by quite a bit. Just wondering what the effect will be on the plants. Looks almost like mainlining them. On one I just basically wanted to keep it on the same relative level than the rest so I anchored the main top down. Trying to keep a more even canopy. Some of the plants didn't really get topped/fimmed right but I'm still trying to pull the side-branches out. The one with the weird leaves, I think it's a genetic abnormality.
Anyway I don't really know what to expect, haven't done any training like this before. Just wondering if I should expect my anchors to work, how it will work once I flip to 12/12, etc. Will the plants eventually take on this shape on their own and not need the fishing line holding them down?
I tried to use two quick-ties sunk in the dirt as an anchor, and then the fishing line goes under that and around a thumb-tack pressed into the pot. I can pull the line on the tumbtack and the friction holds it at the right level. I plan to add slack in the same way. So far they've held well but I think I'll probably have to readjust them a lot.
Anyway I don't really know what to expect, haven't done any training like this before. Just wondering if I should expect my anchors to work, how it will work once I flip to 12/12, etc. Will the plants eventually take on this shape on their own and not need the fishing line holding them down?
I tried to use two quick-ties sunk in the dirt as an anchor, and then the fishing line goes under that and around a thumb-tack pressed into the pot. I can pull the line on the tumbtack and the friction holds it at the right level. I plan to add slack in the same way. So far they've held well but I think I'll probably have to readjust them a lot.