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

[InTheShed]

Absolutely AW! In the next hour or so. I'm just pulling all the info together that I've posted elsewhere...

 

[InTheShed]

@Sierra Cowboy, @Archiweedies, and anyone else interested in my supercropping information:

Hows & Whys Of Supercropping

Anyone interested in a bit on supercropping? Here is my introduction to the technique. I don't deal so much on the actual way to perform a supercrop, but the reasons and places to do it: DISCLAIMER: This is high stress plant training and I do not recommend it for an autoflower plant. Not that...

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[Archiweedies]

Nice addition to the thread! Hope I wasn’t pushy there Shed, just thought it’d be nice to have it here in the thread for those that read it later on

 

[InTheShed]

Not at all. I probably should have collected those a while ago. And there might be other threads I should start as well. Suggestions are always welcome!

 

[Simon Limon]

I've just discovered your tutorial and at first glance I think I've more or less imitated your method but now I'm unsure of how to proceed. If you could, please check out the latest post in my grow journal -- in particular, I'm not sure how long to continue tying down the various stems.

thanks!

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[InTheShed]

I've just discovered your tutorial and at first glance I think I've more or less imitated your method but now I'm unsure of how to proceed. If you could, please check out the latest post in my grow journal -- in particular, I'm not sure how long to continue tying down the various stems.
thanks!

What you want to do is keep the apical stem lower than the rest of the growth (and I do mean lower, not just bent down) until the lower growth catches up. You can keep tying down new growth to allow for more lowers to grow, but with an outside grow they will be going into flower soon. In that case you might want to just let it grow up and strong, as you may not have time for many lowers to catch up.

 

[InTheShed]

I'm back with a few pics of the photoperiod plant I am doing LST on. This is the It's It Punch pictured on the previous page, that I needed to keep low as it's a major stretcher. Here it is this morning:

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• InTheShed
• Jul 9, 2019

It's It Punch

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• InTheShed
• Jul 9, 2019

It's It Punch

And here is the bent main trunk:

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• InTheShed
• Jul 9, 2019

It's It Punch LST

Almost all of the growth in the top two pics are branches off the trunk above. Nothing has been topped, though the leaders have been supercropped here and there.

So...works for photoperiods too!

 

[InTheShed]

Thought I would drop by with a recent pic of the It's It Punch from above:

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• InTheShed
• Jul 29, 2019

It's It Punch

Never topped. LST'd and a bit of supercropping.

 

[MrSauga]

Nice looking plant Shed. A little work looks like it pays off well in the end.

 

[Canine246810]

Excellent tutorial. I have a better understanding of the concept of LST now. I also realise I have been starting my training way late to get the results you do. I have a feeling my next grow will be alot better and hopefully more generous.

 

[BigD13]

Thanks for the update Shed. I found this tutorial a couple of months ago & was just reading it again. Glad to see that you're keeping it alive with updates.

 

[InTheShed]

Glad to help where I can!

 

[Canine246810]

Glad to help where I can!

ITS, whats crackin this morning. Hey perhaps you can help me out my seeds arrived today and I was wondering best way to plant and have some type of pest control against mites and fungus gnats. My nephew said use gravel but didnt explain how to use them so IDK wtf to do with them. Can you help?

 

[InTheShed]

ITS, whats crackin this morning. Hey perhaps you can help me out my seeds arrived today and I was wondering best way to plant and have some type of pest control against mites and fungus gnats. My nephew said use gravel but didnt explain how to use them so IDK wtf to do with them. Can you help?

Sure, but let's take this conversation to my grow journal if you don't mind...

 

[NorthernCosmos]

I'm on my first grow of two autos, and today I thought it was time to start the LST. @MrSauga advised me to talk LST here, so here I am

It has to be the clumsiest of LSTs... with bad tie downs, very bushy plants with big shadowing leaves, and not least me being reluctant to pull too hard on the branches. Details and pictures are in my grow journal here. I fear this LST is ineffective. Should I be more aggressive? What about the big shadowing leaves? Perhaps it's fine to pull a bit more on the branches as they grow?

P.S. I did not place the pictures here, since this is InTheShed's thread. I'm not sure what's considered best; linking to the journal with pics, or post them right here?

Edit: OK - InTheShed posted in my journal, so I guess it's OK to post pointers to journals here then.

 

[InTheShed]

Thanks for stopping by NC! I replied in your thread to make all the grow advice you're getting stay in one place.

 

[dynamo1]

Thanks Shed for all you do

 

[NorthernCosmos]

I asked this question in my journal, but might as well do it here, right in the LST knowledge thread.

Is there a certain time in the plants' life cycle when the LST tie down should be removed and no more manipulation is necessary or advisable?

 

[MrSauga]

I asked this question in my journal, but might as well do it here, right in the LST knowledge thread.

Is there a certain time in the plants' life cycle when the LST tie down should be removed and no more manipulation is necessary or advisable?

Hang tite NC... Shed's recovering from a minor repair down low. He'll respond back as soon as he can I'm sure. Unfortunately I can't help you on this as I've never done LST.

 

[NorthernCosmos]

Oh... @InTheShed - Wishing you well! Get better soon!