woodsmantoker
Well-Known Member
There are several quite obvious benefits to horizontal trellising, but what is most often misunderstood is the gain from utilizing the plants responce. While the plant is in the virtical position, it is utilizing the physiological structure of the stem to support the weight much like standing a peice of 2"x4"x8' lumber vertically and then baring your weight on top. The structural design of a trees trunk creates a 2x4 that can bare weight most effectively from that vertical position. Taking that same peice of lumber and placing it horizontally, with a securing position at one end and your weight on the other, doesnt support you nearly as well and may break. To compare this to what is occurring in the cannabis plant during flowering, we focus on the processes that are occurring, when, and why. We can see that the plant changes its position not just toward the light (photoropism), but away from gravitational force (gravitropism). This is because the plants responce to relative position is based on direction of light or gravitational force. It recognizes its relative position and adjusts accordingly. In order to do this physiologically, what occurs is a distribution of auxin. Auxin acts like a plant hormone and stimulates a responce quickly. Within a short time, the plant will reposition itself to be "correctly positioned" to either catch light, or bare weight on the stems vertically. That said, to take advantage of this, we keep the plant in a relative horizontal position during vegetative growth. The responce is increased growth rate and bulking of structural bodies. During flower however, we utilize the plants stem structure in the vertical position, to bare the weight of developing flower as opposed to allowing the plant to continue to spend energy repositioning and bulking stalk/stem to support weight. So in closing, if the branch of a developing flower is not in a vertical position, the responce will be to increase the structure that supports it. If the flowers stem is vertical however, available nutrients are utilized by the plant to produce flower as apposed to structural stability.
During the plants set time frame of flowering, I want all of its energy being spent producing that which is what I am interested in harvesting. (I.e. I am focused on growing flowers during the photo period, not stems).
Be well and Scrog on, good people!
WMT~
During the plants set time frame of flowering, I want all of its energy being spent producing that which is what I am interested in harvesting. (I.e. I am focused on growing flowers during the photo period, not stems).
Be well and Scrog on, good people!
WMT~
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