Hey guys i got a couple pics of my LST on my plant it is like 2 and half inches or 3 inches either way and i used yarn to begin my LST here are a couple pics let me know if i need to add anything, watch for things that can cause problems anything you would do let me know =) lets hope this turn out fine. o btw the brown spots are from when my light fell on my plant.... my bad =P
is this LST alright?
- Thread starter gotpot22
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yea i really wasnt sure when i wanted to start but i have about 1 foot and half to grow side ways before i grow up again to finish it off. I heard that the plant like doubles even triples in flowering so i thought why not start lst now but i can wait another couple weeks. this plant is only 10 days old 2day 11 tomarrow. thanks for your input ill hold off for a while =)
jester5120
Active Member
you need to apologize to the plant for that or it'll turn out male......
i'm not a veteran grower by any means but i do lst at like 2 weeks veg. i figure it can't hurt it's only gonna make "her" bigger, better, and hopefully stronger
Hobbes
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gotpot when you bend your stem sideways the stem stops growing, the tip of the stem turns upwards and continues, and the branches will start to grow. I agree with riddleme, too early to train.
I do CCOB, like an inefficient scrog without the screen. I top my plants once; veg each side of the stem to 22" in a 6" pot; transplant to a 5 gallon pot on an angle; bend the stems around the bucket rim. The branches grow up and the stem acts like a hydro tube feeding each small cola.
The stems virtually stop growing when they're bent horizontal, so I have to veg the plants so they will bend all the way around the 38" bucket rim. A single 38" stem is thicker and harder to train; two 22" stems crossed at the bottom and following the natural curve of a topped plant will train much quicker and easier.
This is a 1 stem Kali Mist at 35" and a 2 stem Flo (18" & 19"). The stem is much thicker and more difficult to bend and train. We need to get the stem around the 38" of the bucket rim to get as many branches as possible, so two thinner, shorter stems are much easier. The stems virtually stop growth and stretch when bent horizontal, many more branches than a vertical plant of the same stem length. The Flo trained in about 15 minutes and the Kali Mist took days.
Flo - Kali Mist
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This Bubblegum's stems weren't crossed and took over a week to train. If crossed I could have done it in a few hours.
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Flo
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Kali Mist
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A Flo (left) and a Bubblegum. The Flo has another week or three, the Bubblegum should harvest in the next week. The Flo is a knarly plant, twisty leaves, small hard buds. This is my second time around for the Flo, the last hermied and I burnt it with Dutch Passion Penetrator. The smoke was so beautiful I had to run it again, this time just a few pre flower pods and bananas on the lower nodes. I picked them off and the plant has been perfect since.
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The Bubblegum (right) is going to be my best producer ever, of Bubblegum. I should get 12+ cups of cured bud.
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The single stem Kali Mist from above on the left; on the right a Kali Mist grown with 4" of height above the bucket rim.
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I've got some more pics of how I lst in this thread if you're interested.
https://www.rollitup.org/seed-strain-reviews/211186-pics-my-garden-ssd-km.html
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gotpot when you bend your stem sideways the stem stops growing, the tip of the stem turns upwards and continues, and the branches will start to grow. I agree with riddleme, too early to train.
I do CCOB, like an inefficient scrog without the screen. I top my plants once; veg each side of the stem to 22" in a 6" pot; transplant to a 5 gallon pot on an angle; bend the stems around the bucket rim. The branches grow up and the stem acts like a hydro tube feeding each small cola.
The stems virtually stop growing when they're bent horizontal, so I have to veg the plants so they will bend all the way around the 38" bucket rim. A single 38" stem is thicker and harder to train; two 22" stems crossed at the bottom and following the natural curve of a topped plant will train much quicker and easier.
This is a 1 stem Kali Mist at 35" and a 2 stem Flo (18" & 19"). The stem is much thicker and more difficult to bend and train. We need to get the stem around the 38" of the bucket rim to get as many branches as possible, so two thinner, shorter stems are much easier. The stems virtually stop growth and stretch when bent horizontal, many more branches than a vertical plant of the same stem length. The Flo trained in about 15 minutes and the Kali Mist took days.
Flo - Kali Mist
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This Bubblegum's stems weren't crossed and took over a week to train. If crossed I could have done it in a few hours.
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Flo
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Kali Mist
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A Flo (left) and a Bubblegum. The Flo has another week or three, the Bubblegum should harvest in the next week. The Flo is a knarly plant, twisty leaves, small hard buds. This is my second time around for the Flo, the last hermied and I burnt it with Dutch Passion Penetrator. The smoke was so beautiful I had to run it again, this time just a few pre flower pods and bananas on the lower nodes. I picked them off and the plant has been perfect since.
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The Bubblegum (right) is going to be my best producer ever, of Bubblegum. I should get 12+ cups of cured bud.
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The single stem Kali Mist from above on the left; on the right a Kali Mist grown with 4" of height above the bucket rim.
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I've got some more pics of how I lst in this thread if you're interested.
https://www.rollitup.org/seed-strain-reviews/211186-pics-my-garden-ssd-km.html
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hey thanks. before i read the other posts i took the lst off since i was scared i'd beak or stunt growth that it will die and other things that i probably made up =) but yes i will hold up on my lst i just want to get to flowering with this plant. I appreciate the helpful advice guys and i love the pics pretty sick ill check that thread out in a couple mins pce =)
smallclosetgrowr
Well-Known Member
look up LST on youtube they all start at like 2 weeks in , better to start training now i say, u dont train a dog at 6 yrs old do u ?
smallclosetgrowr
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rofl just forget i even said that hole training a dog thing...
jordisgarden
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i dont start tying them down until they are into their big pots 5 gals.
cbtwohundread
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u wanto start inthe pot ur gona keep using throut the grow cycle or at least thats wat i do.,.,transplanting lst'd plants is a pain in the ass.,.,give it a couple more nodes and ure gud.,.,
jordisgarden
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yeah the outcome is wicked fuckin cool. i love lst, and when i start it im always nervous about cutting shit and tying down the plants and topping and shit, but 2 weeks later im always pissed off i didnt do it to em all.
greensister
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My plants are 4 weeks old. They all have their 4th or 5th sets of leaves. Well they used to, i FIMed them. They are around 6" and i started to LST them 6 days ago. They have already bent and started to grow upwards.Right now they are in clay pots with 4" mouths. Eventually they will be moved to 3 gallon pots, i dont have the space for 5 gallon pots.
Did i LST too early?
Did i LST too early?
Hobbes
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Greensister the main thing to think about with LSTing is that the highest point is going to become the meristem and the growth will take off there. If you take a 5 node seedling - bend and tie it down - the branches in the highest node in the middle will start to grow faster. If the node branches take off before the top of the plant catches up they will grow upwards as though you topped - the stem will stop growing.
Scrog people may do things differently but I'd think they would let the tip of the main stem stay above the rest of the branches, so it stays the meristem.
Why are you LSTing so early? Do you have height limitations in veg or are you screen training? What finished shape do you want?
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Greensister the main thing to think about with LSTing is that the highest point is going to become the meristem and the growth will take off there. If you take a 5 node seedling - bend and tie it down - the branches in the highest node in the middle will start to grow faster. If the node branches take off before the top of the plant catches up they will grow upwards as though you topped - the stem will stop growing.
Scrog people may do things differently but I'd think they would let the tip of the main stem stay above the rest of the branches, so it stays the meristem.
Why are you LSTing so early? Do you have height limitations in veg or are you screen training? What finished shape do you want?
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Hobbes
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gotpot in that situation I would advise only bending the stem when there will be 3"- 6" of stem beyond the point that you tie down. If you tie in the middle of the stem the tip will bend upwards towards the light within the first day. The untied stem will pull upwards and be the stem tip will become the highest point and continue growing the quickest. After the stem grows another 3" tie it down another 3", and so on until you have the stem length you want.
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gotpot in that situation I would advise only bending the stem when there will be 3"- 6" of stem beyond the point that you tie down. If you tie in the middle of the stem the tip will bend upwards towards the light within the first day. The untied stem will pull upwards and be the stem tip will become the highest point and continue growing the quickest. After the stem grows another 3" tie it down another 3", and so on until you have the stem length you want.
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Hey thanks. so basically i tie down the top part so it is at the point where it is horizontal, then when the top starts to grow out and up again wait until it gets taller and repeat and i can bend slowly in a circle formation as i tie down the plant. Is that what your saying i just want to make sure. you were very descriptive so it has nothing to do with that =)
Hobbes
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"tie down the top part so it is at the point where it is horizontal, then when the top starts to grow out and up again wait until it gets taller and repeat and i can bend slowly in a circle formation as i tie down the plant."
Almost. You want to to leave 3"-6" of stem after the tie, so the tip can bend up to the light and pull the stem upwards. The tip of the main stem must be the highest point on the plant if is going to grow the quickest, the plant will direct the highest point to become the main growth stem. If you tie the tip of the stem down there will be a race between the branches at each node and the growing stem tip to become the main stem - the highest one.
Stems are so supple under 24" that they can be bent easily. You will get the quickest growth if you let the stem grow to your height limit then bend, with the tie a half foot from the tip to allow bending to the light. Patience when bending stems, don't worry if it takes 2 or 3 days to bend one down, the tip will have bent up already for you.
Crossing the stems of a topped plant when bending will allow them to follow their natural bow legged curves. This Bubblegum's stems weren't crossed and took over a week to train. If crossed I could have done it in a few hours.
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"tie down the top part so it is at the point where it is horizontal, then when the top starts to grow out and up again wait until it gets taller and repeat and i can bend slowly in a circle formation as i tie down the plant."
Almost. You want to to leave 3"-6" of stem after the tie, so the tip can bend up to the light and pull the stem upwards. The tip of the main stem must be the highest point on the plant if is going to grow the quickest, the plant will direct the highest point to become the main growth stem. If you tie the tip of the stem down there will be a race between the branches at each node and the growing stem tip to become the main stem - the highest one.
Stems are so supple under 24" that they can be bent easily. You will get the quickest growth if you let the stem grow to your height limit then bend, with the tie a half foot from the tip to allow bending to the light. Patience when bending stems, don't worry if it takes 2 or 3 days to bend one down, the tip will have bent up already for you.
Crossing the stems of a topped plant when bending will allow them to follow their natural bow legged curves. This Bubblegum's stems weren't crossed and took over a week to train. If crossed I could have done it in a few hours.
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