Low Stress Training (LST) Guide

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Muy Buds said:
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this is great. I’d start training the first two branches to head toward the 5 oclock and 7 o’clock positions. That will make the third branch that is growing straighten up, and become a pretty large cola.

once there is some more internodal spacing at the top, I’d bend the main stalk over to the 12 o’clock position, and keep pointing that way as it grows. You’ll wind up with something that looks like this...

you might want to put a stick at the base and anchor the main stalk in place as you bend it. That will anchor the root ball so it does not pop out of the ground.

just be gentle and persistent. If I’m gonna bend a larger branch, I work it back and forth for a bit to get it used to the idea...
 

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Retired engineer said:
this is great. I’d start training the first two branches to head toward the 5 oclock and 7 o’clock positions. That will make the third branch that is growing straighten up, and become a pretty large cola.

once there is some more internodal spacing at the top, I’d bend the main stalk over to the 12 o’clock position, and keep pointing that way as it grows. You’ll wind up with something that looks like this...

you might want to put a stick at the base and anchor the main stalk in place as you bend it. That will anchor the root ball so it does not pop out of the ground.

just be gentle and persistent. If I’m gonna bend a larger branch, I work it back and forth for a bit to get it used to the idea...
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And, in a month or so, you’ll get this...
 

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Retired engineer said:
this is great. I’d start training the first two branches to head toward the 5 oclock and 7 o’clock positions. That will make the third branch that is growing straighten up, and become a pretty large cola.

once there is some more internodal spacing at the top, I’d bend the main stalk over to the 12 o’clock position, and keep pointing that way as it grows. You’ll wind up with something that looks like this...

you might want to put a stick at the base and anchor the main stalk in place as you bend it. That will anchor the root ball so it does not pop out of the ground.

just be gentle and persistent. If I’m gonna bend a larger branch, I work it back and forth for a bit to get it used to the idea...
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Thanks I like that milk crate setup
 
Muy Buds said:
Thanks I like that milk crate setup
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Makes it much easier to move them around, and gives places to ties branches down outside the perimeter of the 4 gallon cloth pot that is inside the milk crate. I started doing this this grow season, and now ya can’t find one within 20 miles of my house...I got mine from the internet though...
 
Just uploaded some pics on my grow journal thread - they are exploding in the constant sun we’ve had here for the last several days. I might bring them in tonite (easier in the milk crates) and put a fan on them to dry them out. It’s been ugly humid here at night...
 
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