schtrudel
Active Member
I think you are refering to super cropping. I will link to the apropriate article ( i've super cropped and got like 5 new colas and the plant is short ( under 1.5 ft ). Ok it took me a while to find this tutorial https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/288113-step-step-how-super-crop.html. It's genius.
Also, i might be wrong and lst-ing might release hormones too .
lst-ing and super cropping ? i don't really think THAT strenghtens the stem. A fan blowing directly on the plant does ... mine is as thick as AA battery ( and my fand was set in only one position, it did not wave around the growroom- a normal pc case fan )
I am sorry for your mom, hope she gets well soon.
on this matter i can only say a few things ( as you can see on this forum, i am a new grower too, but i fell in love with this and i've read a lost and did plenty to my plant- this does not mean i am an authority on the matter or that anything i say/do is good )ive just noticed that 3 of them have shown their sex - all female ;p
hopefully with 2 m high box and mostly indica with longer veg cycle ill be fine
the stems are really hard and woody :/ ill try with more delicate and flexible tops probably, cant be brutal ;p
First thing, VEG IT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE THE SPACE ... I had a small-ass growbox and had to flower it earlier ( since then i build something beter under my desk ). Now i regret very much i didn't leave it 2 more week to be BIGGER. Some people veg it for 2-3 months( wtf i did mine 5 weeks )
Second, don't try to bend it from the base or middle, tie something at the second last node and pull it gently( by gently i mean VERY gently- if you say it's so woody ) till you feel the strenghts necesary to bend it is bigger ( when it's harder to bend, stop - not too good with this english thingy ).
For your next grow you can research ScrOG method ( screen of green ). I wanted to try it but i considered it too advanced for a noob so i've decided first grow will be LST and supercropping only.
I'm not saying LST is more effective, i'm saying common sense dictates to me that if you cut something from the plant you hurt it and it will react someway. And also you cut away something she used energy to build, setting it back a bit. I've read about double topping, but those guys veg the plant for centuries( to be read 8-9 weeks ). In that long of a period, 2 cut leaves won't really matter.hmm and there you go...probably my ideas about double topping in a very short period of time might be worth of re-thinking
so you say that Lst might be more effective ? Its a low stress training as a name says so maybe i schould stick to it then?
do you think that doing LST now and giving 2 weeks of rest before flowering seem to be enough for plants? thanks schroudel
Oh, you have multiple plants, this changes everything. I say top some of them, and leave the others like they are ( atleast one ) compare the results and then you will know the right answer. Toping and LSTíng won't give you THAT much of a different result ( i mean one having 50% more usable bud than the other, so your loss will be at a minimum and you will have learned plenty from your experience )
Also, i can't see why you can't top and LST at the same time...
Good luck
P.S. Congrats on the female plants
