when to do low stress training on autoflower

richcougo

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Well heres how they r doing i started by supporting base then pulling over the tops im not even sure if im doing it right...I only did ot to 4 right now the others im gunna wait, what ya think?20160305_093621.jpg 20160305_093655.jpg 20160305_094102.jpg 20160305_093637.jpg 20160305_094117.jpgalso the 3 that r a lil smaller were started like 4 days later
 

tekdc911

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Looks alright bro ..... Just as long as you got em where you want em before flower kicks in you good. They get brittle when they flip
 

Velimir

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Lst your autos early as possible,they will reward you,trust me.Here is my Super skunk auto,day 33,starting to flower.I lst her from the start20160305_131046.jpg
 

tekdc911

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walmart carries the survival blankets ..... they are pretty thin but come 2 in a pack .... loud as hell when it gets to crinkling in a fan
 

tekdc911

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Do u think ots even worth putting up
ya but you gotta put it up right or it will just shred need to cut little circles from cereal box cardboard and staple them every foot or so and stretch the film tight ...... flat white paint is a lot less hassle and more or less the same results
 

Resinhound

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There is a million ways to lst,get a vision how you want your plant to look,practice training until the plant looks like the one in your head.I know this sounds kinda..."preachy",but it really helps.Ive never seen an auto flower in 14 days it varies plant to plant but in roughly 25-40 days is about the norm.One of the easiest lst techniques you can do to start out is to just tie down all the lateral branches to open the center of the plant up.Fimming them can be useful in my experience of you do it soon enough (by the 3rd node) to control vertical growth and there is also ponytailing the top growth to stimulate lateral growth.Topping or supercropping is a no go in my experience,too much recovery time to be useful on autos.Training needs to start as soon as possible depending on the strength of the plant 2nd or 3rd node.You want some stretching for training if your nodes are packed to close together you can raise the lights to stretch them,then lower lights back down when the tops are where you want them.
 
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richcougo

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Whats your take on when to start and when to stop ?do u think its too late to start on my other 5 plants jist the 4 in the middle i did
 

Resinhound

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Start 2nd or 3rd node,once the plant goes into flower and stretches,its effectivley frozen and you will have to live with what you created.For me personally its not an option to not LST,although that wasnt always the case.For me the training is the best part of this,making the plant grow like you envision it.
 

Resinhound

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I see one plant that looks like its been trained somewhat,it has 5 tops.drill a hole in the top edge of your bucket to tie off too.
 
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