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Nice info on Auxins growerz - neither the diagram or the nine step LST info was mine, i "liberated it" from another site
Plus rep to growerz for the handy (and in depth) info and plus rep to skrewg for keeping the vibe sweet ^_^
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Nice info on Auxins growerz - neither the diagram or the nine step LST info was mine, i "liberated it" from another site
Plus rep to growerz for the handy (and in depth) info and plus rep to skrewg for keeping the vibe sweet ^_^
Rep for all of us
...
And you as well my friendhehe no worries screwg I like a laugh and a joke and my comment was purely light hearted! nice to meet you btw
Peace :smokebuds:
Growerz
Thank you blue, much appreciated
hehe Screwg
I can't find a definitive answer on that - i see other people posting that a plant is less brittle after watering and have always taken that as law. It's always worked for me, but i've snapped stuff too - it's all part of the fun.
Well i've stolen this guide from somewhere else - not my work. It's from a mainly photo period perspective, but don't worry about that - just don't go crazy in full flower mode, get the training done before the 6 week mark and it should all be fine
STEP 1: Grow your plant from a potent marijuana seeds strain of choice to 3 or 4 leaf sets, some use 5 but i always use 3 because after 3rd leaf set the main stem starts to harden and it will be harder to bend over your plant properly without breaking the main stem.
STEP 2: Using a metal hook (i cut small sections of cloths hanger and bend a U shape at the end as a hook) bend over your plant with metal hook at the last internode (space between the last set of fanleafs and the next to last) and stick the metal hook into your dirt to hold down the stem.
STEP 3: This is really not a step, just waiting time... Take note of how the top of the plant that was bent down will bend back upwards towards the light, this could take anywhere from 3 hours to 1 day. Under my 1000 Watt Metal Halide light it does it in under 3 hours.
STEP 4: Veg and dont tie down until you have a new leaf set. You will notice Side branching has started already because good light is getting to the main stem areas next to each fanleaf stem intersection with the main stem.
STEP 5: Depending on your starting pot size you may have to transplant. If you started out with a large pot, repeat step 2 over and over again holding the main stem down with hooks until you reach the end of the pot. In this illustration to save time and drawings, i started out with a small pot and it reached the end of the pot after the first tiedown. I repotted it into a 10 inch pot which will be my final pot size for this plant in order for me to continue the LST Bends around the inside edge of the pot.
STEP 6: Now that your new leaf set has formed you have enough length in growth since the first bend(s) to allow you to start bending the stem horizontally around the inside edge of the pot. Use metal hooks again to keep this bend in place. Side branches should be coming along very nicely. Sativa cannabis seeds strains grow faster and produce more stems, indica marijuana seeds varieties will grow half as much.
STEP 7: Continue repeating steps 4 and 6, allowing the plant to grow and then keep tieing it down along the inside edge of pot using metal hooks (or whatever your using) Side branches should be forming and growing up towards the light.
STEP 8: Continue to repeat step 7 until you are all the way around the pot... when you reach the point where your plant first met the edge of the plant Top the plant (cut off the very top of the plant) and hold it down horizontally with a metal hook... During all this time of repeating step 7 you should also be tieing down horizontally the new branches that have formed from the main stem as much as possible until you use up as much space as possible inside the pot as well , the outter branches growing over the outside edge of the pot you can hold down as well with string to keep those tops even with the inner branches.
STEP 9: After you have used up all possible space inside the pot (or your eggcrate) its time to just let it flower.. This is a side view of how it will and should look by that time with all the side branches growing upwards towards the light... these will all become Collas unlike a non LST plant will only have one colla.
Hey Blue thanks for the heads up and step by step guide, it's pretty clear and seems relatively straightforward. I plan on transplanting into a bigger pot this weekend and hopefully starting the lst at the same time. I'm assuming transplanting and lsting together won't be too stressful for the plant? Naturally i'll be nice and gentle with her.
Step 4. has more to do with apical dominace that available light.
Apical dominance in a plant is where vertical growth is dominant over lateral growth.
At the terminal bud (at the apex of the plant) auxins (which are hormones) are produced wich promote verticle growth and retards latral (horizontal) growth.
Bending a plant and making the terminal bud lower results in lower auxin production & so the lower latral growth surges forth.
Suddenly we find that the latral growth become verical growth and there are now many terminal buds all producing auxins further reducing lower latral growth.
In a normal plant that has not been bent or topped, the terminal bud grows upwards and as it gets further away from the lower nodes recieve less auxin retardment and they grow in to side braches.
As much as it might seem logical the because the lower latral growth is reciving more light it spurs thier growth , it is in fact the reduction in auxin levels.
This technique has been used in fruit tree training such as espalier, fan training and step over, which produces higher crop yields as it is the new latral growth where the fruiting buds are to be found.
Another interesting fact about auxins is that this is also the hormone responsible for rooting and why we take cutting where we do.Any young plant want to reach for the light and grow taller than any competing plant around it and it is the auxins that make it do this by making verticle growth the dominant trait.
Love the diagrams blue ,I have seen this done with long lanky sativa strains when grown in a height restricted space
@skrewg, one could almost say - one opinion but multiple tips XD
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Growerz
Hey guys I appreciate your feedback and help with the LSTing, always nice to meet some fellow growers who are willing to share tips and best practice. :group:
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I'll likely be transplanting the ladies into a bigger pot this weekend so plan to start the LSTing at the same time.
A few pics below, i'm guessing it would be a good time to start looking at the 4-6 sets of side leaves?
I'll likely be transplanting the ladies into a bigger pot this weekend so plan to start the LSTing at the same time.
A few pics below, i'm guessing it would be a good time to start looking at the 4-6 sets of side leaves?
What size pot do you currently have her in?
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