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    Hello fellow growers first timer here and was wanting to know if I did this right. I bent main cola over to side and tied to bamboo stick. I did this to 4 of my girls. I took some pictures hopefully you can tell from them. Please let me know if I did anything wrong?

    #2
    If you didn't break it off, and it's at the height you want....ya done good! The idea is to get the tops of the secondary branches at the same level as the main, and get them filling out.
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    • CC420710
      CC420710 commented
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      No breaks thankfully. I had one person tell me to supercrop instead for a bigger yield. Is there a big difference in yields between the two techniques? I want to learn just nervous about high-stress techniques so prefer to do it only if it makes a big difference.

    #3
    What HappyDaze said. The first time I LSTd it felt super weird and unclear. But once you see how it responds it makes a lot of sense.
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      #4
      You've got nerves of steel. Well done.

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      • CC420710
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        I wish I had the nerve to high-stress train but it scares me

      #5
      Hi CC, This information might help: https://www.growweedeasy.com/low-stress-training-lst

      LST should happen throughout the vegetation stage so that you can train the soft, new parts of the stems and get a lot of bud sites to come up and be at the same height before you flip to flower.
      Anyone can grow schwag. If you want to grow top shelf bud, study hard: https://www.growweedeasy.com

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      • CC420710
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        I plan to start sooner next grow Thankyou for
        the tips

      • alltatup
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        CC420710 The more I practice it, the better I get at it!! ;-}

      #6
      That is how ya do it then strap down the arms. Dang that sounds abit heavy handed but you want to do it while there soft and tender. The bud sites are gonna point right up and grow into colas if all goes well. Looking good
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        #7
        Nice job! Botanical bdsm is where its at. They will reward you in the end! Cheers!

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          #8
          CC, next time start LST when they are still small. So you have time to grow lots of colas. Eventually you want them to look like pic.2

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            #9
            Yeah I wasn't planning on training at all but read that I really should be. So that's why it's a late start but definitely plan to start early next time

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              #10
              Thanks everyone I feel much better about my decision to do LST

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                #11
                This plant was LST trained only and developed 9 colas. 3 months since seed sprouted. I think LST works well
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                  #12
                  Next step is figuring out how to support them when the colas start putting on weight. They're lanky.
                  Space 1: 3ft x 3ft T-Tek tent
                  400W HPS Mag Ballast
                  GH Floro - DWC
                  Current grow - Humboldt Fem Green Crck from seed
                  - TGA GSC x Space Dude clones

                  Space 2: 6ft x 6ft x 8ft room
                  IponicZone 400/600/1000W dimmable HPS E-Ballast
                  Supplemented with California Lightworks Solar System 275 with spectrum control
                  GH Maxi Series-DWC
                  Current grow - Humboldt Fem Blue Dream from seed
                  - Humboldt Fem Blue Dream Clones
                  - TGA GSC x Space Dude from reg seed in dirt, G.O. Box nutes

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