First time LST

[bboyfromwayback]

Above the 5th node is a good place to top a plant anyways. You did more good than harm

 

[ponzi314]

thats what i was hoping lol wasnt sure if its a little late in the game to be toppping though so thats why i got nervous, im at 42 days since putting seed in soil

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Flag KingleyMarve later looser

 

[ponzi314]

Little update since the unintentional topping. I havent done any additional LST ive been just letting her grow. Personally i think she looks good but please let me know if you think otherwise. It seems like most of the bud sites were pretty level except the one that split in 2 due to the topping. Should i still be pulling stuff down or are this point should i just let her grow.

 

[Bluey]

Keep training her. Those reaching forthe light pull to the side and down.

 

[90Gizmo]

Upvote what Bluey said.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

You sure can and i would try and bring down that split one.

 

[ponzi314]

Word, ill do that now! thank you all

 

[Ckbrew]

A word about bending stems. If you take the stem and squeeze it between your fingers a little the stem will soften up. Then it can be bent in the desired direction easier and with less chance of breaking. It sounds barbaric but it works. You will have to experiment on how much to soften them. When they heal the bend will be stronger than it was originally. This works best if the stem has not turned woody yet. This may be wandering into the realm of HST but it will save you from unintentional breaks.

 

[ponzi314]

if im being honest i didnt know there was such a thing as high stress training lol but ill try this out. im not going too crazy this time around since its my first time. But im actually kindof happy it broke. Cause the 2 sprouts that spit off are doing great.

 

[Mollisol]

You're doing good. I can't speak to auto's as I don't grow them. Regular strains during Veg and even early flower if they are healthy, they can take a pretty good beating and come back stronger.

 

[Bluey]

I think it's called supercropping. Never done it myself

 

[Ckbrew]

An example of high stress training and softening and bending stems. Starting to make a manifold.

 

[Mollisol]

I pulled to hard when tying the colas down. This happened about 3 weeks ago. I tried to tape the split back together. The stem was to thick and woody, it was impossible. So I moved my tape down below the split to stop it from going further down. Then I left it alone. Despite the the damage my plant is healthy and on par with the others

 

[ponzi314]

crazy how resilient plants are

 

[ponzi314]

If i get into growing photos im going to try this

 

[Ckbrew]

Yes, you can do much more manifolding with photos.

 

[Bluey]

This one split all the way down to the coco but didn't appear to effect it in any way.
Topped too low to the node.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Don’t stress it anymore and it’ll heal up in a couple days. You can always wrap a plant tie around it too and it’ll grow back together some

 

[Bluey]

That was my last grow. It's yield and quality were no different to the one that didn't split...I left it alone, it split to the coco. I ignored it..no issues