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Trying to LST with cloth pots

Greenpassion

Greenpassion

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Hey everybody. A little bit of a frustrating problem. The first time around when I did the LST I apparently had missed the part where the plant has to be anchored at the bottom closest to the soil to the side of the pot and then it gets pulled the opposite direction little by little. So this time I've tried that and come to find out that it's impossible to Anchor the base of the plant with a cloth pot because the side of the pot is pulled down. So not sure but my next idea which I haven't tried yet is to use some sort of a long broad stick and try to Anchor the string or wire to that. Is anyone else run into this dilemma? And if so how did you manage to have a firm anchor with a soft flexible side?
 
Well you could either use some of those black folder clips to get good grip of the fabric or you could just use something heavy to weight down the branch. Like a wrench 🔧. Just make sure you use thick string or wire so you don’t harm the branch.
 
no I don't have a problem fastening anything to the side of the cloth pot. I'm using long twist ties. That isn't issue. What I'm trying to say is that anything that's connected to the base of the plant pulls the cloth in towards the plant instead of keeping the plant vertical and enabling me to just bend the top of it with another twist tie. The idea of the anchor is to keep the main stock from being pulled out of the soil, enabling the top of the plant to be bent over. But the cloth gives where I'm attaching the anchor. If it was a plastic pot with a hard Edge it would stay firm. I hope that makes sense.
 
That sounds like it might work. I don't know where I would find Kabob skewers with a loop on them though. Are they metal? Do you remember where you got them?
 
Greenpassion, I don't know if it helps much, but i always mash my soil down real hard in my pots where im gonna anchor mine first, just in that one spot.
Seems like it helps though.
As long as you got a little pressure on her, in a couple of weeks you can take off the anchor wire.
Later.
 
Sorry about the sideways photo, but this is what I'm talking about. The image of the upright little plant it's been pulled over, but the where the anchor is connected to the side of the pot it's nice and straight and firm. Like it might be a plastic pot illustration or something. But the edge of my cloth pot Folds right in and it will not properly keep the stem straight up and down.
 

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Greenpassion, yes fabric pots, I take something like a coke bottle or my hand an mash it down real firm, an keep add in more soil, untill it's level, before I put my anchor on my young plant, that takes all the slack out, try it its easy, like I said it don't need to be on there forever.
 
Those fabric pots, are aggravating as hell, at first, when training your plants, but you will figure it out in no time,

But I sure love, them for growing MJane,
Just a little pressure on the stem, is all you need. It ain't got to be very tight, all you want is a little support, so it don't pull up.
Greenpassion
 
Why not ? I do it every grow, all I'm talking about is mashing the soil down in one small spot, just to keep a little pressure on the stem. It works fine.
I ain't talking a out pouring concrete, lol
 
I will get there and let you know in a few days man..Have been thinking about this for months now since i bought the fabric pots...How about sticking straws (actual dry straws) or some other kind of rod between soil and fabric all the way down then tie them with twisty tie on the surface of the soil on the rods! Im not sure how to explain what im thinking..Hope you understand buddy!
 
Haha sorry daas I didn’t meant what you said can’t be done. I meant tying the main branch to the sides with a cloth pot it’s going to deform the pot no matter what
 
Tryin to think a bit out of the box here. What if instead of pulling from the opposite side the branch is leaning you put a support on the other side. You could take a wood stick and place it “under” the side that needs support You secure the stick anyway you can to the edges of the pot. Did it made sense?
 
Or what if you stake the main stem of the plant like you would stacking a tall plant. Stick a wooden skewer down by the main stem of the plant, then secure the plant to the skewer and then with another wire pull the very top down to do the LST?
 
And that steak could come out after a couple of days or a week or so. So you wouldn't actually be anchoring the main stem using the side of the pot but just the strength of the stake that's right down beside the plant.
 
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