April 17 Day 28, things are going pretty well. The Euforia is transitioning to early flowering. Lots of branching despite losing one of the FIM branches that was not growing in strong enough. With a little more growth I can start attaching branches to the Atlas plant trainer that is framing the plant. I upped the blooming nutrients very slightly, but other than that I am keeping the EC steady as it's currently in a good balance.
April 19 day 30, continued LST and removal of a few leafs when needed. Nutrient balance very slightly altered for flower transition.
April 20 day 31, happy 420! The amount of branching is pretty crazy (see day 31 photo), so I am doing my best to spread them and reduce plant density.
April 21, day 32, still continuing with LST. Had to repair a damaged stem (half split) with some tape but it seems to have had no impact on the growth. Some of the stems are very hard and rigid, so even though I had gently tied down only the more flexible end it was still too much for this particular branch.
April 22, day 33, LST continues with the Atlas plant trainer taking an increasing load of branches.
April 23, day 34, I tidied up the lower half of the plant removing young growth tips that will never produce dense buds. Also removed some lower fan leaves that were increasingly overgrown by the top canopy.
That is so huge for one plant! My Candy Kush is at day 16 and I started LST, I really want to train it a lot. I LST all my autos and it makes a big difference.Last year I trained my critical purple pretty well and after seeing yours, I want to get mine the same. Every year I learn more so I'm being diligent as can be. I use pipe cleaners from the Walmart craft section, they're nice and fuzzy and canโt cut into the stems. I'm excited watching your progress, that's as good as it gets, big time!
@nhcowboy, yeah, it's gotten really big! When I switched to growing coco I started overgrowing my little tent, although I'm still a fan of soil growing as well. I think LST can really help with yields and overall plant size, but I am happy I'm just growing this one plant at the moment. With how dense it is it has taken lots of care and careful lead removal. Keep having a good time with the LST and happy growing! ๐ฑ๐
structure of the plant looks to compressed and bushy ? do you think the middle and bottom flowers will reach any light or airflow?
do you think yield will be affected by this?
im just asking , congratulations btw for the grow
@@@serinboy, thanks, it really bushed up especially after the FIM. The bottom flowers will definitely stay underdeveloped and will only be good for edibles. I could have stripped more of the plant earlier but at this point the bottom nugs are still forming trichomes. The middle buds may not gain as much density as the tops but will be fine, and can always be pressed into rosin. But keep in mind in terms of yield there will be 60+ tops each with about 4-8 inches of ideal development. In terms of yield that should be higher then a plant grown without the FIM/LST.