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NorthernStar20
NorthernStar20started grow question 4 years ago
My head room is small in this grow space, max height about 50cm from floor. When should I start to LST them?
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blendmedmedman
blendmedmedmananswered grow question 4 years ago
there are several way to keep the height down, one you could take a small weight put it on the floor get some string and find a good area to wrap the top with the string and the other end to the weight , now this will bend your whole plant with out much damage, and get all those lower flowers hit with light so you get bigger buds, the plant will continue to grow the top until it reaches the height of the lower branches if not bigger. you can keep doing that, move the string that's wrapped around the plant and keep raising the string and put the weight ack on the floor, it is an easy way to train your plant that is easy and keeps things low, or you van top your plant when you have 4 or more nodes, topping is pretty easy you cut off the top above the last growth, you top and all your side branches now become tops and perhaps increase yield , if your growing a auto you have to watch the topping cause some times autos dont like to be topped and you could end up with a lower yield, next you can start training the plant using garden ties, this is where you tie each branch in like a flat pattern and this will expose all the lower flower sites for a great yield, when you do this you have to be careful not to snap a branch off as some strains just dont like being tied down. but if you want to lst the plants start at about 4 weeks- 5 weeks, that way the plant has a little bit to bend on
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Justa_Retard
Justa_Retardanswered grow question 4 years ago
They're definitely big enough to start right now, do be careful tho.. The stem on each plant, seem are a bit on the thin side, and you might end up snapping them.. If you're not running a fan, I'd get one as soon as possible.. It'll help make the plant thicken the stem so it doesn't break under it's own weight, especially if you're gonna add force on it to make it bend. - Doesn't need to be a huge fan tho. I use a small 15watt USB fan, it works pretty well, tho only for 2, maximum 3 plants at a time.
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Athos
Athosanswered grow question 4 years ago
I grow in a space like that, check some of my diaries if you won't. TOPing and LST are your best bet and un case of emergency Super cropping
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HazeBee
HazeBeeanswered grow question 4 years ago
You might want to consider LST-ing them now, you will also expose the leaves from your nodes to the light so that they grow more rapidly. You would also keep your plant's stem closer to the pot and soil and have your nodes grow upwards. You may want to consider horizontal LST or spiral LST(if you have more light distribution). BUT, topping your plant when it has 4 nodes (8 branches growing from the stem) would also work better with LST. This will help get an even light distribution and focus growth hormone into your nodes instead of just the main stem. I hope this serves you well! Good luck!
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