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Basementgrow05started grow question 5y ago

When do you guys suggest starting some LST I topped her and now she’s starting too form her new 2 tops?

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TimTheTerpMananswered grow question 5y ago

I'd you have topped already feel free to bend her however you see fit. She's already at my lst point which is when they hit their first 5 tipped leaf. 🤘😤

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DoDrugs420answered grow question 5y ago

(Insert what NorCal said here). I double on that.

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HeavyHittahanswered grow question 5y ago

Let the 2 tops and the lower nodes grow out a bit first. Then the aim is to get your plant to bush out and to make the canopy even . Distributing optimal light across the plant .

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