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When do you start topping? Photoperiods need to LST? Can ya'll just go look at my diary and tell me if my ladies look like they should LOL.

hylian
hylianstarted grow question 4 years ago
When to top or LST? Do these look stunted? I'm super curious about methods for best yield. I'm already worried my girls are leggy (but I've gotten some great advise already to let them rest but also give them bigger pots soon). Planted March 20th. Pictures from today.
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exclusiveX420
exclusiveX420answered grow question 4 years ago
Plants are very tough you can start LST now but be very careful not to pull or tug the main stock out of the soil. See my ILGM super Auto mix grow for tips on hooking to the base of the stalk and pulling or laying it over the opposite direction. This will help keep it from pulling out. Top anytime above the 3rd node, I don't think you are quite there yet. Also it looks like these may be stretching a bit. Try lowering your light or increasing it's intensity. Make sure they have air flow to make them lightly dance to improve strength and help against additional stretching. Check out Bill Ward auto flowers on you tube he does alot of LST and topping. He shows how to tie then up so that you don't pull on the root ball. Good luck, you tube videos are your best friend for me learning so you can see how people physically do some of this stuff. 👊 IMO start some light LST now by just lightly bending them over, doesn't need to be 90 degree bend just as much as you are comfortable with. Get your hands in it and feel how much flex it's allows. Within 1 day it will turn up to the light. Then that day or within a day or two of growth, re adjust or tie them down more etc. Happy grow man 👍
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 4 years ago
lets do it like this,,,,, tranplant them into bigger pots, after 2 more Days ttop them afteer rrecovering you an start LST... and start slowly until you get used to the handling of the Plantss..... you can go on LSt whilee the plant grows,, you can go on topping too.. Goal is to open the canopy, so that most budites geet light follow the flow of the plant
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