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Do you LST your autos?

NotoriousMSG
NotoriousMSGstarted grow question 3 years ago
I'm a noob and am worried I'll mess them up by LST. Any super simple, no fool LST techniques or hacks you can recommend?
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 3 years ago
growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-do-low-stress-training-lst-on-cannabis-plants read up and watch videos on how to on youtube. I would not LST it till the plant is grown up a bit more. also autos don't like being transplanted to much or heavy feedings. I hope you have it in its forever home/pot and will feed it lightly. Good Luck!
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ChitownCannaChica
ChitownCannaChicaanswered grow question 3 years ago
You have a bit…. Lightly bend the main in a few weeks. Lst requires you to play it by what the plant gives you…. All about creating more bud sites and an even canopy
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
I lst my autos. I did a diary called Larry lemon og auto. I took a daily picture of grow from seed to finish. I focused on picture after lst that day. Go by plant size and not days old. Different conditions provide different rates of growth. I personally never top a auto. It's too stressful for them.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
Just another thought here... if your diary is up-to-date, you're WAY early to be thinking about LST. Wait until she has at least 4 sets of leaves and then start slowly!
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
I use LST on all my autos - and I only grow autos! LST is simply a method of getting light to more bud sites... you'll find you'll have a much better harvest than if you simply let the plant grow by itself. There are some LST clips you can buy pretty much everywhere but these normally take a stem and bend it 90-degrees so they should be used only on the MOST pliable of stems. Another way I do LST is to take some netting material, cut it in strips and use them to pull the less-pliable stems out away from the main body of the plant... I grow in fabric pots so it's easy to just pin the strips to the pot... if you grown in plastic, you can punch holes in the top of your pot to thread the strips through to secure them. If you've got some wiring with plastic coating on it, these can be cut and bent sort of like ground staples... Basically, just use your imagination and figure out a good way to get your stems to grow in the direction YOU want them to grow.... Good luck!
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Rangaku
Rangakuanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yep for sure , LST is a great way to get more bud . Around week 3 or 4 I like to bend them over tied down to holes I drill around the circumference of my grow pot with insulated copper cable , as more shoots come out I tie them down etc until I have a big bush …
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