The Grow Awards 2025 🏆

Chat

By continuing to use the website or clicking Accept you consent to our cookies and personal data policy and confirm that you are at least 18 year old. For details please see Privacy Policy and Terms

Accept

Recommended

Back to Grow Questions

Training Autoflowers in Flowering

Yasai420started grow question 3 years ago

Is it the right call to stop LST now? And should I stop taking fan leaves off? I have been doing it once a week.

Yasai420

Solved

Techniques. LST

likes

Mooncatanswered grow question 3 years ago

Yes and YES! Training Autos to much is useless and taking of Fan leaves just lowers the Plant ability to grow... Autos have a very short window to be trained or messed with otherwise since they are on a timer. Just let em grow from now on 👍

1 like

Complain

Selected By The Grower

Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago

Yes and yes. Just remember - less leaves = less energy being made = less growth. It IS that simple!

1 like

Complain

Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago

I would lean buds away from one another if possible just to keep inside open and stop major defoliation. Selective defoliation if needed. Happy growing 🌱

1 like

Complain

Similar Grow Questions

Solved

Height issues Is lst the best way to deal with height issues in tent

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

5

5

Solved

Height in flowering when dose it stop in bloom cycle Am growing blue kush my golly they just don't stop stretching am using lst as in near middle of 3 wk of bloom an do not want to disturb to much how much longer will they grow they are averaging 3 to 5 inches per day using vitalink nutes

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

1

2

Solved

Should I defoliate the lower nodes of the branches?Wondering if I should defoliate the lower nodes of all the branches (as shown in the picture, white arrows pointing to what I am considering cutting) to maximize growth of each top. Thoughts?

Techniques. LST

Techniques. Defoliation

2 years ago

4

2

Solved

LST and defoliation I am trying lst on 2 plants (not in a diary). In week 2, I pinned the main stem down. In week 3 did it again so the main stem is laying flat. Lots of foliage. Should I be removing any leaves yet? And if so which ones?

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

4

1

Solved

ThaDollaGenerale

Check-in- How are we looking? Week 4, Day 2 Question: Are my plants wide enough to now start allowing more vertical growth? I have discovered I love LST! I'm very happy with most of my horizontal growth and am now thinking I should allow more vertical growth. Thoughts?

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

1

5

Solved

Too much bend in LST?Plant is pretty leggy compared to others I’ve grown. Should I just let her be or is this ok?

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

2

4

Solved

Is LST and Toping a good option at the same time ?Hi, I would like to know if it's ok to LST and do topping ? Or it's better to do 1 , then wait 4-5 days and then to the other ? it as 4 nodes , waiting for 5 nodes, and i transplanted them 4-5 days ago to bigger pots ...... what is better to wait for 5 nodes ? Thanks again

Techniques. LST

Techniques. Topping

2 years ago

4

4

Solved

2 or 4 plants ? space is limited I have a dilemma 4 or 2 seedlings the last breeding revealed my deficiencies and my little experience at the end i struggled whit the lack of space and the plants finnally (out of 4) i collected 2. I waiting for your suggestions because the space is limted in the final stage:(

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

4

4

Solved

When start LST?Hi, when I can start LST? 2 weeks from seed, auto fem.

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

3

4

Solved

LST and Topping I am starting to feed them nutrients and they are growing faster lately. I am considering starting LST and topping next week. LST when it reaches 4/5 nodes, and topping above the 5th node. Do you have any tips on how to perform this the best way ? Thank you in advance !

Techniques. LST

Techniques. Topping

2 years ago

2

2

Solved

lst attempt...Lst - first attempt... how does it look ?? 19 days old from sprout

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

4

3

Solved

LST Hey everyone! Just did my first round of LST, if you have any feedback that would be greatly appreciated! Also, how many day's should i give the plants to recover before adjusting the LST? **No leafs are touching the soil** Thx everyone and happy growing 🍀

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

7

7

Solved

Advice on defoliation/LST - getting too chaotic here Is it fine to cut off some of the big fan leaves this early or should i just tie them down to expose the tops to more light? If defoliation is fine already please let me know which leaves can be cut off, and if not i also kindly take advices on tying them down. Thanks!

Techniques. LST

Techniques. Defoliation

2 years ago

2

6

Solved

Comment un bon lst et une bonne défoliation ?Bonjour, mes plantes sont très touffus, j'aimerai réaliser un meilleurs lst et une défoliation afin de permettre à chaque feuilles d'avoir de la lumière. Avez-vous des conseils sur un bon lst et une bonne défoliation ? Je ne sais pas quoi couper ou comment écarté les tiges. Merci

Leaves. Too many

Techniques. LST

Techniques. Defoliation

2 years ago

4

2

Solved

LST Adjusted the ties on my girls last night one of them still hasn’t pointed back up to the light. Is this an issue or shall I just leave her and see what happens? Thank you.

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

6

5

Solved

Crecimiento estancado tras LST Las Orion F1 no están reaccionando bien al LST. El crecimiento está estancado. ¿Tal vez he empezado demasiado pronto? ¿La strain no lo tolera bien? ¿Debería deshacerlo? Las otras cepas están llevando muy bien el LST...

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

2

Solved

To LST or not to LST?I have 2 healthy Automaria II, paradise seeds, 3 weeks after germination and 16 cm tall, on the balcony and I am tempted to bend one of them and practice some LST of FIMming to see the difference. I don’t know.. I don’t want to risk the final harvest quantity.. Any advise?

Techniques. LST

Techniques. FIMing

2 years ago

3

3

Solved

SecretC8keSociety

When to start LST?Hi GD family. I have a question regarding LST on Auto. When will be a good time to start and at what week in vegetative stage? Any techniques far as creating multiple holes 🕳️ in 10. 2 gal plastic pots to tie them down once big enough to? Or Trellis Net will be ⏰ saving?

Techniques. LST

Techniques. ScrOG

2 years ago

1

1

Solved

Is that LST correct? (senna auto)My plant is 25 days old today, yesterday I did an LST, today it has adjusted and rearranged upwards again. I pulled the wire a little more, I want you to judge if this is correct or if I can adapt something better? (OBS: It's a Senna AUTO)

Techniques. LST

2 years ago

3

5

Solved

LST Good day! I have a question for experienced growers who've used LST. The stem usually branches out to 2 branches, one of which is just one big leaf and the other branch has nodes & other branches. Do you put the branch with the big leaf below the rest, above or prune it? Thx!

Leaves. Other

Techniques. LST

Techniques. HST

2 years ago

3

3