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Canna_GuyGro
Canna_GuyGrostarted grow question 2 years ago
It been 2 days and seems like the girl keep breaking out my ties. I guess I’m asking is there any way to keep down for longer or am I even doin this right🤔
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
for the intiial bend try this -- you want an anchor at base holding steady while affixed to opposite side of where the plant is bent, then typical tied down up top. try working (Gently! don't feel any smush or excess damage to vascular tissue) the bend in multiple spots -- bend in 3 spots close to gother to make a nice horizontal plant after that point. The anchor will keep it from bending through the soil... it's easier to make a 90 degree bend if you work a few spots together to form the bend. heck, use a third tie in middle if necessary... the plant will continue to reach upward with any growth tip... keep it as level as possible and growth will be even... simply tie-down anything taller for a day or 2 if needed. if the plant is tugging too hard, than 3rd tie down will help hold it steady. i think if you work the bend a bit, it won't be pulling with as much force either.
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ironf1st
ironf1stanswered grow question 2 years ago
That looks OK bro, The branches and the leafs stacked between will grow through the ring, I myself use metal wire, that way you could ben it more at the stem already. Anyway,let it grow through and fix it in a new point if you want to widen the plant even more. There's no right or wrong way as the others said already and I, on my first grow right now was also wondering if I did things right, but they will turn out good for you too, I'm sure. Just try things out and see how the plant reacts and enjoy the ride man. Happy growing
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
I guess I don't see your problem here... you've tied the ties to the pot itself, yes? So the plant can't actually BREAK those ties... what the plant looks like it's doing is bending back up growing towards the light which is what you want... it's saying it's not having a difficult time with the LST and that you're doing it correctly! LST is a constant effort to train growth where you want it... and at some point, you can stop - but that point comes when YOU are satisfied the plant is growing the way you want it to.... if it's not, add more ties... but if you're expecting the plant to lie down flat and stay there, it's not going to - that's not the nature of growth... the tip of the stem or branch will always be trying to get to the light and, since your light is over their heads, they will be growing UP... There is no "right" way or "wrong" way to LST... there is only the way you choose. Personally, I don't LST when the plants are this age - but that's my choice... I wait until they're in pre-flower and then pull the branches away from the stem and my plants always have a Christmas Tree shape to them - but that's fine by me... If I was intending to SCROG, it wouldn't be... It's whatever you choose, mate... you're doing fine! Good luck...
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
Your on the right track, LST is weird when your starting out and you’ll start to feel more comfortable with it. When i started out i read lots about it and it never clicked fully till i started practicing and getting a feel for the stems bending. I would say only bend the stems vs the leaves but when they are young its hard. Heres some quick reference links on how to LST, in short its gently tying branches/stems down. growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-lst-cannabis-a-simple-guide growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-do-low-stress-training-lst-on-cannabis-plants Your going to do well, i’d say try to refresh your LST every three days. FYI: We will not be notified of any reply or tag [@] in the questions part of the website, if you need to reach out with other information use your DM "direct mailbox" in the bottom right hand corner of the page. it looks like a little paper airplane icon. Best Of Luck!
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GrowingTranny
GrowingTrannyanswered grow question 2 years ago
High, you are doing great!!! You need to maintain the LST day by day because the plant always wants to grow up towards the light. Make small changes day by day. And When you use LST the thing that you thry to achieve is bending branches down till all the branches reach the same height. You do this so that all the branches and buds gain the same amount of light from your lamp. I always like to look at my plant from above and from the sides to make a plan how can I let all the branches grow at the same height, gain the same amount of light and all grow big and equal main colas. The LST technique is a marathon not a sprint! Haha you need to keep training her till she stopped streching and started full flowering. From that moment the plant is nit growing anymore because from that phase she is only focussing on the best part... The buds 😋
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