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How to LST properly on autos!!

DANNYBLUE1
DANNYBLUE1started grow question 2 years ago
I’ve never done LTS before these 2 grows am I doing it right or do I need to cropping the tops? I read you don’t crop autos? But when I look at other peoples grows they seem to be getting a lot more spread then I am any help is massively appreciated! The photos mine & what I want
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Techniques. LST
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Gold1
Gold1answered grow question 2 years ago
Hello friend! Lets go over some common terms and what they mean. LST = Low Stress Training: HST = High Stress Training: LST is essentially training the branches of the plant via tying them down with string or wire. There is no pruning or "cropping" involved. The point of LST is to increase the amount of light penetration to the bottom of the canopy, allowing your plant to yield more and produce higher quality flowers without actively harming the plant by cutting plant material away. HST is any training technique that cuts material away from the plant in order to train it. Some common HST techniques include topping, mainlining, supercropping, pruning etc but the most common is topping. Topping is the act of cutting the top node off the plant to encourage the plant to grow two new tops. This spreads the canopy out and forces growth hormone to the rest of the plant so you don't have just one giant cola when your plant flowers. With autoflower plants, you usually want to avoid HST because it can stunt the plant and reduce your yields when flowering. This means (in most cases) you don't want to top your autoflower plant. Instead, growers will opt to use LST techniques like tying the main stem down to the side of the plant's container with wire or string. Tying the main stem down will allow the other branches to catch up to the main cola, giving you a better result at the end of flower. You do not want to LST your autoflower once it enters the few first weeks of flower. This is because when the plant flowers, its stems become hard and brittle and easy to snap. If you were to attempt to tie the plant's main stem down to the container, it would definitely snap off. Your window for LST has passed. The technique used in the second image you posted where the plant is spread out and symmetrical is called "mainlining." Its essentially a fusion of LST and HST. Its mostly used with photoperiod plants. There's not much you can do to train your plants now, but its not a big deal. If you take care of them they will give you good quality flower, although you won't get as much as you would have if you had LST'd them from early veg. For your next grow I would research how to properly low stress train your auto plants. Youtube is a pretty good resource, especially if you're a visual learner. Hope this helps and good luck friend!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Too late to do anything with your plants, they are flowering and will not grow or respond to any sort of training at this late stage. The photo you included shows "manifolding" and takes months of careful manipulation to achieve and won't be possible with autoflowers. With LST you want to keep everything on one horizontal plane so that the light coverage is evenly distributed to all growing tops. Next time, tie the main stem over much earlier then keep all the branches also tied down to the same level as the main stem, so that the plant basically grows in a fan shape similar to a horizontal peacocks tail. I would also say not to top or cut/prune the main stem (HST) any auto flowering plant.
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UnkleSkunk
UnkleSkunkanswered grow question 2 years ago
non mi piace molto rispondere a queste domande perche devo dare notizie tristi intanto alle tue piante non fare nulla sono gia in fioritura e non diventeranno piu grosse ora ,non so quante coltivazioni tu abbia fatto ma prima di pensare ad un lst cercherei di capire perche sono cosi piccole ora per fare quello che vedi in foto bisogna avere una fotoperiodica con un auto sarebbe impossibile in 20 giorni arrivare al livello della foto che hai messo io per farne uno piu semplice ci ho messo 4 mesi a portarlo a termine un lst con mini guida lo puoi trovare qui nella coltivazione che sto facendo ora growdiaries.com/diaries/164482-grow-journal-by-unkleskunk/week/914261 ora devi capire perche rimangono cosi piccole... intanto spero che rhizotonic lo utilizzi via fogliare se lo usi troppo nel terreno ne compromette le proprieta invece spruzzato è uno dei migliori radicanti poi il vaso secondo me un po' grosso io per le automatiche utilizzo vasi da 6,5 massimo ma di norma 3 litri con il coco con la terra piu grossi la luce ,non ho capito che luce usi ma le piante secondo me hanno anche problemi di luce irrigazione se dai 15 ml di acqua ogni 24 ore è impossibile che la pianta cresca 15ml penso di non averne mai data cosi poca ora qualche aiuto te l'ho dato ora devi valutare tu buona fortuna
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Growyourownathome2x2
Growyourownathome2x2answered grow question 2 years ago
You will need to take the ties off your lower branches or let them grow through the squares you want to take your main branch the tallest one from the top and tie it down to the same level as your lower branches to create the even canopy, you can use pipe cleaners or soft wire with a coating just don’t use andthing too fine that will cut through your branches also be careful if the main stem is too stiff it may be a bit late for the low stress training you don’t want to snap your main cola
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Ctrellis90
Ctrellis90answered grow question 2 years ago
Sorry, you're going to want to connect the string from the top of the plant to the side of your pot or and downward 45ish degree angle is best for LST.
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Ctrellis90
Ctrellis90answered grow question 2 years ago
Take a string or hemp or whatever ya got and start bending your plant over from the top and day by day increase the pull so it gets more and more parallel to the ground. This way you'll create a horizontal growing trunk and an even canopy. You kind of have to work with the plant and that's what I see for yours if you wanna give it a shot. Hope this helps.
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