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JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 2 years ago
Let them grow a few more nodes. You can start the LST when the side shoots starts to push up.
SUMANanswered grow question 2 years ago
You should wait until the 4th or 5th node in my opinion but you could.🙂
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NewLevelHydroponicanswered grow question 2 years ago
Tea there ready for lst as soon as you make that first vend some like to wait till 2some pplwait till 3and so e 5 it a personal choice after a while
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Crashoveriteanswered grow question 2 years ago
Hi mate. I would wait a bit more. From what I have read you will need few more nodes on the main conopy. Maybe another 5-7 days.
Happy growing
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Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
more nodes... LST is to spread growth evenly among axillary branching... if you want 3-4 primaries, now is a good time, but not likely. Also, if any originate at or below teh bend , those are lost branches.. should cut them off. even if you do extreme training to keep them level, they will be visibly lesser colas. So, you may lose a couple branches when you do LST.
plus, how big is that tent? 6 plants may not need lst if you are in a 3x3 or 2x4. you want a short vege and will have a sea of green type situation.
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