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Preflower: Still going for LST?

docpayce
docpaycestarted grow question 6 months ago
Seeing preflowering already on a fast growing strain (7 weeks according to Sweet Seeds) should I still opt for LST or just leave her alone and do her thing?
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 6 months ago
This is an autoflower not a fast flower, that is something different. but easy to confuse, Yes they both flower faster then normal standard photoperiods but its not the terminology that has been standardized as of late. Typically speaking, a "Fast Version/Flower" is one of two things. 1) A Photoperiod mixed with an Autoflower to make Fast Version seeds that tend to finish early. 2) A pure Photoperiod with no autoflower mixed in who just so happens to finish ripening up to two weeks earlier/faster then their other photoperiod counterparts. This is what I call Old Fast Flowers vs New Fast Flowers that are mixed with autos. New Fast Flowers also have a chance of just becoming an auto as well. Its in bloom now. Light LST to help air get to the nodes is nice, Anything to heavy and it may go into shock and be a negative overall.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 6 months ago
You can keep going with LST until there are small "budlets" formed.
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001100010010011110answered grow question 6 months ago
Your plant has been in flower for maybe 10-12 days. Pistils at terminal buds are flower, not preflowers. On an auto, a pair of preflowers at growth nodes will be first visible sign within 7-10 days of onset of flower phase and 10-14 days before you see pistils at terminal buds. This would be how to compare apples to apples with a photoperiod. The plant flips to flower long before you can see anything. LST should probably be done by this point. I'd still try to keep the colas as even as possible as far as vertical growth.
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