Chat
Recommended

Right material for LST?

Nitrous
Nitrousstarted grow question 7d ago
Hey growers, Would it be alright to use this to tie down branches for LST? Or does it risk cutting the plant as it grows? It doesn't feel sharp, but I prefer to be safe then sorry
Solved
Week 4
likes
advice
Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 7d ago
When it comes to tying down plants, you want something that's gentle and won't damage the stems. Soft, flexible materials like garden twine, strips of cloth, or even old nylon stockings work well. You can also find special plant ties at garden centers that are designed not to harm the plant. great question most people will probably say to use something made for tying plants down or to use some type of twin I personally say that is fine as long as you don’t wrap it super tight around the plant. Just keep in mind the plant will grow so leave it some room to get bigger Also when you are tying down plant also keep in mind when you are tying down branch’s make sure to let them grow some vertical growth atleast a couple nodes b4 flipping to flower it really can’t stunt how much a plant will grow in the strech when you have the branch’s all tied down and weak you gotta make sure they recover and have fast growth and make sure it’s growing leaves in a normal pattern if it’s making small leaves still then you want to hold off flipping to flower you will get a lot more bud weight by doing this probably 2x as many bud sites Also remember when you are bending branches to tie them down becarfull not to snap them Also b4 you tie a branch down its always good to work it out a couple times b4 tiring it down for good what I mean is for a week every other day bend the branch’s down and then leave them and let them grow back up and if you do it every other day it will stiffen up the branch’s a little b4 tieing them down Al’so any branch about as think as a pencil or more you can squeeze it a little and almost like message it and kinda bend the branch’s back and forth and make them all jelly like what you want to hear/ feel is small little snaps inside of the branch this is the inner part of the branch breaking you want this to happen it will grow back way stronger and branch’s that have had this done a lot to will grow way way bigger buds if you ever see those pics where ppl have thick stems on a small plant and the steams almost look twisted that’s what they did slowly twisted them to make them has hard as a tree branch Good luck you’re doing great. The stuff you have will work I use all kinds of stuff laying around the house when I’m broke and can’t afford this or that
1 like
Complain
Selected By The Grower
m0use
m0useanswered grow question 7d ago
anything can be used. I;ve used thicken rubber coated wire, cotton string, plastic rope. as long as its soft on the branch and not cutting into it, its fine. I'd avoid fine thin metal wire.
1 like
Complain
Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 7d ago
Not ideal, but if you haven't got anything else.......... Make sure to make large loops around the branches, do not tie tight knots with it. Rubber coated thicker wire is much better.
1 like
Complain
TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 7d ago
Yes, you can definitely use that wire for LST – just make sure not to tie it too tight and check periodically so it doesn’t dig into the stems as they grow. Personally, I prefer Velcro ties with fabric pots – easier to adjust, gentler on the plant, and super convenient for repositioning (reuse them!).
1 like
Complain
Organic_G
Organic_Ganswered grow question 7d ago
Yes just make sure you use it double or triple so the thin material don‘t cut into the stem… been there… stem expand & wire cutting into the tissue, but other than that you good to Go, also make sure to ajust over time so the stem don‘t grow into or over the wire
1 like
Complain
yan402
yan402answered grow question 7d ago
Be gentle and it will be fine, there are thicker versions which are better of course and softer, but this will do as well. 🤞🍀❤️
2 likes
Complain