LST an autoflowering strain?

Rekos

Active Member
Hi, I am wondering if makes any sense to LST a diesel rider which is an autoflowering strain under a 400W HPS? Would it increase the yeld?

Also I would like to know if makes any sense to LST other non autoflowering strains (arjans haze#3 and white rhino) during flowering after a 3 weeks vegging.
They are kind of small now for LST but I am wondering if LST them after 1 or 2 more weeks of flowering will increase the yeld?

I have to add that Im growing in soil

Thank you in advance
 

mr thc

Well-Known Member
It certainly wouldn't decrease it. I'm a big fan of LSTing, making the most of your crops, pruning, topping, etc. and I think if you want to go ahead with this experiment it's up to you. I personally believe it cannot hurt your plant, if done properly it will just add more and more bud sites which will get the most of their light. Plus a grow room full of spiraling plants with thick "o" shaped roots just looks wicked.
 

0849

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if a strain autoflowers than its crossed with ruderalis...
ruderalis has NO thc so they arent as potent as they could be and some one bread that strain to make $$
 

lowblower

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if a strain autoflowers than its crossed with ruderalis...
ruderalis has NO thc so they arent as potent as they could be and some one bread that strain to make $$
im stoned off an autoflower now. breeders are makig loads of great auto strains now, u just have to know which ones are best or can do experimenting with less known strains which can give greatr results. The autoflower trait is not necessarily linked with low THC, it may even be a dominant gene but breeders can cross plants to find the mix of traits they want, however rare. i.e. the one im vaping right now has lemon haze and NYCD mixed parents as well as autoflower parents and its dankkkkkkkkkkk. absolutely frosted with trichs, and finished in 9 weeks :)
 

Cloudz2600

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if a strain autoflowers than its crossed with ruderalis...
ruderalis has NO thc so they arent as potent as they could be and some one bread that strain to make $$
An autoflower is not a F1 of a ruderalis photo cross. It takes at least 3 generations to get a stable autoflower. During that time and after it's easy to select the phenos that have the most thc. Also Afgan Kush Ryder is rated at 22% thc, autoflower =/= low thc.

Oh also the autoflower gene is recessive.

EDIT: Way to bring back an old thread lowblower, I totally didn't notice the last post before yours was in 2008...
 
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