7ft Laid down ladies - Natural LST questions

stoopy

stoopy

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I’ve got six Early Skunks all in a row and last time I checked they were perpendicular to the ground, now they’re all leaning at about 30° to the southeast, they’re all 7 footers and I was contemplating staking because I knew a gust of wind would roll through sooner or later, I’m actually happy they got knocked over, I’m really pleased with the results of topping and natural LST I have in another patch, the plants seem to be stunted for now as I believe they need to recuperate their strength and harden up at the lower stem, they are now just laying on top of the local flora (briar thickets – wild blackberries) which are pretty tough, I plan to prune around the plants weekly to weed off competition, my question is, do I need to stake or if they lay atop the thickets will that be a problem? It’s great cover and I can trim when needed, for staking I was thinking of a simple rod with a ring like the eye of a needle for support, the stalk should harden up but can I just leave them as is?
 

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Angus

Angus

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Haha those pics are crazy. Never seen any thing like that. Natural training.

I don't see what you could hurt staking i down like it is.
 
stoopy

stoopy

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Angus said:
Haha those pics are crazy. Never seen any thing like that. Natural training.

I don't see what you could hurt staking i down like it is.
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Well, I'm really not sure how to go about supporting it now, I wanted to give it some support about 2/3 of they up, it should settle in in about a week or two and the stalk should become super strong, I'm really happy these things got knocked over, conceals them a whole lot better and those are gonne be some some colas, I'm worried about the eventual weight being a problem but if the plant's that low to the ground it can't go very far, plus it can lean on the thickets, I think these bitches are gonna be fat :)
 
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angelsbandit

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I have seen grows where they intentionally do just this.

They grow them in a pot, then take the root-ball out of the pot and burry it laying down, and stake it in place.
The branches all grew straight up allowing lots of sun exposer to the whole plant.
 
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prime time

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im lst'ing two of my plants this year and i think im going to like the results! the lowest branches on them look like like they are growing with as much vigor as thr tops.
 
stoopy

stoopy

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prime time said:
im lst'ing two of my plants this year and i think im going to like the results! the lowest branches on them look like like they are growing with as much vigor as thr tops.
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This patch was not intentional, I think I'll be rather pleased with the results though, now I've got an intentionally topped plant that was subsequentially knocked over in another storm about a month and a half ago that is amazing, part of my "reject patch" which is looking a hell of a lot better than most plants, I shall post those images tomorrow, as for now, should I just let them grow like so?...
 
Angus

Angus

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Yeah I think 2/3 of the way up would be a good place. That way all the side branches and a couple foot of main top can bend up to the sun. Buncha big colas!
 
stoopy

stoopy

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Ok guys, I was actually pleased that my plants got plowed over by a nice gust of wind because I dig the horizontal growth :) The problem is that now they have popped back up and are growing diagonally, and they are way too tall to keep concealed as I can see them from below, I'd like to do a nice tie down, the plants are getting ready to flower and the plants are quite stiff, my question is: If I do a nice tie down on both of them now will it stunt the growth a bit and will they be able to support the weight of the yield? I hope so because the stalks are soooo strong :)
 
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