Supercropping & LST before & after

ok so back on 06/26/2009 i suppercropped for first time to conserve space as they were growing quickly 07/07/2009 i had to LST for the first time as after supercropping the new tops were growing even faster! so here are the pictures...whatcha think guys?

1st: right after supercropping 06/26/2009
2nd: before LST...the light is at 4foot mark.
3rd: 1st plant LST 07/07/2009
4th: close up of LST
5th: 2nd plant gets tied
6th: put back in and as you see i gained at least 10"!

this morning the tops were already facing upwards


Peace

Yer good job mate, LST is the shizzle when it comes to height issues!

hey SirBud! I am growing a monster shiskaberry that is just finishing up. It was getting way to tall for my space so at about the 5th node from the top I just snaped it over about 3 weeks into flowering. Then I supported the broken top with a rod and tied it. Now I have about 7 or 8 Top colas and the 2nd and 3rd level buds are much larger. I am going to do this with all my girls. So much less work than the last sog I did but with as much or even more yield.

lower the light next time you tie them down, they seem to be just stretching for that cfl. other then that they look happy and healthy, nice work.

Unfortunately you waited way to long to start training. It's still good that your trying new techniques.

nuera59 said:

Yer good job mate, LST is the shizzle when it comes to height issues!

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i love it and wish i tried this earlier

Bugscreen said:

hey SirBud! I am growing a monster shiskaberry that is just finishing up. It was getting way to tall for my space so at about the 5th node from the top I just snaped it over about 3 weeks into flowering. Then I supported the broken top with a rod and tied it. Now I have about 7 or 8 Top colas and the 2nd and 3rd level buds are much larger. I am going to do this with all my girls. So much less work than the last sog I did but with as much or even more yield.

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i am seeing the difference now...cant wait to flower her

Trunk5 said:

lower the light next time you tie them down, they seem to be just stretching for that cfl. other then that they look happy and healthy, nice work.

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thanks! yeah thats my issue, i have it tied up as to the chain method and got lazy to retie the light down lol but i am ok with a slight stretch


Peace

SixthSensi said:

Unfortunately you waited way to long to start training. It's still good that your trying new techniques.

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no way! never to late or long.....i want three foot plants and my timing is only a week or two off at most....these are two moms that i grew up, cloned off them and now ready for flower just no room at the moment. IF i had trained them early on i think my clones would be harder to get out...BUT i hear what your saying...my space is NOT as constricting as others


Peace

Looks good. I wouldn't wait to flower. Why not switch to 12/12 now and then lollipop (trim the lower growth off so they force more top growth/buds) in 2 weeks.

I agree with GC, those are ready to start 12/12. Just trim the lower bud sites or get supplementary lighting or else you'll have nice tops and mediocre budding on the sides of the plant.

Green Cross said:

Looks good. I wouldn't wait to flower. Why not switch to 12/12 now and then lollipop (trim the lower growth off so they force more top growth/buds) in 2 weeks.

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silentzombie said:

I agree with GC, those are ready to start 12/12. Just trim the lower bud sites or get supplementary lighting or else you'll have nice tops and mediocre budding on the sides of the plant.

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i agree however i do not have room...i mean i could shove it in there and crowd them a bit? would 7-10days of overcrowding hurt my yield? i have 4-flowering now and one should be on its way out in next 7-10days....at which time i move these in.

what do you think?


Peace

a week is not a bad wait too keep training and vegging. Space permitting fit them in the room, why wait any longer if there is some room?

silentzombie said:

a week is not a bad wait too keep training and vegging. Space permitting fit them in the room, why wait any longer if there is some room?

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i am worried about stealing light from the other four girls IDK really i tried getting a perpetual grow going BUT i cant figure our the timing right now i have 4-plants all 2-weeks ahead of one another....so i have one plant harvest coming up every two weeks.


peace

I have a grow journal with recent pics. Stems looking sooo much stronger than it used to. When should I lst the plant and or top them? Thanks

vegasendo said:

I have a grow journal with recent pics. Stems looking sooo much stronger than it used to. When should I lst the plant and or top them? Thanks

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i did not look at the grow journal....how old are they? you can LST @ anytime. Topping should be applied when they are a few weeks old or 5-7 nodes high


peace

lookin beautiful

zio said:

lookin beautiful

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Thanks, Its been flowering for 3 1/2 weeks now


Peace

I see you invested in the Ab Roller. How's that going for you?

<stealthgrowing> said:

I see you invested in the Ab Roller. How's that going for you?

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i love my ab roller! i thought i would not see my abs again.....but this is nice.......still was hard to get motivated in the beginning BUT now that results are in. i use it 5 min. a day! and a nice fatty at the end!


peace