Thebanktella
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you guys got any tips on lst training a plant with four top nodes ? Might be a noob question I just haven't done it with four tops, like which way to pull branches like generic ways I'll tweak to my girls
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Richard Drysift
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For average generic middle of the road LST-ing try to control the height of the canopy by pinching the stem areas in between the tallest nodes. Apply gentle pressure between the thumb and forefinger until the stem sort of pops and goes limp. Keep a fan blowing so the branches sway around. You will notice the area where you pinched growing back thicker a few days later. For less drastic training simply pinch off just the very tips of all the tops to help slow down vertical growth of the colas and favor the lower nodes to grow taller which results in thicker stems and promotes nodal growth.
For extra special super monster plants wait until you are satisfied with the number of tops on a given plant and it is almost at the height you want to flip to bloom phase. Then try reducing the number of light hours so the plant begins preflowering. Let's say you are vegging at an 18/6 light cycle. Reduce to 17/7 for a week and then go to 16/8. Keep reducing by an hour or 2 each week. Many strains will begin to show sex at 15/9; you want your plants to veg and shoot pistils at the same time. The nodes will get tight resulting in long spires of bud later on. Alternatively you can also flip to 12/12 for 2 weeks and then back to 18/6 for another couple weeks which does almost the same thing but is even more dramatic. The trade off is the extra time it takes.
For extra special super monster plants wait until you are satisfied with the number of tops on a given plant and it is almost at the height you want to flip to bloom phase. Then try reducing the number of light hours so the plant begins preflowering. Let's say you are vegging at an 18/6 light cycle. Reduce to 17/7 for a week and then go to 16/8. Keep reducing by an hour or 2 each week. Many strains will begin to show sex at 15/9; you want your plants to veg and shoot pistils at the same time. The nodes will get tight resulting in long spires of bud later on. Alternatively you can also flip to 12/12 for 2 weeks and then back to 18/6 for another couple weeks which does almost the same thing but is even more dramatic. The trade off is the extra time it takes.