Help with LST / first time grow

webraider

Member
Hey,

Topped 3 days ago, today I have applied lst to my 4 weeks old plant, but I think it was harder than I thought to position the plant while bending the main stem. Can you please help me with these questions?

-I think bud sites numbered as 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are well positioned, but number 4 is now looking down. Is it supposed to turn upwards as well as some time passes?
-I cut off the fan leaf just below the number 4 bud site, but the other fan leaves are looking sidewards. Should I do sth to make them continue to photosynthesis or they will be ok w/o any action?
-do you think my plant will be ok, looking at the photo in general?

Ty so much.
 

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tiltswitch

Well-Known Member
People make lst more difficult than it is by overthinking it, definitely don't be cutting healthy fan leaves off this young. Everything will be fine, it will re position itself for the best.
 
LST-ing after 3 days of topping can be a bit stressful, depends on the strain.
-Yes it is
-Looking at the plant you shouldn't be removing any fan leaves at this stage
-Yes it will

Just try not to stress your plants when they are young. Give them some time to establish a good and healthy root structure.
And remember that every time you LST or top it elongates the growing time as the plants go into a tiny shock.
 

Piratemccall

Active Member
Hey man,

Plant will be fine, you're just excited and want to do everything at once. You've already topped it, bent it and stripped it and it's 4 inches tall :) I'd just say let it grow for a while, you're a little fixated on the destiny of those 6 growth tips because they are all that exist, god willing many more will come. Here are some of my shrubs that haven't been topped at all, just bent and defoliation, but you gotta wait til there's something to bend or strip, you know? Fucking with them too much too young slows it all down. You can bend and clip it every day and end up with the most beautiful plant, but it will take a year to grow and be 10" tall, aka bonsai. What light do you have?
 

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