Low Stress Training (LST) Guide

Nice thread.ive been using tropism and the plants own stimuli(auxins) for a very long time outdoors with excellent results.this plant is tipped at the 3rd node then bent 90 deg then trained for 3 months then let it all come up..

I tired the lst training almost 2 days ago. Plus i fimmed them about 4-5 days ago. They dont seem to be shooting up towards the light. Just wanted a second opinion on how i did and if i have done anything wrong. And as you can see the plants seem droppy i dont know if its from stress or overwatering. Please helpThank you.

D1104 said:

I tired the lst training almost 2 days ago. Plus i fimmed them about 4-5 days ago. They dont seem to be shooting up towards the light. Just wanted a second opinion on how i did and if i have done anything wrong. And as you can see the plants seem droppy i dont know if its from stress or overwatering. Please helpThank you.

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4-5 days ago - Fimmed
2-3 days later - LST
+ Overwatering (looks like a couple other things going too, judging by the taco-leaves).

IMHO
Don't mess with em for a few days - Read that timeline again; that's a lot of stress for one week. Not too bad, but still stress.
LST is pretty gentle, so hopefully they recover as they dry out a bit in the next day or three.

Thank you for the advice. What else you think is going on based on the leaves. Plus do they look like they would make a full recovery?

Should be fine if grower stays away from the plants for a few days.

letitgrow77 said:

gettn smelly

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That looks amazing thats the shape i want mine to be i started lst training 3 days ago. Any thoughts if they will get like that with the right training. Plus i want mine a bit bigger then yours

Topping,fimming,supercropping,heavy defoliation, LST

Here is what the auctions, LOL did for my twisty and turney Bruce Banger Autoflower( FastBuds-- Topped ) this is a beautiful example of exactly what you were talking about. With the new growths growing strait up when branch tied down. Now I am trying my last tie down a different way. I also trim a lot of leaves daily at this point. Thank you for the article and any advice that you have for me please let me know. thank you very much.

Can/should one bury/root low hanging downward branchs? Have to imagine it would seriously boost the circulation and provide for a more even feeding

I'm about 3 weeks in and tried LST on one plant. Messed up bad cause one of my bigger fan leaves ripped clean off. I'm not cut out for this technique, so I just stopped.

Anyone ever have a fan leaf rip off and still have a good grow?

VaSmile said:

Can/should one bury/root low hanging downward branchs? Have to imagine it would seriously boost the circulation and provide for a more even feeding

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Yes you could. The stems will grow roots and gain more power.

Gave it another shot. Autoflower, 24 days old. Am I doing this right?

Day 45, loving the way these turned out after some light LST from my post above. I can see aggressive LST filling out an entire 4x4 with 1 plant in a big pot. Would be fun to try, maybe in the summer when I'm doing a minimum run.

Seedsman Alaskan Purple Autoflower

This is my first low stress plant
Its a trainwreck. Thats the strain.
Im harvesting shortly.
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How wide can a plant can get when applying LST? I wanted to grow 2 plants but after decided to do LST on them, i wonder if a 400 HPS is enough to cover both of them or shoul i grow only one. Any advices?

herjack24 said:

How wide can a plant can get when applying LST? I wanted to grow 2 plants but after decided to do LST on them, i wonder if a 400 HPS is enough to cover both of them or shoul i grow only one. Any advices?

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As wide as you let them. This is my baby at her first week of 12/12

herjack24 said:

How wide can a plant can get when applying LST? I wanted to grow 2 plants but after decided to do LST on them, i wonder if a 400 HPS is enough to cover both of them or shoul i grow only one. Any advices?

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Fill the tent. 3 x 3 tent put 4 plants trim and strech to fill.

I had a buddy he did lst outside the plant 4x2m maybe 0.4m tall

herjack24 said:

How wide can a plant can get when applying LST? I wanted to grow 2 plants but after decided to do LST on them, i wonder if a 400 HPS is enough to cover both of them or shoul i grow only one. Any advices?

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Fill the tent. Pull her to open areas.

However gets hard to get into tent to prune do your job. Maximize your grow.