The paper clip method

ScarletteSky · Oct 16, 2007

Has anyone tried the paper clip method?

https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=384

I know it's suppose to be "advanced" and what not, but is it really that hard? It looks promising. I want to do it with mine because I have some height restriction.

Can I get some feed back first? Eh? anyone?

UnEmploymentDude · Oct 16, 2007

looks and sounds similar to LST. I do it, works great for mother plants.

ScarletteSky · Oct 16, 2007

is it easier than it looks? I don't want to break my stems. I don't even know what age to start paper clipping them into the soil. My plants are only 8 days old, but sativa gets tall, and I don't have the space.

tckfui · Oct 16, 2007

yea its easier than it looks... and it looks easy... kind of... the palnts bend very well and will adapt to their new position in a day or so.

ScarletteSky · Oct 16, 2007

tckfui said:
yea its easier than it looks... and it looks easy... kind of... the palnts bend very well and will adapt to their new position in a day or so.

At what age of the plant should I start doing this? They are still in the early stages, but I would like the info ^_^ :peace:

BIGMIKE13 · Oct 16, 2007

here are a few LST methods... https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=110

and yes they work well for height restrictions

UnEmploymentDude · Oct 16, 2007

I started on my plant as soon as it had 3-ish nodes.

tckfui · Oct 16, 2007

Its all personal preferance. I like to let my plant get kind of tall, at least a foot and than bend it, this way there are a bunch of buds all on the same level.
unimployment dude just got a question. when you do it at the 3rd node dosnt the top cola just grow up? or do you keep training it after that or what?

UnEmploymentDude · Oct 16, 2007

I make a spiral man. It goes all around the pot. I just do this with the mothers. This way my internodes get more light, allowing my to produce more clones

tckfui · Oct 16, 2007

hoho... I;ve been thinking about trying a spiral but it looked to confusing... so I stayed away...

fdd2blk · Oct 17, 2007

it is really easy. you can do it anytime in the plants life. as long as the stem is "bendy".......

iblazethatkush · Oct 17, 2007

This sounds like an easy method of LST so i think i will give it a try when my seeds arrive. Just one quick question tho, what does FIM stand for?

fdd2blk · Oct 17, 2007

iblazethatkush said:
This sounds like an easy method of LST so i think i will give it a try when my seeds arrive. Just one quick question tho, what does FIM stand for?

F...unny,
I...t's
M...arijuana

:mrgreen:

iblazethatkush · Oct 17, 2007

It said to start this method after you have FIM, pinched or topped your plants. So I know what topping is, I'm not exactly sure what they mean by 'pinch' and i've never heard of FIM before. WTF are they talking about?

fdd2blk · Oct 17, 2007

iblazethatkush said:
It said to start this method after you have FIM, pinched or topped your plants. So I know what topping is, I'm not exactly sure what they mean by 'pinch' and i've never heard of FIM before. WTF are they talking about?

f...uck
i
m..issed

it's when people top way to early. they get right down into the very tip top of the plant and clip it. it creats a fully open surface that new branching shoots out of. i've had up to 8 new tops pop out at once after "fimming".

iblazethatkush · Oct 17, 2007

fdd2blk said:
f...uck
i
m..issed

it's when people top way to early. they get right down into the very tip top of the plant and clip it. it creats a fully open surface that new branching shoots out of. i've had up to 8 new tops pop out at once after "fimming".
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lol...alright thanks

ScarletteSky · Oct 17, 2007

Ah, you learn something everyday ^_^.

3 nods eh? Then I still have a wait.

This is truly wonderful. My temporary grow space is going to now have a home <3.

Where on the plant do you bend? Does it matter? I understand the "spiral" concept, but are there anyothers? Tckfui, how do you bed yours? I keep thinking if I clip them down and not in a spiral fashion then they will just grow vertically over the pot?

do I push the paperclips into the dirt? how far?

I need to know as much about this as possible lol. Suprisingly, it's crucial for mah grow. *nods*

fdd2blk · Oct 17, 2007

ScarletteSky said:
Ah, you learn something everyday ^_^.

3 nods eh? Then I still have a wait.

This is truly wonderful. My temporary grow space is going to now have a home <3.

Where on the plant do you bend? Does it matter? I understand the "spiral" concept, but are there anyothers? Tckfui, how do you bed yours? I keep thinking if I clip them down and not in a spiral fashion then they will just grow vertically over the pot?

do I push the paperclips into the dirt? how far?

I need to know as much about this as possible lol. Suprisingly, it's crucial for mah grow. *nods*

push the paper clip into the dirt. it's basically a stake with a hook on the end. i poke holes in the top edge of my pots and use some thin stainless steel wire. i have a roll of it. :mrgreen:

you can bend anywhere in anyway at anytime. as long as you don't crack the stem doing it. :blsmoke:

ScarletteSky · Oct 17, 2007

Nice.

I have an attic with a ceiling quite low to the ground......it can't be more than 3 or 4 feet high. It's perfect. I can put my CFL tubes in there, there is excellent ventilation.

The only thing I was worrying about was the damn height of my sativa. But nevermind it's a thing of the past ^_^

Thank you rollitup!

Thank you mah rollitup colleagues!

tckfui · Oct 17, 2007

ohhh he sayd the C word!!!
looks like some nice bending going on there... going to try this spiral technique

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