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It will stress the plant a little. It's said that you should be done LSTing two weeks before flowering. I did just a little LST (maybe 30-45 degree bends, not 90 like in your last pic) at three weeks into flowering, and noticed it just stopped growing for a couple days. But, everything was fine in the end. I'd just let her go, maybe get some supplemental cfl's if you're worried about light penetration. If it's a height issue, then do what you gotta do... Just my :twocents:
Hiya finn.
Mountain bro.
I've never experienced slower growth by folding it over,The top will grow just as fast..only in a lil different shape,Infact it will still encourage lower growth (even in flower),and also allow you to get more light to the mass of the plant's becouse you can lower the light).
If it was me? I would prolly super-crop it,Which mean's pinch it and fold the top over...But that's cause I've done it before and am not afraid.If it accidently kink's when you LST dont worry.
Dive:stoned:
thanks guys, dive, finn. I went ahead and bent it down to about what the 3rd pic shows, not as much as the 4th pic. We'll see how it goes. i'm going out of town to spend easter with my family so i'll post pics when i get back on tuesday. much love guys
Hey there Dive and HOM...
Yeah, should be ok. When I did mine I transplanted at the same time, and also bent about 8-10 branches... so those things together probably caused the slowed growth...
Anyways HOM you should be fine. Plants are making a nice recovery :thumbsup:
thanks finn, they both seem to be performing great. I finally gave them their first feeding of big bloom. i gave them 2 tbl to a gallon and no tiger bloom to see how they react to the big bloom. When i feed them next do u guys think i'd be okay to mix 1 tbl big bloom and 1 tsp tiger bloom in the same gallon of water? or do u guys feed different ferts on different days? Anyone using the fox farms trio let me know how u feed ur ladies!!
And by the way, heres some pics of how the pure power is taking to the LST. It has turned up and all the branches are now getting much more light.
Looking good still man hope it all works out for you:cool:
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~BudG~:rastasmoke::rastasmoke:
thanks budG, i just gave them a dose of humic acid this morning so i'll post pictures later tonight of how they are coming along.
sorry guys, to anyone out there following, i've been so busy and i'll post more pictures asap.
Hey man you can only manage your time so much, Do what needs to be done then what you wanna do. I find that is a good principal to try and stick to. But will be checking your log later man:jointsmile::cool:
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yea good food for thought, hopefully i'll have fresh pictures up tomorrow