keeping it short

[twitch]

ok i have read about and seen pics of short plants what are the different methods to doing this

twitch Reviewed by twitch on 10-22-2007. keeping it short ok i have read about and seen pics of short plants what are the different methods to doing this Rating: 5

[texas grass]

do you mean in training, stunting growth, genetics?

[snowblind]

get some stilts then all your plants will look smaller

[twitch]

do you mean in training, stunting growth, genetics?

yes
the only way i know of is the way my buddies dad use to do it in the 70s and 80s, he would just tie down the plant to the side of the pot...
if this is wrong sorry i have never been told different
and i dont want to get in to the genetics of it and i know indica short stativa tall... i want to know of the differnet methods to training or stunting its growth

[joe86el]

after four sets of true leaves develop u can start pinching off the new growth. this will cause the plant to produce two short main stems instead of one big one. u can do this 2 or 3 times during veg. or u can train the plant ( bend the stem downwards so it grows laterally.

[twitch]

what u mean true leaves??? like the pointy ones or do they have to have a certain number of fingers to be true leaves??? and is there anything i can do light wise??? and is there a specific time that i should start bending???
i have 2 plants going both i have bent one i did a better job training (its only 6 to 7 inch tall and its starting to bush out) the other one i have i have cut the tops off twice and it still grows fast

[gainesvillegreen]

Twitch, do a search on these boards for 'LST' which is Low Stress Training, and 'topping' which is removal of the dominant apex.