LSTTT: Low Stress Twisty Tie Training

[rhizome]

Oh hey, Opie- should point out that getting away from the organics would also allow you to set up a peroxide drip- might be an easier way to boost 02 than sourcing and swapping nozzles.

[Opie Yutts]

That is a good point and one I hadn't thought of. It just never occurred to me that I could ever be using peroxide. And yet another thing you've given me to research. Thank you.

[Opie Yutts]

By the way, yesterday I gave my ladies a foliar feeding of Spray n Grow. I haven't seen them today yet, but I know they need some tucking and tying badly.

[Earthy Dank]

Sorry, AK-47 for this and next grow, then BB x NL for a couple grows, then ???

I really, really wish I could have saved my WW x Lambsbreath mother. Darn that makes me mad. Maybe some day I can be a real grower.

Are you kidding... You may no be a pro but you are definately a grower... don't be modest... Most people people can't even make a chia pet grow...

[Weedhound]

Well I have to agree with Opie......I think he should stop immediately and give me everythinng he's got growing there. I shall test it and make my determination.

[Rusty Trichome]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to divulge the findings on the foil duct tape experiment: As expected it was a waste of time. Once the heat got ahold of the adhesive, and my superstrong plants got to pushing on the tape, they popped right up. Lesson learned. For this particular brand and model of foil duct tape, it doesn't work real well to hold branches down if 600 watts of HPS is near by. Sorry, not digging it out at this time to tell you what kind it is, but I know there is foil duct tape that is about twice as expensive, and it's rated for hot situations. I'll bet this might work, and why didn't I buy a bunch of that instead of the cheap stuff?

Sorry to contribute this so late in the post, but when situation arises, and I need to push a branch one way or the other, I've been using these for years...keep in mind I don't do a LST, but sometimes the plant just doesn't want to co-operate on it's own.
They are my "nudgers" made out of solid copper wire. (600v, oil resistant) The twisted one is for strength, and is about 6" long. The wire is thicker than the twist ties, so not as likely to cut into a branch, don't rust, stronger, last forever, no need to 'skewer' the roots repeatedly with bamboo stakes, no need to drill holes, which weaken the rim of the pot...
I figured these out when I accidentally tied one plant to another, and broke both when re-arranging my plants. (DOH)

[Opie Yutts]

Thanks for chiming in Rusty. That looks like a good idea with the copper wire. It's good for a lot of things, and that's what I used to make the frame for my first stadium screen. I'm not sure that I would want to have to use tools to tie down my branches. I know you don't do many, but when you're doing 5-10 ties every day, or something like 25 at the beginning, it's real nice to just be able to grab a twistie tie and bend it with your fingers. Your's definitely look more heavy duty, and maybe it's just the kind of thing a person needs for tying down those big MJ tree trunks. Looks like you have special ones for holding a stem away, or up, and special ones for holding a stem down.

[Rock.Steady]

Excellent wire-thingy idea!!!
2 thumbs up!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[GrowMe]

More pics, more pics!!!!! :jointsmile:

[Treetops]

it worked pretty well for me...Just an added idea..I had wrapped a copper wire, with these ring things to hold and move on the wire where needed...

Keep on growin,
Treetops
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