Quote Originally Posted by ubonicChronic
Great thread and greatly appreciated. I was wondering if there is a cutoff date to when you can start LST. I understand you dont want to wait too long is the risk of snapping the stem but is there any specfic cutoff to where it would be too late to start ?
If your going to LST like the diagram that really should be done in the beginning of growth. I personally would never try to bend the stalk like that if it has more than 7 internodes.

As far as anything else goes, I was restricted for space up until the very start of flowering. Towards the top of the plant the stems become thinner therefore more easy to bend. The second way shown, how vancefish had his and how I had mine, I think is the best way for those looking to LST now in the middle of growth. You can tie any stem back you can fold it over a little, to open up the plant so more light hits the bottom, or just to avoid light problems.

My advice, go to home depot, buy small eye's and hooks (its one thing, its a hook with a screw part at the end), and if you have plastic pots its perfect. I took a small push pin, pushed through the plastic and then screw the eye in. Position somewhere for whatever branch(s) you want to tie back. Wrap a string around the branch, don't tie to the branch but tie one side of the string to the other side of the string to create a slip knot. This will allow you to pull the string tighter to pull the branch back further from the plant, or loosen and have it do the opposite. Just loop the string on the hook and there you go. I did this up until the first week of flowering where I eventually bought small wooden rods to support the branches with buds. Hope this works for you!:thumbsup: