Quote Originally Posted by headshake
neither one should stress your plant as both should be done/stopped 7-10 days before putting into flower. i've transplanted in flower plenty of times and never stressed a plant to hermie. more than likely you had a light leak or so-so genetics.

you can use both methods. LST first and then once the smaller shoots start to catch up top them all. make sure that you water at least an hour before LSTing, preferably the day before. LST is also much easier to do on a younger, softer plant.


-shake
ohh so you can only LST during the Veg phase? my plants are only a week old, i will be transplanting them into their 1 gal veg pot in another week, should I start LST after i repot? Probably 2 or 3 days after incase of shock? I was only hoping to veg for 4 weeks, 6 at the max. Does a shorter veg period matter at all?

thanks for the help
cypher420 Reviewed by cypher420 on . Lst or top method?? So basically this is my 2nd grow and I want to try and get better results this time around. Now I believe I stressed one of my first plants to hermie when re potting but it wasn't great lol. This time I was hoping to either top or LST my plants. Which do you think would be the least likely to hermie my plant? Rating: 5