TOPPING - vs - LST

[blizma]

thanks for that piece of information, sounds a good idea aswell.

[blizma]

What about, over night, hanging a piece of long wood over the plants over the 6 hours off period, making the tops bend 90 degrees. then maybe the next day for the 18hours lights on periodthe plants would try to grow around the plank of wood to the light....

[blizma]

No suggestions or experience?

[blizma]

wouldnt this be a greate sticky?

[NODROG]

dont get what you mean by sticking a plant of wood over your grow .would there be any point to this when you can either do sog.scrog or lst or even super crop. i dont know if you ar going to try this but it just seems a bit crazy as if the plank of wood was any thicker than 1 inch it would prevent light from reahing the plants and that kindas defeats the purpose does it not . so can you explain a bit more in detail about the method you are proposing.

[NODROG]

aaaa i just found out that you should never top a plant before flowering. Neither do both methods on the same grow on the same plant.. it stresses it to much and dies :S

Dont know were you got this info as you have to top your plants at least a week before flower as you cant do it during flower.and most growers who gro scrog top there plants before they go under the scrog to encourage more stems to fill the whole screen so so if you are doing a scrog most scrog growers will top lst and then under the scrog.

[Bodom Children Of]

I vote for LST.:stoned:

[Specialist]

I think lst is better for prodominently sativa plants cause their main colas get huge and both are good for mostly indica/ruderalis plants. Over topping can lead to shitty yeilds though so becareful, you gotta know the strain and its tendencies. Training is better for people trying to grow a certain strain for the first time.

[Weedywildwoman]

I do both for my grows. I top twice usually, depending on strain, and then lst. I use twine and clothes pins to lst. I also make sure I lst before the plants go into the flower room as they are more supple, if left too late the branches are too hard and can break easily. I begin by bending a little and then over the course of a week or two increase the tightness on the twine until the center of the plant is opened up somewhat. I like this because I get bigger buds, and can look into more of the plant to check for pests, mildew, etc. My plants usually resemble 2-4 foot bushes. Don't over do it though because too much lst and topping can be a pain to keep the branches from breaking under the weight of the buds, though I've had worse problems! haha

For the vote...I would go with topping. The reason is that I feel that I have to top my plants, but lsting a plant is just a bonus! Really, I would like to vote for both...

[Haro bmx 420]

Haha well i hate to ruin the tea party but I dont see what the problem is with doing both? my main idea is to Lst the plant so it is lateral and the branches grow more vertically and then top the branches as they come up to make and even crazier bush of branches and leaves :thumbsup: My best intrest and opinion there boys