LST on Autos

[ACAB]

Hi guys got busted a while ago so lost all my mothers ect..... So just rebuilt a room in different location and due to needing some quik meds got some autos! 5 Fast Bud and 5 Big devil from sweet seeds supposed to be done in around 49-60 days tops..... Now here is the question! Need to get as much as possible crop-wise while I'm getting some pukka strains reared up for mothers.... Has anyone ever used LST on Autos????????

 

[paulo73]

Done it many times with good results.
If done at the right time they react as good as any plant would.
Sorry for your bust and congrats on the big gonads
All the best for the auto run

 

[highroller614]

I've used with good success. My big devil#2 was light in the pants when it came to the buzz. great bag appeal tho

 

[ACAB]

Cheers gents for the feedback!

 

[ACAB]

just to pick your brains again gents I wanna achieve closer bud sites and nodes as with all my other autos the bottom of the plant ends up " leggy" and only top quarter ever produced nice bud..... I wanna try get as many buds as possible via LST been trawling the net for ages trying to find summit close to what I wanna get but still look tall and skinny and not very bushy which is what I want?????... I topped some autos last year the main cola and it slowed it down for about a week and other flowers caught up.. Maybee worth topping/bending the main flower again and tying it down so does not spring back up when knuckle is formed and keep em short.....

 

[ronbo51]

I always lst my autos. Then I scrog them. I have a 250HPS. Works great. Not sure about your timeline tough. Autos take at least 70 days from seed, usually more. At least mine do. Be careful about handling your seedlings. Compressed veg time leaves no room for transplant shock. Best to grow in finished containers although beer cups work if you are gentle and maintain momentum. Don't top.

 

[cyber echo]

I always lst my autos. Then I scrog them. I have a 250HPS. Works great. Not sure about your timeline tough. Autos take at least 70 days from seed, usually more. At least mine do. Be careful about handling your seedlings. Compressed veg time leaves no room for transplant shock. Best to grow in finished containers although beer cups work if you are gentle and maintain momentum. Don't top.

Pretty much got it all right there bud.
+rep!

LST Example:

 

[ACAB]

Cheers ronbo51 thanks for advice on the do not top! LST seems the best option and the pic cyber echo has posted is exactly what I'm after as wanna get 35 grams of each plant if possible..... We shall see soom as they have germed will do a grow diary and if you would be so kind to maybe cast your eye over my methods would be in your debt....... ACAB

 

[cyber echo]

I've easily got over 70 grams off an LST'd sour60 so no probs with 35 :]

 

[ACAB]

were they auto's ???? 70g I have got 30g of an auto that is my pb so far.... Would love to fill my boots before xmas! Been toking crap yardie weed for the last 3 weeks no good standard around

 

[paulo73]

The auto strains genetics are getting better everyday so i am sure that if you keep working with them you will beat your 30g record in no time.
Take care

 

[ronbo51]

Thanks guys. Another auto fact: be very careful with nutes, especially in the early stages. Overfeeding will stunt them dead in their tracks.

 

[ACAB]

last fast bud auto's as you can see stretched a little and leggy

 

[*mr.mike*]

....I topped some autos last year the main cola and it slowed it down for about a week and other flowers caught up.. Maybee worth topping/bending the main flower again and tying it down so does not spring back up when knuckle is formed and keep em short.....

If you want the sides/lowers to develop more by using LST, or other training, tie it (and keep it) so the top is actually below, like lower altitude, than the nodes and branches you want to develop. Then, when they start getting bigger, you can adjust it so the tip or growing end is equal or higher to the higher parts, and it will gain apical dominance once again.