How to make my plant short instead of long.

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Zerman

New member

• Feb 10, 2017

• #1

I am about to grow a Lowryder #2 and i saw some photos of growers and i can say that its a pretty nice plant. I used to grow greek Kalamatiano is it called. Its outdoor and 1 meter long. This time i decided to make a short one indoor.

The thing is what do i have to do to make the Lowryder become like that

Instead of that

How to make side branches produce side branches?

 

HuffnPufferfish

Member

• Feb 10, 2017

• #2

blue light
training

 

starke

Well-known member

• Feb 10, 2017

• #3

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=115377

 

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brown_thumb

Active member

• Feb 10, 2017

• #4

I'm trying the 'manifolding' technique.

 

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Florere

Active member

• Feb 10, 2017

• #5

Bonzi

 

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TrueReligion

• Feb 10, 2017

• #6

Keep your lights as close as the enviornment you've created will allow you. My auto got to 11 nodes at 7" with a 1000w hps at 2 feet before it started to flower

 

Loc Dog

Hobbies include "drinkin', smokin' weed, and all k

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2017

• #7

You must know that topping the plant every 2 nodes of leaves will make it a bush.

 

yortbogey

To Have More ... Desire Less

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2017

• #8

stop growing auto's... and use photo sensitive palnts...IE not auto..
then... follow the recommendations given...
topping, training, LST, many options to {help} keep a plant short...

but... genetics' do matter... a long term sativa is gonna stretch like a mofo, thus tall...
where a s a Afghani / indicia will grow short, and stout ... much like it's climate, and growing season...

but that's landrace genetics'... all this hybrid crap comes... from...

but that is another thread...

 

ReikoX

Knight of the BlackSvn

• Feb 10, 2017

• #9

For autoflower varieties, LST is the only option. That being said, Lowryder is supposed to be a short stout plant to begin with...

 

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TerraPretaGrown

Member

• Feb 11, 2017

• #10

Lowrider #2 is a very very short plant to begin with.

To keep a plant short, while in veg bend it over 90 degrees, stake it and tie it down. Your lower side branches will begin to get light and grow out during veg, By doing this I have had the lowest branch be as tall and as big as a main cola.



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Loc Dog

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• Feb 11, 2017

• #11

Did not realize it was an autoflower. Never top an autoflower, and they are small to start with. Have not grown one in many years, but had them between 1 foot and 3 foot. I was not a good grower at that point, and was using miracle grow.