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First grow (outdoor)

huge69

Member
First time grower, all strains are Sativa or Sativa dominant, a bit concerned about how tall they will grow and the visibility from neighborhoods, do you think I should prune? Specially the biggest plant, third from left, which is super vigorous (Solomon’s Herb).



https://mega.nz/#!5UIDzAKB!P1eIxwNkx_HDUG3sMjjkfkCM6s_ks-TQcxdybaEut1I
 

Douglas.Curtis

Autistic Diplomat in Training
Look up "Supercropping" and "Low Stress Training (LST)."


You'll be able to keep the plants very short and extremely productive. :)
 

soil margin

Active member
Veteran
Hey huge. Yeah LST should take care of your needs like Douglas said. Nice looking backyard you have there. Definitely post some more pictures if you get a chance.
 

huge69

Member
Well, after reading on the web about super cropping and LST, I’ve decided to go with LST, although for the first time I was tempted to hide them a little better (from the houses on the background) and leave the grow freely, for my pleasure.
At the end I’ve started training, I hope to do it right and don’t mess all up, because some of them are already thick and a little hard to bent.
Thank you all for the good advices, hope everything will going right and to be able to post some more pictures in future.
 

caliprop215

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Veteran
Thats why its called lst low stress training.... Pull them down little by little and your stems should be fine. Be careful tho ive done this for years and i still break stems.just snapped main stem of a 2 ft blackjack duct taoped it back together and no problems at all never even drooped.

Ur grow looks great for 1st run. Those sativas grow big and fast that why i only have indicas i have to keep my plants under 6 ft
 

Douglas.Curtis

Autistic Diplomat in Training
caliprop215 is correct. Tie them down gently. 24hrs later, tie them down a little bit more. You'll be able to do this pretty much every day until the branch is vertical to the main stem (and beyond). Stop when appropriate. ;)


Be sure to use gentle tie down methods. Branches will swell past the size you tied it at unless you make large loops. Thin wire cuts, woven cord sheds fibers (cannabis is sticky). Choose and use accordingly. :)
 

huge69

Member
I see, I should have waited for your last instructions, in fact I think I’ve eard a slight “snap” (hope I’m wrong) pushing down the second from left but it doesn’t look that damaged (the fourth is not tied down because it’s already stressed by me when transplanted, I’ll wait a little more for that). Hope to find the room to tie the whole plant as long as it will grow.

https://mega.nz/#!II4jCIKQ!YFOkt6zbQ9-sltn82PFnSX8lLTwhJdhNUnUqejYj0i0

https://mega.nz/#!xYoxmIZa!ST_U52nBsj4aSK6gOE6J1p8BPwwRagpPoTE8pw3pP1U

https://mega.nz/#!IAwXTSiZ!cfc4-PLMTbkEfqrwaBZrQFKUmk4f1I_ardE4KBhASNs

https://mega.nz/#!xYpn1aTZ!Mi9hNG3peltW9zPBZqiq-8vKL-WQJQuO2dWyZ1DSWsY

By the way, the site is in northern Italy, forgot to mention.
 
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Teddybrae

Yes Bro! put yr pics straight into Icmag. that way we don't even get to learn you're probly a Kiwi ... (we can see the address of yr pic storage),
 

huge69

Member
Well, the fact I’m using Mega that doesn’t mean that I’m from new zeland, in fact I’m from Italy.

Anyway I’ll try hitting the picture icon although when I posted the first pictures it didn’t seem to work but it did work the link.
 

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