ABC's and LST's - Micro Grows - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

pieceofmyheart · 10-21-2006, 09:56 PM

I remember when I first started growing and there was so much info and so many intitals for things!!!! It can make that first grow seem very daunting to say the least. I recently came across a thread about LST (low stress training) and it was excellent, here is the link:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=6090

But lets do a quickie for our micro grow folks, easy to understand (I think) and to follow. Some type of pruning, LST or scrog is necessary for a micro grow, you can't let them stretch to 5 feet and then bud.

I put screws into the side of my pots. I use twist ties and attach to the screw and then the stem. I like using twist ties because I don't have to tie it around the plant, just bend it over the stem. That makes it very easy to adjust, then the other end gets wound around the screw.

One tie is to hold the base of the stem in place.

10-21-2006, 10:15 PM

awsome...ive been looking for good pics of this method...others work but i can never see how to tie them ....thanks pomh

pieceofmyheart · 10-21-2006, 10:21 PM

You are very welcome, I had a hard time "getting" what people meant when I first started. If you can get someone through that first grow....then it gets so much easier, experience and just doing it is the best way to learn.

10-21-2006, 10:31 PM

im doing my first "real" grow but i cant seem to get the seeds to sprout....ah well..ill give them more time

its been day 6 or 7 for a few ...day 3 for ones i germed in a paper towel...day 5 for some others...

knowing my luck ill have 8 sprout at once and only have room for 2...just wanna make sure i get enogh fems.

pieceofmyheart · 10-24-2006, 05:54 PM

Ok, after 2 days you can see the changes. It's time to move the twist tie further up the stem.

See how the new growth is reaching upward to the light?

I2KanGrow · 10-24-2006, 06:01 PM

Hey POMH - your explanations, and before/during/after pics make things very clear - I really enjoy and learn alot from your posts... thanks a bunch!

GMT · 10-24-2006, 06:16 PM

cool, are ya gonna take that plant through to flowering pomh?

Delta9-THC · 10-24-2006, 07:25 PM

Hey ... GMT ... Long time ...
Been Busy ...but things are settling again ...

POMH ~~ Hows things? well I hope ?

Go On Throw It Into The Flowering Chamber : )

Peace

DurbanPoison · 10-24-2006, 07:45 PM

I've kind of gone away from the LST tie down method, but heres a pic of what I came out with by using the method. I put screws around the plastic pot and tried to make a ring that was about 2" above the rim of the pot. Once I got all the way around I put it into flower and got this. This is the same technique POMH is demonstrating.

If you veg them out long enough, the trunk wont be so weak. That's what I have learned isn't my favorite about LST. Also, this is a complete pain in the ass IMO. Very time consuming. But if done correctly you can get some good results. I was using thread trippled up to die the plants down FYI. Happy training!

Hail · 10-24-2006, 07:54 PM

How old do you guys recommend plants/clones should be before you start doing LST?

10-21-2006, 09:56 PM	#1
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	ABC's and LST's I remember when I first started growing and there was so much info and so many intitals for things!!!! It can make that first grow seem very daunting to say the least. I recently came across a thread about LST (low stress training) and it was excellent, here is the link: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=6090 But lets do a quickie for our micro grow folks, easy to understand (I think) and to follow. Some type of pruning, LST or scrog is necessary for a micro grow, you can't let them stretch to 5 feet and then bud. I put screws into the side of my pots. I use twist ties and attach to the screw and then the stem. I like using twist ties because I don't have to tie it around the plant, just bend it over the stem. That makes it very easy to adjust, then the other end gets wound around the screw. One tie is to hold the base of the stem in place. Last edited by pieceofmyheart; 10-21-2006 at 09:59 PM..
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10-21-2006, 10:15 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	awsome...ive been looking for good pics of this method...others work but i can never see how to tie them ....thanks pomh
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10-21-2006, 10:21 PM	#3
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	You are very welcome, I had a hard time "getting" what people meant when I first started. If you can get someone through that first grow....then it gets so much easier, experience and just doing it is the best way to learn.
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10-21-2006, 10:31 PM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	im doing my first "real" grow but i cant seem to get the seeds to sprout....ah well..ill give them more time its been day 6 or 7 for a few ...day 3 for ones i germed in a paper towel...day 5 for some others... knowing my luck ill have 8 sprout at once and only have room for 2...just wanna make sure i get enogh fems.
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10-24-2006, 05:54 PM	#5
pieceofmyheart Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my secret garden Posts: 1,854	Ok, after 2 days you can see the changes. It's time to move the twist tie further up the stem. See how the new growth is reaching upward to the light? Last edited by pieceofmyheart; 10-24-2006 at 05:56 PM..
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10-24-2006, 06:01 PM	#6
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10-24-2006, 07:25 PM	#8
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10-24-2006, 07:45 PM	#9
DurbanPoison Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West U.S.A Posts: 548	LST I've kind of gone away from the LST tie down method, but heres a pic of what I came out with by using the method. I put screws around the plastic pot and tried to make a ring that was about 2" above the rim of the pot. Once I got all the way around I put it into flower and got this. This is the same technique POMH is demonstrating. If you veg them out long enough, the trunk wont be so weak. That's what I have learned isn't my favorite about LST. Also, this is a complete pain in the ass IMO. Very time consuming. But if done correctly you can get some good results. I was using thread trippled up to die the plants down FYI. Happy training! __________________ OG Refugee - durbanpoison05 - DIY Carbon Scrubber / Filter DIY Germ your Beans NGB Stealth Micro Grow Box Bonsai Moms Vortex Fan's - So cheap it's like Stealing! Super Cheap Combo ph/tds/ec/temp Meter! My NGB Stealth Grow Growing is a science - not an art.
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10-24-2006, 07:54 PM	#10
Hail Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 108	How old do you guys recommend plants/clones should be before you start doing LST? __________________ Current grow: Heavy Duty Fruity and Purple Urkle from clone Acapulco Gold and shoreline bagseed 100% organic outdoors. UPDATE-PLANTS STOLEN!!
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