Training plants

[DrGreenFinger]

I had to come up with something to deal with spreading plants in order to keep everything as close to the light as possible. I decided to pull all of my shoots in with twist ties. It worked perfect, and you can adjust them later to accommodate the growth. Just be sure not to twist them tight. Happy growing.

 

[lanepark]

What do you mean? Do you have a picture of this?

 

[DrGreenFinger]

What do you mean? Do you have a picture of this?

Picture was pulled for some reason. You simply twist one end of a twist tie around a heavy shoot, pull it in towards the stalk and twist other end around stalk. The twist tie should be connected to the top of the shoot.

 

[Harlequin]

I'm just trying this technique for the first time with this flower.... I started training 2 weeks into flowering (yesterday!)... my question is, do I need to keep training throughout the whole flowering period? One online "grow guide" I saw suggested training for a week, and then letting them go... it seems to me it would make more sense to keep doing it (so the lower branches keep bushing out)... make sense? What do you think?

 

[DrGreenFinger]

I'm just trying this technique for the first time with this flower.... I started training 2 weeks into flowering (yesterday!)... my question is, do I need to keep training throughout the whole flowering period? One online "grow guide" I saw suggested training for a week, and then letting them go... it seems to me it would make more sense to keep doing it (so the lower branches keep bushing out)... make sense? What do you think?

i guess it will depend on strain. i left the twist ties on to support the heavy branches. if your branches develop to the point of being able to maintain heavy buds remove them. but it won't hurt to let them stay.

 

[Harlequin]

i guess it will depend on strain. i left the twist ties on to support the heavy branches. if your branches develop to the point of being able to maintain heavy buds remove them. but it won't hurt to let them stay.

So, from that picture, it looks more like you are using twist ties to tie the plants to each other for support (and side branches to the main stem) than training the tops to bend, is this correct?

 

[DrGreenFinger]

So, from that picture, it looks more like you are using twist ties to tie the plants to each other for support (and side branches to the main stem) than training the tops to bend, is this correct?

simply pulling the branches in to the main stalk. it is strictly for support. no bending over of tops in this grow. this strain grows thin in soil and side branches cannot support the weight of buds, so this method is more for support for me and can be used to train in other applications.

 

[CannabisError]

kinda OT but, is your avatar the WTC buildings made to look like a middle finger giving the bird? lol

 

[DrGreenFinger]

kinda OT but, is your avatar the WTC buildings made to look like a middle finger giving the bird? lol

naw. i googled middle finger pics and this came up. not sure if it is a real pic taken from a funky angle, or what. but it was a match for my idea (color the finger and add MJ foliage).

 

[miko]

Interesting avatar.

 

[Harlequin]

simply pulling the branches in to the main stalk. it is strictly for support. no bending over of tops in this grow. this strain grows thin in soil and side branches cannot support the weight of buds, so this method is more for support for me and can be used to train in other applications.

What is the strain? Just curious... my NYCD tend to grow a bit thin, even with lots of wind on 'em. You could also tie them all together so they hold each other up.

 

[DrGreenFinger]

What is the strain? Just curious... my NYCD tend to grow a bit thin, even with lots of wind on 'em. You could also tie them all together so they hold each other up.

strain is grapefruit haze