Advanced LST - old school Bonsai style

[doctorRobert]

how strong does the wire have to be, how big will the plants get? I might do this when I do my next grow just clip then wire then in the dirt next to em, how will this effect the when they get big? are you puttin' this in your herb garden fdd?

 

[hungryman1986]

dude i am more than excited to see how these plants develop. i am doing a current classical LST grow right now and am excited about that but looking at this....this seems much easier to do/maintain

 

[fdd2blk]

how strong does the wire have to be, how big will the plants get? I might do this when I do my next grow just clip then wire then in the dirt next to em, how will this effect the when they get big? are you puttin' this in your herb garden fdd?

in the ground, yes.

 

[edux10]

Thats really cool. I saw a high times where they had a garden of bonsi. It would be cool to keep it as a mom and take a lot of clippings and get the branches really thick..

 

[hungryman1986]

i am a little confused as to how this ties into the screen. to be honest i don't even understand what the screen does.

 

[fdd2blk]

i am a little confused as to how this ties into the screen. to be honest i don't even understand what the screen does.

the screen will be a 3 x 3 foot square laid flat on legs about 3 feet above the ground. it will be like a coffee table with a screen top. i will place it over the plant. as the plant grows i will weave the branches thru the screen to spread and support them. then they will start to grow side branches which will grow straight up. by the time it flowers it should be a table full of colas.

 

[fdd2blk]

looking good.......

 

[GoodFriend]

looking good.......View attachment 88710 View attachment 88711

i must ask... what exactly inspired you to do an outdoor scrog in the first place?

 

[hungryman1986]

totally understand now thanks and yes looking nice can't wait to see the table full of colas....are you putting just the one plant under the screen or are there going to be more?

 

[fdd2blk]

i must ask... what exactly inspired you to do an outdoor scrog in the first place?

because i never have.

 

[pasadenabri]

Nice Easter Bunny FDD!!! I have seen that avatar a few times and I didn't notice what it was...Thanks for sharing the technique!

 

[ripper]

thats fookin brilliant! Be much easier than using twine, i'll defo use it in my current grow cause im low on height.

 

[Tokesalot]

mmmm. scrog+lst. sounds hawt

 

[willgrow1day]

nice...........

 

[Coors]

Hey FDD, How is this one coming along?

 

[fdd2blk]

Hey FDD, How is this one coming along?

they are in the ground. jump to here........https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/45900-fdd-s-starting-early-outdoor.html

 

[White Widow Woman]

This was an awesome tutorial - sorta LST meets bonsai... lol

Anyway I gave it a try on a couple of my plants last week, using just the little plastic coated twist ties that come in the 100 ft rolls from the garden center. Normally, I just bend my plants over in 1 direction and tie them down, then pull in the opposite direction with another piece of twist tie.

But I used your technique this time and I am loving it. My plants look like little bonsai plants and I have a crap load of growing shoot all over the place, cause I FIMed them before starting the tie-down.

Super awesome info!!! It's been added to my knowledgebase...

Widow

 

[kochab]

so these wires dont become a problem when the plant gets to be 8ft tall and the stalks are huge. I mean like a rope or chain thats grown into a tree or something?

 

[fdd2blk]

so these wires dont become a problem when the plant gets to be 8ft tall and the stalks are huge. I mean like a rope or chain thats grown into a tree or something?

i'm scrogging them thru a screen. i will remove the wire once they reach the screen.

 

[kochab]

i'm scrogging them thru a screen. i will remove the wire once they reach the screen.

hmm. if that turns out alright I might use some of that scrog out in the bush where I plant.
Ive done the scrog before but it seemed like too much of a hassel to fuck with anymore because it only helped a little (the time i did it it was indoors though....)
im interested in seeing an outdoor scrog. Ive heard that they give good results but I havent ever seen one done myself.

good luck with that too by the way