Hey bkb, you're right about super cropping and over breaking. I LST throughout veg starting a few days after they are transferred from their clone stage. Being on top of your LST and topping as well as great nutrients is the way to grow big ladies and eventually not have to use stake and/or screens. Check out my pics and videos here's one,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmxKZUqeXI , these are not as big and/or flat as they should be on top, but you can get the picture. I will eventually put up LST videos when I get a new camera. Here are some pics of ladies showing what it looks like under the canopy. Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions, happy tokin'! ps i don't LST during flowering or try to touch my plants, especially the tops after the third week. fyi: )
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