Chem&M
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Hello IC!
Out of all the different aspects of growing good herb, I have found that I happen to excel at training plants and forming bushes. In fact, I have never grown a plant straight up. I have always trained for yield, and I think my results speak for themselves.
There are a ton of different ways of training, and I'm not saying mine is better than any of them. Whatever works best for you is great. I was asked to detail my routine here, so here it is.
Here's an example of the average seedling I start with. I generally top or FIM my plants somewhere around the fourth node. I try to start training them after the new growth has had a few days to start.
You will be able to see in these pictures that all plants have been topped/FIM'ed.
After a few days of new growth, I find a spot a node or two down the stalk and pinch it lightly, rolling it gently between my fingers.
Now, you don't have to trellis the branch now, but I have found that it helps certain strains to stay horizontal. The plants natural inclination will be to fix itself and grow back straight. You want it to stay bent in order to redistribute the auxins and help for your bush.
I also find that tying it off can allow light access to lower bud sites, as you can see here.
After doing all this your veg room won't look fantastic, but in a couple weeks, you'll see it pay off. Of course, the same technique works on clones well too.
If all goes well, you're plants structure should something look like these next two shots as they journey towards flower.
Lastly, here are just a few shots of plants this technique produces.
This is just 6 plants.
I hope this helps some of you who asked for this. I'll do my best to answer any questions.
Just remember that the point is to get the little buds growing along the nodes to grow up & out so they can form their own cola, instead of just being part of one.
Happy growing!
Out of all the different aspects of growing good herb, I have found that I happen to excel at training plants and forming bushes. In fact, I have never grown a plant straight up. I have always trained for yield, and I think my results speak for themselves.
There are a ton of different ways of training, and I'm not saying mine is better than any of them. Whatever works best for you is great. I was asked to detail my routine here, so here it is.
Here's an example of the average seedling I start with. I generally top or FIM my plants somewhere around the fourth node. I try to start training them after the new growth has had a few days to start.
You will be able to see in these pictures that all plants have been topped/FIM'ed.
After a few days of new growth, I find a spot a node or two down the stalk and pinch it lightly, rolling it gently between my fingers.
Now, you don't have to trellis the branch now, but I have found that it helps certain strains to stay horizontal. The plants natural inclination will be to fix itself and grow back straight. You want it to stay bent in order to redistribute the auxins and help for your bush.
I also find that tying it off can allow light access to lower bud sites, as you can see here.
After doing all this your veg room won't look fantastic, but in a couple weeks, you'll see it pay off. Of course, the same technique works on clones well too.
If all goes well, you're plants structure should something look like these next two shots as they journey towards flower.
Lastly, here are just a few shots of plants this technique produces.
This is just 6 plants.
I hope this helps some of you who asked for this. I'll do my best to answer any questions.
Just remember that the point is to get the little buds growing along the nodes to grow up & out so they can form their own cola, instead of just being part of one.
Happy growing!
I like to train my plants too and you're right there are plenty of methods for this.I tried a bit of everything and I found the better way for me to train plants are crops,some ligatures and hang some load on the branches.This way I avoid top\fim (hst) but the result is the same.
