Beautiful canopies thanks to LST!

[J.C.grower]

high guys my ladies are about 10-14 days old ( all strains differ age), I started LST on them from day one becuzz i wasnt too sure about the "topping" method. and i could not be more happy on how these canopies are forming.
heres BubbaKush at 10 days

and my Pure kush i decided to LST around the pot: day 14

also lst'd my lovely White Fire lady, just a week ago. lookin good so far: day 46 veg



what do you guys think?
stay fligh and high
-J.C.

 

[Capt.Ahab]

Hey J.C.
I trained a Sam's Mix haze plant in a cork screw around the container like the plant in your second photo. Everything went well until it had made one complete turn around the pot. At that point it was turning back into itself , cluttering everything up. It turned out to be a male so I chopped it but from what I saw happening its something to keep in mind.

 

[J.C.grower]

Hey J.C.
I trained a Sam's Mix haze plant in a cork screw around the container like the plant in your second photo. Everything went well until it had made one complete turn around the pot. At that point it was turning back into itself , cluttering everything up. It turned out to be a male so I chopped it but from what I saw happening its something to keep in mind.

ahh really? im sorry for that capt.ahab. i think im just gonna leave her how she is now, im not gonna keep tying her around. but thanks for the heads up!
stay fligh and high
-J.C.

 

[mg75]

top so you have four main branches... then LST.

 

[Dave Coulier]

I second topping and lst'ing afterwards. This is what I do, and it creates bushier plants without the need to snake plants around the container like you'll have to with your current method.

Also, where are your fan leaves from the main stem? Did you remove them perhaps?

 

[J.C.grower]

yep i defoliate to eliminate shade spots, therefore causing the lower branches to stretch to the top. i want to do low stress things to my ladies, so they dont suffer. dont get me wrong though "topping" is a great method, i do use it for 2 of my plants, im just a new grower and experimenting with LST, at the moment i like using the method of lst a little more than toping.
thanks for the inputs and comments!
stay fligh and high
JC

 

[Dave Coulier]

yep i defoliate to eliminate shade spots, therefore causing the lower branches to stretch to the top. i want to do low stress things to my ladies, so they dont suffer. dont get me wrong though "topping" is a great method, i do use it for 2 of my plants, im just a new grower and experimenting with LST, at the moment i like using the method of lst a little more than toping.
thanks for the inputs and comments!
stay fligh and high
JC

Well, I dont want this to turn into a defoliate thread, but I would suggest you leave them alone. Those fan leaves are what drive the growth of the lateral branches. Remove them, and you will stunt their development. Your WW looks to be an example of stunting. She's pretty small for 46 days. I think you could do better next time alone with the leaves left alone.

The whole purpose of LST is to open up the canopy to allow more light to reach lower fan leaves. You really are shooting yourself in the foot by removing them. You are a new grower, and like you said experimenting, so I wish you the best with them. How about experimenting with the fan leaves on next time you lst and see how that goes?

 

[Larc]

I'm sure after this grow you will have a good handle on both LST and topping. I would suggest using the two together on one of your plants next round. Great results can be had. GL!