LST FIRST TIMER for Indoor and Outdoor.

[757Botanist]

Hello all, I am doing my 4th grow and this go around I am LST-ing all 6 plants (3 outdoor, 3 indoor). Do you still need to defoliate the bottom leaves once the colas begin to form evenly amongst the plant? Or does LST alleviate the need for trimming and pruning the lower-level leaves? I will say that in 1.5 months the main stem has gotten super thick but the plant hasn't grown that big yet. I am hopeful for this batch b/c the stems don't get thick for me until im well into flowering. Is this due to the LST?

Any insight is welcomed and appreciated.

 

[Imzzaudae]

Indoors or out. One should still clean up the lower 1/3 of a plant for air movement. This is important and low stress training will not change this.
Please take the time to watch these videos. They will help you.

 

[757Botanist]

Indoors or out. One should still clean up the lower 1/3 of a plant for air movement. This is important and low stress training will not change this.
Please take the time to watch these videos. They will help you.

Wholly cow thanks! I will watch these videos ASAP. The plants are still small but now I know that cleaning up the lower third is still important...YOU ROCK!

 

[Imzzaudae]

Wholly cow thanks! I will watch these videos ASAP. The plants are still small but now I know that cleaning up the lower third is still important...YOU ROCK!

Your welcome. It's always best to have a little time to role things around a bit.

 

[quirk]

Early bird gets the worm. No popcorn.

 

[budsofgeorgia]

not sure i would of defoliated that , the only time you should defoliate is if the plant is bushy and you have fans leaves covering bud sites