[jawnroot]

I'm going to have a fairly restrictive height in a stealth box I'm working on. Is it possible to tie the plant down after it has been growing for a while? For example, let's say it's day 40 of flower, and it's becoming apparent that the plant is going to hit the roof. Would it be possible to gently tie/bend the plant away from the ceiling?

Of course, I know there's only so far you can go before it will snap, but in general does the plant have enough flex where this would be possible?

[koopa troopa]

i wouldn't try to tie it down too much. i tried to lst during the whole flowering phase once and my yields went down the shitter. it should have enough flex to gently bend it unless you have a short ass bush, then it may be a little more difficult.

[hazyfontazy]

Originally Posted by jawnroot

I'm going to have a fairly restrictive height in a stealth box I'm working on. Is it possible to tie the plant down after it has been growing for a while? For example, let's say it's day 40 of flower, and it's becoming apparent that the plant is going to hit the roof. Would it be possible to gently tie/bend the plant away from the ceiling?

Of course, I know there's only so far you can go before it will snap, but in general does the plant have enough flex where this would be possible?

snap the bitches neck if u need to ,it soon rebuilds its self ,it will slow growth till the repair is done but after that there should be no difference ,i doubt that it will stretch much at 40 days, u need to control it b4 then ,

if u look at that branch you'll see how i trained it ,this was done at 2 weeks flower ,snapped at the neck, gently squeese stem beetween thumb and forefinger till u feel the inner pulp crush then bend in direction u need to tie down as needed ,,hope that helps

[ProGroWannabe]

Good info there hazy(nice pic too!).

Jawnroot you would really do yourself a favor by reading up on LST. There will be articles on it here (if there isn't already...I haven't looked). But in a small grow environment, LST is your best friend! Just remember, the earlier you do it, the more flexible the plant will be. Good Luck.

[Mr B]

Here's a plant that I've LST'ed from veg.

[hazyfontazy]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Here's a plant that I've LST'ed from veg.

i'd say thats a perfect example of what can be achieved ,,,,nice 1 mr b

[ProGroWannabe]

Absolutely! Nice Mr. B!

[Mr B]

Many thanks!!

Here's some more pics that you can see what I've done (I hope)

Here the same plant (SHH freebees from the HTCC 07)
At this stage I tied it down every day as it was streching in grow.

as the branches was growing I tied them too.

Here's some more pics:

[M3N4C3]

if you are in day 40 of flower it may already be too late to lst effectively
i usually start training in early veg

[chiliwalt]

Originally Posted by hazyfontazy

snap the bitches neck if u need to ,it soon rebuilds its self ,it will slow growth till the repair is done but after that there should be no difference ,i doubt that it will stretch much at 40 days, u need to control it b4 then ,

if u look at that branch you'll see how i trained it ,this was done at 2 weeks flower ,snapped at the neck, gently squeese stem beetween thumb and forefinger till u feel the inner pulp crush then bend in direction u need to tie down as needed ,,hope that helps

Great 411 here Hazy... Very helpful. Excellent fix for Jawnroot. Great shots Mr. B, very admirable work there. Thanx for sharing.

With Respect, Chili