Top a few times in veg. I had a height restriction so aside from topping I tied the whole plant to lean. And this I believe payed off later. Wanted it as short and bushy as possible. When I planted I put what I could of that thick stalk in the ground and planted at about a 45° angle which really put the plants upright. Some people would worry about root rot but that wasn't on my mind. I figured it would just grow more roots and it did really well. At that time I wasn't using super soil so I planted with either FFOF or Bu's Blend. Both are good enough especially to jump start outdoor. But what really helped was that I topped with a full 20/30 lb bag of wiggle worm. Pretty sure I was already using compost tea's during this grow which is a must. But from there I would tie down what I could up top. Cut away anything that wouldn't amount to much from lower points throughout summer until the days shortened. I tried not to cut too much after flower but if the plants are strong you can for awhile. Especially since outdoor will run late to end of October*. I may have even cut early November. But I would just watch your branches. Some you can strengthen with a pinch and bend early on and throughout. Some will bounce back strong and fatten up. Others will likely bounce back but stay thin. If you put these in during spring/early summer, you'll have plenty of time to study, play around, and learn. But if your LST isn't paying off on a lower thinner branch, just remove it. As you can see, (somewhat anyway) I had plenty of 'tops', more so than I topped the plant for really. It just becomes a bush. The more you tie down, the more it shoots up.How exactly did u train them ? I've researched a few methods but I'm not sure what would work best.
Training is for indoor plants. the sun is 93 million miles from your plant, i think it can penetrate your 2-6 foot plant without any problems. ;)
I would respectfully disagree with that.
You might train a plant outdoors to help in concealing it. You are right about the sun's ability to penetrate the plant ... but maybe your outdoor grow is not for everyone's eyes to see ...
Anytime after the third set of leaves. As for training, depending on where you are, plan on windy rain storms beating branches of heavy colas. Get some long rods and twine or a scrog net.How long should I wait until putting them into the fox farms ocean forest soil ? I'm starting them in a lil bit more forgiving soil people have told me ffof has too much nutrients for seedlings
Yup works great. Why waste time growing only to trim bud sites off.Top a few times in veg. I had a height restriction so aside from topping I tied the whole plant to lean. And this I believe payed off later. Wanted it as short and bushy as possible. When I planted I put what I could of that thick stalk in the ground and planted at about a 45° angle which really put the plants upright. Some people would worry about root rot but that wasn't on my mind. I figured it would just grow more roots and it did really well. At that time I wasn't using super soil so I planted with either FFOF or Bu's Blend. Both are good enough especially to jump start outdoor. But what really helped was that I topped with a full 20/30 lb bag of wiggle worm. Pretty sure I was already using compost tea's during this grow which is a must. But from there I would tie down what I could up top. Cut away anything that wouldn't amount to much from lower points throughout summer until the days shortened. I tried not to cut too much after flower but if the plants are strong you can for awhile. Especially since outdoor will run late to end of October*. I may have even cut early November. But I would just watch your branches. Some you can strengthen with a pinch and bend early on and throughout. Some will bounce back strong and fatten up. Others will likely bounce back but stay thin. If you put these in during spring/early summer, you'll have plenty of time to study, play around, and learn. But if your LST isn't paying off on a lower thinner branch, just remove it. As you can see, (somewhat anyway) I had plenty of 'tops', more so than I topped the plant for really. It just becomes a bush. The more you tie down, the more it shoots up.
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