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that's not super cropping, what you are doing is low stress trainingI super crop to break the main cola's height dominance.
Instead of stressing the plant, I gently tie it down with string or wire without harming the stem.
This allows all the side branches to grow creating an even canopy.
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twisting the stem/branch also does other beneficial factors same as super cropping. However, this doesn't mean you should go break every single branch LMFAO!You can supercrop by twisting stems until you feel the snap. I used to just snap them over until another grower showed me this technique. I now use a combination of the two to shape my plants.
not really, and there are different levels of stress.OK
Then I prefer LST over stressing the plant. Same result eventually !
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i know, i just thought to put it out there before a newbie starts breaking all their branchesNobody said they snapped every branch. LMFAO.
In summer I top 3 times starting so early newer growers freak. I top 3 times in a row to end up with 8 main branches. I start snapping as soon as the branches are long enough. I can keep most plants chest high and a fairly level canopy.i know, i just thought to put it out there before a newbie starts breaking all their branches
I thought super cropping was when a plant is reverse from flower creating numerous branches to take care off.Super Cropping | Why & How?
I did a search and notice we don't have a good post for super cropping, so i decided to make one. Hope it helps someone!
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Super cropping is a technique that growers can perform during vegetive and early flower stage of plant life.
This is a great technique to perform, if you notice that a branch is stretching a lot more than other branches.
By super cropping the tall branch, you essentially bend the branch at a certain angel with force to break it, but you don't want to break it in a way that would separate from the rest of the branch. When you start bending it and it gets to an certain angel, you will hear a cracking sound if you focus and listen. Past this point with a bit more force the branch will break and drop side ways.
At this time you just want to let t sit on top of the other branches.
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As you can see in the above picture a branch is broken side ways but it is still held by the rest of the branch. This puts the plant in a overdrive and the plant would transfer additional sugars to repair it self. With in few days you will notice that the top of the cola will start to go upwards towards the light again.
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In addition you will also notice a big knuckle is formed on the spot that the plant was super cropped. Remember above i mentioned that the plant goes into a overdrive and transfers additional sugars to this particular branch. This allows the branch to be fully strong again.
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Thanks for the read and Happy Friday!
You’re describing revegging a plant. Monstercropping.I thought super cropping was when a plant is reverse from flower creating numerous branches to take care off.
perhaps this last post is true , but I highly doubt someone would be reversing the same plant 3 times, but hey they might have lots of time to play.
Enjoy and good luck in the grow.
You have me interested, did not realize that kinking my plants had such a fancy name these days.You’re describing revegging a plant. Monstercropping.
3 times is the number of branches that I bent since they were stretching too much .I thought super cropping was when a plant is reverse from flower creating numerous branches to take care off.
perhaps this last post is true , but I highly doubt someone would be reversing the same plant 3 times, but hey they might have lots of time to play.
Enjoy and good luck in the grow.
Not after week 2 of flower. Stems start getting hard and brittle from then on.How late in flower do some of you dare bend ?
Coming up on week 4 and torn on a couple branches here and there .
Thanks .Not after week 2 of flower. Stems start getting hard and brittle from then on.
I have done a multiple monstercrop before just as an experiment. It worked pretty good but the result weren't worth the time in my opinion.You’re describing revegging a plant. Monstercropping.
How late in flower do some of you dare bend ?
Coming up on week 4 and torn on a couple branches here and there .
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