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    I've got a few different strains which are gonna be difficult to keep the same height. Any ideas what to use to raise individual pots etc? Obviously training will be employed.

    On the subject of training when should I first top them and start lst? It's been a while and in previous grows I've never had to cope with lanky plants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarahnya View Post
    I've got a few different strains which are gonna be difficult to keep the same height. Any ideas what to use to raise individual pots etc? Obviously training will be employed.

    On the subject of training when should I first top them and start lst? It's been a while and in previous grows I've never had to cope with lanky plants.
    I would lst or mainline during veg
    Top at 4th node
    Put scrog then flower
    And use the scrog .. maybe 2nd scrog layer.. anyway hard to keep even canopy even with same strain different seeds. Good luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarahnya View Post
    I've got a few different strains which are gonna be difficult to keep the same height. Any ideas what to use to raise individual pots etc? Obviously training will be employed.

    On the subject of training when should I first top them and start lst? It's been a while and in previous grows I've never had to cope with lanky plants.
    It depends on the height of your plants obviously lol.
    An upside down plant pot. Shoe box's, books. Anything really, thats gonna be sturdy enough to stay in place and hold the weight of the plant.

    N a usualy try top the bout the 4th node. Then let them recover. N a usualy start to train them once they tall enough that the top reaches the side of its pot.

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    N how lanky are your plants?
    Might not have light close enough. So they stretching to it?

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    Not lanky yet but some of them are landrace Sativa so I'm expecting a stretch plus very long flower (ouch 16 week Malawi gold). However some like strawberry cough will be more manageable hybrids.

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    Just adding we are only 1 week old so far. They have filled baby pots loosely with roots now so I'm gonna pot up today and then look at topping some of them in a couple of days as I reckon at least one as 4th node

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    Just some pics, I've been tying down almost daily or bending stems.

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    I'll be flipping in approx 1 week. How big can I expect them to get? Strawberry Cough, Ace Malawi and Oldtimers x Amnesia Haze

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    Also when should I pot up. I've 11ltr pots for next and final pot up. There's a chance oldtimers or Malawi could go 15 weeks or so :/

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    Any suggestions to improving the taming of the Bush appreciated. I've never HAD to use lst before so only did it sparingly. With these I'm constantly messing with them, terrified I'm gonna end up with triffids or something.

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    You can be pretty rough with them. I like to tie them down with pipe cleaners and keep pulling daily to get an even canopy. Also promotes more budsites.

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