quick rundown of lst application...check me off

[budblower10]

Hey, im starting to lst my babies tomarrow and i simply would like you guys to approve this following lst process for me. basically, my plants are a month and looking good. They are in the ground. I simply bend the plant as far over horizontally as it will go without causing any stress, or snapping, the stem. I take a piece of string and i tie the top of the plant (a few inches from the very top) to a stirdy object on the ground (im guessing a rock, any other suggestions?) I make the tie study without strangling the plant. So now i have a plant that is on an angle (probably 45 degrees at first) - the next day i bend it a lil more and continue to do so until it is parallel with the ground (correct?). I wait until the very top of the plant has started to reach upward, towards the sun. LEaving the first string in place, I simply tie down the part that is stretching toward the sun. I continue to do this until harvest time, and i never take any of the strings off, they are there permenently. Does this sound good? also, should i tie the bottom of the plant stem to an object on the opposite side that the plant is leaning so that the plant doesnt uproot itself? thanks alot guys, i jus want to make sure i got it down perfect before doing it. any comments are def. welcomed and appreciated

[Wocka]

heres a link on how to do it http://forum.grasscity.com/advanced-growing-techniques/59538-vokals-lst-method-how-pics-examples.html

[Doober420]

What i did was tie the string to a twig or branch that u find on the ground or break off a tree and then pull it as far as u want the plant to go then just stick a rock or somthing heavy on top of it to hold it there... this way u can keep moving itas much as u want by simply pulling the twig farther away. And yes definatly counter-tie the bottom of the stem before u pull the plant all the way down.

[APalmer]

Make a slip knot so you can adjust the string for when the stem thickens. I did LST but only once. I tied it to a 90 degree angle once I got it there I anchored it into the ground with a stick. I didn't tie that stem down anymorw. This is donre so that the sides of the plant will get intense sun and grow.. Once it turns back up towards the sun leave it to grow . I wouldn't try to bend it again because you will have a curve in the stem and it may break . Once the stems start growing from the sides you can LST thos branches. Good Luck with doing it. And yes they stay on the plant until you harvest.

[budblower10]

ok, i lsted my one plant like a weeek ago and now it pointing up towards the sky. i have a single string tieing down the main branch, so that the top of the plant is now facing up. do i now take a string and do the same thing, tieing down the top again gradually so that it becomes more horizontal and parallel to the ground? thanks alot

[spliffmeister!]

From experience I have learned that tying with strings outdoors is kinda a pain in the arse. The more convenient and easy method (for me) is to use brances that fork into a Y shape. Cut em the lengths you want and poke em in the ground. After your initial 'ties' is easy to make em tighter..just push em down further into the ground