I just started the training its day 24. Slowly but surely going to go around the 5 gallon bucket...with that said I read about topping your plant,should you top your plant when your doing LST?
What do you prefer? Is it going to grow like 4 feet circle around the bucket in spiraling? I'm new to growing all this anything close in experience is a garden and grape veins lol
I do both. I top or fim after the 4th set of leaves, and then still lst the plant. Causes the lower branches to bush out and stretch more.
Use clones, top at two weeks, trellis netting by the forth week. I am a indoor hydroponic sativa grower
IMO you are talking about 2 different things. What strain? Auto or photo? Don't quote me but for photo's I top twice as described, auto's No, but I have & it worked??? All plants benefit from some form of training or another. Start with lst first.
Not so much what week, but where the plant is at growth wise. Some folks top or fim after the third set of 5 leaves, or the fourth set of five leaves. Not all gals develop at the same rate. My lst trick is I bend thick wire or wire coat hangers into a J shape for whatever length I need. Then I stick the straight end in the soil and use the J part to keep the top tucked over. Less hassle for me. No string or tie straps. My arthritis fingers don't work that good. I shove the wire in and tuck, all done. Usually have to adjust every other day or so, sometimes every day depending on growth. Can also use them to help spread branches apart instead of, or with a scrog net.