So I started my first grow with three plants but killed one cause of slow growth and then ended up with two males so the slow one was probably a female... but it was just regs. So I'm starting over now and was wondering, can I LST my plants in a smaller pot and then transplant to the bigger one? or would this stress/fuck shit up too much?
It shouldn't unless you man-handle it. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to transplant them anway if your going for any kind of growth so long as the root sytem does not get damged or tugged around ur good. LST shouldn't make difference it has low stress right there in the name.
I plan to just leave the soil on the roots and just put it in a bigger pot and add soil. I just started with three incase of males...
It shouldn't be any trouble at all to transplant plants that have been LST'd. I just did this earlier today with 4 of mine, moving them from 1 gallon to 3 gallon containers and it went very smoothly. I just removed the stakes, transplanted and put the stakes back in. They're all looking very healthy and should enjoy the extra room.
awesome man. thanks for the reply goose. Thats all I needed to know. I knew the stem wouldn't straighten or anything I was more worried about the stress I guess since LST already stresses it a little.