Young plant, what can be done?

So, I have a very young strawberry d-lite plant that is about a week old, and it is by far the TOUGHEST genetics I've had so far. It stretched a lot in the beginning because I was giving it natural sunlight, but it is now inside and is being fed artificial lights. Furthermore, my question is, what can be done to it, as far as low stress training, topping, etc goes? Pictures to help get a better understanding of the plant are provided!

 

[quote name='"rdb"']I wouldn't top or LST it until you see the third set of nodes pop up to be honest.[/quote]

So I should just let it grow?

 

Anyone else have any input? I transplanted the other day and pulled a few roots by accident, but life goes on, it just needed a bigger container badly, these genetics are pretty interesting, as the plant itself is somewhat small meanwhile the roots are almost out growing a 1gal. Container. Mind blowing, but you get what you pay for, and these weren't cheap. It's a shame the critical freebie wasn't so lucky, even bigger shame that attitude doesn't replace seeds that don't germinate. Oh well! I just want to know how I can maximize my yield, without spending any money. Basically what I'm doing is taking things from around the house and putting them to better use! Anyways, and help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Also, it made a snap recovery from the transplant, almost no stress/shock at all, I suppose that is the diesel part of the strain prevailing, as they are known to be very resilient to stress and nutrients.

 

[quote name='"thatguythat"']i top very early.... probably earlier than most. as soon as they enter veg i top. that way it will always have those 2 tops. then as they grow, every day just lightly curl those 2 outward... until one day you can tie them down and pull them further daily creating mcdonald's arches. that is all the topping and training i have done.[/quote]

Hmm.. So I could top right now? Also, how far down do I have to cut it to top? I really need a descriptive picture because I messed up on my last plant..

 

[quote name='"thatguythat"']you don't touch those big four leaves.... you just pinch off the little stuff on top. i'll see if i can find a pic on the internet.. or a sticky[/quote]

Okay thanks man, cause I think I cut to close to the stem last time.

 

I pinch? Will there be any indication of how much pinching is enough?

 

Alright thanks for the help I just don't know how to go about topping it, because of the amount of methods that are used.

 

[quote name='"MayorMcStoned"']Some will say snip it, others pinch it.
You should look into low stress training, you dont slow the plants growth from clippin it and its pretty simple...[/quote]

Well I understand that it doesn't slow anything down but I don't want to cut too high or too low.

 

[quote name='"MayorMcStoned"']

Sorry, my wording came out all wrng on that post... I must have been under the influence of marijuana or something...

When you top a plant by clipping it, youll slow its rate of growth for a few days because its recovering from the stress of losing its top.
When you low stress train, it stimulates the growth of lower nodes without harming the plant at all.

my advice is to lst, im kind of against cutting on your plants, but if youre gonna do it, top it right above the two nodes you want to speed up growth. Also, leave a little bit of the main stem on, so you have some room for error...[/quote]

I lst'd it, but I don't know if what I'm doing with cause any positive effects? Here's some pictures!

 

Anyone?