Andthen

I was using lst to get more colas, but i had to transplant all my plants to a grow box.
So before I add any further stress to these girls and start tying them down again I would like the voices of experience to chime in...

does lst really improve yield?

Lets compare apples to apples.

6 plants
600 watts
without Lst it would have 1 cola each.
with Lst you would get more colas;

but, will more colas produce more than the plant with just 1 cola or with they be smaller colas in comparison?

ILLEGAL-SEED

you will get more smaller ones.

the point of it is to get even light distribution. a tall thin plant will yield about the same as a small wide plant.

tripps

I used to think otherwise, but I think topped or LSTed plants yield more. More % of the plant is in the optimal light zone. Outside maybe no difference, the sun penetration is the same top or bottom, but with HID lights, the zone between too close and too far isn't that deep. With topped plants, I think the oversized root system going into flower gives you an advantage, too.

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Same Plant Strain, Started from seed at the same time-(Yumbolt47)-From the beginning the 1st plant was taller, and needed to be tied over a couple weeks into flower because of height restrictions. The other plant was shorter and didnt need to be tied over. I almost tied it over, then heard it kinda 'snap' and go limp, so I stood it back up and didnt mess with it. It got a 'knot' in the middle of the stem where I bent it over but it healed fine on its own and actually looks kinda better than the cola thats tied over? The plant that wasnt tied has just as big 2ndary colas as the one that was tied so??? Unless I didn't do something right, I prob wont tie mine over no more unless I need the head room? We'll have to wait a lil while longer to tell for sure...
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I had three plants all the same strain. 1st one was tallest and weighed the least, 2nd one had more side buds and weighed twice as much, third one was topped, finished two weeks later, but will end up 4x as big as the first. From what I've seen the more tops you have the better.

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Lou Cypher

I'll agree with that, and add that, IMO a topped plant will yield more than one that had lsting done to it, considering that both went the same amount of veg days.

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All I did was tie this Orient Express over a bit because it was higher than the rest of the other plants' canopies and screwing up my light placement. It promptly grew colas everywhere.



The other thumb is of the same plant next to another plant of the same strain. Hahaha! The benefits of tieing down, indeed!!

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Andthen

Ok,

So if height isn't an issue...
An Lst plant produces the same results as one that was left alone.
But in most cases a "topped" plant will produce a higher yield given a bit more time to veg.

You guys agree?

UpNorth

IMO an LST'd plant will produce more than one left alone. Most people I've seen say that LST'ing produces as much as a topped plant w/out the stress. Just take a look at some of the journals here and you'll see some beautifully LST'd plants that would have needed to be 3x as tall to produce the same amount of bud.

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g13laze

I think container size/available lighting should be factored in when determing whether you should LST or FIM or leave it alone



great info from everyone

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