how to slow branches down

[jez1]

Gday,

 

Does anyone know any good ideas for slowing growth for a particular branch?

 

i've attached an amazing paint drawing to help illustrate what I mean

 

 

Should the bottom set of branches just be pruned off as the sets above will always be shading it or is the a way to slow the upper branches so the bottom branches can make it clear out the side?

 

Cheers

 

ps. Id love to hear some peoples pruning methods for their plants. ie. Do you prune the branches to grow the same way every time like topping on the 4th set, taking off particular branches, the same amount of colas etc 

Edited December 5, 2013 by jez1

[See]

Low stress training. LST. Shape your plant.

[jez1]

Ye, I want to avoid a tangled mess of branches going every which way. I see some pics of peoples plants and all the branches are perfectly spaced and symmetrical.

[merl1n]

Hey Jez,

Ya want all the goodness to go to the buds that are getting light, the canopy. Not the fluffy crappy shit underneath

Here's what I do https://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners.com/topic/12055-all-join-in-just-a-pic-dump/?view=findpost&p=399843

 

Merl1n

[Lenore]

Yep. I'm with See. LST....

If you hit the search function with "low stress training" you'll get a myriad of results.

[jez1]

its ok, I know what lst is, I was talking about controlling the length of each branch without ruining the tip when its ready for budding. Rather then subject people to another paint drawing, this jewish symbol is pretty much how I would like a new plant to grow.

 

 

I think I need to just follow what merlin said because after the budding kicks in, many of the smaller branches get lost among the bigger ones and just end up being a waste of time.

[loylty gets u nothing]

super crop

the top tip

allowing the lower branches to catch up

roll between thumb and forfinger

ull hear the plants tissues crack and feel it

once tip is lower

the hormone is directed at next highest point

aloowing the lower branches to catch up

takes a bit of practice to get it right

all the best

[Train Wreck]

its ok, I know what lst is, I was talking about controlling the length of each branch without ruining the tip when its ready for budding. Rather then subject people to another paint drawing, this jewish symbol is pretty much how I would like a new plant to grow.

 

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I think I need to just follow what merlin said because after the budding kicks in, many of the smaller branches get lost among the bigger ones and just end up being a waste of time.

 

I often tip young plants at the 3 or 4 node, mix in a little super cropping and the plant looks the same as your candelabra, minus the middle tip. The loss of the tip is more than made up for by the bottom branches.

I have also super cropped the tip in flower when the plant has exceeded the grow room height. Just bent it over and supported it's weight............

Edited December 5, 2013 by Train Wreck

[Lenore]

I've used supercropping too. I had to in the drobe as the main colas on two of my plants were far far too tall.
The knuckle at these joints is amazing.

[jez1]

Cheers for the replies.

 

Is there a time into budding where you shouldn't prune or supercrop?