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Hi folks

I was just having a ponder about how I'm going to go about my next grow.

I've got a 4 pot wilma...

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and was thinking about how much I hate plants growing into each other and I always rotate them in the tent or cubby to keep them from resting on each other. This Wilma will more or less put a stop to that.
Then I got thinking about not being a lazy bugger this time round and putting a bit of effort in and training the little green cheeky chap-esses.

So...

Do I go LST or manifold them???

No nets please, as I like to get them out the tent for any flushing or nad pulling off them.

Anyone got tips n tricks for scenarios like this?

Favoured methods?

I like to top them at the 5th and normally leave them be. I have also topped at 5th and stripped alternating nodes off leaving 5 tops in the past, but height is an issue here and the wilma does take a bit of that away before I start.

I'm favouring manifolding them and having 8 tops on each plant, but I think that be pushing in a 1m tent, seeing as I ALWAYS grow fat HORSE COCKS!!!

:roll eyes: :running-around:

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Re: Training plants

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I've been using this method last few grows and it works well to keep the plant the size you need .

thats a bit posh mate :oik!:

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Same wilma and same size tent once upon a time. I manifolded but only with 3 plants in the wilma and probably had the best grow I've ever had, well certainly turned a corner anyway. I tried them tomatoe rings that greenfingers has aswel, liked them too. Manifold does take a bit longer with all the topping etc but i always liked ut because once its set you can just forget about. Could easily achieve the same with some LST though if you wanted

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How many tops did you have on each plant @Nom ?

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8 tops on each mate

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@Nom on your avatar, is that cherry on top giving the green thing below it a poke with something in it's bottom?

Cheers dude.

I've been leaning towards the manifold and I think you may have swung it for me. Got any pics???

I'm wondering if training them across the diagonals for the main shoots would be a good space filler?

I;m probably over thinking all this and will just cut their heads off and spit at them before flipping and leaving them well alone.

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id say chose 1 or 2 that you want to have branches in the centre, the rest just train out away from the middle. maybe cut the limbs off that poke inwards on 2 and not the other 2 :idn:
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Marcus wrote:
Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:07 pm
@Nom on your avatar, is that cherry on top giving the green thing below it a poke with something in it's bottom?
I'll have to ask google

What GMO said would be quicker than a manifold to be fair. No pics of that grow sorry fella

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