Cannabis Loves Low Stress Training (LST)
Once Light, Water, Nutrients, CO2, Temperature & Humidity are Optimized to Support Healthy Plant Growth, Plant Training is What Can Lift Your Flowers to That Next Level in BOTH Quality and Quantity.
There are 2 common approaches to plant training used to break Apical Dominance in Cannabis. Which type of training you choose to carry out on your plants is an important decision. It will determine HOW your training efforts end up impacting Growth Rate, Yield & Quality.
High Stress Training (HST) or Low Stress Training (LST)?? Both approaches to training are applied with the objective of producing multiple high yielding tops rather than one dominant top.
HST – imposes physical injury to the plant and includes techniques such as Topping, Pinching and Folding Tops (aka Super Cropping)
LST – employs methods that use various anchors, tie downs, cages, stakes, trellis etc. to strategically position & apply resistance in the form of Bending & Leaning the tops and branches of plants without causing injury to them.
The Benefits of LST Compared to HST:
- Higher Levels of Auxin
- More Tops in Less Time
- Stronger Joints & Sturdier Branches
- Healthier Cuttings
- Controlled Height and Even Canopy with Uninterrupted Growth
- More Vigorous Shoot, Root & Flower Growth
- Greater Immunity to Pests & Disease
- Better Yield & Quality
Cannabis Cultivators use various forms of LST because they know about the importance of minimizing stress when trying to maximize plant performance. By applying resistance to tops and side branches, growers are able to gently change their elevation and/or positioning to efficiently redirect the flow of hormone and expose the lower shoots to light. The result being the activation of more Auxin producing shoots that can then develop into large tops and eventually big, beautiful buds.
So why would anyone choose HST when LST is an option? The answer is, or was, time consumption. Yes, Traditional LST techniques do take more time and know-how to implement and HST is quick and easy. BUT the problem is that HST can result in stressed out, injured and less productive plants. Now, with The OG Spring™, there is a New Option that Brings the Benefits of LST to Cultivators of ALL Skill Levels, While Saving Them Time Spent on Training!
