Here at day #7 you will notice the plant is doing well with the recent reservoir change and is ready to explode in growth. I have added a tomato trellis to the plant in an effort to train the plant to grow as I desire!
Low Stress Training is a very effective and a lot of times necessary way to strengthen , heighten and maximize your plants potential.
***Low Stress Training (LST) plants is a great way to keep them short and bushy. This can be done with a piece of strings, a twist tie, or velcro. Attach tie to the top of the plant, and then pull the top of the plant down towards the bottom, at a 90-180 degree angle. After a week, release the tie. When the top is pulled over as described, a hormonal condition makes the lower internodes bush out. Now the plants growth will differ, with the lower branches reaching up towards the top of the canopy. A disadvantage of this technique may be that it does require more work, as the ties do need to be adjusted from time to time (really only an issue to larger scale gardens).
Many gardeners first top their plants, at least once, and then utilize low stress training the new shoots from that point. The combination of both techniques works very well. Topping is also very useful if your plants start to stretch (often the case when gardeners use HPS lamps for veg).
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