Boost Your Cannabis Harvest with THESE Training Techniques

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A little bit of resistance can make you stronger. That's why we train with weights and other stressors. What if the same was true for training your plants?
In this episode, we cover a number of high-stress and low-stress training techniques to make your plants strong and more potent.
You don't want to miss this one.

[@7munkee]

I have been growing indoors for 4 or 5 years and I started ScrOGing about 2 years ago. I will never grow another plant (indoors) without scrogging. All buds are top buds with zero larf. If you are going to pay top dollar for electricity, you might as well make it as efficient as possible.

[@redneck740]

Wouldn't it be far more efficient to grow more, yet smaller plants with far less veg time? The lights are on longer in veg than flower so the quicker you get to flower the less electricity you use.

[@steelmaster73]

I like the idea of cutting out the veg time but i feel like you need more room to raise enough clones​@@redneck740

[@7munkee]

@@redneck740 I get about 3 lbs a year this way and it is already too much for me and my son. Its all personal. And seeds are expensive.

[@nolanmendoza43]

@@redneck740 If you want to manage a zillion plants.. I grow drain to waste as I've had far better success and it seems cleaner... I water Recharge and other amendments once a week, I ain't trying to do that to 300 plants. I only veg for 3 weeks in my main room as well before flipping.

[@stangcobra592]

I hate not being able to move plants, I get plenty of yield from leaf tuck, lollipop and super crop.

[@merledonoho9766]

I tried them all. I like LST. I get better results and I don’t have to hurt the plant. That way I never have to say sorry to them. Yes I talk to them and name them all. In the 5 years I have over 100 different ladies name tags. Lol I have no ideal why I do any of it. Habit and maybe a little superstition. Great show guys!

[@U-inverse369]

Good Spirit. You reap what you sow.

[@ozzy7109]

I named mine in the beginning... Don't know why I stopped... But I definitely talk to them and play them some Jazz

[@Bloomcycle]

LST is the way to go. No delay in growth

[@kinngrimm]

no topping above nodes, no clean up of leaves in the way or those that show signs of mmm problems ... to increase airflow and avoid mold? Those i would count to high stress or am i mistaken with that categorization?

[@hammrhed6861]

training clips for the win

[@edbuchanan2628]

Bending and breaking is amazing this year has been amazing!

[@edbuchanan2628]

My first legal outdoor grow in Ohio

[@BlockchainMoney87]

I definitely been bending her up early

[@supermuffin38]

Man, you are so right! You WILL accidentally snap a branch. I just did it on my last run of king kush. I prayed it would heal, and just like you said. Not only did it repair itself, it grew a fat knuckle and it became stronger than if I hadn't snapped it. Thanks for sharing all of this knowledge!

[@elisten1153]

👹👹

[@stevie1748]

Wait until the plant is not Hydrated. The plant will be more limp when the soil is on the dryer side. 🤔

[@7munkee]

I've taped a branch back on with packing tape outside and it worked out great.

[@joulez479]

Supercropped a few of my tops two days ago and snapped four of them. Hope they come back stronger lol. Good video Scotty

[@ScottyReal420]

Fingers crossed!

[@PoppaLongroach]

@joulez479 I snapped a bigger branch almost completely off a while back. Honest to god I stood it back up, put black electric tape around it and it healed back up. It was already in 2nd week of flower and didn't make a big bud, but it did heal back together is the point. They are tuff plants and might surprise you

[@BlockchainMoney87]

Feed and water will jump back

[@joulez479]

Thanks guys, they came back up and looking good!

[@MrEiht]

Just imagine how brutal the wind outside can be. And over some bazillion years Plants learned to deal with it. So an indoor plant needs a bit of "hurt".

[@ScottyReal420]

True.

[@user-eg8hb8xt3j]

I top and then bend the tops to open things up as they get taller Works great. I also defoliate heavy 3 days before I flip to flower and again at the end of week 3 of flower . And of course lollipop

[@stevie1748]

THE SECRET??? Only bend and manipulate branches in Veg, BUT,...never try this when the plant is HYDRATED!!!!!!! This is KEY! Think of Celery when hydrated (snaps easily), when Dehydrated, (limp) 🤔🤔🤔

[@gillbates3104]

Phenomenal teacher!

[@markc3197]

Mainline all day

[@PoppaLongroach]

Anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger.......except Grizzly Bears, they just kill and eat you

[@ScottyReal420]

😂

[@codyramos3200]

I read that as bear grillz.

[@shitina.bucket9699]

Same, you might be dyslexic❤@@codyramos3200

[@ganjagridplantvibrationtra72]

Vibration

[@elisten1153]

Read this as Joe Rogan would say it

[@Bloomcycle]

Started lst 3 weeks ago with Purple Kush and White Rhino and they're beautiful 😍

[@RoyalCreator-jo7by]

I accidentally did high stress training while trying to do low-stress training. Lol the branch broke, but it actually healed together really well.

[@PorkChopSammie]

It’s kind of the same idea of lifting weights. Mass increases due to micro tears in the muscle tissue. I personally have been using low stress training techniques and prefer it over other styles of SC. I massage the stems once they’re established in their new pot. Point is (as was specifically stated in this video) to break up the internal fibers without breaking the outer bark. You get those “Incredible Hulk popping out of his shirt” looking stem bases.

[@martin77766]

Thanks for the help.

[@davidbaughman6323]

When doing high stress training try pinching the stem where you`re going to bend it, slightly crush it before bending it.

[@mattalford3932]

I'm new to growing cannibis. I bought a clone in May and stuck it outside. It stretched and started the flowering process. Then flipped back to veg, so I chopped about 6 inches off of every branch until it was just over half it's size lol. It's root bound because it's in a pot that's too small. It's fine. I'm sure all the new growth spots will fill back, and it will produce buds, lol. Basically, I'm doing everything you aren't supposed to do, and it's not dead yet, so don't stress out too much. If I haven't killed that plant, your plants will be fine, lol. I've chopped that plant like that twice, lol. It's still fine and growing like crazy lol.

[@jeffreybrown1433]

BUY THE 'RECHARGE'!!! I STARTED GROWING 9mos. ago ,indoor,soil, organic, a couple months ago,I ordered recharge and I will be using it for every grow, until they quit selling it, ❤to the DGC crew!!!!

[@kinngrimm]

Scotty you are growing on me o_0 Good information and i like the Q&A style presentation.

[@williamjenkins8566]

I want to see your plants!!

[@ScottyReal420]

Come join us at Realgrowlab.com and you will be able to see my grow.

[@MaxPainMSF]

Love this new format Scotty. Great information 👏🏾🤌🏾 #DGC4LIFE 🙏🏾🌿🇬🇧

[@markandrade7547]

Talking about training branches to a 80-90° angle and growing outward, I have a couple of sativas I topped at the 7th node that are 36 inches wide and almost a perfect circle but only 16 -20 inches high (measured yesterday) during an outdoor grow on my roof. so being in nyc it's just about the end of veg since I'm seeing pre-flowering going on. That's how you get a lot of clones by taking the new branches that came out of the original branch from nodes 1-4 since they won't get to the top of the canopy. I lose count of how many bud sites there are from all the new branches from the original branch that's 90° horizontally. I've been watching after topping the plants almost lollipop itself as long as the inner fan leaves are pruned off. Outdoor grow is more fun and interesting to watch the plants grow because of the sun moving across the sky, watching the leaves up facing east in the morning and follow the sun throughout the day and face westin the evening. Plus rooftop wind makes the plants stronger from all the wind abuse.

[@milesoffshoresportfishing746]

Just had a hardened off mom break on me where she was topped elns ago. Duck taped back together and fingers crossed! Great show Scotty , stay Real!!!

[@seanhewitt603]

Awesome video guys. I do indeed use low and high stress training for my plants. I do like having multiple colas to enjoy.

[@Kwikturbo]

Been doing that 20 years nice info.

[@troypowell2403]

We actually found this out by accident over a decade ago when I first started so I named it knuckling because it was like the plant grew a knuckle and it would produce big buds right above where the heavy buds or breaking branches would occur. so they got even bigger and so we started doing it in certain areas to produce more bigger buds. It was great, but you have to be careful cause you don’t want to totally break the branch because then it would become murdering and you don’t wanna murder your plants so be careful using this technique you use zip ties, and Bamboo sticks or whatever you got to support them after you bend them.

[@lunarminx]

I fimmed my last two plants and the two now. I also fimmed the new ones growing. Of the last harvest, one out grew my short tent so quickly that I threw it with the one growing in the tall tent. The one i left in the short tent I mega cropped so it could stay a few weeks until I harvested the one plant that was growing by itself first.

[@hootertexas9711]

This video just confirmed what I was thinking. I was really bummed when I broke one of my main colas a couple weeks into flower. In 2 hours it was already luged back up and on a week it stacked a bunch more buds

[@aussiedigger1441]

New grower here, I accidentally snapped a massive branch almost off from main stem & I gently lifted back up & wrapped wire around to support & 5 days later it was healed and now it's strongest branch on the tree! I keep forgetting it's a weed not a tulips or roses.

[@ScottyReal420]

💪 That's learning by doing at it's finest!

[@GroloCup410]

Best practice for outdoors in my opinion... Controls height and allows branch strength to be able to hold those fat sun kissed spears! Great stuff Scotty

[@GroloCup410]

@Official_ScottyReaI420 wow that's pretty incredible!

[@GroloCup410]

@Official_ScottyReaI420 ya scammaaaahh!

[@jimg5619]

I was nervous about lollipoping until I got up the courage to trim away! After seeing the results, I'll grow lollipops. Some LST and topping but super cropping has to be next. Don't know until you try, so if you don't try you'll never know . Scotty!! Loving the recharge 🖖. See results fast. Thank you

[@jimg5619]

SCOTTY!!!! Today, after watching the changing of terpenes for a few days , I'm harvesting!! It's the night before Christmas 😍I've learned so much from so many contributors, you being one of the top mentors, about the cultivation of cannabis . I thank you sir for your time and effort to inform so many, self included! You know what this MEANS???!!! Pop some beans and... have fun... again. Thank you Scotty 🖖 High C 😉

[@timv8970]

I think if you have enough airflow i don't think lollipoping helps focus energy up top the shaded leaves get eaten turn yellow and feed the tops. Also double harvesting the scruff can turn into nice late harvest buds with nice frost... keep the leaves and scruff for its food!.

[@brianfavaron4782]

❤ 👍

[@douglastaylor638]

Great show I found a limb that some how was tucked down in the middle of my 9 week northern lights plant all a total mistake but a wonderful mistake I was shocked

[@coolestguyontheplanet723]

Thanks 😊

[@ScottyReal420]

You're welcome!

[@MegaTraum420nyc]

do you have any info on monster cropping?

[@seanmac420]

I supercrop the shit outta my plants especially when a top is starting to get away from the rest. I do another similar technique based on what I’ve noticed on how strong the plants branches are that’s way too long to type lol

[@coriellallan1620]

Mint

[@APIEngineering]

i celebrated harvesting my black diamond by popping another seed. my god, this purple punch seed came up in just like 3 days! I stuck my head in the tent to look around, noticed something green in that pot and actually went "ew" for a second, because it just wasn't even in my mind that the seedling could have popped so fast. But there she is! A new purple punch in her own fabric 5 gallon. I wanna see how big this one gets, might just grow her in my sativa tent for a while.

[@benehubar2423]

I tried those plastic 90° bend thingys and broke a nice branch. It was badly broken and survived with 4 small strings of plant connected. Needed to support it or it would not hold itself but got to harvest!

[@Chuksfunhouse]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MotoZom-B]

Solid info my dudes!!

[@chrisonuttah7546]

I've been training plants for years. They can now do backflips and ride tiny bikes 😂😅

[@jimg5619]

If you've ever pruned a fruit tree, you'll know how they redirect and repair the wound. Yessir! It's on the next run 👍

[@shaunsykes96]

Would love to see some of your plants that you use these techniques on.

[@hippieweldor]

Train and top center at flower flip.

[@Aybee_tv]

Wish autos could do this

[@user-eg8hb8xt3j]

They can . Check out Bill wards videos . He trains his autos pretty heavy and does awesome

[@Aybee_tv]

@@user-eg8hb8xt3j thank I'll check him out that's the name of his channel

[@MrMbrew007]

Can you crop autos with success?

[@ScottyReal420]

I do not know enough about autos, I hear people say no and I also have heard some growers say yes.

[@yaradbey552]

Yessir

[@head-of_Grow]

🎉

[@jjjjjasonjjjjjackson]

Was this method ever know as the "Evel Knievel" method? lol jk Good info, I was curious to what super cropping is and what it can be used for. This video explains it all. A big TY to Scotty

[@Grizz_grows420]

On a side note! I just learned that FIM’ing doesn’t mean Fu$k I Missed! Apparently it was the name of the Scientist that originally came up with the technique. 😂 I found this out by watching a Mr Grow It podcast. 🤜🤛

[@HoRRiiBLe1313]

Super cropping is the one technique I’m scared to do. Never had to do this before.

[@michampunkt1353]

Scotty, we need Recharge here in germany. where to get it? 🤑

[@ScottyReal420]

We are working on it.

[@michampunkt1353]

@@ScottyReal420 Thank´s Scotty, can hardly wait . NEEEED IT ! :)

[@bovineexcrement8635]

stepping down

[@fourtysix4646]

I don’t know more about fim-I ng but the explanation was a bit off imo, it doesn’t regrow just 2 nodes it should regrow 3-4, 4 ideally.

[@BlazRa]

Technically working out is like a stress training technique for people .

[@HungryMumbles420]

So can I HST a clone from a branch? Or branches in general? Does it need to be the main stem?

[@ScottyReal420]

it does not need to be a main stem.

[@rvf2395]

Man for the life of me i can never get an even canopy. I have my plants shaped perfectly through veg, then when the stretch comes in flower, the main stem keeps shooting up so fast and gets so thick, that I can't do anything to keep it even. Anyone have any tips on how to keep everything even during flower, without using a trellis net?

[@gypthcnuryse7611]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Laggy200ms]

That was me the first time accidentally breaking one. 😂 Please.. please come back girl. I'm sorry...😢

[@artifactsandbigracks3999]

Good inside...not so good outside.

[@normagee]

do it...😎

[@mikehancho1613]

I train the crap out of my plants!

[@regularsizeruss3874]

Anyone who says "whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." never had gonorrhea. 😉

[@BlockchainMoney87]

Bend to the north

[@scottrtx6488]

Scotty it’s time to see YOUR girls 😊

[@ScottyReal420]

You want to see my grow join us over on realgrowlab.com

[@ganjagridplantvibrationtra72]

Vibration baby.

[@MatteoFunds]

👽

[@pacevalentine5587]

Fun fact fimming is not f***3d I missed but actually named after the person who shared this technique.

[@ScottyReal420]

I have never heard this, do you have any reference links?

[@pacevalentine5587]

@@ScottyReal420 yes I heard it from Kyle kushman on a segment he was doing. I think it was garden talk with mrgrowit. #122 20 minutes in.

[@klozerschrotter]

I missed my first fimming.😅

[@EugeneYus]

it reminds me of humans hitting their head hard and rewiring the brain in a way it causes super human mind qualities

[@steves5119]

skimmed this video.. dont see any pictures or video of any thing done to a plant

[@ScottyReal420]

showing plants on KZbin will limit the reach of the video. we are trying to inform people not show off plants. We use realgrowlab.com to show plants.

[@RedPillGrower]

✌️😎🔥🔥🔥

[@BigBerias]

whats up with the 10fps video...

[@KeithSage]

First

[@gmoodeed3573]

I actually like to grow my plants without topping a lot! Or training just bamboo or tied from the ceiling. I have good side branching on my plants I like to grow and I get that monster bud! You need a good light to penetrate your canopy which I cut below to get rid of smaller bud-sites. I spend on my lights! I have grown every way possible in my experience what ever floats your boat! What ever gives you a steady harvest and good quality! What ever way you can maintain steady growth with constant good results! Best of all time maybe not but Consistent I am a quality over quantity old school grower! Like a fine wine! Like growing the best grapes for that fine wine! Fine tuning your grow what ever way you chose is the best way to go! I have seen people grow in some incredible small conditions! Train those plants to go in what ever direction you want it to go! Or let grow natural if you can! Big ass buckets make for bigger plants So by using smaller buckets you are training that plant all ready I like to grow those 2.5 to 3.5 foot plants! With side branching! Rock hard purple indica leaning! Nothing better than smoking your own in a nice glean glass bong! Especially since big box store weed is loaded with chemicals and pesticides What a shock that is! Go green grow your own weed!

[@madabouthistory4611]

never do it in bloom, veg only ;]

[@MikeParentLeap]

I put 2-3 cuttings into 9 liter Hempys with 70/30 coco Perlite Super crop and LST as needed. I add Wollastonite @ 1 gram per liter of medium for Silica and feed with Jacks 321. Flower in 10-14 days Fast, No larf, all main tops and no need for cumbersome trellises. JM2¢

[@ruger2275]

I dress up like Negan from the walking dead when it's femur snapping time. Give em the Glenn treatment 😅 inie menie miney miny snap! 😂 😂 😂