{"id":1247,"date":"2020-05-22T22:22:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T22:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/cbd\/an-easy-guide-to-low-stress-training"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:12:08","slug":"easy-guide-to-low-stress-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/easy-guide-to-low-stress-training","title":{"rendered":"An easy guide to low-stress training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Low-stress training (LST) is a method used by growers to control the height and shape of cannabis plants. For newbie growers, it's a useful technique that can increase crop yields and round out cultivation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat is low-stress training?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Low-stress training enables growers to fully exploit the available space and light by manipulating the growth pattern of plants. Cannabis plants tend to grow into a formation known as <\/span>apical dominance<\/span><\/a>, where the plant is bushier at the bottom and narrows to a single elongated <\/span>cola<\/span><\/a> at the apex. This natural formation tends to result in a single dominant bud at the top of the plant, which monopolizes nutrients and hormones, leaving smaller buds on the lateral branches. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"cannabis\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
Cannabis plants tend to grow into a formation known as apical dominance, where the plant is bushier at the bottom and narrows to a single elongated cola at the apex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t