Woo we made a convert! lol you won't regret it BB!
Try this on your main stem... but don't blame me if you snap your tree! lol Just be gentle, like you may be with a lady
Take an inch of stem finger and thumb with both hands. Twist the trunk slowly all the way around until you hear a 'click'. That's the internal stem breaking.
Then STOP twisting immediately! You must be careful as sometimes that 'click' can be so quiet and you can risk not hearing or feeling it and keep twisting your tree right round till it breaks - you don't want that. Just slowly and listening carefully for the click.
your tree may bend over once done. But that's good. Just make sure the skin isn't broken and that it is supported well for the next few days and it will heal just fine.
The benefit - the healing process creates scar tissue. Lots of scar tissue.
This scar tissue engorges the trunk/stem making it bigger and woodier.
The purpose of wanting such thicker trunk is to draw much more nutrients up and much faster.
Obviously, the fatter the trunk, the more nutes it can move
The difference in tree bushiness, branch thickness and eventually bud width is exceptionally noticeable.
But like I said... give a lil try, just one. and don't do it again for at least a week so that you may see exactly what it's doing.
(THIS CAN STUNT YOUR PLANT FOR UP TO A WEEK, please be warned)
Once you know what to expect than try it in a few locations and also try to be a little more forceful - I'm quite heavy handed with my ladies and will twist and pinch the shit out of them hahaha but I know their limitations cos I've had them a while
Once you know your strain very well you can feel free to supercrop every branch and every part of the trunk lol if you think your strain can handle it.
Doing this during flowering will stunt the process and totally slow down bud production to focus on healing itself, and fuck up your cycle so during flowering is a BIG no no!
Hence why I advise to only SC during veg, with a good whole week of healing for each time.
Good luck!
NB;
Supercropping alongside topping should be done with a carefully timed schedule of healing inbetween supercrops. Done at the same time can kill a plant quickly, especially if it's a small plant. A lot of care should always be taken in judging what your plant can cope with.
