topping

[jeff1961]

On my second plant,doing a lot better, with everybody advice, already started low stress training, plant doing good has 5 sets leaves, doing the bending of main stim already, want know can I still top it, since it growing straight up again, strain is willow

[Sonnyhad]

Yes cut it back to the third for starters!

[ellz]

What Sonnyhad said. You can top it if there are 5 sets. I topped mine with only 4 sets of leaves and they did great! You just cut back to about halfway so like Sonnyhad said, the 3rd set would be perfect.

[alltatup]

Jeff, did you tie it down with something where you bent it? If you do pinch the top, the other colas will start to form faster.

[jeff1961]

Yes, I did bend it, I read in you topic top it before LST, but I thought I would try LST first and see how it works out, thanks for the info

[D.A.A.S.69]

If it's an auto and you have already bent her 90degrees, why top her ?? Imo gonna slow her down at least a week or two.more

[jeff1961]

After topping and LST I have 6 new nodes commimg up , can I top them when they get a certain height, if the plant is growing well

[Sonnyhad]

If you have an auto, then I would only top it once, but what you do with it from there is endless, well not quite but you get the idea.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Is your plant an auto or photo ?

[jeff1961]

Its white widow weed

[jeff1961]

I have to add pH down every 2 days is this normal. I using dwc, plant is healthy

[ellz]

How is your water's aeration? are you getting a lot of bubbles in your water? I have noticed my pH stays pretty steady unless I change things and I am using two large air stones per 5 gallons of water. Temps in the low 70's F.

[jeff1961]

Just 300 aireater, it always done this, using1 airstone, I will check water temp

[jeff1961]

Water temp 74.3

[jeff1961]

That plant grew fast after topping

[jeff1961]

[jeff1961]

Its 5 weeks old, long stems, big ass leaves