HELP! Manifold 16 tops. How many nodes before last cut?

[Alexn]

Hello. Yesterday I did my last topping and pretty soon I'll have my 8 tops.

But I want to go for 16. Now I don't know if I should wait until it grows 3 nodes, cut to second node and remove first node. Or grow to 4 nodes cut to third and remove 2 and 1.

What do you guys think?

[DabberDog]

If you are at 8 mains already, it sounds like you should keep on trukin' with what you've been doing.
Have any pictures?

[Alexn]

No pictures unfortunately. But it does look like in the tutorial. I tied them down so I get all tops at the same height. Now I have to wait for two more nodes. And cut again.

Also, after you're done topping, you let of shoots grow from the main stems or cut them off?

[golfnrl]

You don't want anything on the lower part of your plant. And you don't want anything growing downward. The further down on the plant the smaller the bud.

[golfnrl]

From www.growweedeasy.com/manifold


You can top each of the 8 colas one more time for a total of 16 colas per plant. However, only do this if you’re going to grow big cannabis plants in a 5-gallon container or larger. For a small-to-regular sized cannabis plant, 8 colas is the perfect amount to give you the biggest buds and yields without spreading out the plant’s energy too much.

[Alexn]

I did exactly as the tutorial. I do have 5 gal air pots and a 700w led from Mars hydro in coco/perlite.

He says I can top one more time. But I don't know if I should let it grow 4 nodes top to 3rd node and remove 1st and 2nd.

Or just grow to 3 nodes cut to 2nd and remove 1st

[golfnrl]

I think it might be your choice. The tutorial does not say. I am about to harvest my first manifold and decided not to top the 8. I have more than eight buds though.

[Allenpro]

I think you need to wait until you get 2-3 nodes on each main so you have enough spread, but it is your call, the mainline police lost funding so you dont need to worry about them for now

[Alexn]

It's already at the first node. In the next few days I'll transplant to my 5gal and set-up auto watering. And do my final cut. Hopefully it all goes well.

Also, do you let off shoots grow from the main stems or cut them off?

[golfnrl]

I harvested my manifold plant yesterday. I made some trimming mistakes and left too many stems on the lower part of the plant. I cut the flowers off of the lowest point on each stem and took a pic. I then cut off what I feel I should have taken during a defoliation and took a pic. I'm hoping this will give me some guidance for the next one. Maybe it will help you.

[Alexn]

That's what I'm trying to figure out, I guess I have to remove all side stem from the 8 main colas.

Thank you

[golfnrl]

Yes....it's your call on how far down to go. Are you planning to use a scrog net?