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Been looking into topping.

Inuart88

Inuart88

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been reading about topping to get more than one main cola. can u let the plant grow as tall as you want then top so you get more branches for new colas? im in second week of veg with some big plants so im wondering if its do able if i did it now would i get 1- cola for each branch coming up?
 
Look u can grow any way u want,if your looking to get more bud for your time and money toping is one way to do it!!! I will tell u one thing if u chose to top do early like now when there young. Luck to u
 
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I always top, early in veg... that gives plants more time to develop colas, IMO. And I have a short grow space! 😀
 
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Did i wait to long to start topping im 2 weeks into veg
 

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Maybe to late for topping, but you can still LST. Just bend her over 90 degrees and keep her that way. Don't let the top be the tallest part of the plant.
 
If that is what you're comfortable with, then that is what you should do. Hope for some great smoke.
 
i did bend quite a few leaves down to give the new colas a ton more light hopefully that will help them take off also going to defoliate some in a bit
 
Don't be afraid to bend the main cola over like I said 90 degree. Do it slowly right after you water her. Just don't force her.
 
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would i top it at one or 2 its got alot of time to grow still two more weeks and im sure those colas would catch up besides the way bottom ones
 

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I think im just going to top them! they look pretty good when i bent them over but i wanna top em high since i have a decent height grow space about 6feet to 6 1/2 feet
 

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If those aren't autos then I would go ahead and cut them back down. Read the articles on topping and manifolding-these will have a HUGE impact on the quality and quantity of your harvest. Another benefit of topping back down is that you can use the cuttings to make into ready clones. I tend to wait until I get to the 5th set of leaves growing and clip it back to the 3rd set, repeat again on the two new stalks and you now have 4 nice stalks. You could go another round if you're patient but I tend to stick with 4 mains and train the remaining growth to maximize cola development.
 
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I stared pinching at 6"
and pinching every branch at least once....
there 5 ta 6 weeks old now

and as far as it being to late.
I think it's just a mater of how long you plan on keeping them in veg...
 
Okay what would i cut these back two and why 3 why not grow out 10 or 12 and cut down one so u get 11 is it just 3 to save space? i mean i read the topping tutorials and just wondering why 6 to 3 why not 12 to 9 ? if i topped these how would i go about it bending them over seemed to get the branches to turn up and others to catch up
 
My goal when I top is to create a manageable amount of main stalks to get the plant to produce nice fat colas as opposed to many side branches with smaller buds. Because I grow inside keeping size manageable is important so I try to make the first y as close to the ground as possible-it also allows me to get the plants ready for flowering faster than if I spent the extra weeks letting them get taller. Waiting for a few new leaf nodes to develop also lets me 'design' the structure of the plant to best utilize my grow space.
Also remember that the plants will grow quite a bit once you flip them so plan ahead...it can get pretty jungle like
 
One of the benefits of having multiple plants is that you could try something a little different with each. I am on my first grow but started with a dozen plants. I did LST with some, topped some and some I did both. I am starting to see results from all the different techniques. They all worked to some degree. Topping off slowed down the growth a bit but definitely more colas now near the canopy. Try a couple different techniques and see what works best for you.
 
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