How to Keep them short

[deridder]

I am going to be planting a couple of seedlings that i just germinated outside and i was just wondering how to keep my plants short? I have to keep them around 3 or 4 feet and i dont want it to get really big so someone will see it. Any Help will be appreciated.

[chisme]

lol get lowryder mate otherwise they WILL get tall

[deridder]

Couldnt i just cut the top off if it starts getting too tall?

[rhino44]

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=24440

read that and to a search for topping and LST (low stress training)

[chisme]

yeah but topping young means stress which means hermies

[chisme]

yeah but topping young means stress which means hermies

[Earthy Dank]

yeah but topping young means stress which means hermies

Who told you that?? Anyways... If you want a plant to be about 3 or 4 foot tall before you harvest then plant it in about july. It'll have a month or 2 to grow then it will flower and grow it be 3-4ft. If you top it only take the very newest set of leaves. You only want it to stop growing up and more out.

[rhino44]

THE 30% RULE:

Never modify a plant in any way that causes more than 30% of the plant to be either healing from cuttings or severe training, at one time. Move the plant in stages and take only cuttings that allow two thirds of the plant to remain UNTOUCHED until the third you modified is healthy and growing normal again.

Thats how you prevent hermies or total sex change.

[Delta.9]

I'm really unfamiliar with topping. When you say "cutting" do you actually cutting of the top nodes or just slicing down the middle? If slicing it, how deep should I go?

Thanks!

[Nochowderforyou]

yeah but topping young means stress which means hermies

No offense bro, but if you don't really know what you're talking about, then don't give misleading info. :)

I topped this (pic) at 4 weeks of life, from seed, when it was no more than .5ft in height. Turned out to be one, small, potent female.

BTW, I topped this girl, but as you can see, the plant didn't react well to the cut and didn't split into 2 tops, like it should, but it did give more energy to the side branches.

Tie down the branches, top your plants. That's your best bet on good yeild and keeping things short. Also, try and get an Indica dom. strain as they grow short and thick, unlike Sativas that grow tall.

[Nochowderforyou]

I'm really unfamiliar with topping. When you say "cutting" do you actually cutting of the top nodes or just slicing down the middle? If slicing it, how deep should I go?

Thanks!

Topping is very easy to do, but should be done with razor sharp snips for an accurate cut.

You want to cut off the emerging growth shoots. You want to cut off about 80% of the emerging growth shoots, leaving the 20% in tact. Just snip the top of the plant.

What that does is it gives more energy to the side branches, and instead of one main cola, it should split off into 2 more colas. Doubling your yeild right there. Hope this helps. :)

[deridder]

A picture of exactly where you cutt the plant would be really helpful. I know its just below the node on the top shute but i would really like to see a pic.

[Delta.9]

I agree, could you use these pics of my plant to denote where exactly I should cut it at?

[SmokinRandy420]

When you top a plant can you use that as a clone?

[FireBrand77]

You can use the top and make a clone,I've done it before,also I always top my plants,I just recently harvested a plant that had almost 40 to 50 tops,no shit.I top my seedlings first,after the second set of leaves develope,and I have a trick to where the main stalk still remains.So instead of the usual two split tops,I have three.I then top those three,which makes six,and so on.The plant turns in to a little bush,and grows outward instead of growing tall.my plant was only 2 and a half foot tall with that many tops.but,she was wide as hell.I have a new plant that I'm applying this tecnique to.I really need to get a digital camera so I can post the pics.Another thing is the stem gets really thick,and the plant is more hardy.A hurricane couldn't even budge them.I always top my plants.I can't remeber the last untopped plant I grew.Topping is the way to go.It really does increase yeild.So,everbody top those girls,not once but multiple times,and watch what happens.PEACE

[Jdog7000]

Delta didn't I just do that for you. If it wasn't you I appoligize.
But I'm pretty sure it was. I guess my advise is bullshit to you.
Lame bro.

[Jdog7000]

http://boards.cannabis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=63875&d=1146731669
Here it is.
Don't ask me something if your just going to disregard my efforts.

[Delta.9]

Delta didn't I just do that for you. If it wasn't you I appoligize.
But I'm pretty sure it was. I guess my advise is bullshit to you.
Lame bro.


It's not like that bro. I used your advice to top it that same day. I just posted this for deridder. I guess I could've just linked him to my other post but I didn't even think about doing that.

Sorry you think I didn't like your advice but in fact you were the only one that actually helped me figure it out.

Delta.9

[notorious P.O.T]

when is the best time to tp a plant ... i heard about the 3rd or 4th week of veg. what week is that plant above in delta?
thanx

[amstron]

you guys should really read a lil before coming out with all these questions. topping is simple, just read up on it