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Zandor wrote: By removing the mail cola between the 4th & 5th node in early vegetation stage will keep the plant shorter and bushier. This works to keep the plants shorter thus better for indoor growing.
Can Anyone supply a picture of a plant at that exact stage where I should top in order to increase yield (4th & 5th) ?
How long must I wait after toping before switching to 12/12 to make sure it is fully recovered ?
I know toping increases yield but from how much ?
Thanks
I wouldnt go and cut my plants top off if I were you cause it puts alot of stress on them :( if you want a short bush you should lst(low stress training) them which could create many bud sites instead of just 2 while keeping them short:)
i topped my plants and it didnt bother them, they just grew 2 more stems they are now 2 weeks from harvest.:D
Topping can stress.. The whole point of topping is to increase yield, it will split 1 node into 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by hgvtoker
Both topping and lst methods stimulate secondary bud site growth and allow a more even canopy, maximizing light efficiency and thereby increasing yield.
Can anyone answer my questions ?
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1 - Can Anyone supply a picture of a plant at that exact stage where I should top in order to increase yield (4th & 5th) ?
2 - How long must I wait after toping before switching to 12/12 to make sure it is fully recovered ?
3 - I know toping increases yield but from how much ?
Ok heres a few of mine that i topped a while ago now theyve also been through a little lst... anyway like zandor said top at 4th or 5th node, that explains itself..
Q1 It isnt the exact stage but you can see in one of the pics where i have cut it..
Q2 A plant will take time to heal and shoot out 2 new nodes this can take anywhere from a few days to a week or more depending on how much light your plants are getting.. i would wait a few weeks after topping to flower to let some of the undergrowth from lower in the plant catch up with the top..
Q3 It depends on the strain some can double in bud mass others will stay the same..
Anyway hope i helped with your little problem... good luck btw sorry for the crappy pics they realy dont do my plants any justice at all...!!
bud breath420, I cant thank you enough for the help !
It seems like people cant chose between LST and toping but I will go with toping because itā??s less work.
Iā??m growing blueberry ā?¦ Is it a good strain to top ?
If you grow Blueberry without topping you won't achieve maximum bud production.. so im guessing it would be a good idea
Yes, blueberry is a good strain to top, but remember not evey strain reacts well to topping, so make sure you read up on a strain before you go pinching it. And thats another thing, dont cut it with scissors, as this will stress it for no reason, you need to get your finger nails and pinch so that the stem heals quickly.
You'll get 2 main colas instead of one, and if you train the plants you can get up to 5 or more colas.