My Baby when topped!!
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My Baby when topped!!
i myself belive in topping and l.s.t both . i'm mean to my hoes but they love me for it . under 2 - 1000w. hps w/ only 6 girls in waterfarms from seed vegged for 1 1/2 mos. i average 16-17 onions per girl . no pics. sorry .
i top once about 18 in. tall . just started a blueberry gro myself .
Topping or Pinching as I call it, same difference so doesn't matter which you call it, well it's easy anyway;)
Just be carefull you don't take anything off the two diagonal shoots that will form the two new main stems. I always just pinch off the new growth at the very top with my fingernails, but if you're not used to doing it I can reccomend a pair of small sharp nail sisscors.
How long before you can go 12/12 after pinching ? ............ that really is up to you, I usually wait about 4-5 days before inducing flowering.
How much will it increase the yeild ? ................. well it doesn't double it or anything like that, but it is worth doing ;)
I'll add a couple of pics. The first shows a fresh pinch and the second shows how it looks a few days afterwards.
mand :)
Iā??m really amazed on how some of you take the time to help fellow growers.
You donā??t have to do it but you do it anyways. So in return, I promise Iā??ll try and do the same and share the knowledge Iā??ve gained from all your help.
Thank you so much.
9KtuFK
I have grown DJ Short's Blueberry for a couple years straight. It was an excellent tasting and potent smoke but yeild was small to medium. If I didn't top it she would yeild terribly small. With clipping and FIM I was able to increase the yeild considerably. I usually vegged for 5 weeks and budding time was only seven weeks. I usually got consistantly 2 to 3 ounces each plant. To put that in perspective, my AK47 strain done the same way yeilds me 6 to 8 ounces. Hope this helps.
TGT