when is a good time to top a plant

How long should i wait to top my plants...its been about 2 and a half weeks now and i know i need to wait longer...but this is going to be my first top so I would like to have an idea of when I should do it...thanks

I did my first top between 4th and 5th node, cut anywhere and new leaves will grow in 2 different directions

i was going to cut underneath the cola...is that the idea? or should i snip off leaves from my branches?

inbetween the 3rd and 5th node cut the main stem off at the top :thumbsup:

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how long does it take for the new shoots to grow in after topping?

they start vegging out almost immediately; you'll have new branches in a week.

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Originally Posted by kindprincess

they start vegging out almost immediately; you'll have new branches in a week.

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I like to do it early.

Should or can you top a lowryder plant?

you can top any plant, imo; i am the topping king; i have some bushes that were topped at least ten times.

in the end, the buds are small, but there's loads of em, and they add up.

What are the general rules to topping a plant? Should you only do it during flowering and when should you do it into flowering?

Only in veg :thumbsup:

takes a while for your plant to recover so you want to do it in the veg stage. I like to top my fast growers so the rest can catch up and i clone the cutting. ;)

I personally would not top lowryder just because topping adds a bit of recovery time to your grow, and with an AF strain you need all the time you can get.

My feel for topping is that I like to do it when I start to see at least a little secondary growth already starting at the nodes. That seems to be between 5 and 7 sets of true leaves or so.

It is entirely possible to top TOO early!

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