Ok, I have always topped my plants pretty early in their growth but now I am hearing that I should not top them so early. What age and size are people topping their plants at as a rule? And after topping how long are people waiting before they go to 12/12 lighting?

Does anyone turn their plants to 12/12 at a certain number of nodes or do most people go by the general height of the plant? For instance: I have two plants, same age, same strain. One is about 12 inches and the other has this weird curly thing going on so it is much shorter despite having the same number of nodes etc. If i wait until this plant is 12 inches before I turn it.....well you can guess what some of the others will be like by then. But it did make me wonder why the casual rule for turning the plants to blooming goes by plant height rather than by the number of nodes. :wtf:

BTW I grow hydro fyi......soil frightens me.
Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on . Questions about Topping and Turning Ok, I have always topped my plants pretty early in their growth but now I am hearing that I should not top them so early. What age and size are people topping their plants at as a rule? And after topping how long are people waiting before they go to 12/12 lighting? :confused: Does anyone turn their plants to 12/12 at a certain number of nodes or do most people go by the general height of the plant? For instance: I have two plants, same age, same strain. One is about 12 inches and the Rating: 5