Mutalation?

[Tom_Bom]

Hello. My city is dry... no dope for miles around... except for two lovely plants i had growing at home. I was really really chronin, and so...

One is in almost full flower.... So I cut the top bud off, along with the leaves around it.

Will the rest of the plant survive? I'm thinking of putting it into a 24 hours lighting period to help it regrow its newly lost top.

Tom_Bom Reviewed by Tom_Bom on 05-31-2007. Mutalation? Hello. My city is dry... no dope for miles around... except for two lovely plants i had growing at home. I was really really chronin, and so... One is in almost full flower.... So I cut the top bud off, along with the leaves around it. Will the rest of the plant survive? I'm thinking of putting it into a 24 hours lighting period to help it regrow its newly lost top. Rating: 5

[twoguysupnorth]

im not sure how big of a plant you are talking about, but if you took just about the whole thing you could do it if you wanted to try reveging it, or let whatever is left finish out. if there is plenty left on the plant i wouldnt put it back in 24.

[Storm Crow]

You will not get a new top bud growing where the old one was. What will happen is that the side shoots will start growing more. The top bud puts out a chemical (auxin?) that keeps the lower buds growing more slowly. When you picked the main bud, you stopped the production of the chemical. Now you have a "free-for-all" among your buds to be "top bud". However, because it is late in the grow, they may not get that much bigger, even with the topping. Don't put her under 24 hours of light. Might cause her to hermie. - Granny:hippy:

[Tom_Bom]

Yeah, there are still are good amount of leaves left. Its good to know that she'll be okay....

[Tom_Bom]

It was great smoke by the way. lol. One bowel full, and I was on my ass drooling. DAMN that ak-47 lowryder is hawt.