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10-27-2010, 03:39 PM #9Senior Member
When and IF 2 STOP topping a plant??
Originally Posted by BUBBA1980
sure, you could top a plant in flower, but why? during the first 40% of the time in flower a plant goes through "the stretch" before spending the last 60% of it's lifetime fattening up, trying to catch pollen, it's only purpose on the planet. it takes time for the growth hormone auxin to be re-distributed to the auxiliary bud sites. if you top in flower, even during the first two weeks not only are you decreasing your yield, but like WW said, you can hermie your plant not to mention it will take longer to finish.
i like to teach proper methods. thanks for trying to correct me though.
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