Topping my 2-3 week old plants

JimiHendrix

JimiHendrix

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Hey RIU, I gotta a quick question..First off, this is my first grow. I got 3 indica plants, and one sativa plant. I just topped 2 of my indica plants and I was wondering how long it takes untill they grow new heads..I topped my youngest one last night (about 10 hours ago), and I just topped my oldest one like 10 minutes ago. How long does it take for it to regrow?

Thanks
 
luckydog82

luckydog82

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JimiHendrix said:
Hey RIU, I gotta a quick question..First off, this is my first grow. I got 3 indica plants, and one sativa plant. I just topped 2 of my indica plants and I was wondering how long it takes untill they grow new heads..I topped my youngest one last night (about 10 hours ago), and I just topped my oldest one like 10 minutes ago. How long does it take for it to regrow?

Thanks
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I topped mine 1 week before i flowered and the new growth started 2-3 days after i topped but i had mine vegging under 24/0 don't know if this would make a difference .hope this helps you:bigjoint:
 
JimiHendrix

JimiHendrix

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luckydog82 said:
I topped mine 1 week before i flowered and the new growth started 2-3 days after i topped but i had mine vegging under 24/0 don't know if this would make a difference .hope this helps you:bigjoint:
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Hmm 2-3 days isnt that bad i guess..but I'm using a 20/4 light schedule, so I'm guessing it might be a little bit longer..

Thanks for the help +rep:leaf::leaf::leaf::leaf:
 
DirtyPirate

DirtyPirate

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2-3 days would be the norm for new growth, given that no additional stress is administered during that period. The effect of the different light schedules will be negligible.

:bigjoint:
 
Mr.GreenJeans

Mr.GreenJeans

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You can start some LST'ing after about 48 hours, although I personally would give 'em a week to recover from being decapitated!!!!
 
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BlackHit

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Me I'd put them on 18/6 if you really want them to grow fast. The dark period is when they do their stretching so if you want those two sites to grow quicker I would suggest giving them a couple more hours of darkness. 20/4 is good too but those two extra hours imo do add some noticeable growth.
 
stonedcold89

stonedcold89

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just did some topping, FIM'ing, and LST'ing on one plant I got goin, and when I did the FIMming it took about 2 days to see two new shoots starting where I snipped. That was about 4 days ago, and seein some awesome growth! good luck man
 
JimiHendrix

JimiHendrix

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stonedcold89 said:
just did some topping, FIM'ing, and LST'ing on one plant I got goin, and when I did the FIMming it took about 2 days to see two new shoots starting where I snipped. That was about 4 days ago, and seein some awesome growth! good luck man
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My oldest plant I topped grew three heads when I topped it..is this normal?

Same with my youngest plant.
 
stonedcold89

stonedcold89

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maybe it just depends on what you node you cut above. I've heard topping at the second true node will make 4 main shoots that will be your colas
 
PainWrek

PainWrek

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BlackHit said:
Me I'd put them on 18/6 if you really want them to grow fast. The dark period is when they do their stretching so if you want those two sites to grow quicker I would suggest giving them a couple more hours of darkness. 20/4 is good too but those two extra hours imo do add some noticeable growth.
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i fully agree with this..... 18/6 is a great veg cycle, not to mention it cuts on electricity. my girls were alot happier when i dropped the veg to 18/6

anyway, i saw new growth after 20hrs of topping my girls, but real really started to take off on the third day.
 
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