Topping my plant

[kiddo420]

Its at a month and a week and im not sure if its old enough to be topped yet or big enough?

 

[GoldenGanja13]

Oh yeah it's way ready and would love it. Take off two nodes down and watch the rest rise up and have many tops.

 

[kiddo420]

So like a couple inches off pretty much?

 

[cadeneli]

Damn bro. Those are some tight ass nodes. Well done. What light are you using. Golden is right, with internode spacing like that you'll have a bunch of nice shoots after you top.

 

[thedude27]

You dont have to top it 2 inches, you can cut the top inner most shoot. No sense and wasting 2 inches of growth. IMO.

 

[cadeneli]

Go down 2 nodes and just above the 2nd node youll see a baby shoot on both sides. Cut it just above them. Those baby shoots will become your new tops.

 

[Shanus]

ive done so many tests on when and where to top, how late is too late ect... What Ive found is that successful topping usually begins at the 3rd true leafset from bottom. Also, try to top above the nodes that have 2 small bud/leaf/stem sites started. Sometimes the secondary branches dont have a double leafset node until 4th or 5th. Dont be afraid to cut them really short. Topping really cranks the gals into action. Also, be prepared for serious nitrogen consumption once they start bushing from being topped. I top all the way into about 3rd week of flower if i have to. Sometimes if you only top the center cola, the secondary stems get hella taller than the primary would have. After week 3 of flower, or if its a HUGE nug in the way, I prefer bending them over. Nowadays, i prefer selecting a shorter strain and flipping sooner, but sometime topping is the way to go. Never fear, they quit growing up around 5th week of flower also. I think Ive addressed topping and have some pictures somewhere in riu, but I cant recall. anyhow, Happy grows to ya!

 

[kiddo420]

im using 2 cfls both with 5000 lumens each soa total of 10,000 and there pretty close but far enough to where they lift up now

 

[cadeneli]

ive done so many tests on when and where to top, how late is too late ect... What Ive found is that successful topping usually begins at the 3rd true leafset from bottom. Also, try to top above the nodes that have 2 small bud/leaf/stem sites started. Sometimes the secondary branches dont have a double leafset node until 4th or 5th. Dont be afraid to cut them really short. Topping really cranks the gals into action. Also, be prepared for serious nitrogen consumption once they start bushing from being topped. I top all the way into about 3rd week of flower if i have to. Sometimes if you only top the center cola, the secondary stems get hella taller than the primary would have. After week 3 of flower, or if its a HUGE nug in the way, I prefer bending them over. Nowadays, i prefer selecting a shorter strain and flipping sooner, but sometime topping is the way to go. Never fear, they quit growing up around 5th week of flower also. I think Ive addressed topping and have some pictures somewhere in riu, but I cant recall. anyhow, Happy grows to ya!

I'm no topping expert and you say you've extensively tested but why would you top after flowering starts? Thats alot of stress during a very important time in a plants life. Wouldn't that reduce yield and delay developement?

 

[phyzix]

ive done so many tests on when and where to top, how late is too late ect... What Ive found is that successful topping usually begins at the 3rd true leafset from bottom. Also, try to top above the nodes that have 2 small bud/leaf/stem sites started. Sometimes the secondary branches dont have a double leafset node until 4th or 5th. Dont be afraid to cut them really short. Topping really cranks the gals into action. Also, be prepared for serious nitrogen consumption once they start bushing from being topped. I top all the way into about 3rd week of flower if i have to. Sometimes if you only top the center cola, the secondary stems get hella taller than the primary would have. After week 3 of flower, or if its a HUGE nug in the way, I prefer bending them over. Nowadays, i prefer selecting a shorter strain and flipping sooner, but sometime topping is the way to go. Never fear, they quit growing up around 5th week of flower also. I think Ive addressed topping and have some pictures somewhere in riu, but I cant recall. anyhow, Happy grows to ya!

You top at the second node for 4 even colas.