topping didnt work?

[johnmac240]

so look at this pic i topped this plant 5 days ago and no new shoots have started but its not like the other plants i topped when i topped the other ones the leaves where opposite of each other these ones are a little off set so did i top it right or do i have to cut the whole top of the plant off?

 

[johnmac240]

anyone have any ideas?

 

[mmmmbrownies]

yeah absolutely
when a plant matures and is ready to flower they will start to alternate nodes
looks like you topped the first alternating node

 

[johnmac240]

so what should i do? i want 4 tops before i flower

 

[mmmmbrownies]

well depending on how many nodes you have... you you could top it again
but it's hard to tell from the pic

 

[johnmac240]

theres already 2 shoots on each of them there is 2 branches and 3 nodes including this one i topped if that doesnt clear that up for yea i can take a pic lol

 

[johnmac240]

View attachment 2720034this is all off 1 top shoot kinda hard to see because its a really bushy plant aha

 

[johnmac240]

here is a few better pics

 

[Bakatare666]

Do you have a pic of the top before you chopped?
After you cut, what did it look like? Was it like this?View attachment 2720047

 

[johnmac240]

it never changed its looks in the past 5 days, what it looks like now it what it looked like the minute after i topped it i didnt fim it like that pic i took the whole piece off, i'm not sure why it didnt grow the new shoots yet that's why i'm wondering it i need to cut that whole node right off or???

 

[Bakatare666]

it never changed its looks in the past 5 days, what it looks like now it what it looked like the minute after i topped it i didnt fim it like that pic i took the whole piece off, i'm not sure why it didnt grow the new shoots yet that's why i'm wondering it i need to cut that whole node right off or???

It's hard to give a haircut over the phone, if you know what I mean, but go to youtube, and search FIM or topping, and there's a couple good vids there.
If you FIM right, you can get 4 tops all at one whack, but you'll most likely miss that and only get two.
BTW, that plant turned out like this

 

[johnmac240]

i no how to top i've already topped 3 of my plants the first time and it worked everytime i topped this one and it never did a thing thats where my problem is

 

[Bakatare666]

i no how to top i've already topped 3 of my plants the first time and it worked everytime i topped this one and it never did a thing thats where my problem is

OK man, I'm trying to help.
First you said this.

so look at this pic i topped this plant 5 days ago and no new shoots have started but its not like the other plants i topped when i topped the other ones the leaves where opposite of each other these ones are a little off set so did i top it right or do i have to cut the whole top of the plant off?View attachment 2719925

Then you said you "no" how to top and it's worked before.
I don't know what to tell ya.
I don't see anything in any of your pics showing a fresh cut.

 

[johnmac240]

the very first picture i posted is it with the top cut it was the first time i've topped when the nodes were alternating and i pinched the highest one off and it hasnt grew anything from that or anything else since, i'm not trying to be snappy i just no how to top i dont know why this time it didnt work

 

[Bakatare666]

the very first picture i posted is it with the top cut it was the first time i've topped when the nodes were alternating and i pinched the highest one off and it hasnt grew anything from that or anything else since, i'm not trying to be snappy i just no how to top i dont know why this time it didnt work

OK, in the very first pic, the shoot that is pointing towards the first knuckle on your index finger, is that the new growth from when you cut?

 

[johnmac240]

the right pointing toward my nail

 

[Bakatare666]

IDK man.
I really wish you had a pic of before you cut and one right after.
At this point, I would suggest one oof two things.
Either squeeze all those (the one towards nail, one towards knuckle, tiny nub facing forward, and other one all together, and clip off and try to make it like my first pic, OR, what I would do, since nothing seems to be working for you, is just clip all of that off right below the node, like right between fingertip and thumb, down low so there will be short spacing between that and your next lower node.

 

[ThorGanjason]

The secret behind how topping works, is that its all hormone driven. That's also why fimming works, the plants hormones tell it where to send the nutrients and where to start new growth.

I've never seen one topped after it started alternating leaves, but I'm sure you're not the first.

This is total guesswork, but I'm thinking that maybe the plant was so mature that even after topping, for whatever reason its hormones basically aren't sending the signals to start the new growth there.

 

[johnmac240]

thats what i was thinking that maybe i cliped the wrong one that little nub pointing upward is the part i topped so maybe i should just cut off the top down to the next node and use it as a clone?

 

[johnmac240]

The secret behind how topping works, is that its all hormone driven. That's also why fimming works, the plants hormones tell it where to send the nutrients and where to start new growth.

I've never seen one topped after it started alternating leaves, but I'm sure you're not the first.

This is total guesswork, but I'm thinking that maybe the plant was so mature that even after topping, for whatever reason its hormones basically aren't sending the signals to start the new growth there.

i'm kinda hoping thats not whats happening but it could be hmm:/