Good node to top on?

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Coopalooop

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The title pretty much says it all. For indoor growing (not sure if that makes a huge difference as opposed to outdoors for this method) what node would you guys recommend topping at? I'm seeing a ton of conflicting advice throughout Google and various forums. Was hoping to get some answers/advice on this directly from people who have personal experience with this. You guys da best. :weed:
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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I like a lot of branching so I just don't top, if you tip it instead you’ll get two tops + bushing from the lower branches, failing that I'd just tie the top down.

There's no right or wrong it's whatever you want ;-)
 
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Coopalooop

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Star Dog said:
I like a lot of branching so I just don't top, if you tip it instead you’ll get two tops + bushing from the lower branches, failing that I'd just tie the top down.

There's no right or wrong it's whatever you want ;-)
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Do you grow indoors? I'm concerned that my girls will get way too tall without being topped honestly. They are all on their 5th node right now. First time growing indoors though!
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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Coopalooop said:
Do you grow indoors? I'm concerned that my girls will get way too tall without being topped honestly. They are all on their 5th node right now. First time growing indoors though!
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No buddy inside, as I said above I'd tie it down, the way its cut/prepared doesn't have any bearing on the height of the plant.
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The biggest plant is 32" across the canopy but only 12/14" canopy height/depth.
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I'm of the opinion that height is no use to indoor growers, I aim for width not height.

Remember there's no right or wrong just what you want or like.
 
drsaltzman

drsaltzman

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You can certainly top at the 5th node if you prefer that over LST. I usually top at 4 or 5.
Keep the lights as close as the plants will tolerate as well to keep their height down.
 
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piratebug

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Really, it is what you want to do. Like for me, I top at the 5th node, then pull the first nodes right before the flip, and clone them temporally, just in case she turns out to be a keeper. and if she isn't a keeper, I give the clones away, to peps I don't like, :twisted:
 
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