NEED HELP TOPPING SHOULD I?? im not new but still learning (as ALWAYS will be)

okay guys first off I have a "mother plant" which just confirmed female and moved to 12/12 now she is getting large, I was planning on cloning but since I have a new more powerful young female I believe I will wait and clone her, therefore should I let my large plant grow? if I top it will she get bushier? and do I simply just snip the top to prevent from growing up correct..any advice Will be greatly appreciated!!!! thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, you need to top her periodically. For more info on a great topping technique, look for Uncle Ben's Topping thread.




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vvvvvvvv True that xGrimace Top Mother plants in veg that is. vvvvvvvvvvvvv

I think your past your window to top, should do it in veg stage.

looks a bit stretched

Great info on there but his photos are not showing up, i sure would like a photo, but man if i could 2x my cola thatd be wonderful, is it to late? Or is it nver to late, i just dont want to mess up, stress her (tuen her hermie! Or anything)

xGrimace said:

I think your past your window to top, should do it in veg stage.

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Why would he clone if he didn't know if it was female or not. He said it was just confirmed female.

She just showed sex, and i just switched from 18/6 to 12/12 2 days ago...however if I am to late on topping does that mean I am to late on cloning as well? just wondering because I should wait or I can practice will a couple cuttlings off this plant.. also the small plant next to It I just got done transplanting, I just got my 6 plant hydo kit, just wondering if I should wait or I can practice will a couple cuttlings off this plant..

Soooo really guys thats it? :/

Too late to top and too late to take cuttings mate

ok so first off, those plants look like they need a lot more light. are you flowering now?

if you're still in veg clone away man. you might want to let your girl recover for at least a week or so before sending her into flower after taking cuttings.

if you've already flipped to 12/12 i guess you can clone.....but you'd have to reveg so it's not really advisable unless you really really really want to keep the strain around/deal with the wait. it might stress her, and i've even heard of that delaying flowering time quite a bit.

edit: didn't see you already flipped, i'd just add a bunch of light and let her finish. clone your vegging girls

so.... top during veg..... clone during veg

thats it guys ???

Commander Strax said:

so.... top during veg..... clone during veg

thats it guys ???

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You are going to get a ton of different answers. Everyone does it their own way. YOU need to ease up a bit and just experiment. I have cloned plants that were 4-5 wks into flowering. Now alot of people will say that u cant, but because I experimented, I know for sure that u can! I have a girl now, 3 wks into flowering, a wk ago, she got burned a bit on the top cola, so I cut a bit of it off. Now the top cola has gotten much larger and fatter since!

IMO, i would take cuttings from her still & if u want to top her, go right ahead. It might, it might not slow growth down for a day or so. U wont know untill u try it.

(also, when i do things like this, I keep a journal so that I can go back and chk on things later to see if it was or wasnt successful)

g00sEgg said:

Why would he clone if he didn't know if it was female or not. He said it was just confirmed female.

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cool. whyd u tell me that lol.

So i cannot clone any of these shoots, i mean she just showed sex, im talking withing 2 days and i just got my hydro kit, please let me know guys do you need more photos? This will be my first cloning but i dont want to mess up my plant i have going but i want to max. My yeild

Best advice did what you said and man fantastic results!!