i have 4 afgan plants 3 or so weeks old.they are trying to streach with me.moved them more in the sun.they have 4 sets of leaves but no side braches have formed yet.sould i top or not?i know its very late in the outside season so i dont want to mess with plants and put them in shock.any advice would be appreciated.---also have seen some wild seed names on this forum .here in n.c. we dont see all those seed varities.if anyone has any extras please email me.would love to try a few varities.havent raised one in 19 yrs. so i got my fingers crossed.my last plants were stolen on 4 differant ocasions and locations. ok back to the question ---should i top it to get some limbs going? thanks -im a noobe here so bear with me..thanks in advance for any help
to top or not!
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The*Mad*Hatter
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if your "going" to top, i would do it now befor its to late
i went to see this morning ---now 6 sets of leaves and no limbs starting yet.when would actually be too late---and what are atvantages both ways--?i know more branches means more bud.also stems seem alittle thinner than i remember making the plants seem top heavy now.am giving m.grow every 14 days-----1 tp to gallon of water.in old days --outside-1 bail of promix--top every 6 sets of leaves --miracle grow for leaves and bloom buster for buds--but its been a long time and around here its really cut throat--if the law dont get them the rif- raf will
Vapekush
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I'm not sure on the harvest time in NC but if they're going to start flowering soon, or maybe already have, I would not top them. LST, tie down the tops, it will give more sun to the lower parts of the plant and encourage side shoots. If it doesn't give any more side shoots you will at least be getting more sun to the lower buds which will make a nice difference in yield.
most people go after hunting season here --thats the middle of october---bad thing is hundreds of deer and or pot hunters---with a group to cover more ground.years ago i had a dozen or so cross the properity i stay on around then saying they were trailing there dogs ---yea right---plants stolen before buds were 3 weeks old.so i am looking at 2 and a half months and the plants are afgan,so what you think?
Vapekush
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If you're saying that the plants are done by mid Oct, depending on strain, they are probably going to start flowering very soon. I'm not sure on the finish times of afghans. But I have seen plants start flowering around now and finish out mid to late Oct. So that being the case I'd go with LST, it's the best option for how late in the season we are.
ronnyyork
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"SuperCropping" and Topping stresses the plant u don't want to stress the plant if it's gonna go into flowering so i would just tie down the branches it doesn't stress the plant and if there's no branches then tie down the main stalk and it should start branching out. When I tied down a few branches on my bubba it bushed out like crazy
How exactly does LST stress the plant please explain? Topping doesnt stress the plant as well since all your doing is reversing some of the hormones the plants barely even notices.
RawBudzski
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When Topping for YIELD, Best to let the Plant recover for two weeks in veg to build up the new shoots.. but if Topping LST to simply save room to prevent issues. topping @ the beginning of flowering will not Increase yield.. will only make more smaller colas.
Mr.Marijuana420
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wtf r u tlking about thats what LST is, tying down, r u retarded, LST, low stress training, so there is very little if ne stress induced on the plant
not worried about sized as much as more end product.the area is away from me.at present i have 4 18 to 20 inch plants with no side branches.was trying to increase buds with more branches.seeds were given to me as afgan andwas told would start to bud automaticly at 4 to 6 weeks.no matter when its planted budding is said to be ready 6 weeks later what do iknow--i was figuring 3 months then 2 month to bud .been years for me.in my day60s-80s we went for huge trees if possible now one must be compact.im amazed with what i see these days with so many differant strains on the web.here where i live nothing like that--will they be ok in pots or not for season thats left
ronnyyork
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Sorry i meant "Supercropping" i got it mixed up
when you read what i said you can understand what im talking about
you can try to correct what i said you dont need to start talking shit for no reason
veggiegardener
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Outdoors, it is best not to do ANYTHING now. Bloom has begun. Your plants will begin flowering as soon as they're sexually mature(usually at the sixth node or six weeks from germination). Treat them well, and hope for the best. Good luck!