Topped 2much?

Go go n chill

Go go n chill

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I’ve topped a plant last week... I pinched every site on the plant except one. It is really slow to come back. It looks healthy other than the new sprouts haven’t started. I mean they have sprouted where I pinched but damn it is slow. Any thoughts?
 
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Sadly to admit, but for the few years I've been at it I've only topped plants once for 4 colas. I think I've come to the conclusion next year I'll top this 4 for 8. See how that goes. I might try one plant and top the 8 for 16. Not sure... science and methods and stuff. Whatever.
 
Hydro4life

Hydro4life

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Go go n chill said:
I’ve topped a plant last week... I pinched every site on the plant except one. It is really slow to come back. It looks healthy other than the new sprouts haven’t started. I mean they have sprouted where I pinched but damn it is slow. Any thoughts?
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I’ve done this on a rather large northern lights to slow her down! Didnt work for long...... I think the size/health of the plant directly relates to how well they recover from a good hard top’n!
Before you know it, she’ll be off in all different directions 8-)
From all my experimentation, if you don’t veg her for a while longer now then you will have a lot of small to medium sized nugs....
Keep vegging if room/lighting allows and you will be happily rewarded!!
 
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Hydro4life said:
I’ve done this on a rather large northern lights to slow her down! Didnt work for long...... I think the size/health of the plant directly relates to how well they recover from a good hard top’n!
Before you know it, she’ll be off in all different directions 8-)
From all my experimentation, if you don’t veg her for a while longer now then you will have a lot of small to medium sized nugs....
Keep vegging if room/lighting allows and you will be happily rewarded!!
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That’s what I thought, I topped her one night when I was stoned !&&$@!?. And yes I’m running out of light and room I think I can hang on for another week and a half or so . You can see in my grow journal I’ve had to open my closet doors to let the plants spread their wings
 
Hydro4life

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omgBoNg said:
Sadly to admit, but for the few years I've been at it I've only topped plants once for 4 colas. I think I've come to the conclusion next year I'll top this 4 for 8. See how that goes. I might try one plant and top the 8 for 16. Not sure... science and methods and stuff. Whatever.
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Within reason, when growing indoors, the more you top the larger the overall yield but the smaller the buds.
The whole purpose to topping is to create a more even/wide canopy for better overall light penetration (mainly when growing under artificial lighting)
I now personally top once while the plant is young to encourage strong side branching and use a scrog net. No stress/recovery time when training under a scrog net, the plant can focus on getting bigger rather than healing and the results are better/quicker imo.
 
Hydro4life

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Go go n chill said:
That’s what I thought, I topped her one night when I was stoned !&&$@!?. And yes I’m running out of light and room I think I can hang on for another week and a half or so . You can see in my grow journal I’ve had to open my closet doors to let the plants spread their wings
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Hahaha. Yep, done that before! Part of the fun I reckon :lol:
I’ll have to check it out Go go!
Sounds like your going to have an adventure ahead of you :grin:
I figure you haven’t flipped yet?
 
Go go n chill

Go go n chill

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omgBoNg said:
Sadly to admit, but for the few years I've been at it I've only topped plants once for 4 colas. I think I've come to the conclusion next year I'll top this 4 for 8. See how that goes. I might try one plant and top the 8 for 16. Not sure... science and methods and stuff. Whatever.
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I’ve topped for the last two years until I get at least 12 tops maybe 14 and I’ve had as many as 40 really nice colas on a king Tut
 
omgBoNg

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I only do outdoors, just can't seem to get the "nice nice" big bushes I'm looking for. I get big plants just not my ever so sought after bushes.
 
Hydro4life

Hydro4life

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Go go n chill said:
I’ve topped for the last two years until I get at least 12 tops maybe 14 and I’ve had as many as 40 really nice colas on a king Tut
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Never grown king tut, but I’ve heard of a few people getting awesome yields off it!?
Have you scrogged before Go go?
If not, I recommend giving that a go!
You can fill every square inch with colas and as tall as you want them to be (dependant on light penetration) once you get dialled in!!
 
Hydro4life

Hydro4life

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omgBoNg said:
I only do outdoors, just can't seem to get the "nice nice" big bushes I'm looking for. I get big plants just not my ever so sought after bushes.
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Topping will help you there omgBoNg, if your after a more rounder bush. Otherwise I’ve seen guys tying netting down over their plants to keep them shorter and bushier.....
I’ve even seen a plant grown along the ground, every time a new shoot would sprout up about a foot tall, it would get tied to the ground haha. Not sure how it would of gone late flower once the dew set in though!? :wall:
 
Go go n chill

Go go n chill

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Hydro4life said:
Never grown king tut, but I’ve heard of a few people getting awesome yields off it!?
Have you scrogged before Go go?
If not, I recommend giving that a go!
You can fill every square inch with colas and as tall as you want them to be (dependant on light penetration) once you get dialled in!!
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I have built a scrog but realized I could not do easily what I like to do.... caring for the plants is therapy for me and in a scrog I can’t remove each plant and work with it.....
 
Hydro4life

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Therrion said:
I scrog as well, but I don't veg them under a net. I LST them with flat tops, then I move them to a flower room and go to 12/12 under a net.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/to-flip-or-not.994625/
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I do the same Therrion!
I personally find it easier when growing big plants to spread them out a little in veg, makes putting them under the netting a lot more user friendly and I snap less branches haha.
 
Hydro4life

Hydro4life

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Go go n chill said:
I have built a scrog but realized I could not do easily what I like to do.... caring for the plants is therapy for me and in a scrog I can’t remove each plant and work with it.....
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Grow fewer but bigger plants!? I personally find myself getting right into detail with my girls under scrog. You have to vision how you want a nice full, even canopy and put a bit of time into making that a reality. But when you do, there’s nothing more rewarding imo. If you like spending a little time with your girls Go go, have a go at scrog :lol:
 
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