Topping plants to BUSH out?

LakeCounty707

LakeCounty707

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Im up north and got a ton of clones (Chocolate Thai) and they are all about 12- 14 inches. You can tell they have been topped once maybe twice. Anyways what is the best way to make your plants a perfect round bush with hella tops on it?
 
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silasraven

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tie string around the tops of the plant colas and tie them to the pot, its less stress and way higher output of leaves and branches and allot more production then toping
 
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joarce

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Is this beneficial with clones that have alternating nodes rather than seed plants that are opposing node?
 
Jimmyjonestoo

Jimmyjonestoo

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I use a combo of topping and lst on my outdoors. Usually have them about 5 ft around and maybe 3 ft tall when flower begins.

Edit to answer lake.....i start mine indoors and have already topped them for four tops before they go out. Then i tie down those four main branches and start topping and tieing the tops that come from the tied down tops. Hope that makes sence.
 
diet coke

diet coke

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For uber bushes I top @about 8 leaf sets then I will top those eight branches again @6-8 leaf sets and usually one more time around the end of may.

most I don't top, I like the main cola's to be huge lol
 
stonerman

stonerman

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topping helps a lot to make a plant bush out, and you can continually top the new shoots that grew right up until before flowering begins. Tying the shoots down also helps a lot. When bending a new plant over, lateral growth will begin, and every node will send up a shoot, giving you multiple tops, then you take those tops, tie them down, and keep on typing shoots that grow vertically up, because you will have shoots grow off of each shoot you tie down, you can create a very wide base using the tying down method, and it would really help make a marijuana plant BUSH out.
 
Carmarelo

Carmarelo

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Tying your plants down with the LST (low stress training) method allows more light to penetrate the inner canopy of your plant, creating stronger branches and many more tops. It's also beneficial because it allows more room for the branches to really spread out.
 
shynee mac

shynee mac

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yeah , and what size bin is that, seems like a monster. I have a few 45 gallon bins laying around in the garage, so I was wondering/curious...
 
SenorBrownWater

SenorBrownWater

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shynee mac said:
yeah , and what size bin is that, seems like a monster. I have a few 45 gallon bins laying around in the garage, so I was wondering/curious...
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18 gallons ....yield was over a pound....wish i could find a purple train wreck clone this year...i did "the truth" in a 30 gallon tote last year..if you put some lots of tiny holes on the sides they air prune like smart pots....im on the fence about using totes this year or making some smart pots this season...they cost about the same....
 
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