Topping to early?

Nutty sKunK

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Topped at 6th Node. I found to get more than 2 colas is to top when the 2 newest new colas are really small. Then the plant focuses on the 2 colas below it to form 4... Although I only manged to get 3 proper ones here because the other branch was in the corner of the tent and didn't get turned around much...
 

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Apomixis

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a clone is still a plant, youre just looking for the very top site, when you fim or top the center section off, the the little leafy nodes on the side will start to shoot up and a week or 2 those 2 tops can be topped like the first one, this will create a growth height stunt for a week and concentrate on the lower sites, but will also make you get 4 nice tops rapidly shooting up, also many others when you do it early, every strain is different, some dont like to be topped, others take well and get huge, i do it on the 4th or 5th node and heres my ladies at 42 days from seed,northern lights on the left and white widow on the right, if you look you can see all the many tops from topping once and supercropping, 16 per plant, my plants are less than a foot tall but look how bushy, just about to go into flower, also check out ''grow420guide'' on youtube, excellent tutorials and takes you through the fimming and topping techniques perfectly, also supercropping!!!!View attachment 2531306View attachment 2531307View attachment 2531310View attachment 2531311View attachment 2531312
Those ladies look so happy! Very nice.
 

Sir.Ganga

New Member
To get an even canopy in flower it isn't when you first top its how long its been topped before going into flower. My clones are 2 years old so there is no more 4th or 5th nodes, clones are full grown plants and can give clones as soon as there are branches the right size. From seed...yes wait until the 5th or 6th node.

I started topping 7 days before flower but the tops were all over the place, at 10 days I get 4 even shoots at the top and the side shoots are close, now I'm topping at 14 days and this seems to be the magic sweet spot for my strain. It nice when everything ends up at the top.

Good Luck
 
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