Hi i have a blue hash and a power kush (attitude freebies) growing in my box. Height is a concern for the plant and the blue hash has been outpacing the pk all the way. it germed faster rooted faster. I topped the BH for 4 tops 5 days ago and my pk will need probably another 3 or so before i can top it ( these are about 2 weeks from germ) . I was thinking of topping the blue hash again in the meantime, to slow it down in height so it closer to the pk. I have never topped more than once. Is this a good Idea? if i do it will it stay REALLY short or still get taller? Any thoughts at all from someone experienced with multiple tops would be great!
Topping to slow down a plant?
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RobTheViking420
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You could always supercrop it and tie it down.
oHsiN666
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if you do it right there is a method called FIMing. i figured it out quite well with my first grow, but if you do not do it correctly, you will get weird looking leafs. i top my plants to keep them low and bushy, HOWEVER!! im growing a strain called TL. i do not know what it is. but its a tall lanky sexy beast!! i have 4 have 4 plants of here and they are all 4.5ft + one is 5.5ft!! and still have a month left at least. anyways. i topped them to keep them level with my other plants, and to no avail, some are still short and the Tl's are still twice the size and they were all topped equally and roughly about the same time. so, its really hard to say. its more of a strain specific thing. also, what lighting system are you using for veg? that has a factor, what is your medium, that is a factor. there is many factors that go into play. i had switched from a t8 to a High Output t5 fixture. more watts, and lumans, the newly planted seeds are at 4 weeks. the same amount of leaf sets, but they are like a 1/4th of the size. its amazing!!! i have these little 3inch nubby plants with all this side branching already. so it all depends on many factors.
as for lighting im using cfls 8 on top and a 14 w led panel on 2 sides.... im in a pretty small box (dresser) 30x22x12. im keeping the light close to all plants by aranging my plants by height and slanting the light fixture. if i top again will it get too bushy for its own good?? im still not sure if i should leave it be or top those 4 new tops?