how tall was she before the cut? how many nodes were there before? also how much veg time will u give her now(after cut) before flip?
They ranged from 4 to 8 inches tall before the cut, maybe 4 or 5 individual, opposing nodes, plus the growing tip. I shaved off a couple nodes and put them in water to root them.
Now they will be vegged till they grow big enough to top and take more clones, then they'll probably be put outside when the weather turns.
im thinking of doing this with a couple of my plants, but need to know after the cut how long she needs to recover befor the flip and end up around 2 and 1/2 or 3 feet tall.. my last batch i topped and lsted, didnt stretch much in flower and that was after a month of veg, almost 3 weeks after topped...i want to top, but also want them to stretch to about 3 feet.. running skunk1,criticalmass, and northern lights..
As Uncle Ben said, no one can really tell you when to flip and how long to veg for. Those are things you get a feel for once you've witnessed the full life cycle of the plant a couple of times.
This kind of topping, for 2 or 4 tops, is kind of extreme, IMO, and should be done early, unless you know what you're doing etc The kind of topping where you just snip the growing tips (apical meristems) can really be done whenever. As I said, you'll get a feel for the response you'll witness once you've done it a few times.
So I topped these when they were small and those secondary branches were just starting to show. Now they'll grow nice and symmetrical.
This choice of where/when to top is nice because its done early and one cut and over with.
It sounds like you'll want to veg to around 20" with the critical mass then flip it, I dunno bout the other strains. The more topping and LST, the less stretch. All depending on technique/genetics of course. See that's the thing, it's hard to say one way or the other because the circumstances vary so much.
I'll post pics in a couple days so you can see the difference.
So will Sativied I'm sure.
