When Do You Top Last?

ttystikk said:

I said it was the last top they get, not the first one.

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I know what u said

qwizoking said:

No

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How u gon a tell me no Lmao.. how do sativas grow then jag off.. do they make bigger spear like buds that are long and sometimes foxtail and have a more loose open bud structure and grow away from the centrel stem. Or are they more like indicas and form rock hard pinecone or golf ball smaller nugs that cluster close to main stem? Get da Fuck outta Herr kid lol

Did yiu not read my post. Instead of spears you get massive 8" Diameter buds easy

qwizoking said:

Did yiu not read my post. Instead of spears you get massive 8" Diameter buds easy

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If your saying.. that topping gives you many smaller buds that in the end yield more then not topping them and getting a huge central cola I can agree with that..

ttystikk said:

The question I have is what kind of shape you have in mind for your plants, and why? It's essential to begin with the end firmly in mind when training plants, as it's difficult and wasteful to try and change its structure after its grown.

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Since plants don't stretch and grow new foliage as much in flower compared to
when in veg I thought topping to close to flower I won't get enough new veg growth
with the new duel tops to make a difference in flower but instead topped what could
of been big colas with the single tops.
Then again I use veg neuts for the 1st 2 weeks
of flower so this might give the new duel tops some time to grow more for bigger buds in the end?

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torontoke said:

Ive always heard to give the plant atleast a week or two just to regrow the growth you removed.
Isnt it asking alot of the plant to regrow new shoots while it flowers?
I understand that theres an initial stretch during the early stages of flower but it has to take energy away from flowering.

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Very well said! This sounds correct.

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Milovan said:

Since plants don't stretch and grow new foliage as much in flower compared to
when in veg I thought topping to close to flower I won't get enough new veg growth
with the new duel tops to make a difference in flower but instead topped what could
of been big colas with the single tops.
Then again I use veg neuts for the 1st 2 weeks
of flower so this might give the new duel tops some time to grow more for bigger buds in the end?

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As the blooming cycle progresses, the plants continue to grow but in more and more limited and specific ways. Early in bloom- 'stretch'- it's all about getting physically larger. Then when the buds set, the main structure of the plant is what it's going to be. Early bud formation, then stacking and finally finish, where there isn't much growth going on at all, round out the rest of the full cycle.

If you remove a lot of excess budsites before the onset of bud formation, you'll push bigger buds. It turns out there are a lot of ways to do that, and no one approach fits all circumstances.

Milovan said:

Very well said! This sounds correct.

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The influence of growth regulating hormones is another factor in the style and timing of plant pruning.

My last top is right at the beginning of bloom. It does eliminate that one huge cola, but replaces it with many really nice ones that cumulatively outweigh it substantially. It also spreads the plant better, allowing it to take better advantage of the trellis I have it on.