When to top plant?
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Budley Doright
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U can top now if u want. What is the soil u r using? Seems their quite well fed at the moment.
Budley Doright
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I’m not recommending just saying you can at the stage your at. It’s a great way to control height and I do it and yes I will tie both branches down as well sometimes. Pretty sure fox farms can maintain a plant for a bit. Watch it and if it needs more then give it more, right now the leaf tips look slightly dark, a sign it’s got enough nutes.
Rav3n69
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You think I should just do some low stress training for now then?
Budley Doright
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I top my plants as I have limited height but typically don’t do a lot of training, indoor I only veg for 3 weeks tops so not much time for training. But sure you can do anything you want really and experiment
Rav3n69
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Do I top it from the very top node? This is my first grow. And how far down to I take off?
gwheels
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I top at the 5th node. Then again at the next 5th node and then again at the next 5th node. Then I see how it fills the space and might go again. I find the sweet spot for me is around 8 to 16 buds per plant. Less trimming and nicer sized buds. But I went to 32 on each of 4 plants and found it was about as far as i would go 
Budley Doright
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I cut the very top growth in the middle of the two nodes. There are lots of pictures if you google topping
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Rav3n69
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Which one should I do on mine?I top at the 5th node. Then again at the next 5th node and then again at the next 5th node. Then I see how it fills the space and might go again. I find the sweet spot for me is around 8 to 16 buds per plant. Less trimming and nicer sized buds. But I went to 32 on each of 4 plants and found it was about as far as i would go
gwheels
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Count the nodes and pinch off the stuff that grows in the very centre when you hit the 5th. Look it up on google. FIM or top. I just pinch with my finger nail. I just did my babies in the veg box today when they hit the 5th. The worst that will happen is you delay growth a couple of days. You should end up with 2 to 4 new bud sights starting their nodes. A tutorial will help you to see what to do.
Rav3n69
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Does this look like its ready?
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Rav3n69
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Its either for 4th or 5th. But I'm pretty sure its the 5th. So I just pull all of the middle off and leaving the sides?
Rav3n69
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How much to take off
