New to manifolding and growing. Is this normal

[CanandianMojo]

Just transplanted these sunday into happybuddhaorganics.com super soil.

This is my first grow using it and first time manifolding.

This normal?

Thank you in advance!!!

 

[Boatguy]

What is it you are concerned about?
The toughening of the stem?

 

[Wattzzup]

What I have done the two times I have done it is leave some of the stem above where you top it. Maybe even an inch. I learned this the hard way when I broke a branch on my auto manifolding.

 

[CanandianMojo]

What is it you are concerned about?
The toughening of the stem?

O. Yes. The stems looking darker and the leafs are slightly curling.

I'm assuming transplant shock from last sunday combined with the manifolding stress.

 

[Boatguy]

What I have done the two times I have done it is leave some of the stem above where you top it. Maybe even an inch. I learned this the hard way when I broke a branch on my auto manifolding.

The toughened skin is normal.

The stems looking darker and the leafs are slightly curling.

A pic that shows the whole plant would be helpful

 

[Wattzzup]

The toughened skin is normal. View attachment 4605112


A pic that shows the whole plant would be helpful

Oh I don’t doubt that. I’m just telling him that when he tops he should leave more of the branch he chops so it won’t split and break. At least that was my experience my first try.

 

[Boatguy]

Oh I don’t doubt that. I’m just telling him that when he tops he should leave more of the branch he chops so it won’t split and break. At least that was my experience my first try.

It is good to leave some of the stem. You can see mine in the pic. I leave about a 1/4" when topping