Lollipoping Question
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WubbaLubbaDubDub
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I’ve had best luck not topping or lollipoping autos. Just tie them down and spread the branches out with lst.
They live a short life and don’t need to be healing cuts or defoliation. Just takes away energy from everything else it wants to do
They live a short life and don’t need to be healing cuts or defoliation. Just takes away energy from everything else it wants to do
NeDank
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I've had good results with topping and defoliating big auto's (3-4+') and I don't like lst because I don't want buds growing so close to the wet soil. Just one of those things though there are plenty of grow journals proving lst works well with auto's.
Highlife42
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IMO selective pruning over a few days before flower and some after is a better option. When you take away too much at once, the plants biomechanics want to adjust and repair. Sending energy in all pathways; rather than, repair very little but still direct most energy into growth and flowering
MATTYMATT726
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Don't buy into the BS. Top them girls just like you do photos. They bounce back just fine and i couldn't imagine not topping mine.
Zephyrs
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Hay I'm not questioning your opinion at all. But at what stage of the auto seedlings growth do you top? As I'm trying to learn autoflower plants. I only on my first auto now. But many photo period grow before. Just curious?
HydroKid239
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I wouldn’t. I’d super crop the tall stalks and get an even canopy. Makes those lowers fatter with more penetration.
Zephyrs
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Ok help me understand, granted I'm buzzed up. But I thought supercrop and any HST would inhibit and slow an autoflower down? No? Seriously, I asking! Sorry not trolling. Just trying to learn.
HydroKid239
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Should only set back the day or 2 it takes to strengthen back up. I did it to my Blueberry420 auto.
HydroKid239
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Here's some pics for reference. This was my last run. 1st pic, she was doin real shitty because I couldn't dial in the feed. She wanted way more N than the dosage I gave.. so she was yellow as hell for a while... I caught on.. and in the end I couldn't tell I screwed up. I got 132g from her, and 83g between the 2 clones I took from her. Those are the clones I covered in my Mars Hydro thread.
2nd pic is close to harvest. The tallest top is the actual main top that I super cropped. I used the bamboo to hold her in place.
2nd pic is close to harvest. The tallest top is the actual main top that I super cropped. I used the bamboo to hold her in place.
MATTYMATT726
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Day 18 to 21 a healthy auto usually has 4 full nodes to just slightly gro8ng the 5th. I cut the 5th off. Very few autos flower in less than 4 weeks and some larger go 6 to 7 weeks before flowering. Plenty of time to "recover" IF you believe in that.
Indacouch2.0
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This ^^^^^^
NeDank
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Yes they are autocobs. =) In flower I keep them as close as possible. For seedlings 20" away.
Light Schedual 24/0
Yes it is a male I'm bxing to auto duck.
NeDank
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Very nice plants man
Zogs
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wow I'm rather blown away. Your plants seem to look just fine being run so hard with autocobs. I find I'm always needing to dial my autocobs back. I start my seedlings at 32" + and around 23-26" in flower. I thought for sure you were going to tell me you were running 18/6 and thats how you could run so much closer.. Anyway, sorry for derailing your original post, you set up just caught my eye and had to ask about it.
NeDank
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Glad to help! Feel free to ask any questions you may have.