TOPPING: DID I TOP THIS RIGHT? see pics....

[solarguy]

so this plant was growing a lot taller than all of the rest so while i was prunnin a few clones i topped this plant and am going to clone the top and a few of its branches...here are the pics.

before: back left corner

after:

 

[Phase420]

No you didnt do it right! you should of cut as close to the nodes as possible. it should kind of look like a top of a palm tree does after you cut it.

 

[solarguy]

should i go cut the stem down, i did this only a hour ago?

 

[StonedBlownSkiller]

no dont cut it again, it will be fine,,,,wait for 2-4 colas to appear. The growth has to spread somewhere....It will live and be ok....but no you should cut just above the 5th true node for 4 or more main colas...

 

[solarguy]

oops i already cut it down right above that node in the pic, i figured this is where the growth comes from mine as well cut it down close to it or i would have all that bare stem to deal with...am i ok?

 

[StonedBlownSkiller]

oops i already cut it down right above that node in the pic, i figured this is where the growth comes from mine as well cut it down close to it or i would have all that bare stem to deal with...am i ok?

should be. your new tops are gonna grow from in between the stem and the fan leaf there....usually the node under will grow 2 tops too so youll have 4....

 

[solarguy]

every single thread speaks of a different place to top it, some say up on the plant, some say down, in the end i think i could of cut the damn thing anywhere....let me know if this is ok...

 

[StonedBlownSkiller]

its ok just leave it be and dont over stress it.......give it a week and you will be all smiles my friend.....No worries.

 

[solarguy]

thanks, if i had left my stem that tall and not cut it down would i have just had a tall stem or would the stem start to show growth over time?

 

[solarguy]

well it is what it is i will post a pic later i=once i see growth, hopefully she wont die

 

[StonedBlownSkiller]

thanks, if i had left my stem that tall and not cut it down would i have just had a tall stem or would the stem start to show growth over time?

the stem wont grow.

 

[solarguy]

will my stem grow now?

 

[xxxcmackk]

so after you cut off the top,,what do you do with the hole in the top of the stem...do you plug it somehow,,or leave the hole wide open..

 

[solarguy]

what hole?

 

[xxxcmackk]

is there not a hole in the center of the stem...

 

[xxxcmackk]

like this,,,that little hole....this is a plant i harvested today and after i cut the top off there is that little hole...and i was wondering what you do with that hole after topping it ..

 

[solarguy]

i would say let it be i dont really have a hole on mine, maybe because i cut it higher?

 

[xxxcmackk]

my pic is off a 5ft plant and the hole there is like a foot down from the top of the plant... not sure its the only plant i noticed the hole.

 

[solarguy]

yea i dk anything about holes in stems, seems natural lol

 

[runninupinya]

What happens when you top directly above a node is that the highest branches, directly below where you cut, become their own main stems which will turn into colas.