Topped four out of five of my girls, they are five weeks vegging, seven weeks old from seed. How long will they take to recover, because was planning on put them into flower on Tuesday they will be then six weeks vegging! But if it is better to leave an extra week veg I will, cause want to keep stress to minimum during flower!! Wat you guys think??
Just topped my girls how long more should I veg to let them recover??
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connorbrown
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Non-sense. It's all about how your plant handled it. I topped one of my ladies on the third day of flowering and she didn't show any signs of stress. If she looks stressed, hold off on it. If not, then you should be good.
Cali chronic
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the good book Jorge Cervantes Medical Growers Bible says" up to 4 weeks to recover.... I know----- WHAT!! But aforementioned if she shows no stress or curling you can go with 10 days Min. I did and the result was nothing dramatic---I may have slowed the bottom or weaker sites from getting a better shot instead of the other clipped stuff. BTW Did you top for height parameters? or was it an attempt to FIM or create more bud sites? Because if the latter try pinching back as you go along. If a Clone I pinch back the first 10 days after T-plant and one momre to get a 6 pack on top. Pretty bushy stuff for inside you know... in hind sight.
Pipe Dream
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well I think that if you vegged that long you should have plenty of growth and I wouldn't expect the topping to be too serious. I let mine grow for like 2 weeks before putting into flowering because I figured that's about how long it would take to grow back and have 2 nice shoots to go into flowering with but mine were only like 4 week old plants when I topped. Some people top their plants right before going into flowering just to get better light penetration and more tops or to clone the plant while it flowers. You should be okay I would think.
Hey dude, yea I did it to max my yeild in the small place that I have! I have a dr60 tent just under a meter squared,four and a half feet tall!
I cut just above the sixth node and I am hoping to get four main colas!!
Ye I've planned to give them two weeks to recover so they will be good and healty. That's not sayin that they are not healthy already because they are very busy Nd topping hasn't seem to cause them much stress either!! I only transplanted them ten days and roots are bursting out the end already!! Think I will have to change again!! Wat you think??
RookieoftheYear88
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lol i recently was putting my mother plant into the box (just getting too big) and topped everything, except i missed one and topped it the night it went into the box and it looks similar to all my other toppings (done 3 weeks before flowering). So idk how much there is to worry about. just my experience lol
profgerbik
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i know this is like a year old, but why does everything think topping a plant gives you more tops? the reason for topping is for height control, space control and to specify the amount of tops you want to maximize potency for your space, its not to give you more tops. if you truly wanted a ton of tops, you would not top your plants at all.
for instance a plant that has never been topped will grow so many tops you wont be able to see in your room let alone the inside of the plant, that is why a lot of indoor growers who cannot afford a room full of 1000w bulbs, top their plants to accommodate their space and to maximize potency per watt. if you have lower wattage lights you dont want your plants to grow normally without being topped because you will end up with so many tops that are just too much for the amount of light you are using, which in turn gives you a low potency plant that will yield a lot but wont be worth much and most likely wont be dense either because of so much energy being needed that a indoor grower cant provide unless using several 1000w HPS.
i just had to state the purpose of topping is not for more tops, but for control over the plant to get the most out of it considering the space its in. topping is used to determine the amount of tops you want to grow and think will work within your space and for your lighting, lower lighting and less space, you want to top your plants to only have 4-6 tops at maximum or if you have all the space you need and high wattage bulbs there is no need to top at all.
that is why you will never see a lab facility with topped plants, or even serious growers who can grow in factory type facilities with topped plants because they would only be hindering their yield, they have the lights and the space to provide all those tops with the energy and space they would need to grow properly, versus most indoor growers using lower wattage lamps and way smaller spaces.
more simple explanation, you top your plants for less tops. if you wanted all the tops you can handle, dont top your plants at all and see how ridiculous they grow. ive had un-topped plants grow more than 12 tops easily, yes i yielding a crap load but the potency wasnt there because i couldnt supply it with enough energy, hence why topping is around.. to maximize quality given the space and lighting.
for instance a plant that has never been topped will grow so many tops you wont be able to see in your room let alone the inside of the plant, that is why a lot of indoor growers who cannot afford a room full of 1000w bulbs, top their plants to accommodate their space and to maximize potency per watt. if you have lower wattage lights you dont want your plants to grow normally without being topped because you will end up with so many tops that are just too much for the amount of light you are using, which in turn gives you a low potency plant that will yield a lot but wont be worth much and most likely wont be dense either because of so much energy being needed that a indoor grower cant provide unless using several 1000w HPS.
i just had to state the purpose of topping is not for more tops, but for control over the plant to get the most out of it considering the space its in. topping is used to determine the amount of tops you want to grow and think will work within your space and for your lighting, lower lighting and less space, you want to top your plants to only have 4-6 tops at maximum or if you have all the space you need and high wattage bulbs there is no need to top at all.
that is why you will never see a lab facility with topped plants, or even serious growers who can grow in factory type facilities with topped plants because they would only be hindering their yield, they have the lights and the space to provide all those tops with the energy and space they would need to grow properly, versus most indoor growers using lower wattage lamps and way smaller spaces.
more simple explanation, you top your plants for less tops. if you wanted all the tops you can handle, dont top your plants at all and see how ridiculous they grow. ive had un-topped plants grow more than 12 tops easily, yes i yielding a crap load but the potency wasnt there because i couldnt supply it with enough energy, hence why topping is around.. to maximize quality given the space and lighting.
profgerbik
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i just thought that was important for all of you to know.
Bulletproof_Love
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I just topped yesterday for my scrog, I thought the purpose of having an even bushy canopy was to bring all the growth to the same level for equal light distribution to grow the same quality and size buds all around. I'm using a 3 bulb 2 foot High Output T5 fixture with 7500 Lumens. If I veg too long the potency will go down?
dadio161
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Many times , after topping my girls , I have put them into flower after waiting just three days . No problems . My vegging girls had strong roots and looked very healthy . I like to wait until my girls about 8" to 10" when I top . I cut them down about 5 nodes and I use the tops to root for new clones . Don't want to waste any of the plant that I don't have to .
ThatCrispyKid
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I know this is 7 years old, but I hope you'e learned the science behind it by now.. if not and for all that stumble across this thread.
Not topping leaves you ONE top, while cutting that ONE top produces 2 or more, silly..
The reason why the plant behaves this way when it is topped is because the center of growth control is located in the apical meristem or main shoot. The main shoot sends suppressive hormones down to the lower or axillary shoots which stops them from growing rapidly. This is called apical dominance. This mechanism does not stop the lower branches from growing but as long as the main shoot is intact it will be largely favored as the plant increases in height. By removing the main shoot, the branches beneath it become free to grow at full rate in order to take its place. Please note that when the top shot is removed, the plant will no longer continue to grow in that location, so you have to make sure that there are enough secondary shoots to make up for the loss.
Arnski5000
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Dunno why you've asked that on this old thread but hey I'd be more worried about that ball growing on your plant??
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Kinda thought be easier since I posted all info on my variables .. tent soil blah blah but I see what your saying but it’s just foot pedals I think they call them . If you look at top the stem it’s twisting .
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