Problems After Topping

Starwalker

Member
I started blooming 8 plants five days ago. I topped 7 of the eight plants two days before transplanting and putting them in the bloom chamber of my grow cabinet, and they're all doing fine, but unfortunately I somehow missed topping one plant two days before starting to bloom. I discovered my mistake the day I put the other plants in the bloom chamber and decided to go ahead and top the eighth plant and then start blooming it the same day I topped it with the rest of my plants. I think that was a big mistake. Althought the plant has grown a little taller and the fan leaves are larger, there is almost no new growth in the critical area between the nodes. I am new to growing and have no idea if the plant will ever bloom. Am I doomed because of my error or is there still the possibility that my plant will be able to recover from my mistake? Someone out there, please help me.
 

Keif Cheif

Member
There is nothing to worry about, the plant will recover just fine. It would have been more preferred for you to top that one, and wait a day or two before putting it in the flower chamber so that it could come out of the stress a little bit before it undergoes a lot of stress when the lights get more intense and shorter photoperiod.

However, you are already in the chamber and there is nothing you can do except give all the plants the love that they deserve. It will definitely flower, it might just take a day or two behind the others to show the pistols. There is also a good chance that you will get a double bud (kinda looks like a heart shape). Don't lose sleep over this, next time you decide to flower a group of plants, make sure that they are in "tip top shape" and shouldn't have any bugs, mildew, deficiencies, or need for transplant. All of this should be done at least one week before you flip to 12/12
 

Starwalker

Member
Thanks dude, your reply certainly improved my outlook, but there's another problem with the same plant I didn't mention before. Some of the fan leaves have yellow spots on them now, but the plant has been getting the same proper nutrients as my other plants, and as I said before they're all doing fine. Do you think the yellow spots on those fan leaves are also from stress or something else?
 

Starwalker

Member
I'm also wondering if the stess that's causing the plant not to begin blooming yet, could also cut down the yield I will receive from it. Anyone got any answers.
 
I like to wait atleast a week after topping to allow new shoots to grow and mature b4 introducing flower, same with transplants and roots, your plants are putting energy into growing roots and filling the new container
 
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