question about flowering

i got 2 plants growing, the height of my grow space is about 2.5- 3 feet. i need to no when to start flowering and how to make my plants more bushy instead of growing tall.

Do you mean that whole grow space is 3 foot tall max, or you have about 5 feet and are using a HPS? If your area is 3 foot tall then im sure you using CFL or LED. CFL tend to make plants grow bushy if you keep them nice and close. Also tieing branches down and tieing the main stalk down will help you keep your plant shorter. Choose a indica dominant strain for all around shorter bushier plants. Your plant will at least double in size when you start to flower, so plan accordingly. You could always go 12/12 from start to make sure you have enough room.

well im growing them under my steps. and theres probably about 3.5- 4 feel total height. and im just using a flourescent light. ive heard you can cut the top off a certain way that makes the plant grow out more but im not sure if its true or not

FT Grower said:

well im growing them under my steps. and theres probably about 3.5- 4 feel total height. and im just using a flourescent light. ive heard you can cut the top off a certain way that makes the plant grow out more but im not sure if its true or not

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its true. just youtube how to top a plant. theres a bunch of tutourials that come up

ya buddy its true, its called topping. ther is probly a million threads on the exact ways, but basicly thats it wen you cut the top off your main stem and the next 2 under it become your 2 mains and so on... which souds like you will have to master in your area resrictions.
best of luck

i got all the room i need except height. my plants are 4 inches and 3 inches. when should i top them and when should i start to flower?

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you wait until they are 5 nodes tall and you cut off the top 3 nodes or top 2 nodes depending on the results you want. read the Uncle Ben's Topping Guide sticky.

do you think i should top them now?

Check out supper cropping also. Ifn you have lateral space!!

just bend it,works pretty well for me if u top dont put it into flower intill it recover but i would bend one plant and the top the other and see which one comes out the best