should i top

Should I top or should I leave one main cola. What y'all suggestion an why. And when should I top

I dont, someone told me it would decrease the effect. With that said if your plant is 5 or 6 feet tall it wont matter. I might try it sometime but for now I dont do it. If it is your first than I dont see the sense, just stay textbook and you wont care once the harvest is complete.

Topping a plant will stunt the growth vertically but will increase growth horizontally. Simply put, topping makes the plant shorter but a lot more bushy... When? After 5 nodes high.... Topping is good if outdoor and plants are about to grow over a fence or something...

i tried before and found the yield to seem to be equal but the topped plant had more small buds and the untopped had less larger buds...ive grown multiple times and i still struggle to decide when it comes time...

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Mother Nature does not top plants so why should we. lol

Thank everyone well for now I think ill juss stick with one cola I've done soil for awhile now but this year I'm tryn to up my game and had a friend turn me onto dwc bigger yeild better quality in my opinion and juss as difficult in my opinion once u know a routine. But this will be my second go. And I was debating topping. But I think ill juss keep it simple

U can check out my grow as well sense no one else will lmao can tell m ur opinions on that two

It depends on how you want to grow. Topping will give you shorter plants with more smaller tops. not topping will give you a big cola. How many plants? what lights? topping will not affect the plants in a bad way if done properly.

4 plants 400w metal halide. Everytime I hear topping ppl have this conclusion that you get a bigger yeild but I wasn't to sure. However I have plety of space to let them get 8 ft if I wanted to however I don't lol

Personally, I would top. I prefer my plants bushier and with many colas to harvest. Topping can increase total yield if done correctly.

So what would be the correct way to doing it if u don't mind me asking

Check this out... https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html

Also consider how much floor space you have.

Good luck.

MBlaze does a good job too... https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/200413-fimming-my-blaze-complete-how.html

it looks good lot of material there so imma go back and read it all instead of skimming it

I usually top for the sole reason of wanting clones. As soon as it's at about the 5th node I take a cutting and chop it down to only 2 like UB. I don't have the best track record when it comes to clones so I take them as often as I can. Also I prefer growing bigger plants vs. SOG style or christmas trees. Some strains don't respond too well and others thrive so it's kind of hit and miss. I feel like untopped plants possibly yield more because there's no slow down in growing and the bottom branches tend to stretch out a lot anyways.

Thanks pipedream for the past experiences has anyone ever experienced ne bomb plants I got them for the yeild and I heard about its good. Qualites

super crop it

Not fimilair with that

I top for 2 reasons. 1. I don't have a lot of height in my room so I have to keep them short. 2. It allows more tops to be closer to the light instead of an 8' plant that is only getting good light at the very top. a shorter bushy plant will get more even light .