If the question is, can you improve yield by topping indica plants, I believe the answer is "yes", though by how much (if at all) is going to be highly dependent on individual grow circumstances.
In general, the bigger you let your plants get, the more they'll yield.
Yes.
As I said, "Sea of Green" is growing lots of small plants in a mini-"forest" like arrangement to create an even canopy of flowering tops. "Google it".
No description is going to give you a refined idea of the plants genetic background. Someone who is REALLY knowledgeable may be able to make some pretty good educated guesses *IF* your strain is a "classic" one or shares traits with a classic one, if they see it in person.
the pic of the first FIM with three tops is about 8" tall about 13 nodes before it got fimmed. so why not? do it my friend it wont hurt. any more than the initial cut.
Hey Kentuckynative and everyone How is everybody and really nice to meet you.I am new to the forum and would like to share this with you.I seen that the topic was can you top a indica plant? Yes you can.Crazy Miss hyde is about 80% indica 20% sativa 20% thc.Have not grown for a long while so I thought I start again.I started my seedling in fox farms ocean forest.It's been said that starting it in this soil is too hot for some of them.It is the first week or 2,but once the plant needs the nutrients it starts taking off.I tried alot like this by seed in organic soil and never had any problems.The key is just water the baby girl for 30 days or so and thats it.Then just judge it later.You will tell later what it needs.Like more fertilizer or whatever.I usually grow it in fox farms for about 55 days then put in flowerinig stage then add big bloom in filtered water every 2 weeks and stop the last 2 weeks before harvest.I think sometimes alot of people make mistakes fertilizing and putting it this soil, it's a little to much then.Anyhow Fim a plant which means Fuck I Missed is good in early stages.I usually start it at about 3 weeks or fourth node.When you fim instead of topping.you are slicing with a razor blade the little new shoot not the whole thing.Instead of two shoots it makes 4 shoots fimming it if done right.2 from the fimmed part and 1 on each of the nodes beside it which makes it 4 shoots from one top.Topping can work the same way done at the same time but only produces 2 shoots and 4 shoots and so on.Super cropping is done in early stages.It is squeezing each individual branch or main stem slightly and twisting it slightly or bending softly but not breaking it.It will wilt for a 3 days or longer depends on the plant.While this happening the plant thinks it's topped but it is not.It is just injured basically.Then all the energy is going to the rest of the shoots now.When you squeezed the branch the plant produces a thicker and stronger stem in time and brings alot more nutrients and water from the thicker stem to all the shoots.The only thing about this method you will have to grow it longer in vegetative stage it take's a little while for the plant to repair it's self.With more and bigger bud is alot more patience and waiting time.It's all worth it at the end.This Crazy Miss Hyde plant was topped at 20 days and plus I topped 4 of the side shoots afterwards one the others started growing.It is a fat stocky bush now with alot of nodes and shoots at 30 days it is at about 15 inches tall now but like 16 inces wide.I will let them grow a little more may 2 weeks the shoots then bend each branch down so all the shoot at the lower part of the plant come up to the light.Almost like a sea of green with one plant.I counted on this plant about 22 shoots which would be 22 cola buds at the end and being mostly indica being big buds at 22 spots.I could keep going but I have limited space like 2 feet by 3 feet by 48 inches tall which is only about 6 square feet or so but for one plant which is plenty of space for it to get a nice size if it is trained right.Oh yeah never cut off the big fans leaves they give the plant its energy and in the long run produces fatter buds.If they are in the way from getting light just bend them down underneath the plant so the shoots are showing.Notice the fans leaves on her.Each leaf is about 8 inches wide.I have a half gallon milk container on the sides to show size I would like to share my Crazy Miss Hyde photos with you at 15 inches topped 8 times 30 days old in a 5 gallon pot.Everyone have a really nice merry christmas and a happy new year!!!!
