I started mine late, on July 7th, but I think she will finish by Sept 30, I wasn't going to top her but I did the other day at the 5th node, I also removed all the main fans so the side branches could get some light, and I was seriously thinking of topping her even more, to make her nice and bushy, but I am already having to water her 4 times a day just to keep her happy, so no more topping for me!