topped and now 3 heads?

hey man.....looks great, and may your stems bulge to rival Arnold....and like someone said to me a little while back....you're gonna complain that their TOO BIG! hahahahahahaha....set my perspective straight! walk on man!

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they already have, the new growth is about 5". and i even retopped some for a second time. hope they can hold the weight.

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second day 12/12 for the 3 bigger ones, the smaller ones were under flos, but im getting them used to the lite, in the day, and putting back under flos at nite. the 3 bigger ones that im flowering have also been brought inside on a nite, due to cold ,cos im growing in the garsge,outside in a closet.

ill be back.lol

more of todays pics. im trying to learn how to use my camera, thats why so many pics.


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hey man you KNOW we LUV pics!....gladv to see that your happier with your camera......thanks again for the update...all's well on the western front! walk on man!

hey whats in the top of your pots that look like rocks or something? They are getting bushy!!!!! Looks good

there pebbles, i add to my soil mix, when i make it up, also i always add 2" in the bottom of every pot, it help drainage and stops nutes building up in the soil.

Pics are clear enough to see what's what.
Three heads happens, I've got one just like that in my grow room right now. It's perfectly healthy, and I can't wait for the produce.
Good Luck with yours!

thanks, ill post more pics, when ive had a spliff and 6 coffees, and fed the dogs.

the 3 plants were tops were topped , 2 days before these went 12/12 , what are now on day 3. here are some pics.

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the 3 plants were tops were topped , 2 days before these went 12/12 , what are now on day 3. here are some pics.View attachment 50684

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Everythings looking good to me,on a side note i never flower until the tops that i have topped have regrown properly as you wont get a proper top from it if you dont.
What i mean is that all though you will get another stem it will be much shorter obviously and the stress from topping without 24/0 light may slow your plants ability to begin to flower but only at first

i let the bigger ones that are in 12 12 grow back for 3 days b4 i went to 12/12.
and the smaller ones, that have been topped are still on 24/0 and will be for 2 more week till its time for them to goto 12/12.
thanks for the advice nat.
how long should i vegg , after ive topped,b4 i goto 12/12.
i asked this qu. a few weeks ago and somone told me to top 2 days before 12/12. fucking arsehole who ever it was.

crazy-mental said:

i let the bigger ones that are in 12 12 grow back for 3 days b4 i went to 12/12.
and the smaller ones, that have been topped are still on 24/0 and will be for 2 more week till its time for them to goto 12/12.
thanks for the advice nat.
how long should i vegg , after ive topped,b4 i goto 12/12.
i asked this qu. a few weeks ago and somone told me to top 2 days before 12/12. fucking arsehole who ever it was.

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I would never top 2 days before 12/12,and never whilst in flower.
Nothing will be wrong with your plants and you will still get a bit of extra stemage from it so theres nothing to worry about.
Just don't be surprised if they seem a bit slow to flower up at first.
If i had topped i would wait at least 7-10 days before i went to flower but this is only if you want some nice large stems,topping a few nodes here and there a couple of days before flowering will not harm your plants its just that the new tops will be fairly small and hardly worth the stress to the plant

thanks nat. ill do that next time, and also how long should i wait before topping.

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thanks nat. ill do that next time, and also how long should i wait before topping.

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Well i top the seedlings when they have 3 full sets of leaves and i can properly see the very first 2 side shoots growing and i always cut about 90% of the top away so in all reality i don't really top i fimm.

Leaving about 10% of the top on and cutting at a slight angle will increase the chances of my new top turning out to be 3 or more new tops.
I then wait about a week or so depending on their growth rate until the 2,3,4,or 5 new tops have developed lower nodes of their own and do the same to the new tops and hopefully they in turn will get up to about 5 new tops each.

I will take some decent pics and make a full write up as i go along including the fimming of my plants showing exactly where and how i have cut them and how long it takes them to recover and grow new bits.

Hope this helps you out a bit.

cool thanks nat, how are the little ones.

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cool thanks nat, how are the little ones.

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Looking a bit pissed with me for having a hps on them

will they be ok, and are they back under flo's.

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will they be ok, and are they back under flo's.

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The fluros are on 24/7 i never switch them of.
The hps is now 36" away from the top of the propagator box.
They will be fine i think there just a bit pissed that its already the height of summer

is it ok to swap lites.hpstoflos.