what the.....is topping supposed to be like this?
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Michael Sparks
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looking nice guys hahaha @ rizou well i topped early and fimmed the tops i have no idea how many colas i have but i am going to get a cam soon so i can post some pics 420n00b gave me an idea Thanks
Sunshine Closet
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You wanna see dense growth, check out my 4 week old Wonder Woman and La Blanca plants. These things are almost TOO dense. It's ridiculous. I'm using LST but I haven't and don't top my plants.
Wonder Woman
La Blanca
Hell, they're all dense, but not nearly as bad as those two.
Wonder Woman
La Blanca
Hell, they're all dense, but not nearly as bad as those two.
420n00b
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Those look nice. I've been thinking of using LST this go round rather than topping to reduce stress and the chance of hermie.
Sunshine Closet
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LST rules. I'll never grow without it. Especially flowering under T5's. I aim to grow bushes NOT trees...
Serapis
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Topping your plant is probably not the culprit. Topping is a common technique. Using Female seeds is more than likely the culprit. You run the risk of running into them. If a strain isn't stable, the likelihood of hermaphroditic traits is increased. Light interruptions can also induce or encourage male flowers to grow. I'm sure there are plenty of clone growers and standard seed users that have never run into a hermie. They seem to be more common amongst female seed users, of which I am one.
420n00b
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Well yeah Serapis has a point that fem seeds do have hermie traits. It is a matter of genetics BUT stressing a plant can induce hermie also and topping does induce stress. How much I guess is up to the hardiness of the plant and it's strain.
It's a risk all fem seed users deal with (me included) though if I had the time I would buy reg seeds and look for female plants to turn into moms.
It's a risk all fem seed users deal with (me included) though if I had the time I would buy reg seeds and look for female plants to turn into moms.
420n00b
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If you do that please do a journal. I followed your LED experiment with great interest until some uh...things went down.
Serapis
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I have one going now, in my sig is the link... The LED's worked out OK. I ended up with close to 10 ounces, then ran into mold during the cure and went to an emergency water cure and lost about 4 ounces. In the end, the buds were tight as hell.. Bubblelicious is a beaut strain!. I'm now working on cloning in a fogponic set up.
420n00b
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Nice, I've got 10 reg bubblicious seeds I have yet to grow with. Working on nirvanas WW fem as we speak. Crossing those fingers.
Michael Sparks
Active Member
i'm using LED's in my current grow and plan on incorporating HID during flower