When can I start topping my plant?

Illegal Wonder

Illegal Wonder

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hey, I've been looking around and I can't seem to find when I'm able to begin topping my plant. Also is it better to cut or to bend and let them snap off themselves?
 
ricky1lung

ricky1lung

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From seed, usually when the plant has 4 or 5 internodes.
Cut with sharp scissors or a sharp razor blade. Don't break
or snap the stem.
 
Sand4x105

Sand4x105

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FIM ["Fukk I Missed"] the very-very tip of the top, and that will give you two tops....
Topping is when you cut down a few nodes, and loop off the top, which I then try and clone...
Depends on growth for me as to when I start...From seed, I want the roots big enough...
So usually I wait until 7 or 8 double sets of nodes...
Topping my clones, I wait until they get 7-8"...
Good Luck!
 
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grorite

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Sand4x105 said:
FIM ["Fukk I Missed"] the very-very tip of the top, and that will give you two tops....
Topping is when you cut down a few nodes, and loop off the top, which I then try and clone...
Depends on growth for me as to when I start...From seed, I want the roots big enough...
So usually I wait until 7 or 8 double sets of nodes...
Topping my clones, I wait until they get 7-8"...
Good Luck!
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I never get less than 4 tops when I fim most the time around 6
 
zgreatcornholio

zgreatcornholio

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usually within the first 3 or 4 nodes..the lower you top her the fatter her stems will get..you can use scissors but you wanna make sure they are nice and clean. But the way I like to do it is pinch off the growth with my fingers, it helps seal the wound and is often less damaging to plants than cutting..
 
Illegal Wonder

Illegal Wonder

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ricky1lung said:
From seed, usually when the plant has 4 or 5 internodes.
Cut with sharp scissors or a sharp razor blade. Don't break
or snap the stem.
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I saw a video on youtube and thats how the guy was doing it, not snapping the stem but bending the top over itself until it breaks off on its own. Pretty sure he said its less likely to mess up if you let the plant decide where its going to be topped.

Heres the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwI4hN2pH4
 
sonar

sonar

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I do around node 4 or 5 and it works out well. At that point under my MH the nodes are still very close together, so for all intents and purposed I get 4 tops. The top 2 nodes end up being around the same size in the end. See what I mean. First pic is Kannabia Big Band. Second is kick ass Pineapple Express.
 

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Skilz

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zgreatcornholio said:
usually within the first 3 or 4 nodes..the lower you top her the fatter her stems will get..you can use scissors but you wanna make sure they are nice and clean. But the way I like to do it is pinch off the growth with my fingers, it helps seal the wound and is often less damaging to plants than cutting..
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I agree, remember tho that you will stunt the plant a little bit. it will take a few days/weeks to get back to norm growth. I like doing it early and I do it Twice (depends on strain). Look up Main lineing.
 
Turm

Turm

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sonar said:
I do around node 4 or 5 and it works out well. At that point under my MH the nodes are still very close together, so for all intents and purposed I get 4 tops. The top 2 nodes end up being around the same size in the end. See what I mean. First pic is Kannabia Big Band. Second is kick ass Pineapple Express.
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what he said, 4/5th has been good to me.
 
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