Do you think this is ready to top?

[Jimmy_Dickskin]

Team
Do you think she's ready for topping?

 

[ArtfulCodger]

I top for the first time above the second 5-fingered node, when the growth sites in the shoulders of that node are at least a millimeter long. So...yes.

 

[OldOneEye]

Personally, I don't do anything to my plants until they are mature. Showing preflowers.

 

[Jimmy_Dickskin]

I top for the first time above the second 5-fingered node, when the growth sites in the shoulders of that node are at least a millimeter long. So...yes.

Wow. So with that logic this is exactly when you would top it. Perfect thanks

 

[Galgrows]

Yes if it were mine i would top it now

 

[ArtfulCodger]

Wow. So with that logic this is exactly when you would top it. Perfect thanks

That's just how I do it. Plant training is more more art than science, and there are lots of ways to do it successfully.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Do you think she's ready for topping?

Many growers would top that plant, but when to top depends on what you want to do with the plant and the phenotype of the plant. The height of the tent matters, too (presuming it's in a tent). That plant looks like it wants to grow tall, so topping it should keep it from growing too tall. Sativa phenotypes might need to be topped more than once.

 

[R4V3N]

Photo or Auto?

 

[Jimmy_Dickskin]

Photo or Auto?

It's a photo. Special kush. I grew these last year and they barely got over a foot tall so my thought was maybe I topped them too early so I didn't want to make the same mistake. But then maybe they just don't get real tall.

 

[yamyam222]

It's a photo. Special kush. I grew these last year and they barely got over a foot tall so my thought was maybe I topped them too early so I didn't want to make the same mistake. But then maybe they just don't get real tall.

I find height is easy to achieve if you start the flower transition while you have explosive growth. Give her enough time to recover after topping. Let her begin bushing out before your transition. Doing the opposite is also helpful if you have a stretchy strain or limited space.

 

[Natep]

I would top it.

 

[jadins_journey]

That's just how I do it. Plant training is more more art than science, and there are lots of ways to do it successfully.

Exactly, know what you want in the end and start training. Hell my first topping on clones is about 18 days cut

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Something to keep in mind is that cannabis grows well without us. We prune and train the plants for our purposes, not theirs. Our reasons for changing the natural growth pattern include getting more flowers (yield) or confining plants to the space available. My growing practices also include appearance (aesthetics) on that list. Some individual plants need little intervention and others need a lot. For that reason, I try to understand how a plant wants to grow before I make changes to guide my intervention. That said, we all have our own unique reasons and preferences for growing that guide how we do it.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

Exactly, know what you want in the end and start training. Hell my first topping on clones is about 18 days cut

No kidding?! So many roads to get ya there

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

No kidding?! So many roads to get ya there

And when choosing which road to travel, choose wisely.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

And when choosing which road to travel, choose wisely.

This is great advice

 

[OldOneEye]

Growing multiple strains, rather than trying to fine tune my environment, I choose/keep those that perform well in the environment that I have and wean out those that do not. This way i am always trying new strains and can keep those that I and those I provide for like.
Musing over.