My first ever topping... it feels like s crime!

[SmokeyCoder]

I estimated yesterday that topping this morning was the ideal timenough space between nodes that i would completely botch it. After the snip and seey this beautilf clup of new growth fall away just felt wrong lol.

the first cut went well (i think) I made it on the 2nd strongest plant... affter that i felt confident doing the same to my strongest, but it has tighter nodes with thicker growth, and once again the clump new growth falling away just felt like a crime.

i then stepped back looking at the now topped plants and actually felt like oh i get it nbow the way it opend up the plant, all i can do now is wait. i plan 3 toppings on each plant.

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

I estimated yesterday that topping this morning was the ideal timenough space between nodes that i would completely botch it. After the snip and seey this beautilf clup of new growth fall away just felt wrong lol.

the first cut went well (i think) I made it on the 2nd strongest plant... affter that i felt confident doing the same to my strongest, but it has tighter nodes with thicker growth, and once again the clump new growth falling away just felt like a crime.

i then stepped back looking at the now topped plants and actually felt like oh i get it nbow the way it opend up the plant, all i can do now is wait. i plan 3 toppings on each plant.

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Fun stuff, huh?

Why did you top it? Just to experiment or do you want it to branch out evenly with 2 or more colas?

I like to do 3 toppings total for 8 colas, starting above the 3rd node then the 2nd nodes and again 2nd nodes as the plant grows.

As a long time grower I tell everyone, "Experiment." You'll learn more with hands on. Enjoy

 

[imgrowing]

if you think topping is a crime wait until you try fimming. lol

 

[SmokeyCoder]

I had planned 4 plants to fill my 4x4 scrog

But only 3 seeds popped and 1 of those got off to a bad start which stunted its growth so for a while there and even now it might end up being just 2 plants

So the topping is essentially just to give me the best chances of a half decent yield I know it will produce the same if only slightly more in yield but after seeing how really tight colas were prone to rot on my out door grow last year (my first grow)

That and the hydro store guy really convinced me, he even bragged about filling an entire tent with 1 plant plus topping and training.

So here we are

Also apologies for all the typos in that first post

 

[Tahoekushcat]

Way too early.

 

[SmokeyCoder]

Way too early.

You think? It’s day 24 and they were onto their 5/6 node.

Everything I read said that was text book timing.

At their current growth I expect after they recover from the topping I will be trading the growth through the scrog in 7-10dayd from now

Time will tell I guess

 

[defective]

if you think topping is a crime wait until you try fimming. lol

Not sure why people don’t fim more, you get the same branched out growth, and the top grows back as well so you get 3 tops instead of two and the branched out growth as well.

 

[SmokeyCoder]

I literally had only heard about fimming days ago but had already planned for topping

To be honest fat stinky buds are nice and I really enjoy a smoke, but I am really getting into the growing and the science behind it.

I plan to do something different each cycle. With end goal being cloning and running two tents for a rolling supply.

No buds left from my lat grow and now reliant on the prescribed THC I get from the doctor

 

[Hossgrows]

Last year I let one grow naturally, and one topped and trained with LST. I'll stick with topping. But I did get a nice walking stick.

So your not growing outside this year.?

 

[defective]

I literally had only heard about fimming days ago but had already planned for topping

To be honest fat stinky buds are nice and I really enjoy a smoke, but I am really getting into the growing and the science behind it.

I plan to do something different each cycle. With end goal being cloning and running two tents for a rolling supply.

No buds left from my lat grow and now reliant on the prescribed THC I get from the doctor

We’ve all been there, I hope to never run out again! Buying shit sucks! If you are gonna clone and scrog, I highly recommend you check out gmonster714 thread on floating scrog and monster clones! I’ll find it…something to aspire to!

 

[SmokeyCoder]

Last year I let one grow naturally, and one topped and trained with LST. I'll stick with topping. But I did get a nice walking stick.
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So your not growing outside this year.?

I walk with a stick from spinal cord injury I should do this! Wonder what Johnny law would say about it?

 

[SmokeyCoder]

not growing out side it’s winter here in oz the days are short and cold and lots of rain of late

Even summer during my outdoor grow was crazy unpredictable weather

 

[defective]

Here’s one https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/gmonster-rerun-that-weed-thread.164426/

The other

Floaters...A New Way To Scrog

Floaters...A different approach to the Scrog method. One with the same results but easier and less time. You can flower a plant with a Floater anytime you wanna start. Its that easy. I think its about time to post up some solid information on a method ive been using. Its a method that can...

www.thcfarmer.com

 

[SmokeyCoder]

Also I know there are a few cops in my immediate neighbourhood, and a few weeks back I’d been smoking a lot out doors and someone started flying a drone low level across all the back yards.

And it wasn’t paranoia lol

 

[Beazy]

Wait till you start hacking rootballs into thirds you’ll really start feeling like a felon

 

[freebird919]

Fun stuff, huh?

Why did you top it? Just to experiment or do you want it to branch out evenly with 2 or more colas?

I like to do 3 toppings total for 8 colas, starting above the 3rd node then the 2nd nodes and again 2nd nodes as the plant grows.

As a long time grower I tell everyone, "Experiment." You'll learn more with hands on. EnjoyView attachment 2640446

New too, I did some topping and trimming for outdoor photo’s also feeling cautious. Then did LST bending on some others. Good thing they’re forgiving w/my McGuyvering being stubbornly cheap and a bit misguided before finding y’all. Best wishes to all new folks here.

 

[freebird919]

Also I know there are a few cops in my immediate neighbourhood, and a few weeks back I’d been smoking a lot out doors and someone started flying a drone low level across all the back yards.

And it wasn’t paranoia lol

Not cool! Ppl! Not much privacy left with drones. I’m not impressed at all!

 

[freebird919]

not growing out side it’s winter here in oz the days are short and cold and lots of rain of late

Even summer during my outdoor grow was crazy unpredictable weather

My biggest fear. Summer/fall weather on this my first.

 

[freebird919]

Last year I let one grow naturally, and one topped and trained with LST. I'll stick with topping. But I did get a nice walking stick.
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So your not growing outside this year.?

Man, I’m hoping to not have that large. Hinky enough as it is!

 

[freebird919]

Not sure why people don’t fim more, you get the same branched out growth, and the top grows back as well so you get 3 tops instead of two and the branched out growth as well.

Interesting comment! More research I’ll have to consider!