When to top?

Why do you want to top the plant in the first place?

You can top a plant whenever you want. They take about a week to recover.

BigCube said:

Why do you want to top the plant in the first place?

You can top a plant whenever you want. They take about a week to recover.

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Because i want more main colas

Something about a main cola the size of a baseball bat and bigger.
Some strains do better topping to get more bud and some grow giant colas.

I top at about 3 weeks above 4th node

Nknacho said:

How tall shouldnontop my plant or should I at all got an 8 foot high by 8 long by 4 wide using 600w led and 315w cmh

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I'm a topping nut, I top and keep topping until about 1 week before I flip them. This Sweet Tooth has been topped over 60 times Started from seed March 1st its 20 " tall in the pic. I took these 40 a couple weeks ago

That plant needs a serious haircut lol. Looks good but why top at all? I did it a few times but only bc plants got so tall i was forced to, but if thats how you like to run your plants who am i to judge.

Nknacho said:

Because i want more main colas

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Train it, with a net or with wire. It gives the same effect, faster, safer and easier.

A plant takes about a week to recover from topping. It doesnt need recovery time from regular training.

Top a branch and it gives you 2 tops. Bend that branch under a net, or wire it down and it gives you 2 to 6 tops depending on how long the branch is and how many nodes it has. In less time than topping cause it doesnt need to heal from you cutting it.

Edinburgh said:

That plant needs a serious haircut lol. Looks good but why top at all? I did it a few times but only bc plants got so tall i was forced to, but if thats how you like to run your plants who am i to judge.

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I only have 5 ft under my 1000w light and I need to keep them short. This Sweet Tooth has grown at a perfect pace to top so many times. Some grow too quick and I don't get a chance to top as often. That plant is 2 months old today and I don't have room in my flower room to put her in for another 2-3 weeks.

It may grow a bit slower when I top so often but I like bushes not trees.

Netting is just to restrictive for me, it may work in a tent because of the limitation in a tent for space but if I don't overcrowd my flower room I can spread them out and tie them down.

BigCube said:

Train it, with a net or with wire. It gives the same effect, faster, safer and easier.

A plant takes about a week to recover from topping. It doesnt need recovery time from regular training.

Top a branch and it gives you 2 tops. Bend that branch under a net, or wire it down and it gives you 2 to 6 tops depending on how long the branch is and how many nodes it has. In less time than topping cause it doesnt need to heal from you cutting it.

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I haven't timed recovery from topping, I don't really see any slow down at all. If I top today the lower 2 shoots will be standing up and ready to go the next day. Some if the lower shoots are big enough they seem to turn into viable stocks in a day or 2. a week -10 more before I can top the now 2 shoots where there was 1.