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Should I top this plant?

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Plant is coming to end of week 4. Was hoping for it to grow taller and get more nodes before topping, but it looks like there are some white hairs coming out the top now (which I believe means it’s starting to flower right?). If so, will it be advantageous to top it asap or will this cause damage? Appreciate any advice!
 

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GreenGrower19 said:
Plant is coming to end of week 4. Was hoping for it to grow taller and get more nodes before topping, but it looks like there are some white hairs coming out the top now (which I believe means it’s starting to flower right?). If so, will it be advantageous to top it asap or will this cause damage? Appreciate any advice!
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personally don't think that's necessary at this stage
 
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I don't do high stress training techniques once flower has started. Also, I don't top autos (in case that's an auto). (Some people do...lots of ways to grow.)
 
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GreenGrower19 said:
Plant is coming to end of week 4.
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Is it an auto or photo?

GreenGrower19 said:
Was hoping for it to grow taller and get more nodes before topping, but it looks like there are some white hairs coming out the top now (which I believe means it’s starting to flower right?). If so, will it be advantageous to top it asap or will this cause damage?
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Those might be preflowers and are normal and nothing to worry about.

I wouldn't top it yet. Wait till it has five or more nodes. How it's trained depends on whether it's an auto or photo.

GreenGrower19 said:
Appreciate any advice!
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Feed it. A potassium silicate supplement would encourage branching, which is a good thing.

I see slight light stress, so it might have too much light. They don't need much during the vegetation stage. The amount of light will affect the internodal distances, though, and it looks like you recently increased the light because the nodes are closer at the top. I suggest reducing the light intensity.

It looks like there is some residue on the leaves. Have you done some foliar feeding?
 
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Thanks for the response.

It is an Auto. Jealousy XL.

I haven’t given any nutrients as the soil I’m using claims to have all it needs from start to end.

There was a humidifier in there so maybe residue has something to do with water in humidifier?

I’m planning on topping it because I don’t want to end up with just the 1 bud on top (the cola?) and nothing else. All others seem to have multiple branches with big buds on each. No idea how much bud I can even expect of this plant, what do we reckon is realistic judged on its current performance?
 
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GreenGrower19 said:
Thanks for the response.

It is an Auto. Jealousy XL.

I haven’t given any nutrients as the soil I’m using claims to have all it needs from start to end.

There was a humidifier in there so maybe residue has something to do with water in humidifier?

I’m planning on topping it because I don’t want to end up with just the 1 bud on top (the cola?) and nothing else. All others seem to have multiple branches with big buds on each. No idea how much bud I can even expect of this plant, what do we reckon is realistic judged on its current performance?
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The light actually started closer with more hours. A couple weeks ago I moved the light further away and a bit more darkness at night to try and get it a bit taller
 
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GreenGrower19 said:
The light actually started closer with more hours. A couple weeks ago I moved the light further away and a bit more darkness at night to try and get it a bit taller
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Why are the leaves so small and few? Watching time lapses of other grows they all seem to get big fan leaves and lots more vegetation by this point?
 
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LoveGrowingIt said:
Is it an auto or photo?


Those might be preflowers and are normal and nothing to worry about.

I wouldn't top it yet. Wait till it has five or more nodes. How it's trained depends on whether it's an auto or photo.


Feed it. A potassium silicate supplement would encourage branching, which is a good thing.

I see slight light stress, so it might have too much light. They don't need much during the vegetation stage. The amount of light will affect the internodal distances, though, and it looks like you recently increased the light because the nodes are closer at the top. I suggest reducing the light intensity.

It looks like there is some residue on the leaves. Have you done some foliar feeding?
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First set of 5 finger leaves have come through now :)
 

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GreenGrower19 said:
Why are the leaves so small and few? Watching time lapses of other grows they all seem to get big fan leaves and lots more vegetation by this point?
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Could be a number of things but if I had to guess.

Being an auto it needs:
proper watering Technique

Intense light/long hours.

Supplemented nutrients.
 
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It's flowering, so it's done growing except for some stretching--maybe. You could let it finish, but you're not going to get much from it. It's past the vegetation stage. That's when most growth occurs. When the start flowering, the plant puts its energies into reproduction, that is, the flowers.

voltage said:
Plant more beans.
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Exactly! I usually let the little plants finish if I have room for them, but sometimes it's best to start over. This is a good time to figure out how to do it better next time.
 
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Ok I am running autos. Currently 2 Apple fritters. One was topped at node 6 by accident and one was let loose to grow natural. I did this because I had the room and as a new grower I wanted to see a natural plant develop.
Here is week 3 and change with LST only.
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Here is the same untopped plant now
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As you can see you get more than one cola but the majority of the plants attention is on the top flower. This plant is also receiving substantial side lighting.


This is the topped plant now. It is 7 inches shorter than the natural girl and as you can see the plant still prioritizes the top cola but the other flowers are much farther along than the untopped plant. This has shortened the end date for harvest as this plant is at least 2 weeks ahead of maturity due to the hormone redistribution from topping the plant
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My opinion on autos has changed. I will top my autos but I will also start over if the launch does not go well. If the week 4 plants are not out of the footprint of the 5 gallon bucket and at least 6 nodes up the next 9 weeks to me would be a waste. I will start over after figuring out wtf.
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And if you ask I can show you what happens when you try and train an auto like you did your first photo run. Got a flower over here and a flower flower over there.........
 
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GreenGrower19 said:
Plant is coming to end of week 4. Was hoping for it to grow taller and get more nodes before topping, but it looks like there are some white hairs coming out the top now (which I believe means it’s starting to flower right?). If so, will it be advantageous to top it asap or will this cause damage? Appreciate any advice!
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It sounds like you're growing an auto-flower plant. In most cases, topping an auto hurts your yield. If you want to bush her out a bit more, simply use a pipe cleaner or similar and bend the plant over so the tip is lower than the next highest branch. This will help your plant bush. After a few days, untie the plant. You may need to do this again to bush it out enough to meet your expectations.
 
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GreenGrower19 said:
Plant is coming to end of week 4. Was hoping for it to grow taller and get more nodes before topping, but it looks like there are some white hairs coming out the top now (which I believe means it’s starting to flower right?). If so, will it be advantageous to top it asap or will this cause damage? Appreciate any advice!
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Unless its an auto its pre flower, if it isnt an auto top it. If it is then it's gonna be tiny ✌️
 
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