I only pinch once (top) to control the height. I fertilize using a time release fertilizer with trace. Also my growing medium has mycorrhizae pro mix #4. Nutrients play a big part for plant size. I also give the seedlings a couple shots of liquid fertilizer before I transplant to the finish pots. Just saying!Our yields have been... pretty bad. Not even sure what the yield on an indoor photo should be if done well.
But... we've been lollipopping and topping once. Should we try topping twice? Someone suggested that to me and says it will give more weight if you top 2-3 times but no more.
Is that true? How many times should we top and how much weight should be expected off a well grown indoor photo?
I'm in the camp that believes that topping a plant does not increase yield. What it does is redistribute that same yield from one location to several locations. I grow outside and top all my plants once. Some plants will be topped a second time if necessary. Any plant that has been topped will require a longer veg period. They need a few days to recover from the temporary stunting, and then you want to veg them longer to realize the gains from being topped. The reasons that I top my plants are: 1) To avoid excessively large main colas that are susceptible to mold. 2) To minimize larf, and 3) To control height, because not everyone can get away with 12 foot tall plants in their backyard. I think Welcome to the Grow Tent on YouTube has good videos explaining the how and when of topping plants.
I don't care for the inconsistent results of that technique, lol.What, nobody wants to talk about fimming in this thread???
U should apply LST to that. Open it up to more vertical branching.View attachment 2612799View attachment 2612800
Here’s an example currently in my garden. I just cut the supplemental lighting yesterday, so today is their first day of flower. When a plant has 4 nodes and is working on its fifth, I top it above the 3rd node. I also remove the first node at the same time. I end up with only 4 branches off of the main stalk. Those 4 will end up being about the same height. Where I cut will be stunted for a bit allowing the lowers to catch up. I end up with 4 tops and an open center structure. Easy-peasy to manage for me.
What, nobody wants to talk about fimming in this thread???
I don't care for the inconsistent results of that technique, lol.
I had one grew a 9 fingered mohawk. Can not find that pic.. total miss. Would have been better after that started growing was too top it but was my first grow and just had to see the thing grow.Fuck, I missed my miss.
I had one grew a 9 fingered mohawk. Can not find that pic.. total miss. Would have been better after that started growing was too top it but was my first grow and just had to see the thing grow.
First of all, that's NSFW and potentially terrorist.What, nobody wants to talk about fimming in this thread???
True, the technique never can be archived with 100% accuracy which suck imoI don't care for the inconsistent results of that technique, lol.
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