Should I top my plants?

[Rubijon]

This is my first grow Just wondering if I should top the plants and what the pros and cons are? I am running an Ebb&gro setup with 12 buckets. They are in a 8x5 room.

Here are a few pics. The light screws up the pic.
http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-49-06_893.jpg

http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-49-12_872.jpg

http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-48-55_879.jpg

 

[bdawg22]

When you top the plants it helps them not to stretch so tall and they will begin to grow bushier and not super tall. Hope this helps

 

[ibTheMan]

Hell yah, top those things for sure.

 

[mittenmedgrow]

Not at this point. I top all me plants but I do it when there little. If you flip them now those things should fill up that room. Looks like you have some nice healthy bushes there. Should fill up nicely. My dad recently started growing in one of those systems. Kept tellin him to flip. He kept sayin there so small. Now he knows.

 

[Genius Genetics]

what mittenmedgrow said^^^^^ good advice 4sho

Your 1st grow... im impressed bro.. they are lookin super healthy..

Peace GG

 

[Rubijon]

Not at this point. I top all me plants but I do it when there little. If you flip them now those things should fill up that room. Looks like you have some nice healthy bushes there. Should fill up nicely. My dad recently started growing in one of those systems. Kept tellin him to flip. He kept sayin there so small. Now he knows.

Cool I plan to flip them on the 26th.

 

[Rubijon]

what mittenmedgrow said^^^^^ good advice 4sho

Your 1st grow... im impressed bro.. they are lookin super healthy..

Peace GG

Yup 1st time almost killed all of them at first LOL but I came to this site did some reading and they have jumped right back

 

[Genius Genetics]

kool bro, looks like your on the right track now LOL

glad you came to the farm great place with great info and people

carnt wait to see them buds

Peace GG

 

[420Gator]

id top em. they look great

 

[Nobodynobody]

Using the same system here. I Top all the top. You can even veg for like another 1/2 to a week after then flip. Looking good for a 1st

 

[half baked]

id get that main stem at about 5to6 nodes down from the top then squeeze it till the top wants to fall ova 90°, doin this will promote the branches below the fold to catch up to the top and create an canopy of sorts, shud fill out your space without topping and you will still get a lovely main cola

hb

 

[Rubijon]

Thanks for all of the great info. Next question is should I start triming all of these big fan leaves off so the other branches can get some better light? or should I trim them after I start flowering?

 

[half baked]

what i do is lollipop all mine so anything that i think is gonna struggle seein light i jus chop off(i dont like loose buds) im fussy like that, all depends on what method u go with, hope all goes well for ya m8! hb

 

[420Gator]

only take off the light obstructing ones and as hb said take off the tiny lower branches

 

[Mr. Greenthum]

yes top them they look nice i top my plants because it increases yield like crazy!!! nice plants dude

 

[Rubijon]

They are on 12/12 starting now. :boogie:

 

[dscjm]

My view only

This is my first grow Just wondering if I should top the plants and what the pros and cons are? I am running an Ebb&gro setup with 12 buckets. They are in a 8x5 room.

Here are a few pics. The light screws up the pic.
http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-49-06_893.jpg

http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-49-12_872.jpg

http://i777.invalid.com/albums/yy55/Rubijon_Graham/2011-01-21_16-48-55_879.jpg

They are beutiful, I would not top them. That's your biggiest bud, the top. I would tie the branches in a way to get more light. Never top them and keep the big leaves on the plant. After 2 weeks into flowering then prune off the bottom brances that are not doing shit. Also if you have a horizontal light you want to bend or tie your main stem horizontal to get more light. I do that 2 weeks into flowering or when the plant stop growing and it's just flowering. Very good for the first time.

 

[Rubijon]

Why not trim the big leaves blocking light from the center of the plant?

 

[Mr. Greenthum]

If u top then u get more than just one big main chola it keeps a bushy plant with good yield i say Yes top them if ur wanting yield off of them

 

[half baked]

trimming fan leaves off is 1 of those things for growers, u either do it or u dont, i personly dont but i do bend them in thus creating light for the lower buds, just have to keep on top of em, but i have seen threads where people do and they looked sound, so imo i think its down to the grower and their experiences, just keep folding the leaves down below the canopy and u shud be fine bro. hb