Auto Gelato (first time indoor)

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High Chilltkroete, No you do not want to top this autoflower. You want to bend the main stem down with LST training and shape this plant by bending instead of by damaging due HST. You will get the same benefits from bending the plant in the right shape and by doing this you cut away the risks that you get from topping an autoflower. You want to bend the plant in a shape that the buds grow on the same height and that light can reach all the leaves from the stems with the larger buds. Happy growing buddy! 💚

Man, why you go so deep and unneeded, i dont understand. You have already and feeding issues and watering issues signs ( maybe second influenced ph and that influenced first ). There is plenty of ways to manipulate plant without harm. LSTed auto : growdiaries.com/diaries/177197-grow-journal-by-asnoriu Just leaves tucking and stem manipulated auto : growdiaries.com/diaries/129716-grow-journal-by-asnoriu All in soil, all organic feed. And still huge numbers despite not perfect or limited conditions ... I would not top/fim/mainline any auto. Thats my view.