@Mrs_Larimar, thank you for your input! I started LST 10 days later per your recommendation, and the healthier plant grew like gangbusters -- but I made a rookie mistake and accidentally cut some leaves and an entire branch of both plants while I was doing so (week 4). Still growing well, but should I still top the plant with that in mind? And also, do I still top from the main cola? There are a bunch of strong, thick off shoots on the healthier one. It's actually hard to see where the main cola is without lifting a bunch of leaves and shoots up because it's so bushy and all the stems are so thick lol
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