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Topping
Kiatatstarted grow question 6y ago
Hi guys! Iβm on the 4th week of my growing, i wanted to start with topping, is it too late? Or soon? And do you have any advices for how and from where cut it?
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Fruitgroweranswered grow question 6y ago
You can top it. Looks like bringing the light abit closer might be beneficial. Just remove the first grow shoot just above the two new shoots under it
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DreamCatcheranswered grow question 6y ago
Wait until your plant has 5 grown nodes and a 6th peaking from the middle. Cut above third node (Just below 4th to give some stalk space if youre mainlining). People tend to remove lower leaves at this point but if youre in any doubt about how or how much dont, it does make a slight difference but if youre not experienced with it you might kill your plant. Also starve it from the N for a couple of days before removing the top or leaves.
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Highclassanswered grow question 6y ago
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It looks like the right moment, the plant looks healthy and its big enough to recover.
Just cut below the first pair of leaves, leaving the 2 branches that should be coming out of the steam. Use clean garden scisors and make a fine cut. πππ
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