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hydroponicganjastarted grow question 6 years ago

The only question I have is : would you top them once early + LST or let them grow naturally +LST. i will have 4 plants in a 4x4x6 I want to maximize yield. they seem very healthy and growing fast.

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Athosanswered grow question 6 years ago

TOP plus LST. With autos you want to TOP / FIM above the 4th node, removing the 5th pair of leaves. You can check my Sweet Skunk diary, where I did just that. If you go ahead and TOP, do no do it later, else the plant will start it's flowering process.

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OutForRealanswered grow question 6 years ago

Hello ! Top + supercropping to me 😁👍

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Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 6 years ago

Normally i would say Choose LST they respond very well on it. But if you have an good and fast growing strain and a good feeling then Do Toppping and LST. I grew a lot of automatics this season and i did i different on eachs strain, maybe on each plant. In my previous grow i Did Fimming And LST on one and topping and Lst on the other. And In past grows i just picked away some leaves . But i recommend you Highly to do LST. Happy growing, gonna follow up to see how it works

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