Don't plan on topping. Someone want to talk ...

Hello ! It depend on your goal. If your goal is to grow a small number of photoperiodic plants in a big space then topping will help you maintaining your plant flat so instead of focusing on a vertical grow you do the opposite by maximising the horizontal grow and fill the tent with a short number of plant : it will require multiple topping and maybe another low stress training method like a scrog or stem bending with ropes. The bad side of the topping is that it will slow your grow each time you top because the plant needs to recover from the stress. The other benefits of topping + LST is to get a flat canopy so all the buds at the same height to maximise light repatriation ( higher buds will not be a source of shadow ) but it also require to cut every pop corn buds under the main canopy. To finish toping or not is up to you and depend on your goal and time ( topping will slow your grow ) , it is also risky to top an auto too much due to their short life cycle. I hope it will help you 😉✌️🏼

Hey G-F so if you like your plants to grow in the apically dominant tree shape that's great it works for a lot of people, especially outdoor growers who have access to the sunrise and sunset pattern and it reaches every angle of the plant. However many indoor growers choose to break that, once or many times depending on their goal. The main idea is getting a noce evenly flat canopy that can use as much of the light above as possible...this is most helpful for everyone who maybe only has 1 or a few strong lights hanging above the plant. It also gives the grower much more control over the final shape and size of the many colas vs the single main cola that's in an untopped christmas tree shaped plant. The only caution I have towards topping or fim is people doing autos as they sometimes do not want to waste crucial time in stressing the plant and having it recover, although some still do. Happy growing and have fun choosing.

hey man i was like you before even though i was on autos, but i received a topped plant from a lady, and i watched it grow into a nice little plant with two main colas , this is a good thing for yield. It adds what a couple weeks at most to the harvest date, but really i could add 50 or 100 more grams, i think the best way to do it is to start training early then top then see, but you could get similar or better results just by fimming twice, fimm once the plants recover quickly, wait another week or so or until they are ready again, fimm again and presto + 2 weeks overall but now you have 4 - 10 main colas. Plus you're doing photos so you're in full control, it's all a matter of whether you want a shitton of bud or you don t really care about that.... hope this helps you make the right choice **cough** FIMM **cough** TOPIT **cough** excuse me 🚀

Hi @Green_Friends_Inc! With photoperiodic strains, I always TOP or FIM at early age. This helps to control the apical stretch, this multiplies the amount of 'main' colas, this facilitates the light penetration and last but not least, this makes beautiful plants! If your grow room is large enough, I'd recommend to reconsider your choice and TOP them all. If your grow space is not large but you have height, then let them grow naturally in a 'normal' shape. Hope this makes sense, keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊

Hi, i just finished my Girl scout cookies. I treated them totally different, There were 2 Plants. Alpha, and Gamma.Alpha got some LST, Gamma was Topped Fimmed and LST( there was one more but i replaced her)I saw big differences. Gamma jumped one week earlier into flower, built up 4 very big Budsites and 2 medium sized Buds, and a few smaller ones. AlphaHas one Maincola and 3 Very nice Budsites( she is not harvested yet) I gained 68 Gram (dry weigh) From Gamma, I think Alpha has less i guess around 45 Gramm dry. The Plant i replaced had nearly to nothing, i blended her Completely and did some alcoholic extraction she had no training. conclusion. No training around 30gram, Lstonly around 45 gram, Topping fimming and LSt 68 gram. You can see it in my cookies diary