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PurpleDreamz
PurpleDreamzstarted grow question 5 years ago
She’s already showing pistils and hasn’t started to really grow yet. Should I avoid topping? I’m afraid she won’t recover and I’ll hurt the potential yields.
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HighTV
HighTVanswered grow question 5 years ago
Yeah I wouldundeniably avoid topping right now. I could go on a lecture, but to put it plaint you into the first week of flower and shes about to stretch and double in size. (flowering stretch) The last thing you want to do to an auto is top then at this point in time or you will dwarf your yields drastically. I highly recommend Low stress training(LST) as an alternative however! Hope I could help resolve your question PurpleDreamz! 😎
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
What up PurpleDreamz, I've taken a look at your photos, and I'm happy to tell you your plant is not showing pistils yet which is a good + normal thing at this stage in the growth. She's showing pre-flowers which is expected at this stage. You'll see pistills in 10 days more or less. It's a perfect time to top the top node, she'll be able to recover before hitting the actual flower phase. Yields wise topping helps some strains and hurts others , it's all about how crazy the apex dominance of the strain is. It's a cross between a cream strain (that likes topping) and a black strain (that doesnt like it as much), probably you'll do well topping, but the only way to know is to roll the dice ! hope this helps ! 🚀
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hello ! To me there is 2 way to see the problem and to solve it. 1st - your plant shows the 1st pistils which is a sign of pre flowering but in the worst case that mean you have 2 weeks of stretch incoming so if you top her right now she will recover and get bigger during the stretch. 2nd - Your plant is starting to flower and the topping will slow her stretch because she will need to 'recover before getting back into growing. Both scenaris are possibles . Now concerning your plant I think she's a bit short for that age and in hydro , I would bet on a bigger plant so maybe you should give her 18h of light because it's the average for an auto and your plants seems to be slow to grow maybe suecti a genetic issue. You can also put your light a bit lower as 90 from the top of the plant is what you need with a 1000w HPS that produce much more heat than your led.I hope it will help you 😁👍
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