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CelticSmokey88started grow question 4 years ago

At What stage do people look to top there plant at

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MrGrowGetter_supersilvermananswered grow question 4 years ago

You can top anytime .... I like to wait until it's good and booming before I put heavy stress on them but they are resilient little buggers and always bounce back we topped about 3 weeks in the first time but u can do it as many times as you need to keep you canopy level...

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Mortal_mortyanswered grow question 4 years ago

3 nodes high cal mag

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Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 4 years ago

I topped on day 18 from seed. My plant is huge! If you have healthy plant you can top early.

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TheUk420Showanswered grow question 4 years ago

Usually they will wait until the 4th-6th node up before starting training this is because it can stress a small plant alot and could kill her if done too soon but anywhere after the 4th node you should be fine :) Best of luck my friend :)

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