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To top, or not to top
Toastdtoast
started grow question 5y ago
Has anyone personally topped this particular strain? If so, how did it respond?
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Hashy
answered grow question 5y ago
Yes I have topped this one b4. Mine didn't do to bad afterwards. Can't remember the harvest but I wasn't to disappointed.
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Did I wait too long to top?
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