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When to top
Beginnerbuds2020
started grow question 5y ago
When can I top my girl I don’t want to do it to early ? Can anyone help ?
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Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
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Collinsy74
answered grow question 5y ago
It's normally around the 4-5th node (sets of leaves) if it's a auto I wouldn't do it because they don't have time to recover properly.
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EEXME
answered grow question 5y ago
You could top it now if you wanted but if you wanna play safe, wait for one more node pair to grow and then top.
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Growerxm00
Top the plant again or not?
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Week 4
Techniques. LST
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Techniques. Defoliation
4y ago
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VirginPink
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This is the first time growing so any feed back or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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Techniques. LST
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6y ago
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Jannis_Botanicum
Should i do LST or not ? Or maybe LST one Plant, let one grow natural ?
this is my third ever grow, and i was wondering if its worthy letting a plant grow natural, So far my two first plants i have done LST on, will the yield be impacted a lot when its being grown natural ? What do you think, should i give letting it grow natural a chance or do LST ?
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Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
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4y ago
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PapaBaer
LST Trimmen
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Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
6y ago
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Is now the time to top?
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Week 3
Techniques. LST
Techniques. ScrOG
Techniques. Topping
5y ago
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Eldritchscotchtober
Fuck. First week of 12-12 and I almost accidentally top this plant. Broke the stem enough to cause it to bleed on one side. Think it will hold/heal?
Accidentally broke one side of this stem while attempting LST through a lattice. My idea was, instead of simply topping, to bend the plant downwards into the lattice to keep it down. Problem I'm trying to solve is plants keep growing too close to lights. Thoughts? ✌️
Week 9
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6y ago
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Week 4
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Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
2y ago
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LST AND TOPPING QUESTION
Hello dear growdiaries community, i read and seen in diaries that people Top their plants and do LST, my plant is now almost 4 weeks old and is developing its fourth pair of leaves her stem i thickening, should i Top her at the fifth pair of leaves or when and should o at all ?
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Techniques. LST
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5y ago
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Week 11
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6y ago
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
6y ago
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LST onoy Vs Topping
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Beginnerbuds2020
When to top
When can I top my girl I don’t want to do it to early ? Can anyone help ?
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
5y ago
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