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Top or not?
PeterSageanswered grow question 3y ago
Topping is a source of stress, but is ok with the feminized because they have the time to overcome the stress becoming even more productive.
Autos have a pre determinate time to finish the cycle, so every stress they face is gonna take away health time to grow.
in my experience with autos few few times a topping gave me decent results, I found a lot more useful and productive just to train the main cola down.
good luck!
Psilocubensisanswered grow question 3y ago
If it's growing very strong, and keeping on veg for long time it's ok to top. but only after 3 or 4 weeks.
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Stonehighanswered grow question 3y ago
Im with peter sage on this one. I think that if you want a higher yield, then lst or/and scrogging (i am personally now trying to scrog a couple of autos) are the directions you maybe wanna take.
Ernest also mentioned unpredictability, that is so true, so better to put all chances on your side.
Good luck!
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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
No. No. No. No.... autoflowers rarely have time to recover from such a stressful technique and you'll be left with a plant that does not do anything. Stick to LST for autos!
Good luck!
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ernest_twwganswered grow question 3y ago
If it's less than 3 weeks old, sure. Anything older than that is too old, considering the recovery time the plant would take and how unpredictable autoflowers are.
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