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Mahaloanswered grow question 3y ago
It’s the autflower version, but not on the list of Growers Choice strains.. Not gonna top it; cause I don’t wanna cause extra stress during the stage of pre-flower..
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GrowingTrannyanswered grow question 3y ago
High Mahalo, no do not top autoflowers! They do not recover on time!
When you grow a photoperiod it also just depends on the size growroom you've got. When you've got a tall but narrow grow space you do not top. But when you got a low and wide growspace you top. You just make the plant more bushy and less height.
You also need to let the plant recover 1-2 weeks from topping before switching the plant to (Flowering) 12/12 light schedule.
But for autoflowers NEVER top or do any other high stress training technique!!!
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Mazgothanswered grow question 3y ago
Its fem so she will have time to recover from that.(topping its high stress technique)If you want to you can try it,dont do what others tell you every time,your choice brother!!
Idk what light you are using but be sure you have good quality light for good harvest
Hope i help!
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