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Topping on the second or third internode?

Elpicor
Elpicorstarted grow question 2 years ago
Hello growers, topping at second or third internode for autos in my diary? Thanks for your help!
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
You never ever want to top an autoflower! Some people do try and some of them are lucky - but honestly, that's all it is is luck because it requires you to know exactly WHEN the plant is going to go into pre-flower because if you do it too close to that event, the plant will not have time to recover and will not set buds. Best stick to LST only... Good luck....
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UnkleSkunk
UnkleSkunkanswered grow question 2 years ago
cimare si puo' fare ma puo' andare a discapito della resa se non lo sai fare bene..per questo si sconsiglia se fai degli errori li paghi alla fine,se invece fai tutto bene la resa puo' aumentare di norma si ciima al terzo internodo(una volta ho cimato al primo internodo e la pianta si è comportata bene) A me piace guardare la pianta e vedere un po cosa vorrebbe la tua la lascerei tranquilla un bel lst per allargare i rami spostando le foglie che li coprono e via...
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Elpicor
Elpicoranswered grow question 2 years ago
Thank you all for your kind support!! I see there are many reasons why not topping so there is no one best answer, all are great advice! in the past I have grown 3 lowryder feminized, topped at the second internode and they grew well,,, but maybe it's just genetic 😊
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OhioFarms
OhioFarmsanswered grow question 2 years ago
All depends on the genetics. I see you're growing fastbuds. They don't like being topped. If you top them it will take a week out of there veg growth. It will have a 75% chance of going herm on you. Best of luck with your grow.
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Sators
Satorsanswered grow question 2 years ago
Hi dude. Topping autos doesn’t work.
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Growstick
Growstickanswered grow question 2 years ago
Personally, I don't recommend topping autos at all. LST only. That's just my 5 cents though.
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Ctrellis90
Ctrellis90answered grow question 2 years ago
So I personally have a lot of mixed feelings about topping or any kind of HST for auto flower cannabis because of the amount of stress that the plant has to go through can really mess up your grow for auto's. They just aren't as resilient as photoperiod plants but of course this isn't always the case and some phenos do great with topping and other various forms of HST. Another thing to note is that I've never topped my plants that before the fifth node. Just the way I was taught and the way most growers top they're plants as well. By this point the plant is mature and strong enough to handle the stress no problem. Hope this helps.
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