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Lovemabud
Lovemabudstarted grow question 5 years ago
When is the absolute latest I can top a plant? I'd say I'm a week to 2 weeks maximum away from flowering on an outdoor grow.
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JinksyGrows
JinksyGrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
I definitely have to preface this one with 'suggested only' and this is based on my personal opinion and what I do... Honestly, I wouldn't top at all at this point in the game, not because you can't, but more so, why? If there's only 7-14 days left of veg, the topping may not leave enough time for recovery before for the flip. Well...they will recover, but they may not be as large or as strong as your other laterals/tops and/or produce as large of colas as your other mains that have been left to grow naturally. If you're looking to increase that yield (I'm sure you are!!!😄 who wouldn't!) I would suggest doing some more training and pulling the tops further away from one another, opening up the canopy a bit and exposing your lower lateral shoots to light and air. This will promote their growth and they will grow quickly to (almost) canopy height (Instead of topping again with my bushy Do-si-Dos, I did more LST instead and brought 9! new shoots through center canopy. Only kept four, but 9 popped up, above canopy within 4 days...) This isn't really what you asked, I know😕 but I wanted to suggest a solution instead of topping. Suggested to keep what you have, not to top any more sections and use LST instead, to get the results you're looking for. No stress, no recovery and your results will be the same if not better (You'll probably produce more new tops with LST then with topping 1 or more sections). I love LST and try my best to circumvent any cutting if LST can be used instead. Your girls have all the space in the world to grow! Train those girls out further and in two weeks it'll look like a big dome of colas/tops. Best of luck with whatever course of action you take. No matter what, the girls look great and I wish you luck entering flower. Get those yields buddy!!!!😊👍
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey, its advised not to top when in flowering as it can cause unwanted stress. You could top your plant if you think it's getting too tall. But looking at your plant she is looking very well trained for some awesome flowers anyway! 👍🌱Keep doing what you doing.
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HighRoller909
HighRoller909answered grow question 5 years ago
Answer would be different if you've been growing a pure sativa but since it is an hybrid,absolute latest is the 3rd week of flowering for topping.By topping,you aim to see good branch development after cutting the top and creating a canopy.Yours still have a good canopy and you are outdoors,getting sun from all angles,topping is not a necessity but still if you want to top and get fatter branches,do it now.It usually needs 4 days to recover,you can even cut a few other tops as well.first week of flowering is not considered as "flowering" so you gain some extra time to recover.But I personally wouldn't top anything after 2nd week.When buds are forming,it's a gamble to cut it.One advice,try to supercrop some branches and you can even do it in week 4 of flowering or even later.Combined with topping,supercropping will do great.
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Vincent11
Vincent11answered grow question 5 years ago
Hi Lovemabud Very nice looking plant mate. Hope she produces a lot off bud for you. This could be handy for you buddy. Too late? When do you plan on flipping her to flower? -Generally speaking, cannabis is well suited to multiple topping, trimming, bending, etc. and does not cause hermies every time. Depends on strain durability. -You probably want a couple weeks to regrow after topping before going to flower stage. Hope this helps and good luck. Happy Growing.
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