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IceeTea31
IceeTea31started grow question 4 months ago
I topped my 9 Day old plant because i´ve seen a few videos where the guy also topped that early and it turned out it was really effective. whats your opinion?
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BusyBeeFarmer
BusyBeeFarmeranswered grow question 4 months ago
Young plants take longer to recover from topping. In this case, you might lose 1 or 2 days. I wouldn't go much earlier than this, and I haven't seen anyone try it earlier. If you find it easier to train your plant afterwards and achieve the form you want (e.g., developing 4 main colas with fewer side branches), then it can be effective. If you made a clean cut, your plant should bounce back soon and continue growing vigorously.
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001100010010011110answered grow question 4 months ago
It's merely a higher risk of shocking the plant. I don't think it's a high risk unless it was really tiny. greater horticultural anecdotal knowledge says to wait for 6-7 nodes before doing so for this sort of plant. This is more reliable anecdote than you typically see in marijuana-related gardeners - i.e. burning your plant, depriving it of nutrients or light, blind mass defoliation, etc etc...
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 4 months ago
I typically top a little later so I can remove the first set of branches that form, so that I can have room for watering. But you cut first and asked questions later so it is what it is. Either way there’s no right or wrong. She’s going to be just fine at the end of the day. I would suggest to pot up at this time. The leaves are already touching the edges of the pot.
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