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Originally Posted by girldatgrows
ahh i was also wondering i dont know if you can tell by the pics but they seem really tall the first set of "big" leaves is about 1 to 2 inches out of soil for some of the plants they were tall as seedlings but i do not believe they are stretching b/c i have the good light and close enough and the stems seem to be strong.  ahh i dunno i might be being paranoid but i was just wondering if this was normal and if not how to fix? i was also wondering about topping.. should i do it, is it bad for the plant, and when to do it? sorry alot of ?s but maybe someone out there can relax me lol! |
Topping is VERY good if your plants are quick growers. You get more cola growth (Main Tops--see below
) I've done it and works well. If you do top, wait until the fourth set of leaves to come out. One of the best things you can do is to strengthen your stems by providing a fan to blow on them. It really growths them thick (again--see below). As someone else asked, what kind of grow lights do you have? If you have that much height above the dirt or medium, yes you can put in more dirt up to the first "round" leaf. Other than that, you look like you have a good start. The first 2 pics are of the tops at 18 days into flower, the last one is at 40 days into grow and 7 days after topping so you can see the effect of the fan for stem strength. And btw, I didn't need to put in more medium or dirt, they were VERY close to the dirt to begin with and never stretched. That's because there is more than sufficient light.
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