Topping at lights on or off

**Discordantmindfck** · 03-11-2011, 01:06 PM

So i guess this is the only question I have about topping. Should I top the plants when the lights come on, Half way through their "day" or at night? Plants are starting their 6th nodes now so i'll be topping within 24 hours.

**kbo ca** · 03-11-2011, 01:17 PM

doesn't matter what time you do it. I top in veg so my lights are on all day.

**Otherexacerbater** · 03-11-2011, 01:18 PM

This is just my personal opinion but i always try to do any stressful things such as topping/fim an hour or so into lights on. Give them a minute to wake up and get the growing part of there day going,then chop! and let them have maximum time in light to recover and start regrowth.

**Plebscrubber** · 03-11-2011, 10:53 PM

Do a side by side experiment with different topping times, all other variables equal...

I think you will find no difference at all.

Its no good working off a theory that you just made up based on what you think the plant might be doing...
Hard evidence or nothing.