So i'm somewhat new to this site. I've mainly been reading and haven't done much posting. I germed some 5 year old seeds i had laying around and ended up planting the 1 that germed, within 24 hours it sprouted. Currently it is under 2x 26w 6500k cfl's in a area with mylar security blanket peices, It is on day 18 today of 24/7 and is doing well imo. as it gets bigger i will add two more cfl's. I'm wondering a couple things, Should i top it at some point? will this help increase my yeild and utilize my space more effectively? also how long should i veg it? if i veg it till its 1 1/2 feet how tall will it be when its finished flowering? and what about 2 feet? I'll upload a few pics in the next post

It has very tightly packed sets it's on its 5th node at only 5 cm tall

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Nice tight node growth. Looks like your on the right track. As for your questions i would veg for about 1 month or a month and a half. Plants sometimes double or triple in size. Topping does increase your yield but remember growth will be slowed But i topped my first grow and i think my yield will be better since i topped it. Also try some lst it works well on producing a bigger yield as well. Throw some more lights in there soon.

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If i was gonna Lst would i start right away? or wait a bit more, it's still pretty short. and when would be the best time to top it if i was going too?

I topped mine about the 6th node just to be safe. You can Lst as soon as the stem will bend without the ability of pinching(pretty much make sure they dont look really really thin). But yea id say go for the lst now. If you want. I think my yield greatly improved from topping check it out. day 30 flowering

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id wait till the plant is at least 1 foot tall(30cm) b4 stressing it or at least 2 weeks into veg with well established roots

Thats sexy, did you lst as well as top it?


Wait until its 1 foot before i top it? or 1 foot before i lst?

make sure you have a little strenght to those stems before doing the LST topping.... i topped at 6th node but 1 foot is also a good way to do it.

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i meant wait till 1ft for LST i only top the outside ones since the slowed growth wont really be noticed and only when they get to tall to hide and i actually hate tying down the ones outside they always get shit stuck in the buds when their sideways and its a pain in the ass to get the dirt and leafs that get blown around out ... i like to tie down the indoors ones about a week or two b4 i start the 12/12 light cycle...that seems to have worked for me...

Awesome, thanks for the advice. Also does anyone know if i should raise the lights a bit to increase stretching a bit? because the nodes are so closely packed that secondary growths arent getting much light