If your not worried about size then no you can grow single cola if you would like. Its really a personal preference. As i dont feel that topping keeps plants that short. What month you plant will determine overall size. Late March-April for 10 foot monsters, Memorial Day-Junish for smaller plants.

Topping just makes the plant grow bushier, instead of one main cola you will have two.

As for yield, some people believe that topping will increase your overall yield. I have read, and also believe, that the overall yield
is determinded by the genes of that strain.

I have easily gotten 1lb/plant before, other seasons ive gotten maybe QtrLb/plant. Growing outside you never know tho..... last year i had deer mow down an entire patch to the ground, come to my suprise everything revegged and still flowered still got a couple ounces/plant.

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Hmmm, thanks. I'll be growing 5-10 of the same strain. Maybe I'll top half of them as an experiment and see what happens.

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First off beautiful plants!!! Second do you do you use LST or some other type of training if you don't top them? And if you do how many weeks old are they when you start the training.

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Thank you! They suprise me every visit lol.

I personally dont use LST as I dont have height issues. I see it being more useful indoors but I see no reason one couldnt use it to keep plants low outdoor. If i do any type of training its just topping. I acutally left a few of the Northern Lights single cola, I dont know why lol i guess i just got high and forgot.

In regards to the second question... Im not fimilar with LST. But im sure you can find tons of info by using the SEARCH button. I dont want to take a blind guess and give you false info.

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UPDATE:

Last night we had 4.5 inches of rain and a killer lighting display! It oured its ass off. But, i had to spend most of the day today staking plants back up because the rain practically beat them to the ground!!

Might post some pics tomorrow if its a prettier day

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Damn, sorry to hear about that. Storms are my biggest fear for my grow. I'm sure they'll pop back up when they see some light.

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Yea I cringe everytime it storms. Especially when they have heavy buds...braches twist and snap at the main stem. Last year I had one split right down the middle. I took one of those bungie cords that have the plastic ball on them and bungied it back together. It survived until harvest time Cannabis is an amazing plant!!

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Nice plants i cant wait till mine are growing properly.
Id hate a storm, mine are planted like 6ft away from a massive oak tree so if it fell they would be annihalated.

Thanks jinmaster! Good luck on your grow.

I forgot to take my camera with me to the patch today... 2 of the Maple Leaf Indicas are male, possibly all 3. too early to tell on the last on though. Gotta go cut em down still so ill take pics tomorrow

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Went to cut down maple leafs....but decided to wait just to be positve, not enough proof yet. Northern Lights is looking spectacular as always.

White Widow is starting to flower already as well.

Red Shiva were a free sample via amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com, they look pretty good so far....HUGE fan leaves

Nothing good to say about Purple Power yet. Hasnt impressed me...one has a genetic defect or something. All of its fan leaves only have one finger, if that makes any sence...


Took some pics instead

NORTHERN LIGHTS




WHITE WIDOW





RED SHIVA FAN LEAF


PURPLE POWER

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