Any pics of topped plants in a DWC?

lopezri

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I'm going on my 4th week in my DIY DWC based off of Roseman's build.

I'm wondering if I should top them before I go into flower or should I just let them be and let the plant grow in it's natural form.

Anybody have any recommendations, experience, etc. Pics would be great too.

Thanks to all for suggestions!
 

fever

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no expert here but its said around here that your plant can tripple the size in the flowering phase. if you have room for a 5ft+ plant no topping needed.
 

lopezri

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Cool. Thanks! I'm gonna bump this up a bit to see if anyone else has any info they'd like to share.
 

xpac7007

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Cool. Thanks! I'm gonna bump this up a bit to see if anyone else has any info they'd like to share.

Hey man i have the Bubbleponics setup i topped pretty early. Worked out good for me thoe. Just remember when you topp them they wont grow much for a couple of days. Here are some pics for ya :peace: !

Pics:

#1-3: Topped about at that height

#4: How it looks now

Sorry not the best pics.
 

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xpac7007

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Here is the most up to date pic of Kimber the plant i topped. Same plant as the one above about 2 weeks later.

She is the one on the very front right. Tons of new growth. You can compare in the second pic, Front left is a plant that was not topped and front right was a plant that was topped. See the difference. If you want your plant to be short and bushy and produce more than one main cola then topp before you flower. Atleast a week before. If you want one big massive cola on top and more popcorn size buds below go for natural growth. I have heard of people topping while flowering just depends on what u want to do. Hope this help!:leaf:
 

lopezri

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Here is the most up to date pic of Kimber the plant i topped. Same plant as the one above about 2 weeks later.

She is the one on the very front right. Tons of new growth. You can compare in the second pic, Front left is a plant that was not topped and front right was a plant that was topped. See the difference. If you want your plant to be short and bushy and produce more than one main cola then topp before you veg. Atleast a week before. If you want one big massive cola on top and more popcorn size buds below go for natural growth. I have heard of people topping while flowering just depends on what u want to do. Hope this help!:leaf:
Thanks for the info man! I appreciate it. Your plants look great! +rep
 

LonghornFan

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I would say to top for sure in the veg phase. I had a light fall on this grow I am currently in, and it was too far into flower and I got two small buds and nothing like I expected. This next grow of my Super Lemon Haze starting Oct 4th I am going to top one of them early on in veg and see what it does....
 

lopezri

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yes u can see my air pumps on the wall
Ah, okay, I see it.

So are you happy you topped yours or would you have rather kept it going as one stem?

I don't have much room to grow out but a lot of room to grow further up.

I've got 6 plants going in my tub now but I think I'll probably have to cut some when I find out their sex.

That would be great if they were all females!
 
well i do have the same plant un-topped in the room next to it and about a week to go till i chop her and i would say that wish i topped it. By just looking at my topped plant it looks like my yield is going to be alot more then my un-topped plant. I always buy feminized seeds so i know that they will be females and i know i wont be wasting my time if i were growing males .
 

purpdaddy

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Ladyluck if you would have topped eariler in the grow they would be much shorter,tighter nodes and bushy..we need to keep em low growin inside,:-o
 
damn, ty for the tip....yea i topped around 2-3 weeks into veg then grew for another 2 weeks...its now in 12/12 for 2 weeks already...

when should i top? while we r on the subject...
 
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