can you top a salvia plant ?

ive heard topping at 2 or 3rd nodes produces 2 stocks (for pot)
and topping at the 5th will produce FOUR king buds ..

but would this have any correlation with growing salvia D. ?

you can top/prune any plant bro

Fazz said:

ive heard topping at 2 or 3rd nodes produces 2 stocks (for pot)
and topping at the 5th will produce FOUR king buds ..

but would this have any correlation with growing salvia D. ?

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Not quite... you top above the 1st true node for 2 colas and you top above the second true node for 4 cola's. The higher up you go the more, smaller colas you get

The salvia tends to shoot up baby plants from around the base as it matures, mine has a a 2 week old baby and its doing much better than a cutting does in a long time.
P.S. my sally got topped acidentaly by a car door, and is just bushing out if anything. It was a salvage job, with heavy insect infestation wich just a few days worth of exposure to the carnivirous creatures that scour my garden, cured. I don't believe in useing agricultural pesticides.
Especailly usefull is a tiny wasp, I find hunting around the sally often. My weed plants more often are guarded by mantises.

you seriously have preying mantises in your garden bro?

yeah, but the ordinary ones
I've seen them eat bugs like watermellon wedges.

ANC said:

yeah, but the ordinary ones
I've seen them eat bugs like watermellon wedges.

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LOL that is sick . I'm starting to see alot of your posts ANC and I have to say very useful .
so ANC , if I topped at 5th node how many branches would come out ?
Ive never actually topped anything before :$ .
I know I know , horrible .

and I know what you mean about the little babies lol . how do you avoid it being burned outside !?
I have it in my window which only gets 2 hours of direct light (MAX) and I keep it shaded by blinds and the tips STILL burn .

anywho , keep the comments coming . everyone gets + rep .

issue .. I dont see the little scale Icon , how do I give rep :\ .. did they change it ?
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Tips burning can mean anything from overferting to too high sun intensity.
Indoors mine is in a window under a veranda so it gets no direct sun, outdoors I leave it in one of my shadehouses... not an option with our october winds.

I can't help you with the 5th node thing, Id practice getting one cutting through to soil stage first, I killed tonnes.

Fazz said:

... if I topped at 5th node how many branches would come out ?

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I dont know if salvia grows similar to MJ or not, but if you topped at the 5th node you should get 10 colas if you LST to let all colas receice max light.