To Top or Not that is the question.

Zonal

Zonal

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I am growing NL autos and I would like some serious opinions and info about topping or super cropping these plants. I have not been able to find any solid info about the subject. Right now I have one NL auto plant that is about 6 weeks old, I did nothing to her but grow her. Next grow will be three NL auto and I really need to know how my fellow growers feel about topping, super cropping or screen of green for my next grow.

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aCiDjEsUs

aCiDjEsUs

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No topping, no super cropping on autos, just let them grow. There's not a lot of time for them to recover from the stress. You can maybe do a little LST on it.
 
bigrake

bigrake

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Yes top if not you won't get shit. Check my threads I've topped all my autos but one and got way more off the topped. They take topping fine do it early though. I've grown nothing but autos and they will be fine as long as you do it early and don't stress them a lot. Put in one pot the one your going to finish in. People say use three gallon pots I've found they are to small almost every plant I've planted in a three gallon has roots all the way to th's top of the soil and almost are root bound I switched to five and they love it and get pretty big too. Well good luck and Happy growing....
 
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fro77

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bigrake said:
Yes top if not you won't get shit. Check my threads I've topped all my autos but one and got way more off the topped. They take topping fine do it early though. I've grown nothing but autos and they will be fine as long as you do it early and don't stress them a lot. Put in one pot the one your going to finish in. People say use three gallon pots I've found they are to small almost every plant I've planted in a three gallon has roots all the way to th's top of the soil and almost are root bound I switched to five and they love it and get pretty big too. Well good luck and Happy growing....
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im going to have to disagrea i grew some monsters in 3 gallon pots and i never never never top or super crop it stunts the growth.

every 1 does there own thing and there is never a right or wrong id like to see you thread the link didnt work.

here is a easy ryder i grew it suppose to yield a oz i got almost to no super croping 3 gal pot
 

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videodrome

videodrome

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LST is the way with auto!:-)))

If you top your plant the risk is that there isnt time for a full recovery in VEG,and a recovery in flowering is really bad thing!

Auto's are really fast!!
 
JustAnotherUser

JustAnotherUser

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bigrake said:
Yes top if not you won't get shit. Check my threads I've topped all my autos but one and got way more off the topped. They take topping fine do it early though. I've grown nothing but autos and they will be fine as long as you do it early and don't stress them a lot. Put in one pot the one your going to finish in. People say use three gallon pots I've found they are to small almost every plant I've planted in a three gallon has roots all the way to th's top of the soil and almost are root bound I switched to five and they love it and get pretty big too. Well good luck and Happy growing....
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disaprove... on the topping that is, 4-5 gallon pots with auto's is the way to go. No transplanting either
 
halfpound

halfpound

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im growin an auto now, being a newbie an all my dumb ass topped her.. good thing i topped her early.. BUT IT PUSHED ME BACK BIG TIME LOWER BRANCHES PUTTING ON MORE WEIGHT THAN TOPS THAT WERE TOPPED. SEE PICS.. I THINK IM SET BACK ABOUT TWO WEEKS... IM AT DAY 42 ON THESEBUT SHE DOES LOOK GOOD..auto somango 42 days from seed 001.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 006.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 009.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 015.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 004.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 010.jpgauto somango 42 days from seed 008.jpg
 
Po boy

Po boy

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#13c-45 days.jpg#13 - 45 days Aug 15'12.jpgafter growing several NL autos i now alway top them. the trick is to grow them as quickly as possible the first week or so. usually after seven or eight days i top above the second true node. have had great results. being an auto it has to be done early. GL
 
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