To top or not to top that is the ???????????

well as the question suggests should i top my plants or shouldnt i? its my first grow so i have no idea what is best to do. im growing cheese and lemon skunk from greenhouse,
does topping increase yield or just make the plants a lil more managable whats the story fellas ??

Need more information as to your setup and intentions. You can top or.... LST, SCROG........ Increased yield comes from strain, time veged, container size, ferts, light availible, turn over time. If you top your plant it needs longer to recover and it will be bushier.

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If it's your first grow. Keep it simple. Chances are you are going to have some issues arise. Just focus on keeping the plants alive.

Of course. The one time I'm aware of that topping isn't helpful is in a SoG, where you only want one cola per plant. Topping increases the yield of that plant, yes. Some strains respond better or worse to topping. It should cause the two shoots on either side of the top node left on the plant to start growing (faster). Up to all of the shoots left on the plant may spring up after topping but the ones closest to the light grow the fastest. Always cut with a sharp, sterile blade or scissors.

We top our plants and leave two nodes on each. After topping our strain, the top two shoots jump up and the bottom two grow but not quite as much. Once the top two shoots both have a node, we top them both, leaving the node on each. This causes the two shoots at each of those two nodes to start growing. By the time they really get going, the two shoots from the very bottom node on the plant reach canopy level, provided they received enough light. The plants then go into flowering with 6 stalks, each of which will grow a 1/2oz trim & dry bud by harvest.

right im using a small nft system that will take 4 babies but i am going to grow 2 in soil aswell for comparison and because i have the room. will be using atami terra leaves and terra bloom and bloombastic in final stages also atazyme and root feed. i am using a dual spectrum 400w hps in a 3x3x8 room and i have 2 very good extraction fans that can bring my humidity right down to less than 30% for final stages ill try topping my 2 im planting in soil its all a learning curve so ill give it a go. thanks guys your help is always appreciated. so i also presume that if i top my plants they will be longer in veg ?

if your going to top and want the most of your plant you need to top at the right time, I believe the right time is 1 week before you flip to 12/12.
my reasoning for this is #1 give the plant to come out of anykind of shock that might acure #2 lets the plant grow past the topped portion and
increase nodes 3# also alowing the lower branches to catch up with the upper part of the plant. now topping going into or during the start of 12/12
will slow the speed of the plant during the first 2 weeks of flower and thats were the plant does most of it fastest growing and node development.
And you will end up with many short length buds. and you want lots of larger colas. so if done right and at the right time you will get a larger wider
plant with more bud sites = in my opion more weight. Plus if the highth of your room is a issue toping is a must. I know a super huge center cola looks
cool but you will have to raise the lights and the lower buds will suffer.

cheers hellraizer good info there much appreciated