TOPPING "how to"

Hey guys, here are some things i have learned and suggestions to TOPPING. First of all. TOPPING is almost fool-proof. FIMMING is an option yes, if you can get it to work right, but TOPPING is just a sure way of getting more than one main colas... and you do it repeatedly which is key.

What you wanna do is FIRST pinch of or cut right about the new stem growth on a node down from the TOP node.. Like seen here

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This is where the plant will revert its main energy into growing the two new stems ride of the nodes. Generating you TWO TOPS as they are just new stem growth with all the plants main energy behind, now just divided in 2... yet since it gives the plant more leaf potential, the plant gets more energy and grows more roots and the bud size of the two main colas isn't just "half" what it would be with one..

You can see them respond to the TOPPING in these pictures

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Nice one....except you did not show where and what gets actually topped...? I know which bit but many others may not

Good point. here you go... i would try to cut a little lower but right there will do.... cut where the red line is. Also this is just an example and not actually where i would cut... cut above the second from top node

nice thread c5rftw. im sure there are many people who will find this info useful. nice pics too. what kind of camera are you using?

The Queenz of Kronik said:

nice thread c5rftw. im sure there are many people who will find this info useful. nice pics too. what kind of camera are you using?

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im using a 10 megapixel fujifilm camera set on macro zoom. works pretty good for 90$

c5rftw said:

im using a 10 megapixel fujifilm camera set on macro zoom. works pretty good for 90$

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only 90 bucks, thats good. works a lot better than the camera i have as you saw with the close up pics i was trying to post in my thread, lol.

yah wal-mart has good shit

cant you like top at a certain point an get like 4 colas?

thats what fimmining is i guess... i would just top it twice...

roger might try it with 1 plant next grow

jzs147 said:

roger might try it with 1 plant next grow

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everyone should try it man.. the plant is bushy as hell now.. totally worth it.. Im topping all my plants from now on. ill post pics tomorrow

What if I chose to top or fimm the same day I am going to put them into flower? Would that instead hurt my bud size or even yield for the worse???

esilva said:

What if I chose to top or fimm the same day I am going to put them into flower? Would that instead hurt my bud size or even yield for the worse???

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You want to top early and let her veg for awhile.
The best bet for topping is to try this method:
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html
Works like a charm, gets you four colas every time without the guesswork. Here is one of mine the day after I topped, and then six days later. All you do is, when the plant is around five nodes high, cut it above the second node. (The node where the first single bladed leaf is does not count). That's it.

yea I've read that, it's good stuff. Your plants are looking real nice to

nice, now i know.

DoeEyed said:

You want to top early and let her veg for awhile.
The best bet for topping is to try this method:
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html
Works like a charm, gets you four colas every time without the guesswork. Here is one of mine the day after I topped, and then six days later. All you do is, when the plant is around five nodes high, cut it above the second node. (The node where the first single bladed leaf is does not count). That's it.

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Now thats how you do a before and after picture.

i have about 22 clones from 1foot to 1 and a half would its still be ok to cut if yes how far down from the top.THANKS for the help in advance