Too Late to Top

[mikey0]

Im growing a white widow outdoors and im preety sure its begun to to flower because Ive seen the little white pistils. Here are the pictures of my plant, can i still top it or is it to late or too early I have no idea so help a newby out.


PS ill have better pics up tomorrow if someone can help me out

 

[johnman2880]

you dont look like your flowering yet so your cool to top it.

 

[wiseguy316]

hardly even big enough to top, and no it hasn't started flowering as that I can tell.

 

[mikey0]

Ill have better pictures up tomorrow I just dont know very much so i frequent this forum alot.

 

[johnman2880]

O damn sorry bro I didnt get a good look at the pics.you dont look like your flowering yet so your cool to top it.

 

[pazuzu420]

Top away! Most FIM and topping guides recommed around the 3rd set of nodes but it is up to personal preference as you can top, top and top as long as it is still in vegging with enough time to recover before flowering starts. I've never grown outdoors but is it possible to get a general idea of when it should go into flower by taking into account when it was planted, the length of the strain, how early or late in your paticular 'season' you put it out.
Trying to gather some info as I would love to catch the season here next year, little to late now though I think.

 

[mikey0]

thanks i probabaly wont attempt to top since this is my first grow. Im going to read some topping guides before next season

 

[johnman2880]

thanks i probabaly wont attempt to top since this is my first grow. Im going to read some topping guides before next season

the time to top is when the 5th node develops fully then you cut the top off and BOOM you have 2 main colas heres uncle bens guide its great.favorite it for future reference



https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/151706-uncle-bens-topping-technique-get.html

 

[mikey0]

what are the nodes and im guessing my plant has what 3?

 

[johnman2880]

It looks like 4 but its hard to tell.that plant is stretched out! lol the bushier the better but its impossible to control outside.I looked for a pic of my nodes up close to find a diagram for ya but dont have 1.If you look at nodes online something will pop up

 

[buddahlovaz25]

Plants are flowering, but i cut two of the plants because they were growing to tall. Will they still flower and eventually bud?

 

[incognito5320]

They'll be fine. Just let 'em go.

 

[mikey0]

Finnaly topped my plants just cut off the top node of newly forming fan leaves. Theres some pics but i took em with my ipod touch so sorry bout dat :/ Here they are and i figured out my plant isnt floweing even though its getting close to 12 hour days outside. I hope this thing vegs for a lil bit longer

 

[Fishy:)]

plants can stay in 12/12 lighting for 2-3 weeks before starting to flower and show sex

 

[tyke1973]

Topping can be done during vegging or flowering but i would not go no further than the second week when topping in the flowering stage,sometimes good to top the odd plant that is out growing the others because topping will hold the plant up by 7 14 days.This will give the smaller plants time to catch up i always multipul top during vegging this gives me far more bud sites and always leave at least one plant alone just because i like the big fat colas, not much to be gained weight wise any how.The plants that i have topped and the ones i leave alone still produce about the same min 8 oz max 10/12

 

[mikey0]

8-10 oz is nice so for you topping has no effect on your bud yield. hmm. for me my plant was extremely skinny and i topped it to help it fill out more since i didnt LST it.

 

[RawBudzski]

Do not TOP it if in flowering.. DO NOT TOP IT if it will not have 2 Full weeks to recover before FLOWERING or you wont be improving your chance on a better yield but certainly reducing your yield.

 

[RawBudzski]

Topping for Better yield works when You give the NEW shoots a few weeks to actually grow*.. doesnt and will not improve yield if you TOP the same day of 12/12 switch.. it will just make two or more SMALLER colas.. since you diddnt give the NEW branches time to grow..