Is my plant ready to be topped?
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GreenLogician
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yep! You can top now, you'll get 2-8 branches coming out in a week or so, one from each of those nodes.
Kingkush325
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Yea she can be topped g. But I wouldn't just yet. Let her fan leaves get a little bigger so she can soak in the light . And have energy to heal faster.Hey all. So this plant is a survivor of overwatering, and if you cant tell, the first true set of leaves are a little small. Basically, is she/he (dont know yet) ready to be topped? Thanks!
Organic Altruism
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Instead of topping, try FIMing. That should keep them from slowing down too much
SmokeyMcChokey
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Usually I shoot for fimming. Sometimes I go a little to light on the pinch and it only slows
it by a few days sometimes I chop a touch too much and it's just a topping. Sometimes it works perferct. Either way it slows it all down so the initial 2 or 3 levels of internodal catch up. Works like a charm every time and with dwc they fill out really quick anyway
Tiffj
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Can’t go wrong with topping and lst...
SmokeyMcChokey
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I'll second that it's tried and true. There is a really solid scrogging tutorial somewhere just Google it because I don't remember if its from this site. But really you just bookmark the page and follow along. Easy
GreenLogician
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Hmm I dunno, a newbie doing LST carries risks of broken branches!
Gotta learn from the start sometime, but maybe not on the first harvest, when disappointment strikes hard
Nafydad420
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I agree, fimming is way less stressful, and if you are a noob the less stress you can put on the plants, the better.
Nafydad420
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It's my first grow, I'm using LST, scrog and fimming. A little over kill, but you have to learn somehow.
Organic Altruism
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Wait a minute... i just realized... that plant is growing in a plastic popcorn container isn't it?
Tiffj
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You’d have to be a dumass to mess lst up bro, simpliest thing ever, there are plenty of videos and threads/pages etc and tbh toppings even easier, saying that I only topped when I first grew, then next time around lst’d And never went back lol.
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asetter
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Yes it is lol, I was too lazy to go buy a new pot, so i drilled some holes in an old pop corn container and filled it with dirt lmao.Wait a minute... i just realized... that plant is growing in a plastic popcorn container isn't it?
@Tiffj yeah I think Im going to top it, and once the new branches are growing, Ill use lst to pull them down and make all the colas the same height.
I saw that method in a youtube video about a space bucket.
GreenLogician
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tip: the branches are more likely to snap if plump with water, it's best to bend while the plant is thirsty. (or so they say)
asetter
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Thanks for the tip! Greatly appreciated! Yeah I usually water every 4-5 days when the soil feels pretty much bone dry about an inch down. The soil I used apparently retains water (which I only found out about recently) so it can go a while without needing another water, and I don't water more than like a shot glass or two
Michael Huntherz
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Weight of the pot is a good indicator of when you need water, make a habit of lifting it and noting the weight. You will need more water later on, a midsize adult plant can drink half a gallon a day, easy. Hopefully your soil is not too heavy, it looks a bit lacking in perlite, what’s the product?
GreenLogician
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Yep, weight of the pot is superior to sticking a finger in 
It will feel substantially lighter when it's ready for a drink
It will feel substantially lighter when it's ready for a drink