Question about TOPPING??

I have some plants that are 5 1/2 weeks old and they are getting to tall. If I top them will this stop the upward growth and make them grow out more. And when I top I cut the very top split and only one side? I know the name TOPPING explains what to do I just want to make sure.

it will help with that yes but mainly its to produce more main cola's

Ya could try bending the top down and that will promote the lower branches to grow. Its less stressful on the plants. How it will react after topping depends on the strain.

So I just clip the top branch on the last split right?

Dirtyboy said:

Ya could try bending the top down and that will promote the lower branches to grow. Its less stressful on the plants. How it will react after topping depends on the strain.

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When you say bend the top down how far should I bend it? And for how long do I keep it like that?

tying a plant u can keep it that way indefinatly, its to allow more light to reach the lower branches and it keeps it low like in the picture

Oh and is it ok to top during veg. Im not ready to flower yet 2 more weeks hopefully

what are you gonna do when they start flowering? Do you have another place to grow them?

only top it during veg but to get any real growth from it is to let it go another few weeks needs time to heal from topping and grow its new branches that can take a little while.

Yeah make sure you got enough room because they normally grow at least a foot to double their size in the flowering stage

I have 7 foot ceiling height but was just thinking of topping them to make them bushier and develop more bud sites. Right now they are 5 1/2 weeks old and are 22inches tall