Question About Topping

SnotNazi

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• Apr 10, 2015

• #1

So my girls are 3 weeks old and they have just started growing their 5th set of true leaves. Currently the fifth set are around 1/8 of an inch big. How big do they have to be before I pinch and remove??? Is there a cut off point were it's too late?

 

SnotNazi

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• Apr 10, 2015

• #2

Anyone???

 

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deadgro

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• Apr 10, 2015

• #3

Topping is just stopping the main stem growth, doesn't matter how big the leaves are. It will just determine how many layers of colas there will be.

 

_MrBelvedere_

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• Apr 11, 2015

• #4

You can pinch now

 

SnotNazi

Well-Known Member

• Apr 11, 2015

• #5

Thanks guys, pinched it last night.

 

SnotNazi

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• Apr 14, 2015

• #6

Quick follow up question - This pic shows two arrows pointing down at the leaves that have grown since topping, the arrow pointing up to the middle is pointing to the new growth? These are my two new chutes right?

Now this is my other plant. Topped the same way, at the same time. But as you see there is barely any new growth there. Will this one recover with time and grow the two chutes?

(Sorry I couldn't get a better pic to show this plant, the new growth is that small !! lol)

 

_MrBelvedere_

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• Apr 14, 2015

• #7

Be patient

 

Uncle Ben

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• Apr 17, 2015

• #8

Yes, those are your new shoots (not chutes). Might wanna study up on plant anatomy so you understand where the dormant buds reside and how hormonal responses plays a part in the final profile of your plant.

 

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schuylaar

Well-Known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #9

_MrBelvedere_ said:

You can pinch now

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why not just lst everything? i had a bad experience with topping and am hesitant to do again. lst seems safer in order to not shock.