to top, fim, or bend? [pics] aerogarden

hi guys,

Im 31 days in on my first grow, growing in an aerogarden...

How am I looking?

I think i have waited a bit too long to do the first 'topping' because I have been worried about stressing the plant... but i think I'm ready now

Does anyone have an opinion on if i should top or fim the big one? or any other method for that matter

I was planning on topping and then pulling down the top 2 branches lightly and training them...

the PH level is constantly rising still to almost above 8 but i still keep trying to balance it with PH down, but the plants look healthy so i'm not that worried

Thanks for any advice

Well 1 of your plants looks about big enuff for 31 days as far as nodes go. The others are a tad small, but healthy looking. Although Im not a fan of aero gros mainly because of the flowering results. Vegatative is ok, but I wish u could get some hps light on em for budding if you want thick hard buds instead of light fluffy ones. I think bending your plants is the best way, with strategic trimming, . If you got a fan leaf that is blocking 4 or 5 buds from getting light it needs to be trimed or bent and tucked. Sometimes trimming is best just never trim more than 1 or 2 leaves at a time and only if u cant bend it out of the way, . Thats my 2 cents.

yep i've got a 400w HPS for the flower - i read that enough times here to catch the hint thanks dude

(reading that link now, thanks kooguy)

Damn look great, im growing in the AG too, check out my grow in my signature, i would topp them, especially you biggest one, there lookin great, that HPS will make a huge difference, good luck

thanks SICC - i've been watching your grow for awhile, your plants are looking crazy bushy, very admirable

good luck!

Thanks, if you have any questions, feel free to stop by my thread