To Top or Not?

It seems topping is extremly popular but a risky technique. IMO at least.

Who has good knowlledge and results of topping and differences vice versa of not topping?

I don't have a vice versa to compare but if you check out my grow the first pics are when i topped and then you can see the progress i'm not sure as this is m first grow but i am pleased with the results so far

Ive got six plants - the first one i topped a few times in the last few months and she has responded well. IMO i think its a good technique to use especially on outdoor plants, it increases the width for sure and thins out the plant, allowing more light through to the inner parts and reduces humidity at the core of the plant helping to reduce pests and increase plant disease resistance.

Im also trying super cropping on one plant and LST on another to compare the results.

Do this if you have allot of space and want some big plants. Top the plant and then make a clone out of the top you cut, and then LST the clone. They will grow crazy but it works well.

The good part of topping is you get more width, less height, multiple tops, and a new clone. The bad part is that it takes longer for the plants to reach maturity.

Hey Ghost, all the big guys say to top, sounds like their reasoning makes sense. But you need to consider your grow space too. My space (30" x 48" x 90") is pretty darn full right now and I'm not starting budding for another week! I've fimmed once and still haven't seen the results, but the plants have already filled this space! check out my pics, I'm gonna need a bigger boat!

I have 10 feet ceilings size is not a issue but I want max light coverage.

i would deff say top.. as early as possible also.. key word possible.
u have nothing to loose unless u do it too early or to late.

Now I am like should I Top or FIM?

both! haha thats what I got goin on a couple plants right now, and seems to be workin dandy

How do you have pics??

yea man actually just took brand new ones today, let me post em

so i just took some new ones to get a little closer shots, but I actually haven't completely topped either of the plants, just fimmed, pruned, and LST'd, sorry bout that

but you can top your plant, and fim the side branches that come off that, and you'd have a nice bushy plant with lots of places for buds to form

but heres some pics of LST and FIM'ming, hope they help.

the one pic is of the plant in the bucket, shows how I tied a piece of hemp cord to the top, then tied the other end to the side of the bucket to lean the plant over. That gave me shoots that developed all along the stem, and I tied some of those as well, to try to fill it out some more. I've also been fimming the new growth to make more bud sites.

the last pic shows why I'm trying to fill out the bucket, in order to make lots of colas for the SCROG! first attempt lol

That is a small plant bro I can't tell shit by looking at it. Sorry.

yea its pretty tiny, started trainin as early as I could. but yea, you can top the main stem and FIM where you feel it's needed

ghostridermike said:

It seems topping is extremly popular but a risky technique. IMO at least.

Who has good knowlledge and results of topping and differences vice versa of not topping?

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Welcome to big leagues little fella.

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^^The first two sticky threads will help.
Don't forget to search before creating a thread.

Also... saying, in your own opinion, that
topping is a risky technique is just foolish.

Good luck.

I was wondering, how high does everyone let the lil girl get before they decide to top them? I just topped 2 of mine at 20 inches. Now after taking 3inches off they are back down to 17inches. Keep in mind i dont want these lil girls growing over 4 ft tall in my grow area. Now i wont start flowering until next week when i notice the tops growing back in.

When i topped mine I think I topped it at maybe six or eight inches. You can definitely train the plant to keep it from getting taller by using techniques like FIM and LST mentioned above.

It's been a solid week today since I topped my babies. The 1st pic is right after i topped them. The 2nd pic is 3 days after the top. Then another 3 days and then today. They are about 10 inches. That one in particular has about 9 nodes. The topping was a great success but not every strand responds well to it so its best to do some research if its a popular strand.

Mr. Nugs said:

The topping was a great success but not every strand responds well to it so its best to do some research if its a popular strand.

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Source? It's a pretty bloody normal procedure where I come from.