Topping into flowering

tripboufe · Feb 17, 2012

hello all well i have an LST plant i transferd into flowering room 3 days ago, and ive heard the best time to topp a flowering plant is after 7 days so im gettin close, my question is, can i topp an allready fimmed plant ?? in order to get 2 buds instead of 1 also, can u top side branches or only main?

really comfy slippers · Feb 17, 2012

I don't see a point in training with no veg time for the plant to adjust.. Hmm

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

I wouldnt top it if you lst'd it. I used to top at 2 weeks into flowering but now I lat everything no reason to top just lst it sum more if it gets lanky

tripboufe · Feb 17, 2012

its only 1 month old want to test yielding of a plant 1 month old and another 2 month veg, i have anotherone 2 month veg allready into 3 day flowering , its all about testing and learning for me, thats my point

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

I used to veg for 4 to 6 weeks. what iv found out is that vegging is a waste of time. i veg 36 clones in a 4x4 tray for 10 day then flower. I get 18 to 21 grams a plant. and save a month of veg time

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

1 gallon pots

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

if you want to do a interesting test what ever size pot you put one big plant in for every gallon the big pit is stick one plant in a 1 gallon and flower those small plants after 2 weeks combine the wieght of those small plant and see if it equals to your big plant.

ShLUbY · Feb 17, 2012

Do not top that plant... you should top it in veg a week or so before you flower to give the plant time to adjust but that's only if you dont LST... if you top it now you're going to lose a nice nug... especially if you LST. I LST and never top my plant... if that top gets too tall just pull it down some more... the more even your canopy the more light hits all your buds and makes them all nice and chunky and happy like this

tripboufe · Feb 17, 2012

very nice men.. u have a link to ur grows? what size that grow room an what light u use?

that was my first thought when i started growing but never applied it... sog now makes more sence with 10 days old clones i have 5 clones right now.. can test it... if they survieve put em in 1,5gallon pots i own at 10 days then perpetual flowering wiht my ak and big bud... let me noe of that link !!!

Bonkleesha · Feb 17, 2012

i dont top in flower. it makes flowering take longer, for sure. i just posted a pic of a plant that i kept "fimming the fim" on...

https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/512144-super-cropping-love-yield.html

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

tripboufe said:
very nice men.. u have a link to ur grows? what size that grow room an what light u use?

that was my first thought when i started growing but never applied it... sog now makes more sence with 10 days old clones i have 5 clones right now.. can test it... if they survieve put em in 1,5gallon pots i own at 10 days then perpetual flowering wiht my ak and big bud... let me noe of that link !!!

yeah try it out. put 4 clones in 1 gallon pots and veg for 10 to 14 days last them and put one in a 5 gallon pot and veg for 4 weeks. i bet you pull more off the 4 plants if you got skill and the right strain you can pull a close to 4 zips off those 4 plants

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

i run 36 clones to each 1k hps.

tripboufe · Feb 17, 2012

but for 5 gallon u can veg for 2 to 3 months ... not only 1 month but i would probably veg 1 month and plants in 3 gallon 1 gallon per month

resinousflowers · Feb 17, 2012

MrStickyScissors said:
I wouldnt top it if you lst'd it. I used to top at 2 weeks into flowering but now I lat everything no reason to top just lst it sum more if it gets lanky

top at 2 weeks into flowering???id never top during flowering,only in veg.2 weeks into flowering is way too late imo.thats when bud is starting to form already.

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

resinousflowers said:
top at 2 weeks into flowering???id never top during flowering,only in veg.2 weeks into flowering is way too late imo.thats when bud is starting to form already.

thats when they are flowering. it never effected my yield. just a couple inches off the top

resinousflowers · Feb 17, 2012

MrStickyScissors said:
I used to veg for 4 to 6 weeks. what iv found out is that vegging is a waste of time. i veg 36 clones in a 4x4 tray for 10 day then flower. I get 18 to 21 grams a plant. and save a month of veg time

but you could get atleast 2-4 ounces a plant easily if you vegged for longer.

tripboufe · Feb 17, 2012

but gonna try ur way with 1,5gallon 15 days veg with my 4 clones now...

resinousflowers · Feb 17, 2012

MrStickyScissors said:
thats when they are flowering. it never effected my yield. just a couple inches off the top

that doesnt make any sense,coz all your then doing is chopping off where the main cola would form without giving your plants enough time to grow 2 new heads properly,that must effect yeild.
the more nodes on each new growth the more bud sites,which means bigger yeild.
but hey if what you do works for you,thats cool.i personally wouldnt do it that way.

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

resinousflowers said:
but you could get atleast 2-4 ounces a plant easily if you vegged for longer.

maybe. but you can do a whole nother crop allmost with the veg time you save

MrStickyScissors · Feb 17, 2012

resinousflowers said:
that doesnt make any sense,coz all your then doing is chopping off where the main cola would form without giving your plants enough time to grow 2 new heads properly,that must effect yeild.
the more nodes on each new growth the more bud sites,which means bigger yeild.
but hey if what you do works for you,thats cool.i personally wouldnt do it that way.

I dont do that anymore. I did it mainly to keep the plants looking uniformed. now I lst everything

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