“i dont think ill ever top a plant again in flower” well fucking duh

@blackkingz1461

6 күн бұрын

That's what I was thinking 😂😂

@mikebrooks7838

2 күн бұрын

no topping IN BUD WTF

@dimabernhardt1636

2 күн бұрын

pretty sure he ment "and" not topping and then flowering. He said he tops his moms so only plants that stay in veg.

Don’t do the thing studied and practiced across several agricultural disciplines because, “the plant knows what to do”. But does it know what I want it to do?

@dannydawn

Ай бұрын

Stop wanting something then 🤷🏻‍♂️

@erdbeerzwiebel3404

Ай бұрын

​@@dannydawn 🤦🏻‍♂️

@dannydawn

Ай бұрын

@@erdbeerzwiebel3404 you‘re clueless and judgmental. 👌

@chrisblair3081

Ай бұрын

I would have to agree, my state just went legal to grow but I have outdoors for many years. I've topped and left plants alone, no top makes trimming a lot faster. The plant does know what to do, it put leaves where it needs it and not where you want it. Can't knock it until you try it man. I guess if your pinching every gram then rock on but for quality looking donkey buds is the reason I let the plant do its thing.

@yeoldegunporn

Ай бұрын

@@chrisblair3081 so, let me just take a wild guess, you’ve never been on a commercial grow?

This is why you do all the topping within the first month. Get like 16 main stems and everything level while it’s still tiny and then let it grow with a trellis. 1 month 8 plus tops for 16 main stems then 4 months no topping. Get a blanket of buds on a 1 foot tall plant.

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Nobody wants to veg for 4+ months. Higher plant count minimal veg.

@lmpedro2b4u96

11 күн бұрын

Just low stress train. Topping is pointless. You get way more budding sites from LST.

@LeviKerrison

11 күн бұрын

@@lmpedro2b4u96 you do both. Topping is so you get forearm size main tops and not popcorn or nugget buds from tucked side shoots.

@lmpedro2b4u96

11 күн бұрын

@LeviKerrison bro I get between 10-16 leg sized tops. With just LST. Topping slows down growth by 3-5 days

@LeviKerrison

11 күн бұрын

@@lmpedro2b4u96 yea 5 month instead of 4 really if you top a lot. I have seen people do low stress training without topping but yeah, just looks like the plant is confused rather than structured. If it works then that’s good.

"I feel the plant just gets to be a plant" 😂😂😂

I just grew a sativa photoperiod and I topped twice. There was almost zero recovery time. I noticed a boom in growth within a few days and my plant went from being one tall skinny thing to a massive bush in a few weeks. Topped the 2nd time only a week later same thing. Plant went crazy. Going into flower this Friday.

@nathanginger2614

2 күн бұрын

How's it going? 😊

I prefer LST instead of topping, because you don't loose 4-7 days by wasting the best side branch

@dipster14

Ай бұрын

I do both but I did notice there's no stunting growth by just using a scrog net

@loganleborgne420

Ай бұрын

I do scrog and mainlining as I have between 8 and 10 weeks to veg waiting for flowering to finish! Both methods give me the best results with my evenly spread 60w QB's with lm301h EVO diodes 3500°k only (50 panels in a 10x10...soon 1 over each sq/ft @30w for even more efficiency...I will reach the 2gpw!)

@loganleborgne420

Ай бұрын

​@@dipster14Hi! Those net aren't useful...I use a solid piece of fence with 3x3 holes and as soon as I reach the third node then I start to use it...I put the plant against one of the pot side to go in the opposite direction...you grow horizontally pinching a lot the main stem to fill it...8 weeks are more than enough to do it Have a lifted one and lots of good vibes from France

@milen8

Ай бұрын

id suggest to delay ur topping in about a week or two and then u might lose a week by stunted growth on the topped plant but u can clone what u r topping and essentially you gain back whatever time it took to grow that plant(since it dosen't need to start from a seed and just need to take the 10 or so days to root)+ another plant(which if you keep topping and cloning like that it will grow exponentially lol)

@MikeParentLeap

Ай бұрын

I use GML Leaf topping and flower in two weeks, with clones. Only blocking leaves and undergrowth are removed We Usually run 6 in a 31 x31 inch tent. CoCo Hempy Buckets. Best yield was 11.11 ozs I grow only for quality, so big yields aren’t relevant Using Wollastonite as per Dr Bugbee affords the plants Si throughout. The branches are like dowels. Not a lot of flopping. JM2¢

He doesn't top anymore because he didn't do it right

@paulie6446

Ай бұрын

At the end he slipped in a "..while in flower" lol.What eejit tops a flowering plant!?

@kolbimchan7980

Ай бұрын

@@paulie6446ong😭

@cliftonwk

Ай бұрын

​@@paulie6446 yeah that didn't make sense to me either

@nenadpopov3601

Ай бұрын

I don't have a lot of experience with growing autos in general, one year I had 2 plants 1 I didn't top and the 2nd I did, right after the first branches showed up, the one I topped did grow slower for about 2 weeks but then it kicked in and was bigger with more buds then the 1st one, my only problem was I never saw the final result and how much would I got from both because some nosey fucker found my plants and called the cops, how big difference in yield is when you top and don't top the same type of plant?

@paulie6446

Ай бұрын

@@nenadpopov3601 best not to top them unless you have seeds to spare, but..as you say, no later than week three for autos, because they transition to flower during 4 and 5 weeks.They will only stunt for about 10 or 12 days.So let them run til about 12 to 13 wks🙏

Definitely strain dependent

@pyrotec4577

Ай бұрын

Definitely skill dependent. He describes how bad he was at topping and then also end it with "I don't think I'll ever top a plant again.... in flower" like who even is this doofus? 💀

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Maybe all the cookies bull he runs doesn't but alot of plants/strain will Christmas tree hard. But if I'm running a high plant count minimal/no existent veg I'm not going to top either

@vincepiercey8807

10 күн бұрын

If you're growing outdoors with seed and you don't want a 15 foot plant, so your neighbor 2 blocks away can see it you need to top

Why would anyone top a plant when it is already flowering anyway. You would loose bud growth in the recovery time but if you want to do it in early veg then go for it.

@juanbuddha4202

Ай бұрын

To slow down vertical growth. Lets say u vegged too long, and the plant running out of height with plenty if stretch days left. In this care you'd top. It slows down the vertical

@shawnndixon5254

17 күн бұрын

​@@juanbuddha4202 in that case you should be accounting for the stretch room in your grow space, knowing the traits of what genetics you have, and when to switch over the light cycle, that's not a topping problem that's a growing problem.

I never top. Just bend and you don't lose the main cola, all the buds become main colas.

@bigbasil1908

Ай бұрын

Same here, but I only squish the stem and bend if it's getting too close to the hps bulb

@journeyintococo6996

4 күн бұрын

Pretty much the same here. I also train the branches so the tops are all in the light & evenly spaced. I also lollipop.

@kentaylor2416

4 күн бұрын

@@journeyintococo6996 Yep, gotta give them light and airflow.

U forgot to say "autoflower" 😅

@misterhobson

Ай бұрын

Autoflower take longer than 14 days to veg. Do you even grow?

@bassinsierra

Ай бұрын

I top autos and yeild way more than others that leave it alone and dont train

@pyrotec4577

Ай бұрын

​@@bassinsierrayou may get great yields, but studies show that if you LST correct it will give the most yield on autoflowers! If you LST low enough it will be as effective as FIM and without the stress.

@MN.native612

Ай бұрын

​@@bassinsierrathat's a lie it's all based on genetics with autos, I got 7oz off a single auto without topping or any LST, most people are quick to bash autos because they're sensitive to grow but if you do it right and have the right genetics you will get a heavy yield without all the new age techniques

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure he wasn't talking about autos

You're gonna get a bigger top bud but that's it. Your yield will overall be smaller. If you're growing for yields, it doesnt matter how big your top bud is. What you want is better light intensity spread evenly across the canopy and you're never gonna get that with a christmas tree type plant.

@garyridenour3386

Ай бұрын

Spot on man.

@chrisblair3081

Ай бұрын

In a tent... sun is moving all day

@StotheEtotheB

Ай бұрын

@@chrisblair3081 This guy is talking about big facilities and not your average "one plant in the backyard grow". Everybody who did bigger grows cant relate to "dont top and your plants will be better". It really depends on so much things. I wouldnt trust this guy.

@chrisblair3081

Ай бұрын

@@StotheEtotheB oh I have 82 acres, definitely not a 1 plant grow lol. I'm just speaking from almost 20 years of "gorilla" growing experience. I've topped,fim, stake trained and stressed in my grows, personally I believe outdoors some light LST is really all you need to do. No I haven't pulled 3lbs off 1 plant, I usually avg over a 1/2 to 1. But when your trimming 24 or more plants that are over 8 feet tall and have 6 foot long bottom branches by yourself you appreciate how the plant is just buds with a few leaves. All the bud sites have tons of room and the plant clears itself out. No stress means it never stopped growing, doubt many people in these comments have had stumps as thick as their wrist coming out of the ground lol

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

He's only vegging for 2 weeks

For photoperiod, wait until the new growth just starts to show (2-3cm), then pinch it off on a diagonal, leaving 1/3rd if that new growth on the side FURTHEST from the highest node. This will stunt the top growth, forcing growth hormones equally into the side branches on the lower node, but also has a chance for that main stem to recover and actually push out those 2 new branches and then keeping growing like normal. This is how you FIM. With even lighting and some LST it will grow evenly.

@wardaldo69

Ай бұрын

I liked this as fim can be a good method in certain situations, although I find it really isn't necessary 🌱 just get your light down low enough that the plant knows growing it's main stem isn't a great idea anymore as it doesn't feel very nice up nearer the light & so it will pop that energy into the side branches instead 🌱& they'll go join the high up party 💡🌱 🎉🍹mine do that & I don't use magic seeds 👀

@shawnndixon5254

17 күн бұрын

@@wardaldo69 hey you cant make the sun get any closer if you wanted too XD, no but seriously i got a headband and super lemon haze photoperiod that look like they really want to be Christmas trees, if they dont know whats good for them in the next week.. snip snip.

@wardaldo69

17 күн бұрын

@@shawnndixon5254 ahhh yea but ideally you want to put her on a really tall hill 🌱👌👀🤣

i top and my canopies are on point.

@grow4profit

2 ай бұрын

I topped 1 plant 8 times...an it's crazy bushy now

@microfx

2 ай бұрын

@@grow4profitwow! how many weeks vegs?

@grow4profit

2 ай бұрын

@@microfx I started strapping her down early I'm about 10 weeks now bro...just keep topping but I'm done now...bout to flip into 12/12 NXT week get her goin

@Mad_Medz

Ай бұрын

I like to top above the 4th node when the plant has 5 or 6 nodes and ill keep nodes 3 and 4 then remove everything below that, then ill top em one more time and get 8 juicy mains which is good enough for me in my setup 👌👌

@loganleborgne420

Ай бұрын

Depending on the strain in the flowering room I have 8 to 10 weeks to veg...that's why I do mainlining...but before I have 2 room I use to veg four weeks no topping just training and pinching to fill my net who was a piece of fence but I use to do SOG so 64 plants in 1 gallon and no veg...but with LEDs and mainlining I pull 1.7/1.8gpw on average from seeds organic living soil and amendments no a/c no co2 no chemicals no synthetic...nothing taller than 3 feet...it takes time to tame plants but you save veg time as it can't take longer than flowering time!

I always top and have killer results, never though of ditching the practice but its very interesting to hear Ted suggested to nit tip and have bigger flower growth, for that Im giving this an experimental run. Top VS Untopped in the same space side by side, this way all plants get the same environment, light intensity and feedings.

@travistracy6531

Ай бұрын

I think I'll test this as well with some clones I'm about to take.

@chrisblair3081

Ай бұрын

I normally don't top outdoors, just let it do its thing... be the easy trim you've ever done I bet. Let's em spread out and grow leaves where it needs it. I'd be willing to bet it's not a huge difference in weight either. When your holding a Pringles can sized nug there's a lot there lol

@rashonmercer8250

Ай бұрын

Let us know how bigger the yeild is on the topped plant compared to this dudes method

I harvested 40 inch clones in only 60 days by planting on july 20, no pesticide and no caterpillars in San Francisco bay, other years I had caterpillars at harvest time, somehow skipped catapillar season by planting later and far less effort to grow, urine and fish tea keeps the plants growing green.

@mikeyaeger9279

15 күн бұрын

I grow outdoors in the south bay at 2 different spots every year, some years we get hit by moths really bad, other years, not a moth to be seen, I don’t really have an explanation for this, have just assumed that due to environmental conditions in the bay area sone years we get a lot of moths and some years none?

I grow outdoors Hawaii and the faster I can flower them the better.Topping them takes too long for them to recover.As soon as they get 2-3 feet tall in veg I flower them.The longer theyre growing the more likely too get PM, and pest problems.

My problem with topping is that the same effect is achieved by just bending the main stem over. It'll do exactly the same thing except you have another top to flower. I've done a side by side and the one that didn't get topped but just bent over reacted the same but recovered quicker and had an extra big cola when done flowering. I only really top mothers when they're getting a bit large now. I always just bend the main stem over for a more even canopy Don't get me wrong, im not saying topping is bad, just less stress and recovery when you bend it instead.

@bendon81

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Last but not least: You don't waste 4-7 days of vegetation time.

@colinferguson972

Ай бұрын

Strain depending. I have also done side by sides and found topping to be less stressful on some cultivars. Topping can make more symmetrical plant by far.

@wth.happened

Ай бұрын

About 10 years ago when COB leds were top dog I use to grow.(put my wife through college with my hobby). I used srog a couple of times but I found what worked best for me in my space (2.5 x3.5) was to bend the tops all the way over in an alternating fashion. My space would be completely filled up and would harvest about 0.9g a watt. When I topped and srog I would only pull about 0.6 g per watt

@nenadpopov3601

Ай бұрын

I would disagree, I had 2 pineapple express autos, 1 I topped the other I didn't, the one I did slowed down in growth for about a week but when it started growing it went wild, much more branches developed and buds were a bit smaller but they were all over the plant, and the first one was a bit shorter and had less final product, I think it has a lot to do with the strain.

@nenadpopov3601

Ай бұрын

@@colinferguson972 I was about to ask is it strain related, cause I had 2 pineapple express autos 1 I topped the other I didn't and the one I did was crazy bigger with a lot more yield.

Always top a seed, at least once, then use the bend/snap method same for clones, u can use the super crop bending to manipulate the oddball branches on clones for a level canopy. If you are doing it right it with healthy plants they will be recovered by the next day.

No wonder every mimosa sample I’ve had is mid

I appreciate your content.

Depending on strain ,some do better ,some dont.

@hiroyopoetker

2 ай бұрын

Thats what I was going to say!

@donniek7182

2 ай бұрын

Lol we know.

@magnumxlpi

2 ай бұрын

No, every non auto should be topped if growing indoors

They get topped in nature too, a deer will top plants all the time.

@saltybildo9448

16 күн бұрын

@pyrotec4577 yA they topped mine all the way to the dirt last year 😂

@pyrotec4577

16 күн бұрын

@@saltybildo9448 that might be hard to recover from, but I've seen it happen 😅

I´ve only had few times that one side grew bigger after topping but I also bend my plants completely to flat in most cases. I do have some strains I would never top or bend though they just grow and usually get pretty even.

yea so no topping in flower he says but what about in veg ??

Sometimes plants top themselves ...i think the issue with topping are most are doing it too late if youre going to top you should top near or to the end of seedling stage for bushier plant i think topping in mid vegg is what causes the smaller bud structure in certain strains imo...

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Well he's talking about clones

Top once and main line works for me..much denser crowns

There's many factors that go into a grow not just topping vs not topping. Light, grow media, environment, cultivars, etc many things affect the outcome of your plants growth. You just have to understand your grow and what works and what doesn't work as well to maximize the plants potential.

@Larry-et6hv

2 ай бұрын

Wish I more thumbs for your insightful comment...

@actionjksn

Ай бұрын

Yes those factors are important for a successful grow but you are leaving out one of the most crucial ones. One of the most important things is talking to your plants, that has been shown to add 12.2% extra growth especially if you say the right words with just the right tone.

So, this is an interesting subject. Firstly, topping plant will improve things 80% of the time. What I have noticed is that some cultivars do not respond well at all. One in particular that I found didn't like topping was Kali mist.

Personally i do both methods of topping and scrog method..Ive learned you can get the same results if you weave them through a trellis net or tying them down

Was saying this years ago but dispos wanted smaller 1gram buds so i started topping to increase tops and bring nug size down so i didnt have to extra trimming time to break big colas down to smaller buds boils down to time and payroll

Going to top just because he said not to. 😂

@goochma

11 күн бұрын

😂

@glockshoota3063

10 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Weird you say that.. all of my guys at the shop are always trying to top my shit and usually I would say yeah, I’ve been wanting to see how my plants respond on their own. I’ve had some of my best runs to date on a strain I’ve grown over the last 6 years. Topped them once and just let them ride into the netting. Zero training involved. I just use a net for support and allow them to find their own spots. As long I don’t have tops overlapping I left them alone. Holy shit their tops went wild.

good also to point out that they probably don't flip with 48 hours of dark but rather probably(i assume) go straight into 12\12 which give the plant about a month or so extra to grow while transitioning to flower + in these short veg times there is nothing really to expect to get from topping, so i guess it make sense when u get the option to just grow 10+ plant naturally without much of training. might even get the exact weight but in 80% A'S and maybe 20%C\D's instead of 50\50% B\D's

He said he will not top again in flower. Does he top in veg?

bigger nugs? No, the right thing to say is bigger nug. The point of topping is to have every branch to get equal light, which results in evenly sized buds, and an overall bigger yield. without topping you'd have one big nug, and the rest are just mids

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Nug size doesn't affect quality

@BigBerias

Ай бұрын

@@timothykappel198 it kinda does to some point, would you get a zip of larfy bud?

I have full even canopy and I top I just got done topping a skunk XL four different times that thing is beautiful and it's going to have massive buds

Not me watching this after I just topped 🤷🏽‍♀️

Maybe in small spaces like a 2x4 tent topping might still be better if you're trying to get production per cubic foot. Using a trellis and bending the plants in a 2x4x5 ft tall, I was able to get as high as 23 and 1/2 oz with 550 w of cobs. And that's using four plants. But vegging takes longer couple more weeks. I mean if you're going by back-to-back runs this couple of weeks for you to run. Put together is a whole nother run. Maybe it equals out. Who knows But when you have height restrictions, that's when it becomes an issue for me. I probably shouldn't try to grow a haze in a 5-ft tall tent, but I can make it work with topping and bending

It depends on your grow setup. In a real grow house your not worried about height. Pruning, pinching, topping are use to grow plants bushier rather than increase height Im sure some level of trichomes are lost or put on hold to heal the growth aswell and spur more growth

veg 14 days and flower without topping, how does this compare to 14 days veg with topping in terms of yeild?

"I don't THINK"? Completely wrong, but this is just standard stuff people who've been growing for 50 - 60 years hear daily by teenagers. Who knows more, "the Novice or the life long grower"? The longer you do something the more you know! First of all, some plants(the sativas) can get up to 20(+) feet high, 2nd, you do not want your plants to grow over your fence(6')! This is what I've done for over 55 years. From the moment plant hits "the 3 nodes" on the young plant, you top the main stem! Then after that, until the plant is weeks into flowering, every new stem you count 1, 2, 3(nodes) and TOP, then that topping sends out new branches and again, count, 1, 2, 3 nodes and top again! At the end, you have buds the size of your fist on most parts of the plant, except for the bottom part. Down there, the sun usually can't get to the LOW branches, which you can just remove by the 2nd month! Everything else is just a Myth!!!

Don’t you get more weight off not topping flipping early and have one big main cola? I’ve heard Barneys says so it also depends on comparing the 2 if you did the same veg and flower period plus same mediums and environment and space.

I prefer to just bend the main stalk. Doesnt slow growth. Recoveres within an hour under real sunlight and keeps the nugs fat

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Are you only vegging for 2 weeks?

I just take a twist tie when it's getting too tall for my system and bend the tip back to the stem. The main cola readjusts and while it's making a sideways s shape all of those other branches are acting like the plant was topped. Then I pull the tie off and have a fat even canopy with the main cola still growing.

@blubblub346

6 күн бұрын

Wouldnt taking the tie off somewhat launch the main stem back up?

I didn't top any last year, had 1 14 feet tall with 2 bird nest in it , another over 12 foot , was budding massively, we got a big rain and the weight of the buds literally tore the branches off

What about og kush? Top or no top?

Interesting!

It's this about autos or photos?

I don't top mine either I just bend the whole top way down and that makes everything grow uniform. Why cut off good growth when you can keep it and still have a level canopy

@alirezanazari9334

2 күн бұрын

topping makes for more tops

Not topping is especially great if you’re doing a sea of green.

@NativeFlower_8

2 ай бұрын

Yea that’s what I was thinking. I just watched Dakota do it in his tent

@StotheEtotheB

Ай бұрын

Actually the only reason not to top.

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

When you're only vegging for 2 weeks you shouldn't be topping

@sumerfun01

8 күн бұрын

Haters too young to be sea of green old school awesome

The only way this works is short cycling otherwise I’m gonna mainline/supercrop every time and it’s more fun

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

Well he did say 2 week veg

I had a ethos cherry gar see ya plant that grew like it naturally topped itself best plant ive ever grown but it could not hold its òwn weight in late flower

Top between 4-6th node in vegetative stage and you're good. Some dislike it, but most truck through it. Topping should ofc be avoided, but some stretch so much it's necessary to top.

Here I was thinking this was about growing super hot peppers; well there goes my algorithm for the next few weeks.

2:00 yea, when it’s outside under the sun…. different in a tent underneath LEDs isn’t it?

@getready2019

2 ай бұрын

absolutly correct,cause of the way of the sun, the plants are shaped in a pyramid form,thats perfect to collect light under the sun from morning to evening evenly on all colas .....studies in switzerland showed a thc difference from 9 to 16% compared a side to a top cola under LED, thats why you want a sog or scrog under artifical light

Growing my first plant. Not topping or training. I want a baseline and go from there.

I'm packaging Mimosa while watching this rn. Anyone ever do an bud sticking? It's a no topping method I've found, unorthodox but successful.

pot / medium size?

I have one that I did not top and will now never top.

I imagine this focuses on the main cola rather than the popcorn nugs

@MrJaman0083

2 ай бұрын

Yeah but you get one nice cola and a couple few smaller nugs and popcorn all the way up. Top it 2-3 times, like we top out about 15 to 20 tops and after the second week cut out all the one tying to a main stalk and all the under achievers and then we have 8-10 equal size tops all the way through. Lollipop them and bam. Dudes just pushing a low maintenance method to cut down on overhead in the opp.

@morepiff21

2 ай бұрын

Top no more than twice. Your colas from those 8 stems will Be the same as just 1-2

@timothykappel198

Ай бұрын

​@@MrJaman0083You can't do all that in 2 weeks

I think I heard 14 day veg then flip so, I have to assume this is with established clones & not from seed ? I'm sure commercial growers go the clone route for strain stability. The reason I bring this up is because I have no room for mothers & clones and I like trying new stuff all the time. It's my understanding that if starting from seed the plant should be at least 4 weeks old to be mature enough to flower and if I don't top, tall plants end up in the lights. I might try vegging for two weeks & then flip to see if that takes out some of the stretching.

@thomasjones3508

Ай бұрын

Experiment and see what works best for you. I have been popping seeds one or two at a time and putting them into flower over the last year or so. I am on plant number 14. I have flipped them in as little as 3 weeks all the way to around 9 weeks. I treated each one a little different till I figured out what works for me and my set up. I top 3 times then flip to flower after that. Works for me.

I’ve been leaning towards this in a big way. Also the amount of veg I have to do with more plants not topped is so much less. I don’t think it’s best practice for low plant counts. That’s when I lean towards a supercrop to get canopy filled and even. Also never top a plant in flower no matter what.

using lst in place of toping will never stop the plant from prioritizing the main cola.

just train the main stem to grow horizontally and you get the same effect.

I like this guy!

If you have a small space and not a lot of height then definitely top your plants. Yield isn't the only factor to be considered

some strains dont do well when topped/Monster cropped some do the best growing naturally just have to know about the strain you are cultivating not all strains have the same growing conditions or nutrient requirements (Basically the same with small differences) there are certain additives that plants respond well too that others wont and may hinder yield/growth if not used in the right amount at the right time the plants nutrient needs change constantly throughout it's life cycle. Most ppl think about fertilizers and nutes but rarely think about the soil witch is equally important the soil should have "Bacteria"(Endo/Ecto) "microbes" "Enzymes" 'Fungi' microbes refresh the soil and help boost plants nute uptake and resistance to illness and pest enzymes do the same plus promotes stronger cells in the plant helps keep soils ph balanced then there's fungi very important.... Trichoderma is the green stuff that grows on like old coffee grounds or aging lemons its naturally in all soil and the air and it establishes a symbiotic relationship with the plant by attaching to the roots and expanding out further then the roots alone will and it gives the plant nute and boosted immune system, more vigorous growth, can withstand hotter temps and be fine, boosts oxygen intake and helps the plant exhale more efficiently smells and tastes incredible lots of enzymes cut curing time cant get that with hydro and for new growers these will help make the plant harder to burn/kill/stunt if mistakes are made this is just the start of what these things do I promise the most novice growers will be growing buds longer then ur arms and bigger then Ur head those buds in my profile pic are only a week and 3 days into flower they still had 7 1/2 or so weeks to go i had to anchor the branches to the ceiling so they didnt, snap all 20 colas strain was a cross of Ice Cream X Gorilla Plant "Gorilla Cream #1" I want to breed a land strain with a newer Hybrid like Columbian Gold X Cannatonic or northern lights X skittlz lmao who knows.

Maybe in a sea of green but it's best to top your plant at a certain node at least once. If you top three times and make clones early on you'll have two more trays finishing every 4 weeks consistently! He's too young to be tell us experienced growers his technique lol Good for you though if it works.

I think you can probably get a higher yield topping, but yes the extra labour and hassle probably outweighs the benefits…🥦

Topping is a great thing if done correctly. Instead of one big cola and several same sized smaller nugs. I can get eight to ten large buds and several same size smaller nugs. Remember don't top your plant to death. once at five stages once again right before flowering never top this plant again. You should do well.

Idk i think its strain dependent cause some plants are naturally going to Christmas tree and those tends to be the best ones.

I lolly pop mine all way up to the top of the branches and the bent over technique works better than topping

i wish i had the patience

They discovered that human DNA is over 11 billion years old, twice the age of this planet, so no the plant has not been around longer than us! My biggest producers were topped!

Its cultivar dependent, some need to be topped some don't

40 plants in a 5x5 that don’t seem right my math wrong 25 sqft times 1.6 =40

@goldnfloreso5886

2 ай бұрын

He meant 3 plants across 5 ft, this is how each plant takes up roughlt 1.6 square feet. 1.6 x 3 =4.8 close to 5 ft. Im sure they also meant to adress 3 plants across lenght and width, so a total of 9 plants per 5 x 5 table.

@curtiscampbell2558

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking he was using those GGS tables, 5x8, but could be longer. Too bad he didn't show a clip of his grow room.

Do people actually top and prune in flower? Maybe the first few days after flip would be ok, but after that, no way. It should all be done preflip in my opinion. And leave the fan leaves....how long? I'm not sure, perhaps until they die naturally. Photosynthetic power plant, more is better. If not, please explain. Florigen production Nitrogen store for new growth Storage for other mobile nutrients that will be used in the assembly of buds, tricomes, and terpenes.

When you top early though, you get 2 bud sites for the price of one.

Okay for Autoflowers 🤗

Mimosa is one of the best strains out there

Short veg well from seed 2 -3 weeks from seed with clons No veg put them straight into twelve twelve and do a ocean of greeen 1 stock 1 nug, but it's a huge nug, and it's one stock/ nug .Maybe four per square foot Give or take the genetic of the plant as well.Some are just prone to branch some are prone to stock for the sog Style of growing one stock one nug.

ALL the hate for a dude doing things his own way? TRY it. Dude has a 14 day flip, ya'll have 60 day flips and bending over netting. I get both ways and the yields but damn. Didn't expect this much toxicity for information sharing.

@elaibuchanan6319

Ай бұрын

Ive done Ak47 under 1000 wt led without topping and they went well. Exactly what he says, the lower branches power up and get big and it goes into a perfect pine tree and yeah in about 14 days vege.

take mature cuttings , manipulate the leader LST way quicker advanced veg growth , flip to flower

Is he saying don't pinch the tops

"i stopped topping because i can't do it properly"

Growing indoor under artificial light in inert mediums with added nutrients but topping is unnatural. Got it.

All i herd was Back Pack Boyz and said ok now i know his Flower has poison sprayed on it

@user-pt2sf7kq7m

6 күн бұрын

Birds of a Feather

Yeah well some will disagree. A lot actually. I was watching a video today where a kid topped his auto plant, this I've heard especially for autoflowering cannabis strains is a no no yet I saw a video today where he topped it and at first it looked like a mistake but come week 24 it looked so pretty and wide and I could tell that this was what he was wanting.

@skillosoph

Ай бұрын

Week 24 on a auto? 🤔

@TheDemonGamerOfFleetStreet

Ай бұрын

@@skillosoph listen buddy rewind a little and give your brain enough time to catch up. Go back and read it again, nobody said he topped it at week 24 but I did say by week 24 it looked sweet. Don't come over here trying to teach me how to suck eggs when you can't even read plain English. Anywhere in that comment did you hear me say "he topped it at week 24" ? No you didn't so sit tf back down lol.

@TheDemonGamerOfFleetStreet

Ай бұрын

@@skillosoph give the grey matter upstairs some time to catch up to your texting prowess. Not once did I say that he topped it at week 24 but I did say that by week 24 it looked pretty. Sit back down son and learn to absorb English in the right manner. Or maybe you shouldn't try to run before you walk lol.

My first 5/6 runs I topped. This last one I didn’t and lollipopped…. The big size and quality is much superior. Done topping

I am growing mimosa rite now

@derbsmcbergs

2 ай бұрын

im sorry

I almost never top. It’s better to selectively take fan leaves to expose other tops to the light.

If youre topping in flower its called harvesting

I have a pheno going now that finishes at day 45 with 15-20% amber. Head band x grape stomper. Frosty and fire terps.

@ToledoPitbull

2 ай бұрын

Headband is one of my favorite strains. Headband 707 and Blueberry Headband is what I grow most often

@robertgibson2622

2 ай бұрын

do you want a cookie?

@Hoosierdaddyjones812

2 ай бұрын

@@robertgibson2622 no I stay away from over hype brands. Nobody made you comment but you had to waste your time.

@newlife956

2 ай бұрын

I have a Hindu Kush done in the same time.....and it's ridiculously resinous, potent and mind-bending. I don't top it because I use ample side lighting....HUGE buds...bigger around than a beer can. I regularly get 1 pound per plant using LED lights.

@Hoosierdaddyjones812

2 ай бұрын

@newlife956 hell yeah. I loved Hindu in the early 2000s. I'm running this devil driver, superboof, biscotti pancakes, jmo, stank breath, and 2 different head band x grape stomper both are early finishers. I average 2 units per 4x4 tent with leds.

I top all these growers just pushing shit out for money.. I'm growing for me. Idc if it takes few days to recover I'm not trying to see how fast I can push them out. Quality over quantity 👌

Never was a topper..like to go for the king kola..is there a right or wrong preference...no...is there a right or wrong method...yes..lots of factors in the wonderful world of weed...Mimosa mmmm mimosa

so many people in the comments didnt listen to anything he said and are real mad about it lol

Did he just say 14 day veg!!! 😮 WTH how!!

Old grower vs KZread growers. I'm an old grower and do toping only if there is no other way. I showed on my channel how toping and lst afect the crop compare to not doing it but people won't change their mind.

Topping and bending best way to grow for home growers..on the business side its called timing..topping taks a little time.i get short bushy plants everytime by topping and bending.my space is limited. I am not on a time frame to meet my business needs.. Its just like most home growers use soil...business growers go hydro.u can flip a plant way faster hydro..