Hey guys, I did topping to my plants once And they’ve been recovered well. My question is, can I do topping again? can I do topping to every branches with 4 sets?
It will be diminishing returns. From a recent scholarly study, the best technique for max yield was topping once after 4th node, no lollipop. But im sure genetics could play a part in that.
You can top as many times as you want. You don't have to wait every 4 nodes, that's just a general rule for the first topping.
Yes less yield per bud. The plant will pull the same weight or more or less Again in most situations there are exceptions . More bud sites more spread more light hitting the tops . Again does not mean you will gain or lose yield . As you said genetics how it wants to grow. Stop topping it Fimm it instead How to fimm a cannabis plant - Google Search I have idk how many tops on my mother plants . 60 tops ? I fim it every time i cut a clone from it . Those 60 tops are not your normal plants lol. 6 or 7 foot tall vegged 6 month old plants . 1000 or more hps watts above two pounder or more
the idea is to get all the tops the same height and make the plant symmetrical were these clones? clones are different than seeds but either can be topped as many times as wanted until flower and not if they are auto seeds good luck
No one size fits all type answer. Even with the same clones each one grows differently. I'd say you look good there & an atta boy for the training. I "normally" top twice by about 16-18" or so. Nacho says quality vs quantity.
for more info check out the mainline technique described on growweedeasy.com. You top once to make two, then top those two to make 4 then top those four to make 8. In my experience, topping only once is the worst of all worlds. The plant just splits in two and then you now have two dark insides instead of one. Like growing two plants very close together. You can top twice to give you 4 with good results if you spread those 4 out evenly to each of the four corners. Topping 3 times will give you a classic 8 top mainline all even colas, but you may need to lolipop the lower growth which does cost some yield. But yield should be balanced against quality and to get quality you need light. Probably no technique beats a masterful lst with all buds exposed, But mainline is a no brainer with no decisions to make.