dawook4420
Active Member
Hey everyone! On my second grow now. With better genetics (two Northern Lights photoperiod feminized) and a full grow under my belt, my plants are growing so much faster and nicer than last time! I just hit 6 nodes and my internode spacing is tiny compared to my first grow. I've read several places that this is the best time to top the plants and that I should top to the third node. My question pertains to what constitutes the first node? My bottom two nodes are the locations where the first two sets of leaves grew — the set of single-blade leaves that grow first and the set of three-bladed leaves that grow next. Both nodes have branches growing out and my plan is to do a 4-way manifold (I think that's what it's called), so I plan on snipping these branches and fan leaves anyways once the plants grow a little larger. Then I'm going to tie down the branches at the third node and the two growing from where I top into the shape of a cross. So am I going about this correctly or am I confusing what's considered the first node? Would the first node, instead, be the node where the first fully developed fan leaves are located? Please advise. Thanks!