DaveVans96
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Does the round leaves count as a Node as well?
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No I don't think so anyway I'd count the first lot of 3 leafs but I ain't a expert on topping as I'm still new to growing but noticed you posted twice .
That's mine now but all of mine are different as I do pheno or photo ATM but moving on to autos next but I'm can say I'm 90% sure the topping methods will be the same is it's still the same plant
greengostarr
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The general consensus seems to be to top between fourth and sixth node however, with my current clones (photo period), I topped some of them at the second node and this had some rather surprising consequences. With most of them growth at the first node was accelerated before it began at the second node resulting in equal size of all growing shoots once the second node growth kicked in. The end result of this was that they looked and behaved as if I had topped and then topped again.
One of them, however, behaved exactly like a revegged flower with single frond leaves and a crazy number of branches emerging resulting in a very bushy plant.
In my last grow, one of the seedlings started growing normally until the second node but without a growing tip and did the only thing it could to survive and growth started at the first node. In effect, it topped itself and, even though there was very little leaf growth for photosynthesis, growth was not retarded at all and it kept pace with the other seedlings and finally out produced the others which were not topped yielding 25% more bud weight after harvest.
I'm not suggesting everyone start topping at the second node, but just wanted to put this out there.
One of them, however, behaved exactly like a revegged flower with single frond leaves and a crazy number of branches emerging resulting in a very bushy plant.
In my last grow, one of the seedlings started growing normally until the second node but without a growing tip and did the only thing it could to survive and growth started at the first node. In effect, it topped itself and, even though there was very little leaf growth for photosynthesis, growth was not retarded at all and it kept pace with the other seedlings and finally out produced the others which were not topped yielding 25% more bud weight after harvest.
I'm not suggesting everyone start topping at the second node, but just wanted to put this out there.
greengostarr
New Member
I wouldn't count the cotyledons as nodes.
Holy crap that's a lot of defoliation. And here I am afraid to take out a single under leaf on my first LST!
ohioboy
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I've grown outdoors in 100+ temps with no problems other than needing more water lol. Come check out my journal this most recent grow starts on page 47? I think lol somewhere around there
ohioboy
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20-4 is best I thought you said you were on 24-0. Autos don't need light change to induce flowering so run them at 20-4 (that's 20 on and 4 off) you can also start her on flower nutes to help her switch over have you tried that yet? #global420
ohioboy
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Any outdoor Florida growers here??
There are actually only 5, one of these girls I took two pics of.......so these are 5 day from sprout above soil. I only have confidence in two of them, as three have fallen over twice, but revived or propped up by soil, so I'm not expecting them to make it. These are from an early miss / NYCd auto grow I harvested in mid April. Has anyone ever started an auto in fl summer before?
I'm in fl for years now and yep I have the heat didn't hurt the grow but the bugs will and if they don't the mold will from such high humidity. I never grew indoors until after I lost my first entire grow to mold AFTER spending hours and energy and cash trying to kill all the bugs. Never again I bought my first light after that and haven't looked back. #global420
ohioboy
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hello everyone ... i am getting a precarious situation with my purple kush auto ... she has been stretching for almost two weeks now and the last weeks she grows a rato of 3 inch per day before it was a week at 2 inch a day ... she is at 41 inch atm and i allready had to angle my light and put the plant in a corner ... if she keeps this up she will hit the ceiling in a few days ... 12 - 16 inches left ...
my question .. can i risk supercropping her in this early flower stage ?? or will that hurt the yield hard ?
Bro you need to super crop her asap
Moonshine17
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just the main shoot ,? wont it hurt her ?? btw just measured her she stands at 47 inch atm so she still keeps pushing 2-3 inch per day
IndyRacerNick
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Well too late now..she is on 12/12 and rather not switch it again risking anything.
20/4 Is what it was..i have also introduced nutrients at the start of week 4. Using A.N. Micro Bloom Grow.
Still no signs of anything sex related for this plant. Been told by a few others it seems I habe a photoperiod and not autoflower...not sure how thry can tell.
Here is the latest shot of her..or whatever it is lol
That's an awful lot of plant for an autoflower going on week 12 from seed and no signs of sex or flowering. I just hope she gives me a good yield.
IndyRacerNick
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Well thank you for your input Robbo I will do a search on this "super auto" and see if it's close to what I have going on. My plant is very healthy and strong and loves the light..less than 24 hours after each LST she is stretched and pointing back up...just needs some tender loving kicks in the ass to get going..im very patient in waiting..more yield for me..i hope, would just be nice to know what's happening or what I have..i just don't like not knowing what's happening with my plant
Well too late now..she is on 12/12 and rather not switch it again risking anything.
20/4 Is what it was..i have also introduced nutrients at the start of week 4. Using A.N. Micro Bloom Grow.
Still no signs of anything sex related for this plant. Been told by a few others it seems I habe a photoperiod and not autoflower...not sure how thry can tell.
Here is the latest shot of her..or whatever it is lol
That's an awful lot of plant for an autoflower going on week 12 from seed and no signs of sex or flowering. I just hope she gives me a good yield.
ohioboy
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Absolutely just above the 4th node
No problem mate yeah I could imagine it being frustrating but like you say the more she grows ATM the better the yield should be (hopefully) keep us posted as we can all learn then
just above the fourth node ... lol thats 20cm from the ground ...?? you mean four nodes down from top ?
ill post a pic where i plan to supercrop
here it is ...
Omg i did it... it looks horrible... it keeled all over... time will tell now If it worked...
