How many times can I top?

[Bob13567]

I am wondering how many times I can top a plant it is getting to tall for my space. I have already topped 2 times. And can I top all the branches? It is a Outdoor grow. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks

 

[Bob13567]

Re: How many times can I top

I would think you could top as many times as you want but I'm not sure

 

[Mayne]

yeap, top away. Heck, you can even cut it in half if you want.

 

[SRFS]

I've topped mine on about half a dozen branches and she didn't even have a tiny bit of stress like I was expecting. will top again in couple weeks trying to great as many bid sites as I can

 

[Bob13567]

Thanks for the replies! Is it ok to cut below the newest growth like down the branch a little bit to shorten it up?

 

[TorturedSoul]

Is there room to tie the top down, spreading it OUT instead of allowing it to grow UP and then cutting the top off? If so, I'd expect a larger harvest that way.

 

[Bob13567]

Is there room to tie the top down, spreading it OUT instead of allowing it to grow UP and then cutting the top off? If so, I'd expect a larger harvest that way.

The stems are pretty thick I think it's past the point of doing much training. It has been vegging for about 80 days

 

[TorturedSoul]

Oh. In that case, I'd have to limit my training, too. I always hated repairing broken branches, lol.

 

[Bob13567]

Oh. In that case, I'd have to limit my training, too. I always hated repairing broken branches, lol.

I went out there just to see if I could and it actually turned out pretty good tied all the branches down. Except the one I broke lol. Whoops I quickly grabbed the electric tape and taped it back up. Hopefully it will make a recovery it was the biggest branch!! What do you do when you break a branch?

 

[Skullman420]

I am keeping mother-plants and every time I take a clone from one it's like performing a topping. So yes indeed! You can keep on topping forever. Do however keep an eye on the root-ball and prune when necessary

 

[Skullman420]

Yeah - that's of course much better. I sometimes flower my mothers and make new ones. Then I just spread them out. That way you can fill an entire tent with 2 plants in just a short amount of time - I usually spread them out under a net like here:

Photo #1 - The two mothers before I put them under the net

Photo #2 - aprox 3 weeks later

The stems are pretty thick I think it's past the point of doing much training. It has been vegging for about 80 days

 

[Skullman420]

Fuck - I replied to the wrong post but you get it - right?

If you can spread them out then do that, if not, just continue to top

 

[Skullman420]

I just tape them with duct tape or whatever I have laying around. Or I break them off completely and then decarb and smoke. It all depends on how much I want to smoke the branch I cut That of course only applies to branches broken during bloom

I went out there just to see if I could and it actually turned out pretty good tied all the branches down. Except the one I broke lol. Whoops I quickly grabbed the electric tape and taped it back up. Hopefully it will make a recovery it was the biggest branch!! What do you do when you break a branch?

 

[Mayne]

Yeah - that's of course much better. I sometimes flower my mothers and make new ones. Then I just spread them out. That way you can fill an entire tent with 2 plants in just a short amount of time - I usually spread them out under a net like here:

Photo #1 - The two mothers before I put them under the net

Photo #2 - aprox 3 weeks later

beautiful, DeVille

 

[Skullman420]

Thanks Mayne

 

[Bob13567]

Nice thanks for the tips DeVille. I taped that branch back on and and topped it seems to be doing well.