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The two vaguely "spiky" looking things? They have nothing to do with the plant's sexual/reproductive parts. They're called stipules. They are normal. Unlike the ones on some types of plants, the ones on cannabis plants will never turn into thorns. However, one might speculate that they might have served this purpose in the dim murky past of the plant's evolutionary development.
Their main evolutionary purpose is to make new growers start threads like this one. This creates activity which helps keep sites like this one alive, and generally stimulates the economy, which in turn gets people buying and sprouting more cannabis seeds.
It’s called stipulation.
I think.
(I’m not sure actually- better double check that).
It’s called stipulation.
I think.
(I’m not sure actually- better double check that).
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4luck
420 Member
Not the stipuls to the left and right behind them enbetween the new shoots and stipulas
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4luck
420 Member
They appeared after i topped the plant
Seriously 
Yer joking right
Yer joking right
Pepperhead
Well-Known Member
It's a new set of leaves
It happens !
It happens !
I'm curious
What did u think would happen when u topped it
What did u think would happen when u topped it
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4luck
420 Member
Thanks for the response first time topping and couldn't tell what they were
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4luck
420 Member
Didnt know it was going to add another set of leaves with the ones that we're already thereI'm curious
What did u think would happen when u topped it
Those leaves will turn into branches. That's how you get more branches to get more yield. Once they grow out enough LST / Quad-line them & get a bunch more branches & make a bush.
Why "top" ??
More yield?? Doubt that one 420%. Topping REDUCES yields.
BooMtoLate
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I don't think topping reduces yeild. Some people top all the main branches.
Maybe with an Auto Flower but with a Photo it may slow it down a couple days but the end result with LST has been more yield for me. They do take a little longer to finish but not that much.
I assumed that the person meant "from the maximum yield possible." As in, "it'll be less when the person both removes plant mass and the auxins that determine things like apical dominance, thereby forcing the plant to devote time, energy, and resources to replacing both... in comparison to simply using some training to cause the plant to *quickly* redistribute those auxins and, therefore, promote 'mad branching behavior' and accelerated growth rates in the secondaries/etc. without having to throw away any portion of the plant in the process."
<SHRUGS> It is, after all, quicker and easier to just type "Topping reduces yields," lol.
EDIT: "FIM?"
Coconut water, kelp tea and malted barley are your friends here. The worms, don't forget the worms.
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ok ... wandered in ... i see all is sideways here .. carry on
I also like to Top just once in order to keep my plants short & bushy with LST as I don't have room for tall plants. 4' would be about the tallest I can go so even Super Cropping plays a part if they get too big.
