The New Autoflower Topping Thread

[Steve Allen]

Well how about this I ll do one that you think and I ll leave the other 2 and seen how it works out

 

[RoyMoss1987]

Well how about this I ll do one that you think and I ll leave the other 2 and seen how it works out

Then I would do B, she's perfect for it.

 

[Steve Allen]

OK bubby. I'll never know unless I do it. I ll give it ago

 

[Rocawear5]

Okay, you can top B for sure, A looks like it may need another day for that next node to be big enough to cut but if you think you can do it...do it. C would have to be topped ASAP, that top node is a little bit bigger than I would want, but Id still do it.

Dang I hope mine do good I just topped mine a 2 days ago to let the bottom nodes to catch up to grow a even canopy... I hope I didn't mess mine u to much?

When I first it

Now

 

[RoyMoss1987]

Dang I hope mine do good I just topped mine a 2 days ago to let the bottom nodes to catch up to grow a even canopy... I hope I didn't mess mine u to much?

When I first it

Now

Well, in my very non-professional opinion I'd say it was too old to top for an auto, but only time will tell. Each strain varies so much it's hard to say that yours won't be a late flowerer and you'll get a great harvest.

 

[Komplex180]

Ready to top or not. We are at the end of Day 14


1st

2nd

 

[RoyMoss1987]

Ready to top or not. We are at the end of Day 14


1st

2nd

Those are not quite ready to top. The 1st one should be ready in a few days, but the second one may have a week.

I don't know where most people start counting the 14 days, maybe it starts when you see the first true leaves? I start counting when they first pop out of soil, and I top around 3 weeks.

 

[Komplex180]

Those are not quite ready to top. The 1st one should be ready in a few days, but the second one may have a week.

I don't know where most people start counting the 14 days, maybe it starts when you see the first true leaves? I start counting when they first pop out of soil, and I top around 3 weeks.

I also count from sprout. Thanks for the tip

 

[70novaman]

Try bonza seeds

Bonza takes cards just ordered

 

[Komplex180]

@RoyMoss1987

So been a couple days and they grown a little.

Do think they're ready? Sorry to bug about this guys, but I don't wanna miss my window


Here's the first one, top and side view

2nd one top and side view

 

[Lazarus13]

I would top em at that size. I have had success micro-topping at the 2nd node also. I like to get em as early as possible to give them plenty of time to heal up before they take off. I only micro-top on strains I've done before. I know how they act, for the most part, and know they can take early topping. New strains i wait til the 2nd or 3rd nodes are growing in

 

[Komplex180]

Thanks I'll wait 2 more days and top at day 18

 

[Komplex180]

Just because it's a newer GGOG

 

[RoyMoss1987]

@roymoss1987

So been a couple days and they grown a little.

Do think they're ready? Sorry to bug about this guys, but I don't wanna miss my window


Here's the first one, top and side view

2nd one top and side view

They both look ready to top, definitely the first one. The second one can be done, as long as you you feel like the 3rd node is big enough to cut easily. If not, I bet in the 8 hours it took me to respond it got a little bigger so heck maybe she is perfect now.

 

[Komplex180]

Thanks everyone! I went ahead and topped hopefully they no nice back quickly.

I may have gotten a little excited with this one. I counted the first set of true leaves(single blade leaf) as node 1.

 

[ItWas]

what would happen if you did top too early as a i think i may have?

 

[RoyMoss1987]

what would happen if you did top too early as a i think i may have?

If it truly is too early, I just don't think she'll recover and your grow stops. Other possibility is it dwarfs your grow.

 

[ItWas]

I cut off the 3rd node I think but she seems to growing OK still.

 

[RoyMoss1987]

I cut off the 3rd node I think but she seems to growing OK still.

She looks good man! Start training soon or those stems will get too hard to manipulate (I made that mistake and couldn't get the main branch to stay down lol).

 

[Rocawear5]

I topped my Seedsman Auto Kush at the 4th or 5th node and Im glad I did she's getting g so I bushy with good amount of tops .

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