Topping

[bigbrat]

Im just wondering what is the earliest time to top a plant,,and how every1 does it,,any special way to do this

 

[kanizas]

Depends on what you want and how many times you plan to top it after the first one, how long you want it to be in vegg.4-5 node not counting the bottom. How patient are you. I had 4 nodes on the plant in my sig but I've seen em topped much earlier

 

[Serpent]

what type of cannabis plant are you going to top and theres two types of topping. Theres full topping or FIM topping

 

[bigbrat]

ive got green crack this year,,should you pinch or cut off when topping?

 

[DRM Ranch]

When I top plants I cut with a new single edge razor, I make my cut about a quarter to a third of the way up from the internode I plan to keep alive on the plant.

Typically you wait till the fourth internode has developed and the plant is well rooted before doing much cutting, topping, or trimming, etc. For me well rooted is roots filling out a 4x4x3 inch pot. This ensures the plant is strong enough to survive a bit of abuse without much issue at all. You can top earlier but the less developed the root structure the more stress the plant will experience.

 

[MickFoster]

I top three times to get 8 main colas - 1st top is at the 3rd node after the plant has grown 5.