SgtKiLLx's Basement Indoor Grow Journal

[SgtKiLLx]

Thinking of topping her, considering the FIM didn't work.

 

[Happythoughts411]

Looking good man!!! Curious as to when youre gonna go 12/12 people flip the switch at half rhe desired height and youre at roughly 12" right now?

 

[Emilya Green]

top between 2-3 and you get 4 main tops. top between 3-4 and it can act like a FIM, sometimes 2, sometimes 3 and rarely 4 main tops, top anywhere above that, 2 main tops. I have enjoyed experimenting with this after I first read Uncle Ben's method, because I was always afraid to be so aggressive as to top at 2-3.

 

[SgtKiLLx]

Looking good man!!! Curious as to when youre gonna go 12/12 people flip the switch at half rhe desired height and youre at roughly 12" right now?

Roughly 12. Didn't measure height. I wanna see a sex first , will be ordering my tent tomorrow .

top between 2-3 and you get 4 main tops. top between 3-4 and it can act like a FIM, sometimes 2, sometimes 3 and rarely 4 main tops, top anywhere above that, 2 main tops. I have enjoyed experimenting with this after I first read Uncle Ben's method, because I was always afraid to be so aggressive as to top at 2-3.

Should I top? And if so, where?

 

[Emilya Green]

Should I top? And if so, where?

That is totally up to you... there is no right answer. You need to learn somehow.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

DO IT!!!!!

 

[SgtKiLLx]

DO IT!!!!!

I wanna sex the thing first before I do that.

 

[Emilya Green]

I wanna sex the thing first before I do that.

by then it will be way too late to chop off 2/3 of the plant... male or female, they top the same.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

The longer the wait the less bushy she will be, and taller,

I always top around days 15-21

 

[SgtKiLLx]

The longer the wait the less bushy she will be, and taller,

I always top around days 15-21

Alright , so based on the photo of it, where should I snip it?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

That is totally up to you... there is no right answer. You need to learn somehow.

Alright , so based on the photo of it, where should I snip it?

Ditto what she said

You know what to do, just do it

 

[SgtKiLLx]

Ditto what she said

You know what to do, just do it

Should I bandage the fresh cut?

 

[Emilya Green]

I am going to recommend between 2 and 3, just so you can learn how awesome it is to have 4 main buds on one plant. It seems like a major snip, and it is at this point... but it is always best to wait for 5 nodes showing anyway before you do this, just so you have bigger leaves to be able to recover. Give her 3 days after the snip to really start growing again.

Just to be clear... the cotyledons don't count, the first true leaves are #1, and then count up from there. halfway between 2 and 3, snip.... and here from the web, is what can result:

 

[Emilya Green]

Should I bandage the fresh cut?

some people put honey on it and I have even seen a duct tape bandage... but it will heal quickly without anything.

 

[SgtKiLLx]

some people put honey on it and I have even seen a duct tape bandage... but it will heal quickly without anything.

Kinda wanna snip here, considering this internode is ready to show sex soon.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Long time till it shows sex buddy

 

[Emilya Green]

Kinda wanna snip here, considering this internode is ready to show sex soon.

Between 3 and 4 is always an interesting cut... 2-4 tops... one never knows. I would do it!

 

[SgtKiLLx]

Here goes..

 

[Emilya Green]

Here goes..

and if you have a bubble cloner, put that top in there and make another clone...

 

[SgtKiLLx]

What to do with the top?