is it ever too late to top or fim while in veg

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strainglee

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My gorls are in week six of veg about 3' tall and close to 3' wide my space is only six ft tall and will still veg for couple months can i top or fim or do i just need a taller area?
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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They WILL stretch ... Depending on strains ( like sativas ) can grow as much as 3x it's current size. This is why some growers calculate roughly when to flip light schedule so they can better get an idea of height.

Also there should be ENOUGH height for lights ...

Sounds like you should start cropping or LST
 
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bigsteve

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The longer you veg the shorter flower times. Reason is that the plant has a natural maturation process that flows from vegging to flowering to maturing. Our manipulations with the lights are to speed up the natural process.

I usually veg about 5 weeks or until the plants are 20-24 inches. With that short veg time I can pretty much count on my plants doubling in size while flowering. I'm set up so my plants finish about a foot under the 1000W bulb. If I vegged an extra 2 weeks I could knock a few days needed for flowering.

Yes, I can and do top and FIM my veggers any time in the vegetative cycle. Bonus -- a good way to keep 'em short is to make a clone out of the top cola. Topping will keep the height down as well as make the plant bushier. Bonus is that clones from topping do extremely well in the clone domes.

Good luck, BigSteve.
 
superbak3d

superbak3d

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You can top and train as much as you want in veg.

Those things are sexually mature, flip them now.

You might want to top, cause they're going to get big
 
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