What to do with this plant?

[bigunyun]

This is my first grow. This plant is almost 12 weeks old. Topped it and bent it on veg before starting 12/12 a month ago. I pruned some lower branches off before starting flowering. Now it’s so bushy should I just leave it be, or should I prune more, or lollipop it? What do you think?

 

[grou]

Since its been mont since u switched, i would not remove anything. You can LST to allow lower branches to take in more light.
Good looking plant for first grow.

 

[JoeBlow5823]

I would leave it alone. Next time, branches that got super tall, super crop them in veg (bend them down). Pinch the stem and soften it up before you bend it over so it doesnt snap. It will recover. Trust me.

Like this

 

[bigunyun]

Since its been mont since u switched, i would not remove anything. You can LST to allow lower branches to take in more light.
Good looking plant for first grow.

Ok thanks! Appreciate it!

 

[bigunyun]

I would leave it alone. Next time, branches that got super tall, super crop them in veg (bend them down). Pinch the stem and soften it up before you bend it over so it doesnt snap. It will recover. Trust me.

Like this
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Wow what happens after that?

 

[xtsho]

The plant keeps growing. Sometimes you have to get rough with them when they get out of control.

 

[GreenGuy_1995]

I would mostly leave it alone - I'd pull some of the large fan leaves that are shading some of the middle budding sites and that's it.

Good Luck!

 

[JoeBlow5823]

Wow what happens after that?

plant keeps growing, just helps create even canopy.

 

[bigunyun]

The plant keeps growing. Sometimes you have to get rough with them when they get out of control.

Hm. so that’s for shaping the plant or does it also boost yield or size?

 

[bigunyun]

plant keeps growing, just helps create even canopy.View attachment 4596325

Gotcha

 

[xtsho]

Hm. so that’s for shaping the plant or does it also boost yield or size?

I wouldn't do any supercropping with your plants at this stage. But in future grows you can use it a s a training technique to create more of an even canopy. I did that to that plant because it got too big to finish off inside in my tent so I did some rather extreme supercropping and crammed it in. It was more of an example to show what you can do to a cannabis plant and it will just keep growing.

 

[JoeBlow5823]

Hm. so that’s for shaping the plant or does it also boost yield or size?

Its to create an even canopy so the entire plant gets the right amount of light which in turn gives better yield and more even quality through the plant. With a couple tall tops like you have, in order to not burn the tops, the light is so far from the bottom stuff that that stuff will not develop as well and will be fluffier.

 

[bigunyun]

Thanks! I’ll do that on the next grow!