can i top these...

iv never tried it,, to scared il fuck my plant up.. but wanna know how to and whens the best time to be doing things like this.. my lil plants are approx 3 weeks old from seed..

top away. use nice sharp scissors.

so wat bit to i cut... sorry 2 sound like a idiot.. but i just dont wanna mess things up now they r this far gone .. cheers

From what iv researched for when i top mine on my next grow you just cut right below the top growth (where the main cola will develop in flower) when the plant has atleast 3 sets of branches in veg. (3 sets high i meen) sounds simple enough to me bro and il definatly be doing this next time round. Just make sure its a nice clean cut with sharp scissors, il probably use a sterilized stanly blade just to be on the safe side.

i got alcohol wipes ,, will they be good enuff to wipe my scissors with before taking the top?.. .. so the new bit of growth is the bit i cut.. the two new lil branches type things??? ,,, i feel i know what 2 do but just wann be making doubly sure before doing it ...

there are guides on here, man. study on it first.

the top node comes in three parts two leaves and the bit in the middle the bit that sticks up straight this is the bit you cut

mr british ganja ta sir... are u a red or a blue??? big game tomo m8...

oh .. does it slow the growth process?? ifso how long ? thanx again peeps

About a week is all but the results make up for it.

Check some of the guides here for sure. You may as well wait until there is more leaves, so the plant doesn't have to replace a larger percentage of it's foliage. Have you considered the FIM technique? Very low stress, easy on young plants. Or better yet, don't hack away at your plant as it's growing! Pruning is completely unnecessary and the plant will be happier. Tie the top of the plant down low, bending the plant sideways, and you will achieve the same goal as pruning. The only time I ever prune is if a leaf has bugs, is dead, or if I'm growing sea of green but that's a whole 'nother story...

View attachment 2145986 heres a couple of examples of plant bondage. Folks call it Low Stress Training or LST, and plants love it. It also satisfies the meddling impatience that causes us all to start hacking away at perfectly healthy plants or chew the skin around our nails...

just pull the tops nodes off from the stem, works every time for me.