Did I Top My Plant Right ?

Kona da growie

Kona da growie

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To be honest I feel like I topped this plant a little too early. It was basically 1 month old. No less. And I think I topped at the 4th node. Let me know what you guys think. I think it will grow fine but my goal was to achieve 2 main colas.

The third pic is right before it was topped
How do you guys think it will grow from here ?
 

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Ilovethelargemouth said:
You’re going to be fine. Mine is above the 3rd node and I cleaned up everything below.
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Nice looking plant man. Setup as well. Mind sharing me what you “ cleaned up “ on your plant. I felt like trimming off some of the leaves under the fan leaves since they’re in shade a lot. Would that be a good idea ?? Can you shed some light on that topic for me ?
 
Looks good to me. Basically what I do same time and size. I also too a second time. Time everything settles down you should have 6 main tops and I always top those six give it a few weeks then go into flower
 
Kona da growie said:
To be honest I feel like I topped this plant a little too early. It was basically 1 month old. No less. And I think I topped at the 4th node. Let me know what you guys think. I think it will grow fine but my goal was to achieve 2 main colas.

The third pic is right before it was topped
How do you guys think it will grow from here ?
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Great crisp shot of removed top. I don't think you topped too early

Kona da growie said:
Nice looking plant man. Setup as well. Mind sharing me what you “ cleaned up “ on your plant. I felt like trimming off some of the leaves under the fan leaves since they’re in shade a lot. Would that be a good idea ?? Can you shed some light on that topic for me ?
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I can't speak for @Ilovethelargemouth, but I remove/clean under 3, to focus grow energy on bud sites in max light, it simplifies watering and training, and for good air circulation over top of soil. Auto grower
 

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Looks good.
I'd advise not taking off anything more in veg though.

Imo, don't touch it until week 3 of flower once your stretch is over. If done before you run the risk of stunting your plants and not seeing the growth you want. I used to defoliate a lot, but now just top in veg and thin the middle @ week 3 of flower.

Let them "build things up" before you go hacking away @ them.

My 2 cents.
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.Smoke said:
Looks good.
I'd advise not taking off anything more in veg though.

Imo, don't touch it until week 3 of flower once your stretch is over. If done before you run the risk of stunting your plants and not seeing the growth you want. I used to defoliate a lot, but now just top in veg and thin the middle @ week 3 of flower.

Let them "build things up" before you go hacking away @ them.

My 2 cents.
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Wow very nice. Advice taken
 
Good morning Kona,

quirk is spot on. I dip my X-acto knife in isopropyl alcohol for a few seconds before cutting nodes 1 & 2 off. I would discourage that with your plants.

.Smoke is spot on as well. Great pics by the way. I would only clean up the very bottom set of leaves. Nodes 1 & 2 show good potential for nice growth. I would gently tie back the big fan leaves to eliminate the shade. Otherwise they look happy and thriving. Good job.
 
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