I’ve been seeing different information online, and I’m looking to get some input from the community.
Is it safe to top an autoflower, or should this be only LST?
I am about to start my 2nd grow. My first one I did no training at all and just let the plant do its thing.
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I’ve done it both ways to me it’s a toss up.
Definitely tie that mother down though to get more even canopy for more even light across the plant
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Ive found if you top do it early and the less you mess with autos the better they grow i femm usually good luck
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I top my autos one time at about 6 nodes and let them ride. Follow up by pulling and spreading the limbs out. You will end up with a nice bush.
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Yes it is. I do both. I treat them like photoperiods, just start early.
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Some of my autoflower didn’t sprout roots all the way I still planted them in a small 12 cups led lit tray. How much light do they need?? They haven’t come up from the top of the soil yet so do I still give them a little light? Or is it better to keep them in darkness until they sprout out of the soil??
Welcome to the forum bertino
I leave a light on 24 hours when I am sprouting seeds so when they do decide to break through the soil they have some energy to grow.
They don’t need a lot of light at first around 100-150 PPFD
Hope this help and enjoy the day
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@kellydans , Good Morning:
Topping at the 6th node as ya mentioned, I have been curious
about topping my plants to get the big Bud as I’ve seen on this forum, after you take the sterilized scissors to the plant, do ya put a pruning sealer on her ?
or just let it seal on it’s own ?
I’ve grown weed for along time,
But never tried advanced techniques on them
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No top an let her ride. Be careful and top the last growth. It will slow down the upward growth a little and Let the side branches catch up and make a nice event canopy. plant will seal off itself quickly.
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Is that more yield lower quality? I’ve always wondered that with more flower spots
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I did that once before and it worked great on this super stretching bubblegum Auto I had!
Had to fit it all in the tent. No other option really.
@VirginiaGrowBoy
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I just fim at about 14-20 days and then train branches out. I more or less lollipop and defoliated a lot. All things I’d read I shouldn’t do. Most plants have been great. Indica and Sativa.
I do think that this prolongs the grow cycle but it drastically increases woods.
No. Quality will actually be better as you’ll get more light to bud sites.
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Yes that’s what I’m doing this time around. I have a 5x5 now where as before was 2x4.
So much better with 5x5. Actually it’s 6ft tall which is so nice.
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