I’m curious does it matter what time you top your plant? Is it better to top in the evening right before dark or morning before light? Or maybe it does not matter. I’ve never really thought about i. I just usually do it when i have time. But sitting here smoking this pineapple express and it really had me thinking.
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It doesn’t really matter. The only things that come to mind are during lights on, she is in photosynth mode making energy and during lights off, she metabolizes the energy she made all day. If you want to just take this and apply it, then it might be better right before lights out so she has all the energy to use for repairing.
I top during her day so I can see what I am doing and never really gave any thought to when?
I googled it and THC Farmer, Rollitup, Quora, all have people offering different opinions.
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I was thinking about the same thing a while ago and tried to find info on it. I think the most common answer was just before the dark period.
This is the internet talkingvso I’m not really sure. That’s what I did anyways…
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Go for it.I don’t think it really makes any difference . I Always water when lights turn on. So that’s usually when my topping happens. Never had a problem
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Old grower idea is to harvest on the full moon at night, gravity of the moon pulls all the thc to the buds…or cut whenever.
Im outdoors mostly, so I’m cutting at night most of the time, just so nosey neighbors are not around
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When plants get light they pump water and nutrients up into the leaves and branches.
When it’s dark and plants are resting they suck the majority of the nutrients and water out of the leaves and store it in their roots.
Ideally you want to prune plants just before the lights come on so the plant doesn’t lose as many nutrients or moisture. However, it doesn’t make a lot of difference when the plant is pruned. The main things with pruning is to use clean sharp secateurs or scissors and don’t cut too much off.
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I’m in the same whenever I think of it or have time boat. I just roll with it and haven’t noticed any negative effects.
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I try to do most things; feed, defol, transplant, at lights out. Just habit and as I observe their behaviors, lights out is when they seem to relax.
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