You could top but I usually wait till it’s a bit bigger…5 true sets of nodes.
But yes the line you drew is where you would cut to top them
Also as far as tying them down …you’ll want to tie down the branches that are just above the fan leaves once they are long enough and not the actual fan leaves.
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@Skydiver okay I see what you mean by that I guess I made a mistake there then 
I’ll take them off and wait for another set of nodes grow in before topping thanks for the help!
@Covertgrower @MrPeat @Bulldognuts @Bubblehead @Skydiver this will be my last update until a noticable change happens. Today wasn’t the best day for plant #1 the kola opened I went to top and took off the mini branches and one fan leaf not sure how but my guess is blind ignorance and I’m quite upset about it so I just cut it down another kola. (I tired to wait for the next two sets skydiver I guess live some learn some. I also got mini pruners so I don’t do that again.) She’s short but I’ll see where she goes from here. I had to ditch the one that quit growing because I don’t have another pot or more soil. On that note I went out to buy a fabric pot and more soil then transplanted plant 1. I’ll post another update when I notice a change on plant 1 thank you all for the help up to this point and I’ll see you guys in a little while. Here’s pictures of both plants. I haven’t tossed plant 2 yet but the roots are growing through the drain holes so here in a few days if it doesn’t start growing it’s trashed.
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I think the best suggestion here is to be patient. When they “stop growing” usually means they’re just putting out more roots, after that’s almost complete, they really take off after that.
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@Covertgrower you’re right but I only hae 1 pot and ran out of soil so I can’t transplant it. Unless it let it grow rootbound where it is now and hop it’ll make it 2 more weeks until I can make it to a gardening shop. The main reason I was gonna ditch it is because I can’t transplant it right now.
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@Covertgrower @Bubblehead @Bulldognuts @Skydiver @MrPeat so today I moved both plants into my old closet and upgraded light finally! I just got a series 3 red spec budgetled that’s pulls 255w I also kept my old 110w gixxer in the tent. The one I topped is doing excellent besides it’s showing nute problems. Yellow spotting on some leaves and some have already died so it got it’s first feed 2 days ago. The other one I realized self topped (go figure I only wanted 1 topped this grow so I could see the difference.) But it’s now in a fabric 7Gal pot so that they both make it through the grow. I added a fan on the floor blowing indirectly on my plants (if I’m right I don’t want any wind from the fan hitting my plant) here’s pictures and readings.
Ph in 6.9 out 6.95
Ppm in 68 out 1410 ( I can’t measure the one plant because it’s in a 10 Gal pot and I can’t water to run-off without overwatering. In it’s own time I’ll end up getting it to run off and post those too)
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The plants look happy and healthy. I am going to ask you a question which is a pet peeve of mine. You have your plants in 7-gallon pots but they are only filled 1/2-2/3 full. Why? Why not just get a 3 or 5 gallon pot and fill it all the way? You have essentially made your 7-gallon pot into a 3-5 gallon pot. It just make me scratch my head.
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@Bubblehead the only store open had few bags of soil and I ran out so I had to disperse it between them. Not sure how to fill it the rest of the way honestly since the roots are growing down. Ones a 10 Gal pot and ones a 7 but they took way more soil than I’d ever imagine. Also they didn’t have 5Gal curiously enough only 7/10/15. I got the 10 the first time and went back for the 7 the next time. Dude at the store said not to fill them too much or pack it down to tightly
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@Covertgrower @Bulldognuts @Skydiver so here’s an update, I’m feeling like it’s about time to switch the one to 12/12 here soon be so I can keep it a decent size but literally overnight (yesterday it looked fine) these leaves started dying. I know a few is fine but they are curling. Does this look like an issue to you or should I trim these bad ones off and just keep it growing.
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They look healthy to me overall.
Leaves don’t last forever and oldest ones die first.
I’ve had leaves look like what yours do…
They are usually inside the canopy getting very little light and I just remove them. There aren’t many like that right. Just one here and there. Keep an eye out for more going that way and let us know if so.
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Skydiver covered. That’s my answer as well. Thanks for the pictures!
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@Skydiver it’s lower canpoy I think there’s only 3 leaves like this I think at least that I can find. One of them is new growth on the lower end though. Thanks for the help! For a second I thought it was nitrogen. I’ll probably start feeding them since I haven’t yet. Almost 7 weeks up now.
@Covertgrower sounds good thanks again man. I’m trying not to post as much so I don’t blow you guys up if you ever want me to stop tagging you in my weekly updates just let me know!
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@Covertgrower @Skydiver @Bulldognuts @Bubblehead today I’m flipping them to 12/12 they will be 8 or slightly more weeks old by the time it fully switches over. I think for some reason the stalk is ripping. Have you guys seen this? Is it normal markings for a topped plant or do I have an issue? Other than that all is good. The small one has self topped 2 times and is now starting to show it’s beauty. Probably won’t yield for shit but it’s whatever. Overall plant health is good I’ve had to trim 2/3 more leaves from the bottom of the canopy one was a almost a brand new leaf. The small plant is growing in with broken leaves but I’m just guessing it’s genetic and nothing serious. The big ones measures 19" wide and 16" tall as of right now.
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That is something new to me. Looks like it is breaking under extra strain. Is the gravity higher in that area of the world?
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Looking good to me.
That one branch could have been stressed like that when working with them. Looks like it’s healing up.
You could also just remove fingers from fan leaves instead of entire leaf to help expose other bud sites to the light.
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I’m not seeing anything to be to concerned about. Looking healthy. I agree with @Skydiver you could remove leaf tips without causing damage to health.
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Looks good.
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@Skydiver would I just cut it off with stabilized pruning shears? Also, considering it does look like a rip should I take my clips that are holding those branches down off or loosen how much they are pulling?
