# Topping? What node?

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528>\
**Category:** Autoflowers\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528 "2021-03-02T02:12:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kyler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@Kyler](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Kyler)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528/1 "2021-03-02T02:12:27Z")

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What node should I top my goilla glue autos at?

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**Author:** ![Breezy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/breezy/32/395747_2.png) [@Breezy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Breezy)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528/2 "2021-03-02T02:16:14Z")

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Depends on what you’re looking for my man. What’s the grow space looking like? If you top above the 3rd node it will give you 6 colas. 4th node puts ya at 8 and so on. Are you running a trellis net? If so I would count the squares and plan for that many colas.

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**Author:** ![pillsbury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/pillsbury/32/445586_2.png) [@pillsbury](https://ilgmforum.com/u/pillsbury)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528/3 "2021-03-02T02:34:33Z")

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Some people do top auto’s, I never have because of the shorter growing period they don’t have enough time to come back. I do FIM them & LST them to get more bud sites. I’d save the topping for photo’s.

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**Author:** ![kellydans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/kellydans/32/580751_2.png) [@kellydans](https://ilgmforum.com/u/kellydans)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528/4 "2021-03-02T12:27:05Z")

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If you choose to top or fim autos I would not wait past 4 or 5 nodes or she will be starting to flower and you’ll miss the window of opportunity. Good luck

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**Author:** ![OooWee1184](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/47e85d/32.png) [@OooWee1184](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OooWee1184)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/topping-what-node/63528/5 "2021-03-02T16:36:59Z")

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> [@pillsbury](#):
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> Some people do top auto’s, I never have because of the shorter growing period they don’t have enough time to come back. I do FIM them & LST them to get more bud sites. I’d save the topping for photo’s

Disagree. Nothing wrong with topping an auto 🙂 I would say look at Breezy’s comment for guidance. Spot on.