What is Topping?

How does toping work? I think my plants are stretched because they arent very bushy. Also what nutrients are good to give the girls? TIA!! :heart_eyes::nerd_face::seedling::leaves:

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@bruinsfan33 thanks. Is topping good? My plants are tall and not bushy. They started flowering early. I had them on my window seal and just rotated around. Didnt know all the stuff i know now (which still isnt much) i have so much more to learn. But this is also my first grow and when i started i didjt have everything i needed…so im just going to see how far these will go. I hope to apply all ive learned and are continuing to learn to a new grow!

Autos? If flowering i wouldn’t touch now, but for future reference.

Honestly i have no idea. They are bag seeds…and i also have never given them any additional nutrients besides what was in soil.

I recommend fimming because you will end whit more tops.
@bruinsfan33 I fimm my ak47 auto a lot of times and I have 15-20 big(not so big but big enough) colas. My second one I fimm her just one time. Look at my results. The second picture is the little sister (ak47 auto both)

OK, for this I would just leave them be and finish out this first one.

Fim cut location: Do you cut at the line, cutting everything above it? Or do you cut just the inner set of the growth above the line? :thinking: Thinking I may not have done mine right.
My first plant is within 2 weeks of harvest and I four more that sprouted 2 weeks ago. Dirt grow in 4x4 tent with 1000w.

Ill definitly wait till i try to grow again. Im afraid if i try this ill just mess up or kill the whole plant. Ill post a pic when i get home so you guys can see what I’m working with.

About what height should I start considering doing this?

Around the 3rd week at least 2 - 3 nodes . All depends. If it’s a photo or auto. Auto sooner then later.

When I get home I’ll post some pics I have 3 autos one topped, one fimmed and one left alone.

@bruinsfan33 - all ilgm blueberry auto. I’ll tag you in my Grow journal so you can see current pics. I’m in the 2nd week of veg.

No topping or fimming

Topped once

Fimmed once before any topping

@bruinsfan33 droooool

Normally you would fim 60-80% of the new development.

Maybe this will help.

This is the fimming? And it produces more of what? For chance to have more buds??