# When is the best time for topping my plant's

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**Category:** Seedling\
**Created:** [January 10, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-topping-my-plants/8513 "2017-01-10T12:59:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-topping-my-plants/8513/2 "2017-01-10T13:10:58Z")

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> [@When to top](http://ilgmforum.com/t/when-to-top/1129/2):
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> You can top by height. You can top after you have 4-5 alternating nodes on the stem. You can top a stem just about anytime before flowering the plant.

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