can u top the side branches?
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CarbonBubblegum
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Good question, hope someone answers it.or only the middle ones?
I have one too, how often & how much can you prune a plant? I read somewhere to only
make 1 cut a week.
But please answer his, don´t wanna be a hi-jacker.
CarbonBubblegum
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Hey, do a search on FIM for a good technique. I suspect that you can top side branches as they are basically the same. Any1?
Grubs
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Yes, you can.
t0k3s
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yes,any main branches can be topped,side or top,or center or bottom
some growers top all the main branches,to help them fill out more then grow up.
Return of the Spork
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node's a node =)
GoldenGanja13
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When I have side branches that are going to fast I top them and they stop growing while the others get extra juice and catch up in about 2 weeks if not less time.
When you fim the main stem (meristem) then you get 6 tops, well after 3 weeks one might go fast so you top it and allow others to rise up and stay even before 12/12
When you fim the main stem (meristem) then you get 6 tops, well after 3 weeks one might go fast so you top it and allow others to rise up and stay even before 12/12
wilsoncr17
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not only can you top side branches, you can clone a topped side branch. This is cool because you basically have a topped plant from root, great for LST SCROG I might add.
bicycle racer
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yes of course you can but if you do this too much there will be overcrowding of bud sites so you will have poor light penetration and fluffy buds also you invite pest and mildew problems. so dont go topping crazy peace.
green thumb matt
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yes you can keep doing it forever.
darkdestruction420
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i did it multiple times w/my girl (top, wait for new branches, then topped them. each branch i did this to has turned into a new top cola (other guy mentioned this briefly) lst for veg and scrog for flowering are incredible.
CarbonBubblegum
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Great info here, much appreciated. How many cuts can i make without stressing plants into hermies? Do any of you top/fim during blooming?
GoldenGanja13
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I have fimed in bloom, but I have much experience. I would never top, that could cause a hermie fast. Even my fim in bloom was risky.
darkdestruction420
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it depends on how far into flower for topping and you should have all your pruning for yield done when u switch to 12/12. cloning is all you should prune for after that. thats my belief and opinion so if anyone disagrees im not saying your wrong u could be right so dont take it personal anyone.
GoldenGanja13
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I never had any luck with taking clones from any plant that has been in 12/12 more than 2 weeks.
I here other have luck 
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CarbonBubblegum
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Confirmative. Thank you for sharing your experience. Can I ask a final two? I watched Jorges Ultimate Grow and he talked about this grower that came in and stripped all of the lower leaves off his plants. Is this beneficial to all varieties? How & when should this be done?
GoldenGanja13
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It's also in his Bible. When you take down the lower limbs 2 weeks before flower (12/12) it does several things, one is reroutes hormones into upper branches for bigger denser buds, another thing it does is gets rid of dead weight. Those bottoms won't get much light and pop corn bud is not pretty.
CarbonBubblegum
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Sweet, super-dense-buds.
Do you take stems & leafs or only leafs? And i suppose that we leave all the bud stems intact. I've read some guides on topping & such but find there to be a lack of good guides on manicuring, with detailed info. I know there are many variables but still.
CarbonBubblegum
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+Rep to u all 
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