How much delay after HST?

tstick

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How long does it usually take a plant to get going full-steam again, after topping/fim-ing/etc., in comparison to just allowing the plant to do its own thing and grow according to its genetics? I realize it will vary from plant-to-plant, but I'm just looking for a ballpark generalization. I'm guessing it might take a full week for the plant to get up to speed. I want more bud sites and I have space limitations, so I train the plants....but every time I do something, the plant seems to want to heal itself and reset -which adds time the grow. I think topping probably probably takes the most time for recovery, so I usually only top once and then bend the branches thereafter.

Let's say I have two plants....One I will manifold. The other, I will let grow "au natural". How much time will it take to get a proper manifold going compared to the other plant?

What has your experience been in this regard? Thanks
 

hotrodharley

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I try to top 3 times in a row and start it early. That’s the part that takes the longest to recover from. After that I supercrop by snapping or twisting. They barely miss a beat snapping. Twisting takes longer to recover from.
 

ComfortCreator

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I have manifolded in almost every run. I like to build a big rootball and typically run 80 days or so in veg. 11ish weeks.

Topping it depends on age of plant and size of existing rootball and then is very strain related. In young plants it is 3 to 7 days, as they get older they can recover in a day or 2.
Manifold makes a very large plant if you want it. It makes a huge difference in yield.
 

Horselover fat

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LST the plant early on when it has a few of nodes. That way you will have multiple tops from the very beginning without topping.
 

tstick

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Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate it.

I couldn't add the potential time to do a manifold this run, but now I have an idea about recovery time. Thanks again.
 
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