Topped but no branching

Also try to not hit buds directly , if you can help it. It will brown your pistils.

BUT ...... when you throw a loupe on her you will see bugs stuck on the triches.
They get stuck on the resin. On bad ones , I had to do a bud wash / dunk to free up debris , dust , dirt and bugs as best I could. ( YouTube has vids ) .

When you chop ... Pull the plant to another area . Cut all the leaf matter for trimming buds

Cut at stalk base - leave plant complete.

Discard all trim , it's fucked by bugs. Now you can do the dunk wash . Light shake to throw off excessive water . Hang on a clothes hanger upside down

As it is hanging, check after a few hours ...

Any remaining bug fuckers will COLLECT AT TIP ( bottom of stalk sticking up ). Spray stem bottom again. They always move to the top , so if you are hanging upside down then they are noticeable at the top.

Plus , more importantly you WILL HAVE TO CLEAN your grow space completely.

Sir72 said:

What helps the bugs thrive? So I can do the opposite. Swear I just wasted a month of veg. Appreciate the help

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If possible keep the temps below 70 while treating the plants for mites. The cooler temps will dramatically slow their breeding rate.
Also keep good air movement on the plants around the clock. This will also help discourage their breeding.

So it’s going to be around 29-30 degrees tonight, what if I just keep the babies outside will the cold kill the spider mites, I know the plants will be fine

Not worth the effort bud, to be honest you have a really bad infestation and as much as it sucks, I would cut my losses and cull these plants, disinfect and clean the room and start over

TurboTokes said:

Not worth the effort bud, to be honest you have a really bad infestation and as much as it sucks, I would cut my losses and cull these plants, disinfect and clean the room and start over

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I tried washing them then wiping each leaf really good, puled off a few lower leaves with tons of eggs

TurboTokes said:

Not worth the effort bud, to be honest you have a really bad infestation and as much as it sucks, I would cut my losses and cull these plants, disinfect and clean the room and start over

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Now I’m on a mission to prove you wrong and save them

You will literally be smoking eggs and carcasses when you harvest, wiping them off the broad leaf face is one thing, but theres 10 times more in the new growth area where your not wiping, and they will stay there, until you burn and breathe them.

I know it sucks, but bugs are not a good thing to smoke, try again, dont smoke bugs

Uh last time i checked they where in veg

Just spray them for a week and move on

There’s only eggs on the old growth and none on any of the upper growth. I just bought mighty wash which Ima use before they go into flower

Dont fuck around with hydro store shit bud

3 bucks and it worked better then anything i ever bought at the hydro store

Budzbuddha said:

EVERCLEAR was for the dog ... Little fucker is an alcoholic

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Telling the dog he's an alcoholic doesn't work...he has to decide for himself

GBAUTO said:

Telling the dog he's an alcoholic doesn't work...he has to decide for himself

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I took her keys away

ANC said:

You can spray it down with some kelp to encourage branching.

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VERY THIS^^^

Top and train all you want for auxin heavy apical meristem dominant cultivars. Cytokinin kelp foliar sprays are your friend here. Believe me when I say I've been there too. And trust me when I say a kelp dominant weekly foliar regiment will grip the morphology your trying for.Believe that!!!

I've transformed single stalked with little side branching Indys with a one two combo punch of topping training and kelp foliar in veg. No shit fellas. They grow slow enough as it is. You all know that of which I speak too. Might as well get the best of them. Certainly increases bottom line overall yields in flower. C'mon now!!!