"Topping" What is exactly is it?

Whats up, i know this is a stupid ass question but what exactly does it mean to Top your plants. I know this has something to do with trimming leaves or something so that the plant will focus it's energy on the buds where exactly are you supposed to trim and what are you trying to do

Blazed as always

George Dubs

topping - its when U cut the top of the plant off right under the very top node.

it wont grow 'UPWARDS' anymore and will begin focusing its energy to growing 'OUTWARDS'. Most people do this in 'VEG', so the plant will have time to recover from topping it 'BEFORE' U put it into flowering. that way in flowering it will use all of its energy to 'GROWING 'and not 'RECOVERING'.

If I plan on using the plant as a 'MOTHER' I will top the plant at the 6th node, and as the lower branches grow I cut them off and use them as clones.

it has nothing to do with trimming leaves, or anything else. topping is simply cutting the top of the plant off.


next time use the search feature

Thanks for the info appreciated


I know man your definetly right will use the search next time


Adios

Dubs

Topping Marijuana- Topping a plant refers to cutting off the top shoot(s) of cannabis plants. You can pinch, clip or snip off the tallest shoots or the freshest shoots. Cut the branch stem just below the last fully developed node,. The plant starts developing branches at the remaining nodes. This is a good techniques to keep a plant short and bushy. Or you can develop many top colas instead of just one. Don't top a plant more than twice and never top when it is in the flowering stage.