Im going to scrog . I figured you lst to give the stems some pre training to fit the scrog .
Don't top side shoots. You get 8 main branches doing as I described. Shaping exposes the side buds. You'll be thinning instead of wanting more buds.
She's a 4x4x8 lot bigger than in the picture
Both are totally acceptable methods, but topping and training can lead to the most perfect, even canopies once you get the hang of it. You don't have to stick to one or the other.
I topped once and then began training when the plant reached the screen.
to get more cola buds....
How many do you need? This was a bit too many tbh, but turned out ok. No topping.
all of them...i need all of them
LST doesn't mean you have to do that. I grow largeish plants to keep numbers down, but the way I shape them would work for smaller diameter plants just as well. If you find topping useful then do it by all means. I, personally, think that everything topping does can be done by bending. Bending saves the top node so it's a bit faster way to produce tops, but both are valid techniques. The smaller the plant is when you start bending the easier/quicker it is to break apical dominance and grow equal tops in a crown formation. See how the plant in my pic grows symmetrically around the pot in all directions.
Got any finished pics? Curious how that turned out.
love the smooth edge lol
