Topped my plant at 7 weeks into flower

Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Jamk911 said:
Its true if you top a bud mid flower.. it will act the same as topping vegetative growthView attachment 4655044
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Ummm no .... what you are describing is “ back building “ , by snipping an 1/8” of bud supposedly will add weight and yield.
What really does is allow bud to grow out like a barrel ... all mostly for bag appeal. It doesn’t really add weight.
Look at how that bud bulked when terminal tip is cut.

That last pic only shows foxtail growth ( calyx are stacking vertical )
Notice those top tips are getting the most concentrated light from canopy.

Back-building

This method of growing marijuana is typically used to increase the cola size, as it doesn’t seem to change the overall production of a cannabis plant. It is performed by pinching or cutting the tips off of flowers, beginning as early as 3-4 weeks into the growing process which is during the flowering stage. The goal is to remove excess growth to force the plant to focus on swelling the buds that are left behind, rather than making the ones that already exist longer. For this method to be successful, it must be done slowly over a period of a few weeks one bud at a time, so that the marijuana plant doesn’t experience too much stress or shock from the damage.

The benefit: swelled bud colas.

The risk: Too much pruning can kill or stunt a cannabis plant’s growth and lead to longer stringier buds which are the opposite effects that performing this technique is supposed to have.
 
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