Topping plants to BUSH out?

Im up north and got a ton of clones (Chocolate Thai) and they are all about 12- 14 inches. You can tell they have been topped once maybe twice. Anyways what is the best way to make your plants a perfect round bush with hella tops on it?

top it every week bro, you should end up with a nice size bush. lol

tie string around the tops of the plant colas and tie them to the pot, its less stress and way higher output of leaves and branches and allot more production then toping

Top and LST~~~> https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/438784-lbhs-4-way-lst-tutorial.html

So tie the plant down and all the tops will come up and top all those tops? (when ready)

Is this beneficial with clones that have alternating nodes rather than seed plants that are opposing node?

I use a combo of topping and lst on my outdoors. Usually have them about 5 ft around and maybe 3 ft tall when flower begins.

Edit to answer lake.....i start mine indoors and have already topped them for four tops before they go out. Then i tie down those four main branches and start topping and tieing the tops that come from the tied down tops. Hope that makes sence.

For uber bushes I top @about 8 leaf sets then I will top those eight branches again @6-8 leaf sets and usually one more time around the end of may.

most I don't top, I like the main cola's to be huge lol

topping helps a lot to make a plant bush out, and you can continually top the new shoots that grew right up until before flowering begins. Tying the shoots down also helps a lot. When bending a new plant over, lateral growth will begin, and every node will send up a shoot, giving you multiple tops, then you take those tops, tie them down, and keep on typing shoots that grow vertically up, because you will have shoots grow off of each shoot you tie down, you can create a very wide base using the tying down method, and it would really help make a marijuana plant BUSH out.

Tying your plants down with the LST (low stress training) method allows more light to penetrate the inner canopy of your plant, creating stronger branches and many more tops. It's also beneficial because it allows more room for the branches to really spread out.

i top twice and then lst with wire hooks in an "X" pattern all the side shoots will bend and grow upwards...

SenorBrownWater said:

i top twice and then lst with wire hooks in an "X" pattern all the side shoots will bend and grow upwards...

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like this....


I'm never going to get sick of posting this pic....

do you have a whole picture of that thing?

silasraven said:

do you have a whole picture of that thing?

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yeah , and what size bin is that, seems like a monster. I have a few 45 gallon bins laying around in the garage, so I was wondering/curious...

shynee mac said:

yeah , and what size bin is that, seems like a monster. I have a few 45 gallon bins laying around in the garage, so I was wondering/curious...

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18 gallons ....yield was over a pound....wish i could find a purple train wreck clone this year...i did "the truth" in a 30 gallon tote last year..if you put some lots of tiny holes on the sides they air prune like smart pots....im on the fence about using totes this year or making some smart pots this season...they cost about the same....

Amazing!!!

SenorBrownWater said:

like this....

I'm never going to get sick of posting this pic....

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can you lst like this with all strains or do some do better than others?