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:yeahthat: Thanks Druid, that sums it up,...

>> autobeast, mind your tone dude, even if you're right there's no need to to throw a verbal bitch slap like that out there, at staff no less! You're not getting the whole picture from what the others are implying, where they are coming from,... They aren't incompetents or idiots, they speak from experience with new growers and taking a more conservative approach when dealing with techniques like this... And that's when one is a new grower, jumping into more advanced techniques may do more harm than good,... IMO, topping is fine, but with caveats including doing it with the right strain, some solid experience under ones belt, and are especially good at veg'ing...
 
I prefer to top auto's, purely because I grow 1 plant, under a 125w CFL and need all the tops within a few inches of the light. I guess it depends on your set up, how much height you have, the lights you use and personal preference.
I don't believe there is a right or wrong here, you have to work accordingly and make the best of what you have!! :toke:
 
Hello chums...................eP (the voice of calm reason here)..........let us not wave our dicks around here (tis an ugly sight) and start a debate of my way is the only way.

Because, that is not the AFN way. We are here to help encourage and debate with good grace, our opinions (for that is what they are mostly). We may hold an opinion with total confidence. But some other guy may disagree. So, let us be nice children in the playground and be all AFN like please.

Otherwise, I will get Mossy to authorize me to flipper slap any miscreants. Or failing that a darn good tickling............................eP.
 
Agreed. Topping is fine, but there's more to it than that. Getting your timing down so you don't stunt your girls is a learned thing. I'd say, if it's your first grow, jeep to the kis plan. You want good nugs at the end. Light LST and get to know how to read a plant first.
 
accidentally had to top all 3 of my current plants late in preflower as they stretched an unprecedented height in my tent and were right up to the light 4 feet off the ground - 2 diff mephisto strains between the 3 and all 3 rallied back, multiple colas grew in place of where the main would've been. this was the only time I've topped a plant -period- as I prefer to just let them do their thing, but I think if the seeds are known to have strong genetics (which many autos from big-name companies now do have) then they're fine with the abuse - auto varieties have come a longggg way in the past decade and seems that some things that were once true about them aren't necessarily true anymore.
 
Yes I top strains that are known to be tall, I run testers in a 1 liter airpot, and topping gives me 4 equal tops, maybe half ounce or so, but in bigger pots, bigger yield with topping
 
:yeahthat: Thanks Druid, that sums it up,...

>> autobeast, mind your tone dude, even if you're right there's no need to to throw a verbal bitch slap like that out there, at staff no less! You're not getting the whole picture from what the others are implying, where they are coming from,... They aren't incompetents or idiots, they speak from experience with new growers and taking a more conservative approach when dealing with techniques like this... And that's when one is a new grower, jumping into more advanced techniques may do more harm than good,... IMO, topping is fine, but with caveats including doing it with the right strain, some solid experience under ones belt, and are especially good at veg'ing...
I am very calm i just say it how it is.dont like to see growers tell lies is all!!! Happy growing every1;)
 
No one is saying you can't top autos but with the shorter grow time topping might limit the size even more.Most autos show preflower around three weeks and topping will slow veg growth even more.Some of the larger strains can be topped and still turn out ok but we recommend not doing it especially for new growers until they get a few grows under there belt first.If it works for you thats great.
 
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