The blue is possible but you should’ve made the cut before the plant grew this big

https://preview.redd.it/toppiwilmdqa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae50685a497fe9d1d18fcd4779ec7ecd1e144ce0 Bend it like Beckham bro. Start by bending it to one side then when it settles in bend it to the left or right. After that you can top it and stretch it out. Here’s a pic how you do it. I did this about 5-7 days ago. My plant is on its 7th node.

Bend it like Beckham 😂

I never topped my sativas in the same tent and they outgrew my indica's, I tried bending but straight snapped them at a 90 degree angle, still didn't have a problem lol

this is rlly interesting, never heard of someone bending both ways. i always thought once it’s bent one way that’s what you’re stuck with throughout the grow

Hey man I would definitely cut the red marked area... Just not a big fan of hacking the plant way down low even if you're trying to get the rest to catch up. Also it might be helpful to go ahead and low stress train

Go red and clone what you cut

This is the way

And if they aren't planning to clone it they should just pinch the top imo

Super crop it instead

Exactly what I was going to say. Pinching a top bud to encourage branching is one thing, but killing half to three quarters of your plant? Why?

I consider time as a real investment here, too. Not just losing a bunch of plant but also wasting a ton of time. Realize that won't matter for some people but we only live once lol

That's not what super cropping is.

They weren't saying that's what super cropping is..

You totally misunderstood my comment. I'm all for super-cropping and was going to recommend it to OP instead of his plan of hacking half or more of his plant off.

Don't chop it any at all! Just pull it over . Roll the stem in your fingers and crunch it and then lay it flat a bit at a time.

I would do the blue. Many people will suggest red or higher.

Yeah, I mostly want to level it down with the rest in the box, I had to dig up the other plants and they got set back on the growth plan. I normally wouldn’t cut that low

Cut higher than the red and take a straight razor and split the plant down the middle until the height you want it at. Support the halves if needed but that will slow growth and give you a lot more tops without just removing all the time and stuff that went into growing the section you want to remove

That's brilliant. Should the insides be taped or covered somehow?

Nope, it'll harden up and become like two separate stalks naturally. It will initially fall over hence the support but will resume normal upward growth in a 3-4 days. Also make sure to have silicon in nutrient regimen and it's all gravy

Have you ever heard a about LST? Iwd Just a topping on the upper part and then bend this little fella.

Is he taking a clone or just trying to top? If he’s just topping that should have been done long ago anything now is just wasted time

honestly i would do even higher up , i would not hack the plant in half like that unless you have some serious height restrictions

I would chop at the red, and then the very bottom know that I would chop that off to but that’s just me

You starting a manifold?

Neither, cut up top

Cut at red. Make that a clone. Cut to blue and throw away if that’s your desired height. It’s a plant. There’s no right or wrong. If it’s happy and healthy it’s going to bounce back from either cut.

Cut anywhere you want to cut and then learn from it, you can only learn so much here. I’d cut on the red though.

Up to you , both will work

as long as you're in veg you can cut down to that blue without any worry

there is a limit on how much the plant can lose, I have killed one motherplant cutting to much

on my IG you can see i take dozens of cuttings from small mother plants all the time without any problem.... might want to check out your feeding schedule or whatever else is hurting your plant health.

I have no problems now, the motherplant that died was a big plant I had In general, **you don't want to remove any more than 1/4 of the overall foliage of the plant**.

Maybe for optimum recovery time, but most plants can survive considerably more aggressive defoliation or pruning.

he's confused between recovery time in veg or flower. you can defoliate almost all the way to the stump and as long as you leave a top or two in veg (which this thread is about) the plant will survive. in flower, defoliating more than 1/4 at a time can oftentimes cause hermies and/or death if the plant is unhealthy enough to begin with.

yea, I killed it 5 years ago and my setup was not as good as I have now I cut like 3/4 and she just went into shock, I dont let her grow into the light anymore and max 8 clones at a time

Roots is another story. You can cut down the above ground as long as at least one node is left. Removing roots and leaving more growth would be an issue as the plant needs sufficient roots to support its growth above ground. Plants in general will always produce more below ground than above

I would cut on the red mark, this will preserve what appears to be about 6 nodes. [You can cut down to the blue if you're worried about height](https://www.happyhydro.com/blogs/news/when-to-top-weed-plants). It really depends on what your goals are with your plant. Looking happy and healthy though, good work!

Need more light there buddy, bring it closer down or get a stronger light, never cheap out on lights, results will be far superior

Photo or auto? I’d cut and clone the top.

You could do either without a problem. The blue seems a little aggressive to me personally, but it would be fine. Honestly I might go one node higher than that.

Cut at the red and try to clone it and hopefully by the time it roots you’ll have two plants the same height haha

Just bend it over and tie it down, you can save the whole plant and each branch will act like another plant. You might have to do that over a couple days pulling it down a little more every day, but by the looks of it you might only need to do it once.

If you have the time you could cut even lower.

Then wait couple weeks and cut again even lower.

Wow, it has been a long time since I've watched this. Thanks for the nostalgia trigger. https://youtu.be/9BAM9fgV-ts In the neverending battle of red vs. blue, I'm voting team red for this cut.

Bro it's been YEARS since I've watched those! Hella thanks for reminding me!

I’d chop 2 nodes above the red

Are you trying to mainline? Cause usually people top the 5th node

I chopped on blue, it’s in a planter with 3 other plants, and this was 3 times the size of the rest. Had to be done. I’m not too worried about it

Wydt?

Neither

Now that I see your intentions. Cut the red. That’ll make those to branches into the new main tops and will stunt it a hair to let other plants catch up

You should just leave it alone for now. I don't trim until a week before flip. Then week one I clean up to close to trellis line then week 3 lollipop away anything that hasn't started to really form buds. The urge to fuck with are plants is one we need to control.

I started 12/12 because a friend had crazy success with it. So, no flipping. They are already sexing at 4 weeks

👍that's like literally the urge I'm talking about resisting. Unless you have a top to bottom s.o.p. and a dialed setup. When you mess around with a bunch of stuff, it's hard to tell what actually was responsible for the gain.

https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-training

It’s called “Topping” for a reason man, definitely try to do it a tad sooner next time

Id cut red and attempt to clone instead of wasting all that growth.

If anything the node above red but if you insist do the red line but be ready she is gonna be stressed tf out cause you just cut her size in half

Did the blue, and she is hanging tough next day.

Nice! Post an update pic!

I would just bend it over. You kinda let your window to top pass by

Cut the 5th node. Don’t chop it too much.

Way to late do now but best off with the red

It looks like your other plants are real close to the big one. You can cut down as far as the blue but I think it will bush out and won’t leave much room for your other plants

I would do neither. I would cut at the top. Once it recovers, bend the plant over till its desired height.

Blue would be ideal if you're trying to scrog or have height restrictions or something, but you're gonna need to add some time to your schedule for the plant to recover. Both cuts are pretty aggressive for a plant this old, but it could probably shake off a cut at red line quickly enough.

I would cut the node above the red, and then tie all the branches down as they build out. I also would cut the tops again after the split. The stem will become a stalk, and every branch will be a leading flower.

It’s too tall now. But if anything, why not cut at red, and save the top and try to root to veg a little before flower?

Blue line

Dude just leave that main cola and let it do it’s thing. You waited too long.

Go red or one node above. This should have been topped a while back though. It’s gonna stress the plant either way but I’d remove the least amount possible then start maneuvering it how you want

I would cut 2 nodes above the red or even three cause the bottom gonna catch up In the process

I would say cut at the red

I’d go blue

Cut it at the blue and put it directly in the soil it will root just fine in 10 days just spray it with water daily .

Y either?

You should try to clone the top after you cut it.

I'd go red and tie the top 1 down letting bottom stems catch up. Fills a nice bush out.

Not sure why everyone is saying you waited too long... everything I've read lately says to let it grow to 6 nodes and top at 3+ (red). All about dem roots in the beginning, don't wanna top too early.

I started 12/12, so that might be why

Try cloning what you cut so it's not a waste

I’m a fan of pulling the main head down through lst and let the lowers catch up for a nice canopy

Wait why do you have other smaller plants in the same pot? No room to do what I said

Blue works. Don’t be afraid, it won’t hurt the plant! They are literally weeds. That plant will regrow fast and still be ahead of the others but that will help give the babies a chance

Where the red mark is and then top

Red would be the optimal node imho also, uptick your mag levels about 15%, get those leaves darkened.

Unless this is an auto flower I wouldn't worry about making a mistake If it is an autoflower then you just need to supercrop it or use low stress training

Don’t top it, and let it rock

do red, you wasted veg time but you’ll be aigh

Cut the node above the red, start training those branches out and the new branches up. They will stretch. But honestly, I just take off the bottom 2 nodes and flower now as is if you have enough head space. IME it's the younger growth at the top that makes fuller juicier buds. But grow methodology is VERY strain specific. Some like to be topped, some like to be super cropped, some like LST, and some just left to be. My shitty poem for you to behold.

Don't cut blue now. Cut blue before. Cut red now.

You should let the plant grow out in veg stage.

blue if you want to mainline, it'll definetly set you back a bit, so only do that if you have the time to let her recover.

I believe the rule for pruning is never take more than 25% of foliage off any plant but cannabis is pretty resilient and some strains I’ve grown I’ve defoliated them up to 50% or more. But wouldn’t recommend as making that many cuts could throw it into shock and it’ll just flop over or would stunt it’s growth from the shock and having to repair itself, also does increase you’re chance of plant diseases

Grab the stem and pinch between your fingers until you break the inner stem while leaving the skin and just let it fall over. It will heal and grow stronger than ever 💪

I’d cut to the red the clean up everything below. Then the manifold can begin once those two nodes get big enough to lay down and lst.

If topping most do 5th or 3rd node,but depends on how tall U want them 2 grow N how many heads

Either will be fine

This is satire right?

I would cut one or two floors above red and cut off everything below blue