Ok, I saw a video from Khang Starr and when he topped his plant he cut almost every leaf off it and I thought I might have had to do that as well.BlackFatalii said:Relax, everything is fine. Lots of people top their plants; you aren't doing any harm by topping them. But I see no reason to remove additional leaves unless you have some lower leaves that are actually touching the soil. Your plants look nice and healthy; no need to mess with them any further, apart from maybe potting them up into larger containers to encourage more growth.
Ronin said:Ok, I saw a video from Khang Starr and when he topped his plant he cut almost every leaf off it and I thought I might have had to do that as well.
Wow great illustration! They really can take a whooping huh! How old are those and what medium setup are you using?Rajun Gardener said:Everybody tops a little difference but one thing remains the same, it's hard to kill the plant and they only get that bushy look when it's done.
I top and cut leaves to open up the stalk, this allows light in to make the side shoots grow.
Here's a few pics of a 7 Pot Primo I topped on Feb 8th, you can see this plant was ready to start growing side shoots already. The topping and thinning leaves gave it light and it exploded with new growth. Not all plants will respond this good but topping always helps get more production down the road.
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Do you have perlite or something in between those two cups? Also what are you using for light and medium? Those look really good for solo cup sized!Ronin said:I have topped the very first pepper plants I have even grown, was kinda scary, but now I have a couple quick questions. Should I remove more leaves? And how much of a risk is there of killing the plants?
Thanks in advance and here is a picture.....
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There is a small rock in each cup so that there is a small void for excess water to drain, I'll pour the excess water out a few minutes after watering.YAMracer754 said:Do you have perlite or something in between those two cups? Also what are you using for light and medium? Those look really good for solo cup sized!
Regards,
-Tristan
YAMracer754 said:Wow great illustration! They really can take a whooping huh! How old are those and what medium setup are you using?
Regards,
-Tristan
Is that quite different than a hempy bucket or what? Pump and air stone then just use Hydro nutes? I'll look em up just wondering what ya got going-what kind of Temps have you been seeing when the growth was slow? Thanks man!Rajun Gardener said:
I started those in December I think, they didn't do much due to the crazy cold winter we had till February. I'm growing in dutch buckets/hydro using perlite.