Auto topping thread,pushing the auto limits;)

Good day growers im a master photo and auto grower.but my passion is with autoflower seeds.i been on a mission for 5 years growing now trying diffrent methods of training on autos to see what they truly behold.truth is autos aint no diffrent to a normal plant other than they flower on there own.u can top lst supercrop and defol autos with monster results if done at the correct time.oviously every plant is diffrent so always use the seed info as a rough guide and a short plant can yield just as much as a tall plant in this thread i will show u all along the way of the true limits of autos and there true potential as i grow them for u all to see.also if ur an auto grower who likes to push the limits,do speak up and all pics of ur autos and talk and all questions welcome on pushing the auto limits.here a few examples of the results achived topping an auto young followed by later lst.few heavy defols along the way ,gives u an army of dominant colas and a big heavy yield.and a beautiful plant.here is automazar topped and lstd

 

[MrOldBoy]

Any pics? How old? Media?

Looking good markas. Indica Strain? KK

My girls this morning showing Potassium Difficulties... Looking at Organic remedies...(but first raised the LED a couple inches b/c on Grow Weed Easy (online) that's the recommendation.
KK

 

[Tom'sinflatedballs]

Just sifted through some more of this post and found the answer to my question. Thanks @Mañ'O'Green for that picture breaking down plant nodes and where to cut.

 

[Tom'sinflatedballs]

Just the topped the bubba at day 19. Going to water her in a couple hours, will update 24 hours later! Thanks for the help y'all!

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[juce]

Hi guys i started 9 seedstockers BCN Criticall Xxl Grow in 4gallon smartpots with biobizz Coco/Soil mix has anyone topped criticall xxl or should i just lst and let them grow they Are now 12days old

 

[Autobeast]

Really nice thread! I just read the whole thing start to finish. I have never tried topping, but I now feel like I can when the next suitable candidate pops her head up. I also like the discussion on defoliation. I had never defoliated until just recently, and then I waited till the end, and just did a little to allow more light to lower bud sites. I have always been quite kind and gentle to my autos, but after reading this, I am going to step it up a notch.
BTW I grow in homemade organic no till soil with great results, and all I really do is leaf tucking/ branch staking LST.
I am also playing around with 'ponytailing', as a way to manipulate the branches into doing what I want.
What drew me to this thread, I was looking for a way to get the most out of plants with structure similar to a MG Strawberry Nuggets or Deez Nuggz. The super short squat plants, the likes of which I have never really dealt with before. Doesn't sound like they are a good candidate for this tech, but plenty of others I plan to grow should be.
Thanks again for writing a great thread, and thanks to everyone else for adding to it. Top Notch!
cheers
os

thanks and welcome

 

[Autobeast]

Hello @autobeast . I just finished 132 pages of your thread, and was inspired by that to join the AFN.

I was also inspired by your success to defoliate my 3 Jack Herrer, 3 White Widow crop currently on day 33. They seem to be growing just fine...
Thanks!!

welcome and thanks so much. happy growing

 

[Autobeast]

And the other 5 defoliated girls. Thriving, no ill effects at all.
Quick question @autobeast: When topping is there any benefit to topping the side branches at the same time? In theory that's more tops, but since I know what I don't know I figured I should ask.

just top the once. the plant will branch out all on its own. sorry major late reply. happy growing

 

[Autobeast]

Hello @autobeast and Everyone !

I am a first time grower, started my first grow of Gorilla Girl from Sweet Seeds, 26 days ago and is being guided by @Bigg Al and he pointed me to this thread. This first grow is Lst only so that I get to see full life cycle of auto. Here is the link

Hello ! I am a new Customer !

I reached till page 38 of this thread till now .. I am really fascinated by the shear amount of knowledge shared on this thread. So, I started one more seed .. Auto Mazar from Victory seeds. On this auto mazar grow, I hope to learn the Way Of The @autobeast



Thanks.

thanks dude. ur welcome. always happy to help. happy growing every1

 

[Autobeast]

Hello all I am new to this site as well as growing I have grown 1 blueberry with only LST and have a couple more on the go. I was reluctant to even take as much as one leaf off the plant because most myths I’ve read say any high stress training will hinder yield. I was up almost all night last night reading this post. It’s given me confidence to be able to defol my day 58blueberry as well my other is day 19 was perfect timing to experiment with a topping so I did this morning.. I am using promix BX and have Dutch nute organic grow and bloom cal mag and had just recently bought GOLD. Can anyone give advice on how to properly water autos. I’m confused because I’ve read that you should always water with 20% run off water but then I’ve read that when plants are small but in large containers you don’t want to over water. Also what about the gold. When can it be started to be applied and when should you stop folliar spray? Nice to be apart of the group and @Beast you inspire me to grow big Buddy.

welcome dude. thanks for the kind words. happy growing

 

[Autobeast]

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Hey autobeast. Huge fan! Been lurking your threads since 2016 haha. I've finally got the place and means to start my own grow and need help with the setup...Could you please assist?

many thanks: https://www.autoflower.org/threads/1st-setup-question-about-nutes-for-soil-vs-hydro.70380/

thanks bro much respect for following me for so long. sorry late reply also. havnt been online for sometime now. as life, amd work keeps u busy. and grow equipment failing. but im back and with a new setup. il be sure to head over to ur grow. happy growing