How To Top or Prune A Marijuana Plant

Understanding how to clip your marijuana plant is an important skill to master.

Don't worry it's not difficult. Before pruning or trimming your marijuana seeds make sure the plant will respond well. Some marijuana strains do not like to be pruned at all. While other cannabis strains love getting clipped.

A general rule of thumb is not to top single cola marijuana strains. These marijuana types do not respond well to pruning. Short squat indicas need less trimming while sativa will require more. To avoid infection make sure your scissors or shears are clean. Clean shears before and after pruning with rubbing alcohol.

Marijuana plants should only be trimmed during the vegetative phase. Do not clip your marijuana plants during the flowering phase. As this could shock them.

You can considering topping your marijuana seeds after three weeks in vegetative growth. Prune your plants at an early on stage of their growth, than towards the finish of the vegetative stage.

Don't prune your young marijuana seeds sprouts until after the primary five-bladed leaves have shaped, and the vegetative stage has fully begun.

Every time a growing tip is clipped, the stem branches into two shoots, which start to grow. You can use this to your advantage to produce extremely bushy marijuana plants.

Many marijuana growers prune in weeks four, five and six the lower branches to either generate better airflow or to create bushy plants. Lower branches will quickly fill all the horizontal space. Plan a pruning policy to increase your marijuana plants yield, rather than irregularly cutting. Marijuana plants require a few days to get well after a trim.

In short think before you cut. How will cutting this branch improve the marijuana seeds plant overall? Give it some time. Picture how the plant will look after a trim. It's best to prune your marijuana plants when the lights first come on. Providing a full day of sunshine for them heal under.

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