can I prune and switch to 12/12 on the same day

[aussie1]

Hey everyone

Had some circumstances beyond my control which meant both my girls

had to veg for 2 extra weeks in a cramped area and not much maintenance.

I want to switch to 12/12 today, but after tieing them down I notice a number

of branches that are a little out of control height wise - and heaps of pissy little

toothpick size branches and shoots under the main canopy. I would like to chop

them straight out then switch to 12/12.

Is this ok - or will I be placing undue stress on them? How much can I actually

trim?

All help appreciated

aussie

[Ozzy420]

Most dope plants are pretty tough you can give them a good prune and with in a few days they would have bounced back.

 

You can trim them back now and turn to 12/12, the plants wont do much for 2-4 days to get over the shock of being trimmed and then they will be in full swing again...

[Tom]

You can trim the weak stuff off no worries but if you cut the larger branches back I would give them a few days to form healthy new shoots they where pruned, for these branches I would super-crop them instead of cutting.

 

Super-cropping plants is where you gently crush the stem until the upper part wants to fall over and then support it for a few days until the stem heals in that position. Here are a couple of shots of a super-cropped branch:

 

[wassily]

Supercropping also results in increased stem thickness around the heal and generally bigger buds. It is the way to go. I only do that now, it is much less work and bigger yields.

[lenny__07]

You are supposed to do your last pruning a week before swapping to 12/12 so the plant can recover.

 

Lenny

[biggerbuds]

i have done it without any problems at all