Topping & Sweet Zone

Topping your plants can drastically improve the overall yield. When a cannabis plant is properly topped and trained, it will grow numerous colas and buds. These new colas will create an even canopy, and each cola will receive the same amount of light.

The Sweet Zone is where the entire canopy receives the same amount of light, unlike a non-topped plant where only the main cola is touching the sweet zone.

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Advantages of Pruning Autoflowers

1. To Produce Potent Buds

One of the primary reasons why pruning may work for you is if you want to improve your plant’s bud production. When you prune your plant, it gets stressed and responds by thriving.

The same theory applies to plants in the wild too. When animals chew off the plants, they grow quickly and become stronger. 

This subsequently leads the buds to produce more resin as a defence mechanism. And since the resin is rich in THC and CBD, the more, the better.

2. To Grow Bigger Flowers

For the same reason as mentioned in the previous point, pruning can also encourage your plant to grow bigger buds. 

An additional factor that leads to bigger flowers is more light exposure. Pruning removes any obstructive leaves or branches to improve light penetration within the canopy, thereby allowing the lower-tier flowers to grow bigger.

3. To Improve Plant Growth

When you prune dead or unhealthy leaves, your plant no longer has to waste its energy on sustaining those leaves. Instead, it can divert its energy to other plant areas like healthy shoots and buds, leading to better growth.

This leads to the plant growing bigger with improved yield.

4. To Improve Plant Growth

When you prune dead or unhealthy leaves, your plant no longer has to waste its energy on sustaining those leaves. Instead, it can divert its energy to other plant areas like healthy shoots and buds, leading to better growth.

This leads to the plant growing bigger with improved yield.

5. To Avoid Mold

In humid regions, mold is a major reason that compromises yield year on year. Mold grows when there isn’t enough air circulation within the foliage.

Luckily, you can use pruning to prevent mold. With pruning, you can cut down any unnecessary parts of the plant to improve airflow within the foliage, reducing the chances of mold growing there.

6. To Slow Down a Particular Branch

Sometimes, the top shoot grows faster than others, leaving others behind. While this may make your plant look taller, it is not always best for your yield. Here, you can prune to top shoot and allow other branches to catch up to it, leading to a consistent yield of buds.

7. To Shape Your Plant

If your plant is growing bigger than you expected or it is running out of space, you can use pruning to reshape it to fit its setting carefully.

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