Upstate, I appreciate the time you are taking to give me this information. You could just blow by or say good luck and move on. I like to learn so I can share with others. I have been reading about topping the plants. I have grown lots of other stuff since I was a kid, just never tried this until now. I did throw some seeds in the ground in the 70’s, I am sure you can figure how that turned out…lol. I did plan on not going above a 3 gallon pot to try and help control the height. My plan at this point is once the sex is determined I will cull the males and share the females with some friends to grow their own. I will share the knowledge I gather here, plus give them copies of my spread sheet so they can see what I have been doing with the plants. Back in my day, marijuana was about sharing, socializing and relaxing. I had stopped smoking for 25 years, I got sick, went back to smoking weed and started to get better. So I medicate myself. I will try some of your techniques on a few plants. This is all about learning. With the cost of seeds that I am interested in, lets learn from these beans.