How to Lollipop Cannabis Plants? 

The term lollipop in itself is a very cute one but it is a very good procedure that can be followed for amplifying your yield. In terms of cannabis plantation, Lollipopping is a technique that is quite invasive as it requires the eradication of the lower part of the growth. In simple terms, this technique is used for removing those leaves and branches that don’t get exposed to direct sunlight. 

By cutting off the unrequited growth, the leftover leaves emphasize more on the production of buds. If the Lollipopping technique is not used for a cannabis plant, the low growth part might consume more energy which is not given back to the system since ample light is not received. Also, the lowest growth starts leeching the complete system because it’s not a giver but a taker. As it can be seen, one can make a cannabis plant more efficient by using this technique. There are a lot of benefits that one can get from Lollipopping a cannabis plant. 

What does Lollipopping mean? 

Lollipopping is a technique to remove most of the plants from their bottom as they are not getting sufficient light and the buds and vegetation is kept untouched to the upper length of the plant. Here in this article, we will discuss certain techniques and tips of how to lollipop cannabis plants. This will also help the plants to focus on their growth to the buds that are on the upper side from where the harvest will occur largely. The name has been given as the plants form a lollipop shape after they have been pruned.

The growers have also said that by using this technique the growth has increased rapidly if it is done within two to three weeks when it is into the flowering stage. Lollipopping the cannabis plant also increases the hormonal growth of the plants. The Lollipopping supports the elongation of the stem, helps to grow the lateral shape buds, and also maintained the apical plant’s domination. This trick may put importance on the growth of the upper buds which may have a good harvest in the future. 

The Lollipopping technique is mainly used by those growers who cultivate the inner cannabis as it is cheap and save more space for all the growers. This procedure requires a small number of tools for doing the work. One must have a pair of scissors which is sterilized. It is always said that the person should use only one type of stress technique as several techniques may weak the plants and will not grow to their required length. For this reason, Lollipopping can make the plant healthier during its flowering stage.

So it is always said to remove half of the plants for Lollipopping which may assure the grower that too many techniques did not use on the plant. Thus one must use this technique within two to three weeks when the plant is in the flowering stage. But if the technique happens very early then there is a high chance of growing the popcorn buds again. 

Lollipopping is done to have a smooth and perfect yield. But to proceed to the further process smoothly one has to understand when and where the plant growth has to remove to have a successful Lollipopping the cannabis plants. 

The Lollipopping zone is the third lower of the weed plant and gets a little amount of light and they produce a huge amount of popcorn buds. But these are of low quality and for this reason; several people remove these buds so that energy is not being used on the buds. Sometimes Lollipopping the cannabis plant is a long process but it is beneficial for its longest journey.

What are the pros and cons of practicing the Lollipopping technique on cannabis plants? 

There’s no doubt that Lollipopping can have a lot of advantages for cannabis cultivators. But, you should also know that there are a few disadvantages too. Let us discuss some advantages and disadvantages of the lollipopping process: 

The advantages are as follows:-

• Proper sunlight is necessary for the growth and health of weed plants. Sometimes plants did not get properly pruned then those plants receive little light and become weak than the other plants. For this reason, the lower parts of the plants get pruned then the plant can fully concentrate its energy on producing bigger and potent buds.
• The process may be more spacious to grow the plants.
• The plants grow at a moist temperature so that they can remove the lower portion of leaves which are very much closer to the ground area and also reduce any kind of pesticide problem.

The disadvantages are as follows:-

• The lollipop process cannot use in all types of cannabis plants and all kinds of places. Sometimes strains can make worse on this process.
• To cut the branches of the lower part is somewhat hectic for the person it may take a lot of time to cut the leaves and thus one must keep in mind that it does not get damaged to the main stem by removing the plants.
• Most of the plants do not believe in Lollipopping as they believe less number of leaves may occur less type photosynthesis and it also means lack of energy for the plants.
• If the person does not know how to trim the cannabis plant then the process can happen incorrectly and the plants get very weak.

What are the different techniques by which Lollipopping can be done? 

The Lollipopping process is used to grow the yields correctly and the techniques take very much time to learn. Now, let us discuss the two techniques of Lollipopping which can help the grower to lollipop the cannabis plant smoothly.

They are as follows:-

• Top-Down Lollipopping

When the grower removes the lower portion of the plant then he can see that the plant is having a long type of bare stem topped by more than one kolas. Sometimes growers can take this as a hectic technique. One must simply choose the four nodes down from the tip of the growing plant and also can remove the growth of the stem which is below the starting point. The technique can be easily used by taking the main stem with the thumb and your forefinger and then slide it downwards and then remove the shoots of the sides as it is required. But one must carefully follow this technique so that the plants do not get any hurt. One should use a blade or scissors while using this technique.

• Bottom-Up Lollipopping

This technique is easy than the previous technique as this process starts from the bottom of the plant then comes towards the upside. Then one must remove the lateral branches which are very much short that can make the canopy and leaves can remain. This process may require some proper care of the trimming as the plant can develop smoothly. This process can also require while doing the ScrOG method.

What is the most suitable time for lollipop cannabis plants? 

You must be wondering about which is the most ideal time for you to lollipop the cannabis plants. So you must keep in mind that there is always a suitable time for implementing this technique on the cannabis plants and with the Lollipopping technique, the most ideal stage is a flowering stage. Dissimilar to the rest of the techniques practiced on Cannabis plants, lollipopping cannabis plants just towards the beginning of the flowering stage are recommended because of the way one can focus the energy of the plant on topmost growth. The first two weeks are also known as the flowering stage and this period can also be suitable to practice the lollipopping technique. 

Here are few tips one must always remember while doing the Lollipopping of the cannabis plant.

• One must always use a fresh and clean sterilized pair of scissors to remove the leaves.
• The grower must check properly for all the under signs of the leaves so that bugs do not come forwards. Check properly as it does not remain any kinds of small eggs.
• If the person is doing Lollipopping for the first time then try it on one or two types of plants if he does it in the wrong way then he will not ruin the full crop.

Conclusion

So, Lollipopping is a very effective technique that can be used for cannabis plants to increase the yield. There are a lot of benefits that one can get out of lollipopping a cannabis plant. Particularly people who are cannabis cultivators can find it very advantageous to lollipop cannabis plants. However, one should always follow the essential steps that are involved in the process of cannabis cultivation through the Lollipopping technique. The entire procedure can go wrong if the steps are not followed rightly. Hence, one should always keep these things in mind while practicing the lollipopping technique on cannabis plants.