Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

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Hello UB..Ive been in the veg stage for 4 weeks now. Had some issues with my DWC set up and burned my plants. Did a flush, and now they are back on track. Is it too late to cut down so low or should I just wait and try this out on my clones once they root?...and just to be sure I understand..top after the 2nd node ( or second set of fan leaves???, or the leaves that are sprouting on the stem where the fan leaves are coming out? sorry I am very new to this so forgive my ignorance

Thanks
 
UB, heres an up date of the girly i chopped fer the 4 main cola teqn. and it went PERFECT....
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i would do this shit again, and PLAN to! thankx DOOD!!! +REP
 
stylios2008 said:
Hello UB..Ive been in the veg stage for 4 weeks now. Had some issues with my DWC set up and burned my plants. Did a flush, and now they are back on track. Is it too late to cut down so low or should I just wait and try this out on my clones once they root?...and just to be sure I understand..top after the 2nd node ( or second set of fan leaves???, or the leaves that are sprouting on the stem where the fan leaves are coming out? sorry I am very new to this so forgive my ignorance

Thanks
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i waited till i could see the 6th node forming, then clipped above the second and below the third.

the single fingered leaves (cotyledons) dont count, my names in that word! haha, but yea then the growth will show on the top side of the four fan leafes that r left from the top.

is that a lil better detailed?? look below.
 
stylios2008 said:
Hello UB..Ive been in the veg stage for 4 weeks now. Had some issues with my DWC set up and burned my plants. Did a flush, and now they are back on track. Is it too late to cut down so low or should I just wait and try this out on my clones once they root?...and just to be sure I understand..top after the 2nd node ( or second set of fan leaves???, or the leaves that are sprouting on the stem where the fan leaves are coming out? sorry I am very new to this so forgive my ignorance

Thanks
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Where the fan leaf petioles attach to the "trunk" is called a node. It's not too late to top, all depends on what you're aiming for.
 
FuZZyBUDz said:
UB, heres an up date of the girly i chopped fer the 4 main cola teqn. and it went PERFECT....
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i would do this shit again, and PLAN to! thankx DOOD!!! +REP
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Looking good guy. Now, the real challenge is growing to produce plenty of foliage and maintaining it until harvest.

Good luck!
 
Hi Ya' UB ... question : ( for clarification )

In Post # 1 ..it looks like it was topped above 4th opposing node after cotyledons ... " the skeleton " (after harvest) .. am I missing the definition of a " true node" ?
 
hahahhaa YEA IT IS! hahahaaa but that pks is a lil blurry so i cant tell but r those cotyledons on the bottom???? if so, NO. above those
 
UB,

A quick question if I may....

How long after the pinching (to get 4 main colas) do you continue to let them veg before switching to 12/12 to start the flowering phase?

Thanks.

Jack
 
I kinda agree. but more so how long did u veg the 1 in the pic??? ive been veg'n fer 1 month 1 week now, LOTS of foliage, but was just wonderin wat length u went, OH and size of light(s)??????????
 
Jack in the Bud said:
UB,

A quick question if I may....

How long after the pinching (to get 4 main colas) do you continue to let them veg before switching to 12/12 to start the flowering phase?

Thanks.

Jack
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That's a personal call depending on your garden's restrictions, size of plants you want, etc. I let them go about 4 weeks in veg from the time they pop the soil's surface as a seedling. Any longer and they'd be 6' tall trees. My plants grow extremely fast.

UB
 
Roland said:
Hi Ya' UB ... question : ( for clarification )

In Post # 1 ..it looks like it was topped above 4th opposing node after cotyledons ... " the skeleton " (after harvest) .. am I missing the definition of a " true node" ?
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No, you're letting a few lower secondary branches confuse you, which I admit is easy to do. This goes to show you there are dormant foliar buds all along the "trunk" or stems waiting on the plant's trigger mechanism (hormones) to call on them to break out.

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The really thick scaffold branches are the main colas. You should be able to see 2 distinct "V's", one above the other, 90* to the other. The spindly branches came on quite a bit later, which they normally do no matter how you prune or train a plant. Those secondary branches produced superficial buds, as normal. Also notice the bulging ring, the callous like effect of the 4 main colas where they are attached to the "trunk", the node sites. Interesting effect, don't have a clue why the plant responded like that.

Tio
 
Uncle Ben said:
That's a personal call depending on your garden's restrictions, size of plants you want, etc. I let them go about 4 weeks in veg from the time they pop the soil's surface as a seedling. Any longer and they'd be 6' tall trees. My plants grow extremely fast.

UB
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Ya I vegged for 28 days and my sativas are about 5.5 feet tall after 19 days of flower now.

Things got a lot taller than I expected. I had to put my other plant on 2 feet of boxes to get it up even with the sativas so the canopy could be even, lol I figured a 2 foot drop for the 3rd plant would really kill the light it was getting.
 
Hey ub thanks for all the helpful info you give in this sticky. I used your tecni to get the 4 colas i topped about a week ago and seems to be ok:lol:hope so:lol: would upload pics but takes me 4ever so if you would like to see jus use link in my sig:leaf: thanks again:leaf:
 
Uncle Ben said:
lol :D That's why I never let a sativa get over 12" before putting in 12/12. Hope you have a 12' ceiling.

Good luck!
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lol well I might be in trouble. I have 1 more foot I can raise the lights, atm I have been raising it 1 link (about an inch) when the top of the plants start hitting the reflector. They look awesome but I definitely took the 2 sativas too long into veg. I think they were 20-22 inches when I flipped the lights to 12/12. Oh well first grow mistake.
 
Uncle Ben said:
No, you're letting a few lower secondary branches confuse you, which I admit is easy to do. This goes to show you there are dormant foliar buds all along the "trunk" or stems waiting on the plant's trigger mechanism (hormones) to call on them to break out.

uncle-ben-178703-albums-uncle-ben-s-goodies-picture812556-55.jpg


The really thick scaffold branches are the main colas. You should be able to see 2 distinct "V's", one above the other, 90* to the other. The spindly branches came on quite a bit later, which they normally do no matter how you prune or train a plant. Those secondary branches produced superficial buds, as normal. Also notice the bulging ring, the callous like effect of the 4 main colas where they are attached to the "trunk", the node sites. Interesting effect, don't have a clue why the plant responded like that.

Tio
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totally understand the doramnt buds part and cliiped those, and the ring around them i was curious y it does that too. i noticed those e othe day starting to bulk up
 
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