QUOTE=rmc31;7122173]Man I cant believe my luck.
I thought I would risk asking my question and hope to not piss you or anyone else on this site. But i cant believe I got caught in the middle of that cheers Baseball.
Dude if you dont listen to people like UB why come to this site, Plus go read one of the growing books cause man you are never going to make it to the end. This will save you alot of time and money. I not trying to be smart with you Baseball just saying you will be thanking yourself for doing it.
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HI RM,
If I came here for help was because I thought people like UB will be able to help and not be smart with me, to use your own words, I do not appreciate that but now that I know UB boundaries I know he is not willing to help new growers, fine with me. I can only blame myself.
I have done extensive research over the past 8 months (definitely not as much as one can achieve in 40 years of growing), read multiple books on line and off line, including Ryan Riley´s Growing Elite Marijuana but the subject of topping for 4 colas has only been covered by UB so I thought he would be the right person for guidance, again, my mistake, everyone here in RIU has been extremely helpful and has helped me a lot throughout my first grow never thought UB would take that stance towards my inquiries.
I am sure that topping for 4 colas and selective trimming to eliminate side branching I can produce 8 healthy plants (SOG) in my cabinet and just focus on those 4 colas per plant, 32 colas in total, even if they are not fat ones I am sure I can maximize yield that way. I have very good genetics, Sensi Big Bud, Casey Jones by head seeds and Heavy Duty Frutty by TH seeds, all heavy yielders.
I am on the 4th week of flowering of my first grow (I really felt insulted by UB when he assumed I had never grown a plant in my life, thinking that if it is not done his way, then it would be a failure) and even though my plants are not the best looking plants I am sure I will make it to the end of my first grow as buds are forming nicely, but I know for a fact I have made a few mistakes and most likely will continue to make mistakes, just not the same ones again. I also did a lot of experimenting which affected the overall health of my plants.
I am sure my second one will be even better and will definitely be using UB technique to top for 4 colas, not sure yet if I will veg the plants or not or how long I will be vegging. The number of plants and space has been well researched as well as the advance techniques I will be using on my next grow to maximize yield. Like I said, I will continue to make mistakes, just not the same ones again.
In any case, In the future I will be very cautious about who to ask help to in order to avoid all this, I am too old for this shit and I am too nice with people to be treated with disrespect or to be patronized by people who has never grown the amount of stuff I have grown in my life.
Cheers and thanks for your advice!
BB.