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[KailuaKid]

I topped my plant and a bottom leaf and both never grew back, so what I'm asking is if this plant will still have a cola or not give any buds at all? And is it a wasted plant already?

Any help or past experience is welcomed

 

[diet coke]

Looks ok, which leaf did not grow?
Leaves do not grow back it will just branch out.

 

[KailuaKid]

Looks ok, which leaf did not grow?
Leaves do not grow back it will just branch out.

the last picture shows where it was, you can see the other leaf on the other side

 

[LadyZandra]

Topping removes your main cola--
anything you cut off does NOT grow back.
You have now made the 4 side branches you have into your mains-- you need to keep the light right down on it to stop the stretch and get more internodes on those branches...Tying them down may help- but you are going to have to veg a long time to get her to the point she could go 12/12 and be productive... make sure next time you check the plant structure AND check with the breeder info about the strain- some that are a single-cola structures are complete losses if you top them!

 

[KailuaKid]

Topping removes your main cola--
anything you cut off does NOT grow back.
You have now made the 4 side branches you have into your mains-- you need to keep the light right down on it to stop the stretch and get more internodes on those branches...Tying them down may help- but you are going to have to veg a long time to get her to the point she could go 12/12 and be productive... make sure next time you check the plant structure AND check with the breeder info about the strain- some that are a single-cola structures are complete losses if you top them!

Thanks for the help LZ, I still got hope for it and you know what they say, "learn from your mistakes"

 

[LadyZandra]

Try LST- may help! carefully bend each branch down so the top is lower than the lip of the planter.. SLOWLY and without bending/crimping the stalk... use string to tie the branch into place, about 1/2 way down the branch.
Her branches will grow outward where you tied them, then back up just above the string-- then will create more nodes and branches...

We do LST on all our plants- we don't top- but some people do... you can get real nice results if you are patient and let her veg a while to fill-in!

 

[KailuaKid]

Try LST- may help! carefully bend each branch down so the top is lower than the lip of the planter.. SLOWLY and without bending/crimping the stalk... use string to tie the branch into place, about 1/2 way down the branch.
Her branches will grow outward where you tied them, then back up just above the string-- then will create more nodes and branches...

We do LST on all our plants- we don't top- but some people do... you can get real nice results if you are patient and let her veg a while to fill-in!

thanks, im trying it right now, does this create more spots for buds??

 

[KailuaKid]

Try LST- may help! carefully bend each branch down so the top is lower than the lip of the planter.. SLOWLY and without bending/crimping the stalk... use string to tie the branch into place, about 1/2 way down the branch.
Her branches will grow outward where you tied them, then back up just above the string-- then will create more nodes and branches...

We do LST on all our plants- we don't top- but some people do... you can get real nice results if you are patient and let her veg a while to fill-in!

so after i tie it down how long do i leave it tied and do i tie it down the other way after??

 

[JohnBaked]

Leave it tied till you chop it down, you might move the spot it's tied at though as the stem gets more woody.lol. You can make a loop around your pot with wire or a hanger etc and tie the branches to that, just make sure that the sides of your pot are smaller than the top and the branches will pull the loop up and it will hold em in place as long as you need.

Theres an example.

and here's what it looked like a week or two later

 

[KailuaKid]

Leave it tied till you chop it down, you might move the spot it's tied at though as the stem gets more woody.lol. You can make a loop around your pot with wire or a hanger etc and tie the branches to that, just make sure that the sides of your pot are smaller than the top and the branches will pull the loop up and it will hold em in place as long as you need.

Theres an example.

and here's what it looked like a week or two later

Dang bro nice plant, how do you know which branch to tie?

 

[mr2shim]

Dang bro nice plant, how do you know which branch to tie?

It's really not that difficult once you get to that point in your own plant. IF you want you can go to my grow. I'm in the process of scrogging it but I topped mine and tie down branches. You should be able to get a general idea of how it works. Link is in sig.

 

[KailuaKid]

It's really not that difficult once you get to that point in your own plant. IF you want you can go to my grow. I'm in the process of scrogging it but I topped mine and tie down branches. You should be able to get a general idea of how it works. Link is in sig.

yah i topped 3 (2 are my biggest plants) and FIMd 1 just to see which one i like more, but thanks and i will check it out to get a example

 

[JohnBaked]

You just tie down the taller branches or all of em if you want ( except the smalles branches you can leave those to catch up with the ones you tie down)

 

[KailuaKid]

You just tie down the taller branches or all of em if you want ( except the smalles branches you can leave those to catch up with the ones you tie down)

Okay I see, so If I just keep tying it down it will grow more wide like a bush instead of like a tree? And will this method yield more?