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

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doogleef said:

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i did not see anything on the first page regarding but then again I am medicated

ozh420 said:

i did not see anything on the first page regarding but then again I am medicated

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hey man, i topped my plant above the 8th node. if you top at early stage of growth you will the 2 or 4 tops. if you top later into vegg cycle you will get many smaller tops. heres a pic of the plant i topped above the 8th node. you can top at any time befor you start flowering process

ozh420 said:

i did not see anything on the first page regarding but then again I am medicated

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Yea, my bad, i kinda came off like a prick there. . I was peeved at my Broncos choking away another good start

Anyway, Swisher has it right, taking off the growing tip will induce growth at all other growth sites. The 2-4 main cola technique is for earlier on but you can take off the growing tip at any time b4 bloom. Grow on!

Snak said:

But I have to wonder- if cut those tops and cloned them, let them veg for about a week and a half then put them into flower, how much would they yield?

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Not much, depends on the mass of the root system and leaves.

Thanks again for this thread, I'll say it again- nothing here at Rollitup has increased my yield + results as much as this thread has.

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Thanks, glad you're having great results.

Thanks for your time and dedication Ben, your a real inspiration to me. I want to help People for a living. Peace my friend

jumboSWISHER said:

hey man, i topped my plant above the 8th node. if you top at early stage of growth you will the 2 or 4 tops. if you top later into vegg cycle you will get many smaller tops. heres a pic of the plant i topped above the 8th node. you can top at any time befor you start flowering process

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Ty sir bong shack for you!

doogleef said:

Yea, my bad, i kinda came off like a prick there. . I was peeved at my Broncos choking away another good start

Anyway, Swisher has it right, taking off the growing tip will induce growth at all other growth sites. The 2-4 main cola technique is for earlier on but you can take off the growing tip at any time b4 bloom. Grow on!

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Much appreciated and hope that bronco lasts awhile, i use to rock a 91 OJ SIMPON STYLE hahaha .. man i miss taking the top off that bad boy in the summer

THANKS UNCLE BEN!!!


Shack

rusty shackleford! ahahaha damn, thats a great name lol
and some badass topped plants =)

Shackleford.R said:

THANKS UNCLE BEN!!!


Shack

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Good job!

UB

I couldn't read through 1500 posts,lol I'll fall asleep!

UB, i've popped some seed on 12/20, they are around 5-6 nodes, but are only about 4-6 inches tall. I would like to clone these tops, and if I take them now there isn't much to clone...Is there a maximum hieght issue here? I mean, can the p[lant get 12in tall before I top it back to the 2nd node? Thanx

hey seasmoke, take a peak at the plants above your post, they don't look like they would have been too tall at all when topped. Uncle ben is there a strain in particular that works the best with your method?

seasmoke said:

I couldn't read through 1500 posts,lol I'll fall asleep!

UB, i've popped some seed on 12/20, they are around 5-6 nodes, but are only about 4-6 inches tall. I would like to clone these tops, and if I take them now there isn't much to clone...Is there a maximum hieght issue here? I mean, can the p[lant get 12in tall before I top it back to the 2nd node? Thanx

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autolemonhead said:

hey seasmoke, take a peak at the plants above your post, they don't look like they would have been too tall at all when topped. Uncle ben is there a strain in particular that works the best with your method?

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if you ACTUALLY read through the thread and look for your answers you would see that i topped my girls around the same height your plants are and i successfully cloned the tops. READ! it's amazing how much better a grower one could be if one would just read instead of demanding answers.

READ!!


Shack

Thanx for the replies guys, and believe me, I read, ALOT. It's just that I read the first 8 pages, and didn't see what I was looking for.
Shackleford, nice looking job you did, I don't believe that I need to ridiculed though. Believe me, I know answers are there, I just didn't have time for 1500 posts.

shackleford, what does this have to do with me? I was simply pointing something out. I asked my question because it is pointless to find a small answer in 150 pages when he made his point of the thread on the first page. I have other things i'm focused on reading right now, this is just a quick question to aviod shuffling through rif raf. If its a waste of time, I certinaly don't mind if he ignores me. Peace bro

autolemonhead said:

shackleford, what does this have to do with me? I was simply pointing something out. I asked my question because it is pointless to find a small answer in 150 pages when he made his point of the thread on the first page. I have other things i'm focused on reading right now, this is just a quick question to aviod shuffling through rif raf. If its a waste of time, I certinaly don't mind if he ignores me. Peace bro

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nah your cool bro... just showing you were correct about my plants.


Shack

I had to go back to pg 144 to find anything like what I want to do, even then Shackleford, you gave no particulares. How big, tall were they when you did this? From the pics it looks like they were quite big..8-10 inches tall or so. 5-6 inches wide. How old were they? mine are two weeks old or so.

seasmoke said:

I had to go back to pg 144 to find anything like what I want to do, even then Shackleford, you gave no particulares. How big, tall were they when you did this? From the pics it looks like they were quite big..8-10 inches tall or so. 5-6 inches wide. How old were they? mine are two weeks old or so.

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Should wait till week 4 or 5 allow the plant to get strong and mature a bit

it is ok to let it get 8 or 10 internodes before you top, in the end it is all really up to you and how you want to grow, it's all about learning & experience

There are no wrong ways in YOUR garden but know that there are deffinitly RIGHT ways

Uncle Ben, I have a question for you my friend. I just read this thread for the first time, I didn't however, read every bit. There is so much!
My question for you is.. Looking at the naked plant you have in your demonstration, I see a split about 4 or 5 inches from the dirt. From the topping. And then there is normal growth in the center, and another split.. How in the world did you do that my friend? I just don't understand how?
I have topped a plant before, and it only grew from the two alternate spots, not the main stem. How did you continue the main stem growth? Sorry for the long and choppy question, do you understand what I'm asking?

seasmoke said:

I had to go back to pg 144 to find anything like what I want to do, even then Shackleford, you gave no particulares. How big, tall were they when you did this? From the pics it looks like they were quite big..8-10 inches tall or so. 5-6 inches wide. How old were they? mine are two weeks old or so.

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7 inches tall MAX! i was just barely pushing 5th node on one plant and the 6th node on the other was quite developed. I pinched back to just above the second node and thats where i am now. they were probably 2-3 weeks old when it was done. if you want more info about my grow, just ask silly the link is in my signature grow marked (current)


Shack