Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas
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MileHIGHclub101
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can you guess which are the four
FIRST TO SAY HELLO!
AND BIG RESPECT FOR UNCLE BEN FOR SHARING ALL THE INFOS WITH US.
Now I have some questions...
I'm growing with HPS 600w. I topped my plants to get 4 colas. And they're just doing fine. Now they are in the flowering stage. 4th day. And I tied them up, on the side, just to get more light down.
Is that ok? some kind of LST in the beginning of flowering with topped plants? or just to leave them alone, because of that hormonal response?
PLEASE HELP!
AND BIG RESPECT FOR UNCLE BEN FOR SHARING ALL THE INFOS WITH US.
Now I have some questions...
I'm growing with HPS 600w. I topped my plants to get 4 colas. And they're just doing fine. Now they are in the flowering stage. 4th day. And I tied them up, on the side, just to get more light down.
Is that ok? some kind of LST in the beginning of flowering with topped plants? or just to leave them alone, because of that hormonal response?
PLEASE HELP!
DaveCoulier
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What do you mean you tied them up? Lst is tieing plants down. Katatawnic makes great use of topping + lst. Once she tops it, she uses lst to make the four tops grow outwards towards the sides of the pot, then they are allowed to grow straight up from there. It should give better light penetration down below.
Btw, Kat, you got any pics of your plants like this? Id love to see how well it turns out when you get into flowering.
CyberSecks
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hey guys kinda new here.
im kind of at a loss for understanding how topping can get 4 colas?
i understand getting 2. but to get 4 would u top the tops u already topped (haha)
or does it just happen naturely when u do it early on?
thanks again
im kind of at a loss for understanding how topping can get 4 colas?
i understand getting 2. but to get 4 would u top the tops u already topped (haha)
or does it just happen naturely when u do it early on?
thanks again
DaveCoulier
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Read the first page. If that doesn't work, read page two, then read page 3 if necessary. If you have to read any further, maybe horticulture isn't for you.
doogleef
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Uncle Ben
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Shackleford.R
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well for me, I don't like trim small buds...
and I see small bods from the little branches that grow, maybe this will change that I a topping like you do
Mr.Oasis
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ive been following this thread for a while, just started my second run with this method...
What kind of size do you think we'd be talking about for these if i veg them indoors one more month and then put them outside for the season?
I have reasonable space, no vast acreage but plenty of room for one here and there
Do you think id have to top again to keep them under 8 feet at harvest??
sex is unknown for all 3 but if i get 1 female id love to get a P+ off her to keep me supplied until next year
just transplanted yesterday from "beer" cups to 3 gal pots, any problems evident?? thanks for all the 411!
What kind of size do you think we'd be talking about for these if i veg them indoors one more month and then put them outside for the season?
I have reasonable space, no vast acreage but plenty of room for one here and there
Do you think id have to top again to keep them under 8 feet at harvest??
sex is unknown for all 3 but if i get 1 female id love to get a P+ off her to keep me supplied until next year
just transplanted yesterday from "beer" cups to 3 gal pots, any problems evident?? thanks for all the 411!
riddleme
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WAIT till you have 5 or 6 nodes, you want the plant to be mature enough to handle the stress of the topping
TillthedayiDIE420
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great thread man, BTW what strain was that plant? (sorry if it's been asked already)
.moonchild
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Note to all:
make SURE you top your plant with some extra stalk above the nodes, or you could have a problem similar to mine where a node breaks off right at the top joint and peels the outer layer of stem down. I barely pressed on this top node and the outer stem layer just snapped and this thing fell.
Was like 1/3 of my plant.
N0rth3rnL1ghtz
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Love the thread guys. it took me a few times to understand this method but i'm on board now.
This question may sound a little dumb, but I'm curious. in my defense, I've searched all over RIU for info about topping mothers and mothers in general, but i'm not finding much. If anyone has some good literature about caring for mothers, i would love a link (off topic i know
)
I'm growing 4 mostly indica plants up to be my mothers. After reading this thread the ol' wheels started turnin. If i used this technique on my mothers while they're still young, would there be an increase in the number of clones i could produce?
My thinking is, if there are 4 "trunks" instead of 1; there will be more oppurtunities for folliage to grow because of the constant food/water/hormone supply coming from the "trunks."
What do you guys think? I understand this could be one of those "well, try it!" situations, but i wanted someone to at least confirm or deny my thinking.
Thanks in advance
This question may sound a little dumb, but I'm curious. in my defense, I've searched all over RIU for info about topping mothers and mothers in general, but i'm not finding much. If anyone has some good literature about caring for mothers, i would love a link (off topic i know
)I'm growing 4 mostly indica plants up to be my mothers. After reading this thread the ol' wheels started turnin. If i used this technique on my mothers while they're still young, would there be an increase in the number of clones i could produce?
My thinking is, if there are 4 "trunks" instead of 1; there will be more oppurtunities for folliage to grow because of the constant food/water/hormone supply coming from the "trunks."
What do you guys think? I understand this could be one of those "well, try it!" situations, but i wanted someone to at least confirm or deny my thinking.
Thanks in advance
DaveCoulier
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Having mother plants is all about getting them bushy. You can top, lst, or fim. Whichever floats your boat.Love the thread guys. it took me a few times to understand this method but i'm on board now.
This question may sound a little dumb, but I'm curious. in my defense, I've searched all over RIU for info about topping mothers and mothers in general, but i'm not finding much. If anyone has some good literature about caring for mothers, i would love a link (off topic i know
I'm growing 4 mostly indica plants up to be my mothers. After reading this thread the ol' wheels started turnin. If i used this technique on my mothers while they're still young, would there be an increase in the number of clones i could produce?
My thinking is, if there are 4 "trunks" instead of 1; there will be more oppurtunities for folliage to grow because of the constant food/water/hormone supply coming from the "trunks."
What do you guys think? I understand this could be one of those "well, try it!" situations, but i wanted someone to at least confirm or deny my thinking.
Thanks in advance
flipthebic18
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im gonna try toppin two of my plants to get 4main colas... the plants im gonna choose from to top are kushberry,lawomen,kandykush, so 2/3 will b topped do u suggest 1strain over the other i also have a lemonxskunk and sharksbreath but there way to small right now.. but i figured with my setup maybe a couple plants with 4main colas would help me on the light that wont be reachin the bottom when the plants grow up.. check out my grow im running leds so if im sucessful with gettin these 4main colas then i might just do it to all my plants next round cuz it might be the most benificial way with running leds so +rep and thanks for the thread...
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/296704-first-grow-let-me-know.html
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/296704-first-grow-let-me-know.html
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