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    Advanced Nutrients has class....

    I am so happy to hear that some of us have no money problems, God bless (pass the ammunition)...
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    Advanced Nutrients has class....

    No good deed goes unpunished... I know what you mean.
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    Advanced Nutrients has class....

    My Newb opinion is that after growing many crops of kitchen produce, I decided to grow my own flowers to smoke. I came into this reading as much as possible and tried to make a good decision about ferts, (went with GH, but will not again. Good harvest though.) money IS an object. I often...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Quick PS There's a few others in here besides UB that contribute quite a bit. I won't mention anyone in particular as to not miss someone and cause a rift, but thanks all the same. You know who you are...;-) 2nd PS I'll be back to show you my new (2nd, 1st was cfl) indoors led grow with 4...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Hey UB I just want to say, I realize you don't have to do this, but it seems to me you really like it. I don't like a lot of rules myself, but this is the ballpark, and it seems we all want to play. Teaching other folk can be very rewarding in of itself. Mel Frank's insiders guide is awesome by...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Dave, newb here, just reading through the thread. Been growing veggies all my life, but now I have other interests. Thanks for taking on helping folks out with redundant questions. I realize that not everyone comprehends on the same level, and not allowing author's editing on the forum does not...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Thanks again, less than ten bucks online, delivered, right on! FYI, lol... this one sells for over $200? WTF! (The Indoor Outdoor Highest Quality marijuana Grower's Guide by Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal (Feb 1982) ) Here's a pic of my 4 Cola topped plant. I just harvested (top half) 165...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Thanks Ben I'm going to order from Amazon... which one? Marijuana Grower's Insider's Guide by Mel Frank (Jan 22, 1993) The Indoor Outdoor Highest Quality Marijuana Grower's Guide by Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal (Feb 1982) Marijuana grower's Guide, Deluxe Edition by Mel Frank (1978)
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    RIU, would you let this man do his work? I'm trying to read as fast as I can through a 1000 plus pages, with morons asking questions answered on the first page. Come on, take control of the place...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Hi UB... I'm reading thru this thread and I have to say, you are more than patient to keep coming to hear people ask you ie, Is thinning plants a good thing? Man! I've been in customer service my whole life, but at least I was getting paid! Folks, read the thread, at least the first few pages...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Thanks UB I was just looking and noticed that my plant on the prev picture is actually topped as you suggest. I've been gardening for a while now, not a spring chicken. The extra colas you see are from secondaries! I did that at about 4 weeks of veg and vegged for another month after that. I...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Hi Ben Thanks again for sharing with us. Are you saying that if I want seeds, I can overflower to achieve this? I have a sativa dominant strain in hot weather and high humidity. Is there some other way that I can get seeds from a late flowering plant? I'm sorry to highjack the thread, but I'm...
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    Uncle Ben's Gardening Tweeks and Pointers

    Tio Ben... Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with guys like me. Started a grow 4/5 months ago for personal use. Green House Seeds Chemdog, which I believe is a sativa dominant hybrid. Done pretty well, although I tried many of the "paradigms" you speak of. I ran a couple a dwc buckets...
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    Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

    Dear Mr UB. I've recently become interested in learning to grow these great plants. In doing so I've found your various contributions here and there. Thanks for taking the time to share your obvious wealth of knowledge with us. There's a lot of advise out here, but less so worth reading...
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