Topping Question with Illustration
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Dizzle Frost
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why are you cutting half your plant off? just cut the top off of node 5 and your money
Dizzle Frost
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ahhh...my bad then
stinkbudd1
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Man no wonder i have always fucked up i always chop from the very top node or if fimming the very top..so tell me what will happen or what will be the results if i topped from between the third and fourth node?
Alex Kelly
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You would get 6 tops
Biologically Incorrect
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So far UB's method has worked out pretty good for me. I've noticed certain Indica strains do not do as well as if I used a fim method.
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Thanx for your answer =)
Now I will top my next crop
medimaker
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You are correct in your diagram. Each of the 4 new tops below the cut will produce a big cola. You can always keep the top you cut as a clone. Some strains respond well to this and grow 4 main thick colas, while others strains wont. If you top at a higher node like 3,4 or even 5 as was suggested you will end up with a larger number of bud producing braches. You will have more budding sites but they wont be growing thick main colas, plus it becomes difficult to maintain decent light penetration.
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Medical Grade
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GHS Kings kush = no like topping.
FriendlyGuy
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Idk I used a different method that was an accident and I actually never seen anyone here talk about it, and I swear I got 6-7 fuckin main colas its fuckin siiick when I get my camera back ill take a pic of it, and honestly I dont really remember wtf I did, it was a test/accident.
Padrone
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I do agree on that one, his thread should have been locked alot earlyer.
I've been reading alot here on RIU and I've seen some acronyms I just have no idea what means
FIM = (heard fuck I missed) but not proofen
LST = Low Stress Training
SCROG = SCReen Of Green
SOG = Sea Of Green
BOG = Bush Of Green
And please if you can tell me more... the more the merrier =)
EDIT:
and I was wondering I have 3'x2,5' bloom area with 600w HPS
Is there any point of topping the plants and going SCROG if I only have 4 plants in there?
I've been reading alot here on RIU and I've seen some acronyms I just have no idea what means
FIM = (heard fuck I missed) but not proofen
LST = Low Stress Training
SCROG = SCReen Of Green
SOG = Sea Of Green
BOG = Bush Of Green
And please if you can tell me more... the more the merrier =)
EDIT:
and I was wondering I have 3'x2,5' bloom area with 600w HPS
Is there any point of topping the plants and going SCROG if I only have 4 plants in there?
Danielsgb
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fdd ends it with poor info. Terms are right. My grow journals have a ton of info as do any of UB or RiddMe's.
I'm not a fan of Scrog, just cause its a time consumer and can be hard. Get a grow or two then mess with it. As UB says 'plan your garden. and grow out your plan'
stinkbudd1
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Im running 6 in my box and it has the same exact deminsions as yours do to the tee! had 10 at first gave 3 away there was no chance at that many still needed space so i moved the fattest and widest one out and its still overly full my guess is four will be just fine be you get good air flow and do a lil trimming to get some good light penitration...Here is a pic of the box 600 watts and a pic of the one i just took out..
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stinkbudd1
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Yeah that looks real cool you have plenty room and should get good coverage,so are you doing a complete revegg on the girls in your box after harvest?
Padrone
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I think I'm just going to revegg them so they are clone ready. All my clones died (due to inexperience) and these are the only plants of their kind.
When I have my clones rooted I'm going to keep them low and starved and then bloom these 4 girls and then top the clones OR do a scrog.
Have not decided yet =) got a few weeks to plan and think about this I think
