Topping gone wrong

buttery420

buttery420

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So I used Uncle Ben's topping technique on my plants but one of them hasn't recovered as quickly as the others and has 5 or more shoots coming out of the topped area. What have I done to the plant?
 
Single White Pistol

Single White Pistol

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Sounds like a miracle! Give it time to recover. If your result is 5 or more shoots and it survives......... Remember exactly what you did and do it everytime. That's just amazing (assuming it survives).
 
greensister

greensister

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Never trust a rice's spokesperson.

What you did is exactly what you wanted to have happen. You know you can top a top right? I love to FIM.
 
buttery420

buttery420

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Sounds like a miracle! Give it time to recover. If your result is 5 or more shoots and it survives......... Remember exactly what you did and do it everytime. That's just amazing (assuming it survives).[/QUOTE]Sweet you put a really good spin on it lol, but having 5 or so at the same point is going to be a little crowded, just thinking it might not really work out.
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buttery420

buttery420

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Give it time, cannabis has always surprised me with its resilience.
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Indeed. I've had plants flower with a PH of 8, no fertilizer and 14 hours of sunlight lol. Once had a plant re-generate after in broke and I cut off it's main stem. I was just wondering if anyone had encountered a similar outcome with topping so I know what to expect.
 
jawbrodt

jawbrodt

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Looks like he FIM'ed it, from the pic. That's why he got the multiple tops, rather than just two.
 
northernlights

northernlights

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Yes its been Fimmed topping you take 100% of top growth of and 2 shoots appear fimming you take 80% of top growth thus 4 shoots 4 top cola's good luck with the grow, btw the technique was aquierd by accident.
 
GreenphoeniX

GreenphoeniX

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Perhaps u ended up accidently performing a 'FIM' instead of a top. FIMing usually produced more than the standard 2 tops u get from a clean topping.
 
GreenphoeniX

GreenphoeniX

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I top my plants, get four main colas every time - you don't have to FIM to get four.
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The four tops u get probably aren't produced from the node where u made the cut in the way that they are from a FIM. I'm guessing they're the stems from the lower nods catching up to the top ones... Which is great coz that's the idea of topping haha.
 
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bluntmaster69

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buttery420 said:
So I used Uncle Ben's topping technique on my plants but one of them hasn't recovered as quickly as the others and has 5 or more shoots coming out of the topped area. What have I done to the plant?
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so im new and I tried topping my plants for first time im pretty sure I did it to eary and cut the groth off at the third branch did I just fuck them or what?
 
DukeofAlcantara

DukeofAlcantara

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bluntmaster69 said:
so im new and I tried topping my plants for first time im pretty sure I did it to eary and cut the groth off at the third branch did I just fuck them or what?
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I usually don't top but when I do I wait until about 4-5 nodes are present.3 seems kinda early. I've never heard of anyone doing that early, but if there's someone I'm sure there on here. Keep an eye on it good luck.
 
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j.porthan

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northernlights said:
Yes its been Fimmed topping you take 100% of top growth of and 2 shoots appear fimming you take 80% of top growth thus 4 shoots 4 top cola's good luck with the grow, btw the technique was aquierd by accident.
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Really guys, what's so hard about using proper punctuation and complete sentences?
 
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