Topping my blueberry...uncertain

so im thinkin of topping for the first time and the question is = when do you usually top for two colas?
how many nodes should it have

Here u go, follow this link UB Topping Method

Here u go, follow this link UB Topping Method

why get two when you can get 4

depending on how thick your trunk is would be how I would judge how many colas I'd like.
But check out that topping thread. One of the best threads ever, and if you get confused reading it..... I'll sadden

hmmm looks good. anywho, ive heard bluebbry is a weakling of a strain and cant take nutes proper, does that apply on advanced techs like topping?
i mean , the plant aint gon wuss out on me and die or anything right?

n o

how you know man?

because thousands of people do it?

but do thousands of people do it to blueberry ?
i supose to be weak to stress

Same reason designer jeans are so damn expensive, cause thousands are doing it..

Not all strains react favorably to topping, something Uncle Ben doesn't cover in his guide, but Jorge Cervantes does in his. Here is an excerpt regarding topping, from the Cannabis grow bible... pgs 248 - 250.

"Many a marijuana cultivator have taken a pair of clippers to
the top of their plant just above the last branch formation during the
3rd or 4th week of vegetative growth. The top is removed by shearing
it away at the stem. This can also be done during the thinning stages.

What happens next is that the main stem may split off in two or more
directions. This creates a V shape at the top of your plant. The end
results after flowering are two or more top colas instead of one. Now,
many a cannabis grower will tell you that this is a great thing to do
and sometimes it is. Two top colas instead of one does sound appealing
but alas it must be said that this TOPPING method of pruning does not
always work out the way you think it will.

Sometimes the plant will produce two small top colas instead
of two big ones. This really depends on the strain and the
environment. Many a grower have managed to bring a plant into
growing more than six top colas by this method. Each strain will have
a threshold for bud production, which can not be improved on. Some
plants when grown fully without pruning do not reach their threshold.
The strain Blueberry is a good example of this. If you grow blueberry
without topping you will not achieve maximum bud production from
that plant, but if you do top the blueberry you will. Other strains are
not so flexible and by topping you will not increase bud production.
The two top colas will simply be sharing the same volume of bud that
a single cola would have produced on the same strain. So pruning for
production is strain related and grow related. You need to find a strain
that responds well to topping.

It is advised that you experiment with this pruning method.
Do this with 2 out of 10 females with every grow you do. You will find
in time that during this vegetative prune you will be able to shape your
plant. Plants are generally pruned 3 - 4 weeks into their vegetative
cycle but can be pruned sooner or later or more than once. Pruning
during flowering will cause problems with bud production because the
plant will divert its energy from bud production into branch and leaf
production. The results will be a slower rate of Bud growth."

And before the UB attack brigade responds, I'm providing public information and giving the poster another source of information in which to base his decision. I suggest he consider both resources. Not all strains react favorably to pruning. Unless someone can say that they have topped this strain and it is beneficial to do so, no one else should offer blanket guarantees that your plant will benefit unless they have personal knowledge.... issuing a statement such as "thousands are doing it" doesn't install a lot of confidence in the source.

tafbang said:

because thousands of people do it?

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why top when u can bendddddddddd

wow so much good info. thanks yall

better bend before it break!