Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

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Gratefulgrowin93

Gratefulgrowin93

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done at just the right time, with the right strain in some nice soil you built

equals big nuggets of headstash you won't want to part with :)

love the results i got last run doing this if i still had pics i would post them

but all in all thanks Uncle Ben!

peace, love, and weed
happy gardening RIU friends!
 
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AnonymousNewb said:
I wish there were pictures that worked :-(
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It really is the simplest thing to do. You just count nodes from the bottom up. Ignore the cotyledon node, count to the second true node, and cut ABOVE it, but under the 3rd. So the 2nd node is now the top node of the plant. Since there are only two nodes (most likely 4 growth buds), and they are very close together, the growth buds should all start to grow out at a similar rate, causing 4 even tops.

The cotyledons are the two first "leaves" that are roundish instead of having the typical blade shape of a cannabis leaf.
 
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EverythingsHazy said:
The cotyledons are the two first "leaves" that are roundish instead of having the typical blade shape of a cannabis leaf.
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That answers my question, thank you.

Next question: I will be cutting clones, that will get 2-3 weeks veg time max, and I will also be LSTing, is topping still worth it, as I would be cutting off 2-3 nodes?
 
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It all depends on your room setup and what you want to get out of it. top it, lst it, take clones.
as long as you have time to veg and have the exact idea of what you want your plant look at the harvest day
 
lilroach

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AnonymousNewb said:
That answers my question, thank you.

Next question: I will be cutting clones, that will get 2-3 weeks veg time max, and I will also be LSTing, is topping still worth it, as I would be cutting off 2-3 nodes?
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Two to three weeks veg time for clones.....I hope you don't have high expectations of yield.....say two joints.....maybe.
 
lilroach

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Last year I spent months attempting to grow one ounce plants.....like 75 of them...with a veg time of clones of 2-3 weeks.

I hope you do better than I did. I had 1000 watts and a light-mover to boot...along with 2 years of grow experience. I am not saying it can't be done.....I'm saying it's not easy.
 
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lilroach said:
Last year I spent months attempting to grow one ounce plants.....like 75 of them...with a veg time of clones of 2-3 weeks.

I hope you do better than I did. I had 1000 watts and a light-mover to boot...along with 2 years of grow experience. I am not saying it can't be done.....I'm saying it's not easy.
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That's a big bummer. Guess we'll see how I do. Might have to change things up, but I gotta work with the space I got :|


Also: it seems like after all your trial and error, you got it ironed out? If so, would you care to share your experience?
 
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