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

[rolliepollie420]

hey uncle ben nice avatar hahah

 

[Uncle Ben]

hey UB,
i was wonderin if you can top plants that have alternating nodesand if so would it still be above the second?

No, as discussed in a previous post.

hey uncle ben nice avatar hahah

Thanks. That was a rock hard cola.

 

[weedsofdestiny]

Nice technique in here.... check this out... (himalaya gold lst 10 main colas)

The top is a trainwreck with 20 main head internodes lst and lollypopped

the bottom is my new himalaya clone with about 30 main head colas...


I vegged these plants for 4 weeks and cloned the bottom for internodes and left the top node to begin the topping process... every 2 or 3 days the new veg would be able to get topped again and so this process was repeated 6-7 maybe more however the results I imagine are going to be unimaginable since this is the first time ive tried this.... wish me luck +rep everyone !

 

[Uncle Ben]

Nice job!

Good luck ~

 

[lilkc]

Hey uncle Ben
when u top, does the 2 top colas weight the same as it would if u didnt top?

 

[born2killspam]

He's gone over this a million times.. The plant's potential is determined by its root system, light intake, and environment.. Topping puts more production sites and fan leaves in the light's sweet spot, so light can be used more effectively, so with all other factors being equal, you're using your light better so you should see better production overall.. Shorter/stouter plants are easier to manage, and they tend to yield less scraggle down below, so your bottoms should be higher quality smoke..

 

[Uncle Ben]

He's gone over this a million times.. The plant's potential is determined by its root system, light intake, and environment..

Hey born2killspam, just want to say "thanks" for helping me out in this thread and others.

Best,
Tio

 

[il3fe]

read this thread a few weeks ago, but i didnt read properly and made the mistake of cutting at the 5th node..
is this going to affect anything?!

 

[born2killspam]

You'll likely get something fairly bush-like.. What strain??

 

[TaylorBoy22]

Hey UB and Born2Kill!! Great words, I love this shit!! I stayed up all night crammin this thread into my brain.

The only question I have is about Autoflowerig strains. I know you have topped them and the only thing I was wondering is whether you still waited for them to get to there 6th node or so or do you top earlier since they flower earlier??

I only ask because they flower so early that I didn' know if they wouldve started flowering by this height and I know you've mentioned b4 not to top in flowering.

Thanks!!!

 

[Terabud]

GHS fem LS 12 days into flwr(flwrs on day 5) using Uncle Ben's 4 cola method (veg for 7.5 wks cut @ 5.5 wks ( 7-8th node just emerging)) .3m when I started 12-12 .6m now very healthly w/ thick stem. 3gal pot w/ FFO medium, started 1/2 strength Flora nutes 1wk into flwr. Old removed fans sticky w/ moderate lemon smell can't wait.

Cudo's Uncle Ben outstanding thread! Thanks for guidance more to come.

 

[Brabb]

Thanks Uncle Ben, I learned a lot. This is the most useful info on topping!! You couldnt of explained it any better. kiss-ass

 

[Roland]

The one uder the HPS was topped 7 days into flowering and is total 13 days into flower

 

[born2killspam]

Could those be teetering on a Mg deficiency Roland?

 

[wrecka]

hey UB is there anyway you can upload a picture of a before and after topping of the plant? thx in advanced

 

[Uncle Ben]

GHS fem LS 12 days into flwr(flwrs on day 5) using Uncle Ben's 4 cola method (veg for 7.5 wks cut @ 5.5 wks ( 7-8th node just emerging)) .3m when I started 12-12 .6m now very healthly w/ thick stem. 3gal pot w/ FFO medium, started 1/2 strength Flora nutes 1wk into flwr. Old removed fans sticky w/ moderate lemon smell can't wait.

Cudo's Uncle Ben outstanding thread! Thanks for guidance more to come.

Lookin' good! Glad to see you're having some fun.

Thanks Uncle Ben, I learned a lot. This is the most useful info on topping!! You couldnt of explained it any better. kiss-ass

Ditto from above.

The one uder the HPS was topped 7 days into flowering and is total 13 days into flower

Looks like you got the hang of it.

Grow hard,
Uncle Ben

 

[Roland]

Could those be teetering on a Mg deficiency Roland?

? Under the HPS ? I don't think so

her's two pic's under better light





[Looks like you got the hang of it.



Grow hard,
Uncle Ben[/quote]

Thanks UB

 

[Roland]

here is 2nd pic .. haha sorry .. new at this !

 

[born2killspam]

The reason I mentioned it was they seem to be pointing toward the sky.. I've seen that happen a few times just prior to initial blotching.. You're obviously taking good care of them though, so if any signs do show I'm sure you'll catch it quickly..

 

[beyondtilt]

hmm my outdoor plants are already almost 2 months old....wont be flowering till August should I use this technique now?