StonedBlownSkiller
Well-Known Member
you do cut after the 2nd but wait to cut until you have 5
why 5th node?
Arent we meant to cut on the second? This stuff is so confusing... Now it is too late then, i cut mine after the 2nd node as stated on the first post
I though max was 4 main colas, how did u get 12??? Mutant weed???
Yes i got it now!!!lol no no no bro (purextrato) i cut mine at the 2nd node when they reached the 5th node. i planted three plants so now i have 12 main colas... ya digg???
Clones won't get as big as their mother? Why? They are a exact copy of the Mother Plants. I think you got some bad info there. Mine that I topped was about 10" to 12" shorter than her two sisters.I have a question about your topping tech.You state that the plant grew 42 inches tall(roughly).How tall would it have grown without topping it?Would it be smaller/taller?The reason i ask is because i did your topping method(on a clone) and am wondering if it will grow taller than the original plant(height may become an issue).My original plant only grew to about 2 feet or so,and has never been trimmed.I know that clones most likely won't grow to be as big as there mother.Just wondering what the difference in height would have been?
The reason i asked was because i was wondering if it would grow taller because of less branches(not sure if that has anything to do with it or not?).This is my first clone,and first time trying this topping method.Not sure what to expect,so i thought i would ask.Clones won't get as big as their mother? Why? They are a exact copy of the Mother Plants. I think you got some bad info there. Mine that I topped was about 10" to 12" shorter than her two sisters.
Daniels
You are good to go at 7 most top when the plant reaches 5 to 6 nodes this to insure it is mature and can handle the stress of topping it, and yes you can clone the top but takes a bit longer than lower branchesQ here. I have 7 nodes can I still top with this method? Also I feel like I'm wasting a month of growth just to spread out the top. At least it looks like you can clone that huge f'n part of the plant we're cutting off.
The two that outgrow the others are apically dominant over the lower two. It happens. The best way to overcome that is to tie down the two colas that outgrow the other two and try to get them all even. You can try and tie down those two tops now, or supercrop them, or whatever. If the two dominant colas outgrow them too much, you could end up with two useless colas if they aren't able to get much light, but that depends on how you've set your grow up, and what type of lighting you use(vertical/horizontal/side lighting).I tried this, and I get the 4 tops , sometimes 2 outgrow the other 2, but the node spacing always gets further and further apart as the new tops grow... why is that? Haven't hit flowering yet but am I going to end up with fluffy bud and no giant main colas?
btw, if I rip off the growth at the first node, and I top at the 3rd, does this produce the same 4 cola as topping at the 2nd node?