Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas
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eyezla
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Originally Posted by gangaman
This may have been previously addressed, but the technique only works if the opposing internodes are directly across from each other. What can you do if the bottom nodes on the clones are staggered?
Thanks
This may have been previously addressed, but the technique only works if the opposing internodes are directly across from each other. What can you do if the bottom nodes on the clones are staggered?
Thanks
does anyone have any pictures of this technique being done on a plant with staggering nodes? If I am not mistaken, since clones are usually taken from sexually mature adults, wouldnt all "clones" already have staggered nodes to begin with?
ChroniCDooM
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What up people? Here are my two girls topped nine days ago. LSD&Blue Mystic. The mystic is taking off like crazy and both have filled in killa. Day 33 of veg and will be flipping the light in a few days if not sooner. Just finished installing my co2 setup. Been waiting on an atmospheric controller. Looking forward to seeing what the co2 does. Anyways here they are.
Blue Mystic:
LSD:
Together :
Blue Mystic:
LSD:
Together :
Uncle Ben
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Nice job.......
ChroniCDooM
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Thanks UB! I'm topping from now on. Switching to flower tomorrow and will post pics later.
DaLeftHandMan
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Hey UB! Heres the results of my first attempt with topping! thanks for the advice! hows she look?
VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
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here is a plushberry done in UB's tech. 
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jestacrazy
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How long does it take to see buds? and how long do you let the preflowere shjoots get? when do you switch it to 12/12 ?Howdy!
Based on quite a few questions about topping I've received here: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/13820-fimming-topping-101-a-12.html I decided to reproduce a thread on my favorite topping method published at cann.com about 10 years ago. Even though I've got much better photos from many latter grows both indoor and outdoor, I'm gonna stick with the old photos from the original thread. Lighting is HPS from start to finish with the exception of using 4' long shop fluors from germ until about 2 weeks. Some pix were taken outdoors for better resolution thanks to an old camcorder I was using.
Selecting the point for topping to get 4 main colas -
To get 4 main colas, let your seedling or cutting (clone) grow to about 5-6 nodes and pinch out (cut) the stem just above the 2nd true node. The node where the cotyledons attach doesn't count. The result will be a redistribution of the auxins and other hormones that normally collect in the tissue of the terminal leader's tip. These ho moans will be redistributed to dormant buds that reside in the nodal axis where the leaf petiole attaches to the "trunk", below the cut. The new foliar output response will be quick (within 24 hrs., see photo below) if you have a healthy growing seedling and will be your future main colas - 4 instead of the usual 1:
Here's a photo of the same plant about 8 weeks into flowering. The plant is about 42" tall, has 4 main colas with an abundance of large, healthy fan leaves.
This is an indoor shot just prior to harvest showing the colas bulking up quite nicely. Notice how the weight of the heavy colas is naturally pulling them apart, which opens the plant up so that light can penetrate the interior of the canopy. This is the same principle used by fruit orchard managers who create an open vase profile for their trees in order to increase production. This profile also has a side benefit of providing good interior air movement which reduces fungal/rot pressures.
The plant after harvest showing the branching scaffold and dominant 4 main cola "trunks", opposing nodes one right above the other. Smaller secondary branches also provided good bud production. This plant yielded over 10 oz of cured bud.
~ Topping for 2 main colas ~
Pinch out the seedling above the 1st true node to get 2 main colas:
Any questions, fire away.
Happy gardening,
Uncle Ben
ChroniCDooM
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Day 5 of flower. Topped a couple weeks ago. LSD and Blue Mystic.
LSD
Blue Mystic:
LSD
Blue Mystic:
Life Goes On
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UB,
I just want to start by saying I understand what you mean when you say YOU invented THIS technique. Let me help clarify things for the ignoramus out there. He DIDN'T invent topping itself but he DID invent this particular TECHNIQUE. Hence the reason he calls it UNCLE BENS topping TECHNIQUE. Meaning there are many different methods of topping but he invented/developed/perfected this particular one.
With that being said some proof of what I mean. In the following pictures are 3 clones that you see in the very front of the tent which we will not pay attention to.
Then there are 3 Dairy Queen plants. These plants were topped at the second node just like in Uncle Bens technique HOWEVER I topped them as soon as the top of the plant sprouted after the second node! SO instead of waiting till the plant grew out to the 5th-6th node I topped it when it was at it's 3rd node!
Now let's look at the two plants in the very back of the tent. The one to the left is a Bubba Kush X Blue Widow and the one to the right is a Bubble Berry. These two plants were topped using Uncle Bens technique to a "T". Notice the difference?
The two plants topped using UNCLE BENS TECHNIQUE have 4 DISTINCT main colas as to were the 3 DQ plants topped at the second node but only grown out to the 3rd node sprouted many more than 4 colas and they seem to be much thinner as well.
So for those of you that have nothing better to do than harrass Uncle Ben here is your explanation since you seek it so bad. He did NOT invent topping but he DID invent this particular TECHNIQUE. I don't know why that's so hard to understand? So without further adieu! The pics!
I just want to start by saying I understand what you mean when you say YOU invented THIS technique. Let me help clarify things for the ignoramus out there. He DIDN'T invent topping itself but he DID invent this particular TECHNIQUE. Hence the reason he calls it UNCLE BENS topping TECHNIQUE. Meaning there are many different methods of topping but he invented/developed/perfected this particular one.
With that being said some proof of what I mean. In the following pictures are 3 clones that you see in the very front of the tent which we will not pay attention to.
Then there are 3 Dairy Queen plants. These plants were topped at the second node just like in Uncle Bens technique HOWEVER I topped them as soon as the top of the plant sprouted after the second node! SO instead of waiting till the plant grew out to the 5th-6th node I topped it when it was at it's 3rd node!
Now let's look at the two plants in the very back of the tent. The one to the left is a Bubba Kush X Blue Widow and the one to the right is a Bubble Berry. These two plants were topped using Uncle Bens technique to a "T". Notice the difference?
The two plants topped using UNCLE BENS TECHNIQUE have 4 DISTINCT main colas as to were the 3 DQ plants topped at the second node but only grown out to the 3rd node sprouted many more than 4 colas and they seem to be much thinner as well.
So for those of you that have nothing better to do than harrass Uncle Ben here is your explanation since you seek it so bad. He did NOT invent topping but he DID invent this particular TECHNIQUE. I don't know why that's so hard to understand? So without further adieu! The pics!
Uncle Ben
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Yep, was about least 15 years ago and first posted with photos at the first cannabis blogging forum, a site called cannabis.com aka Marihemp, now gone.
Yep, as long as you know what you're doing (and it's obvious you do) you can play games with da homoans. Your plants look really nice.
Now......what the Dairy Queen needs is a good looking Burger King to come along and fancy her with his Whopper.
I'm curious. Are the extra shoots from the cotyledon sites?
Good luck,
UB
Uncle Ben
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Those have really come along nicely!
pelt1
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Here are some shots of one of my last girls to get 4 colas with one cut. This is by far my fav technique to get my plants to grow the way I want in my shorter, smaller space. Even if it grows taller than I want, I am able to easily arrange the colas in my space the way I want so that they don't get burned by the light.
Also makes things super easy to trim and hang up!
It was a while back, but I think those other pics should show before and after the cut when it was younger.
Since this first plant, i have been topping ALL of my girls.
Also makes things super easy to trim and hang up!
It was a while back, but I think those other pics should show before and after the cut when it was younger.
Since this first plant, i have been topping ALL of my girls.
Life Goes On
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Hey thanks brotha!
Lol! I know huh? But what Burger King would you recommend?Now......what the Dairy Queen needs is a good looking Burger King to come along and fancy her with his Whopper.
Yes two of them are however the plants did this crazy thing were branches on the 4 main stems just shot out and stretched as if they wanted to be main cola's as well???
Burger Boss
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"Lol! I know huh? But what Burger King would you recommend?"
HAH!........How many Burger Bosses do you know?? ROFLMAO.......BB
HAH!........How many Burger Bosses do you know?? ROFLMAO.......BB
Uncle Ben
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hey can you check this post out for me please thnx
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/423943-help-topping-please.html
https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/423943-help-topping-please.html
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