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

[Uncle Ben]

very nice UB and wrecks also looking very nice, i just started topping early

i know the plant looks like shit UB but what do you think of the topping ive done should i top it agian before its transferred to its final 7g pot

Plant looks fine. I wouldn't top again unless you don't have much headroom.

 

[DGT309]

this was about 3 weeks ago and they're all going into flowering this week !

 

[sso]

its so green its like a hulk movie

 

[BigBudzzzz]

I grow an indica alot like what you got going there....It has such a strong skunky smell I have to be careful where I smoke it....At two weeks we had leaves that were 12" accross....I cut some of them off so light could get into the bush... ...The pic with the tape measure was at 2 weeks...the rest are 3 weeks....from clones not seeds...

When you said that pix was 2 weeks old, I was like WTF are you giving that plant until I got to the from Clone part!! Good looking plants, they gonna be monsters!

 

[BigBudzzzz]

Topped twice and this is what I got.

 

[albsure]

I love the way you keep it real. Keep it up.

Excellent points, I see your hip to sativas. I got flamed, harassed and insulted by the punks at PG showing sativa bud in 2 gallon baggies, shots taken from 6' away which didn't show anything of course. Those PG MJ nerds don't have a clue, just suckas for pimps hawking sugar coated buds and snake oils. This is what Uncle Ben's "hay" looks like up close:

With sativa, you trim off all fan leaves leaving only trichome covered single bud leaves and calyxes. Notice too that the calyxes are bigger than normal. My Zamal, O. haze, and Vietnamese dalat, all sativa, had the exact same bud structure.

Keep it real,
UB

 

[WaxxyNuggets]

Uncle Ben after reading your thread, just have to chime in and say you're the man. I almost topped clones (a few....) that were still producing alternating nodes and a post of yours saved my ass. Appreciate the wealth of knowledge your willing to share.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Glad to help.

 

[Kaz666is]

Hey ub I did the same technique for years now (topping above node 2 for maximum yield) well atleast 4 tops then I stumbled upon your thread. Good to see others using this technique it's more reliable then fimming which is a load of crap. Just want to say I got over 70 oz from one fat plant x 4 of em.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Hey ub I did the same technique for years now (topping above node 2 for maximum yield) well atleast 4 tops then I stumbled upon your thread. Good to see others using this technique it's more reliable then fimming which is a load of crap. Just want to say I got over 70 oz from one fat plant x 4 of em.

Nice!......

 

[lerster]

Hey Uncle Ben,
First post on here btw, I've been using this technique and so far so good, Im doing these on clones with alternating nodes, since I do them fairly early (as soon as the 3rd or 4 nodes pop up), my question is will it work on clones or does it have to be from seeds?

 

[Uncle Ben]

Hey Uncle Ben,
First post on here btw, I've been using this technique and so far so good, Im doing these on clones with alternating nodes, since I do them fairly early (as soon as the 3rd or 4 nodes pop up), my question is will it work on clones or does it have to be from seeds?

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[BigBudzzzz]

UB you didnt comment on #4046. Did I do it right?

 

[Uncle Ben]

UB you didnt comment on #4046. Did I do it right?

Kinda hard to tell with all the string, but it looks OK to me. It's really hard to screw this thing up. As long as you cut above the first or 2nd node and had opposing branches, it's a no brainer.

Good luck,
UB

 

[albsure]

Thanks for a great thread UB. I'm doing an indoor grow for the first time and my plants just now have either a fifth or sixth node on them; I have eight plants. I read in one of the earlier posts that you said that you veg. for the same amount of time even after you do this. I was waiting for my plants to get about 12 inches tall before I switched to 12/12 lights. Since snipping just above the second node for your method will make the plant very small, should I just continue to let it veg. for as long as it takes to reach 12 inches? They have already vegged for about a month but they aren't very tall with the tallest one being 9 inches, after snipping they will probably be about 4 inches tall. The reason I picked 12 inches is that the strain of seeds I'm using are suppose to grow to about 36 inches tall and switching to flower at 12 inches should give me the 36 inch tall plant. Am I thinking right about this? Again first grow so this is all new to me.

 

[hippy132]

Great thread and I am reading as fast as possible but very long and informative. Having a discussion of what the ph should be for the watering of inside plants. I was told 6.5 and others are saying 5.8 -6.0, what do you use indoors with soil. any input would help, and I am sure its been covered, but couldn’t find it. Thanks again...

 

[Uncle Ben]

Thanks for a great thread UB. I'm doing an indoor grow for the first time and my plants just now have either a fifth or sixth node on them; I have eight plants. I read in one of the earlier posts that you said that you veg. for the same amount of time even after you do this. I was waiting for my plants to get about 12 inches tall before I switched to 12/12 lights. Since snipping just above the second node for your method will make the plant very small, should I just continue to let it veg. for as long as it takes to reach 12 inches? They have already vegged for about a month but they aren't very tall with the tallest one being 9 inches, after snipping they will probably be about 4 inches tall. The reason I picked 12 inches is that the strain of seeds I'm using are suppose to grow to about 36 inches tall and switching to flower at 12 inches should give me the 36 inch tall plant. Am I thinking right about this? Again first grow so this is all new to me.

Snip, veg, flower.

 

[switch]

Yo guys, i used this method for 4 colas about a week ago, so far so good im liking what im seeing, plants are bushing out nicely, just one question for you...how tall shall i let the girls veg before switching em?? What is the ideal height? Mine are all about 9-10 inches at the moment at their tallest points.

Sorry if this question has already been asked i dont quite have time to read through every single post on here.

 

[albsure]

Snip, veg, flower.

Yeah I kind of got the steps. My question was, after snipping, how long do I veg.? They have already vegged for 4 weeks. Do I veg. another four weeks of veg. to get them back to the height they were before snipping or am I just supposed to guess how much longer I'm supposed to veg.? If I knew how long "veg." was supposed to be after snipping I wouldn't be asking. It appears to me, being a newbie and not really knowing for sure what I'm supposed to do, I've read many things but it's my first time growing indoors, that after snipping, veg. almost starts over from the beginning. Is that right?

 

[smokey mcsmokester]

Hey UB, Just wanted to let you know I've read quite a bit about botany and have a way better understanding now, I actually feel stupid with some of the questions I've ask you on this thread.... My chrystal are coming along great since I overnuted the hell out of them. And your right, I did have premature leave drop... Just thought id drop by and say thank you for the stern replies.. Ive learned nutes are way over rated... I finally started giving my ladies some high nitriogen nutes (very small dose) after about 4 1/2 weeks vegging because of yellowing leaves... Proud to say I just put them into flower 2 days ago, they are almost 4' tall and real bushy, they came back 100 %...
Your topping techniqe to get 4 mains worked great... Thank you...