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

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Mohican

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Sorry Uncle Ben - I do not know where Uncle Buck came from!

Well I guess it is too late to put the top back on. It will be an adventure. The top is doing well and is destined for the outside in So Cal until it is a monster. I need to figure out how to avoid the bud worms - neem or chili water.

Here is where the top is living until the roots are big enough to transplant outside:



Cheers,
Mo
 
stonestare

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Ben I got a non mj question for you. I would send a pm but I cant. My tomatoe plants die in july when its gets hot out. I have a nice compost and my soil ph is 6.5.Do I need to lower the ph of the soil. My compost is dirt,peatmoss, leaves, blood meal, bone meal, and manure. The soil is loose but retains water quit well. I do not water until the plants start to wilt so I know its not overwatering. any input would be helpfull. Oh yes they are in full sun. I use a triple 10 fert and feed once a month.
 
Uncle Ben

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stonestare said:
Ben I got a non mj question for you. I would send a pm but I cant. My tomatoe plants die in july when its gets hot out. I have a nice compost and my soil ph is 6.5.Do I need to lower the ph of the soil. My compost is dirt,peatmoss, leaves, blood meal, bone meal, and manure. The soil is loose but retains water quit well. I do not water until the plants start to wilt so I know its not overwatering. any input would be helpfull. Oh yes they are in full sun. I use a triple 10 fert and feed once a month.
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There could be a dozen reasons why your plants are dieing. June is the time for dry summer heat which means a ramp up in spider mites big time. Check for them.

Your pH is fine. Sounds like you're pushing them with salts though. Salts indigenous to the organics and then the synthetics. If they're stressed, more salts will only speed up their demise, not help.

Less is more,
UB
 
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Hugo29

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Hello Mr. Uncle Ben,

I would like to use your technique on my NL5xHaze 3 weeks old. I might have to wait some more time, because she only has 3 full nodes right now. Yesterday I tried to do it with a friend's Skunk#1 but got doubts and ended up doing a (what seems to be) safer approach at topping node 4.

My biggest concern was due to the size of the fan leafs: up until node two they were very small and after node three they were outstandingly bigger and very healthy looking. The stem is also really thick witch made me think the plant wouldn't survive with 4 small fan leafs.

If allowed, this is the thread I started in another forum:

https://www.autoflower.net/forums/f24/need-help-topping-skunk-1-sensi-seeds-8117.html

Cheers and thank you very much in advance. Props !
 
Uncle Ben

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Hugo29 said:
Hello Mr. Uncle Ben,

I would like to use your technique on my NL5xHaze 3 weeks old. I might have to wait some more time, because she only has 3 full nodes right now. Yesterday I tried to do it with a friend's Skunk#1 but got doubts and ended up doing a (what seems to be) safer approach at topping node 4.

My biggest concern was due to the size of the fan leafs: up until node two they were very small and after node three they were outstandingly bigger and very healthy looking. The stem is also really thick witch made me think the plant wouldn't survive with 4 small fan leafs.

If allowed, this is the thread I started in another forum:

https://www.autoflower.net/forums/f24/need-help-topping-skunk-1-sensi-seeds-8117.html

Cheers and thank you very much in advance. Props !
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Your plant is healthy so your topping to get 4 main colas would have been fine, doesn't matter what the lower leaves looked like. What matters is the quality of the foliar output after you do the dirty deed. You chose the 4th node.
 
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Hugo29

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That is amazing! Do you have pictures to show?

Thank you very much for your answer.
What do you mean with the quality of foliar output? I understood most of what you've said. :wall:
Would you use this technique with all types of genetics? For example, a NL5xHaze would improve quantity output with it? If so, would you do it and do you mind checking if my plant is healthy enough to handle it?

Thanks again! Stay cool :)
 
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rockyraccoon

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i have a stressed clone of banana kush, the folks on riu have been very helpful so far, and someone suggested topping. it began to flower early and is now starting to reveg. should i top this plant to help it live and produce?
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i have 3 8 week old 18" plants....flowering for a week now with 12-12.......and the first white hairs have just appeared......what would be the best light to use and how many.. thx
 
ANC

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Looks like a 6 cola cut that last pic....

The very bottom set of branches is always very thin and underdeveloped in my opinion, I'd snip them and see if I can use the ones above rather for multiple colas...
 
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ANC said:
Looks like a 6 cola cut that last pic....

The very bottom set of branches is always very thin and underdeveloped in my opinion, I'd snip them and see if I can use the ones above rather for multiple colas...
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yea it does look 6 and the bottom one is first branch ha so yea maybe remove, but should i just cut the node and leave fan leave? or just clip both?
 
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I'd cut clean off next to the main stem, keep an eye on the spot, it might try some repairs later cause its still young, just nip it again...
 
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ANC said:
I'd cut clean off next to the main stem, keep an eye on the spot, it might try some repairs later cause its still young, just nip it again...
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WORD. Thank you. its nite nite time for them so ill get it when they come back on or should i just got get it while in dark>
 
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