mellokitty
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loving it!thought you might like this....
loving it!thought you might like this....
well, it's a tool as much as any other technique, right? i'm not concerned about height, but canopy control absolutely effects yield. obviously cutting a chunk off a plant isn't going to increase yield in and of itself, but if it results in a more even canopy and better light distribution across the room in general....I've always been of the opinion that if you don't absolutely HAVE to, then don't top. There's a misconception that topping gives you a better yeild for the most part that's not true. It's more about hight control and light to canopy efficiency imho.
Oh kitty... here goes:thanks for the FIM info, jozi.....
april, see why i'm confused too? i burnt almost an entire afternoon on google trying to figure it ooot and the closest i got was that it had *something* to do with topping.
so let's go over this shall we? funny thing is, i'm familiar with most of these techniques, i'm just still hazy on what's called what.
here's what i've gathered so far (and PLEASE correct me if i'm wrong):
supercropping= multiple toppings + sideways training (adapted from bonsai technique)
topping= cut off a couple nodes of the main stalk
lst= essentially supercropping without cutting stuff off
monstercropping= ? something to do with topping in flower, right?
FIM= kinda like tea-topping
is there a name for when you split the main stalk without removing anything? that's always mutey and fun.
did i miss anything?
Eh, I don't really agree with that. It is definitely about height control, and light penetration but also allows lower branches to shoot up into the light thus receiving more light, thus increasing yield overall. You won't have the big mongo top cola, but many smaller but high quality colas. I use topping and supercropping, then train them onto a SCROG then profit.I've always been of the opinion that if you don't absolutely HAVE to, then don't top. There's a misconception that topping gives you a better yeild for the most part that's not true. It's more about hight control and light to canopy efficiency imho.
purrrrfect. i had forgotten the whole pinching vs bending thingy.Oh kitty... here goes:
Supercrop= pinch and roll the stem (aboot 3" down from the top) between your fingers til you hear the pulp grinding inside, then simply bend the top over without totally snapping the stem. It forces the hormones from the apical tip down to the lower branch tips, which helps promote an even canopy. It can be done multiple times (and is my chosen method), and doesn't overly stress the plant.
Topping= just cutting off on or more nodes from the main stem.
LST= light stress training, basically just bending and training your plant to fill a given area or shape. The bends are gentle as opposed to supercropping.
FIM= fuck I missed. Which, as was said somewhere above is just snipping the top 80% of the newest growth tip, supposedly leading to multiple tops but it's kinda hit and miss.
Not sure about splitting the stem...
interesting. i've heard that reveg causes branchy plants. i can't wait to see what my reveg group does; [sheepish] if anything [/sheep].Sorry kitty, I forgot that one. Monster cropping is just when you take a clone from a plant about halfway through flowering (I don't advise this). Once they revert to veg they throw branches out every which way, forming a multi-headed plant without topping. It can be good, but it can also backfire bigtime. I actually had a Casey Jones develop a genetic mutation (and not a good one) from doing that. No bueno.
underpants! --> ??? --> PROFIT.I use topping and supercropping, then train them onto a SCROG then profit.
^^^this^^^ but i LOVE that. (well, not so much when it actually happens, but wow. and then it's time to get out the botanical tape and do surgery.)Topping works okay, but I've noticed the colas get so heavy on mine that they rip the main stalk apart.
What's phase two?underpants! --> ??? --> PROFIT.
It's definitely scary. I had these two CJ plants vegging that I didn't have space for in the veg area, so I decided to try putting them in the bud room during lights on, moving them out each night to sit under a fluoro bulb. This went about as smoothly as you'd imagine, some nights they stayed in the bud room, some nights they came out and so on and so forth. So of course they started flowering. Then I decided to try to halt that process (only a week or so in) by leaving them to sit under a continuous fluoro. They kept flowering. I added more light, and eventually they put out new veg growth so I in my infinite wisdom decided to finally flower them. In the meantime, due to an ill-timed fishing trip and a lackadaisical wife type substance, my newly rooted (and healthy) CJ plants died of thirst. I decided to take some clones from the two I had just reverted back to flowering, about 2-3 weeks into 12/12.interesting. i've heard that reveg causes branchy plants. i can't wait to see what my reveg group does; [sheepish] if anything [/sheep].
i'm still a bit incredulous on the whole process; i feel like i should be sacrificing a goat or a virgin or something to kickstart the process.
tell us aboot your mutant... i love a good sci-fi story.
if the underpants gnomes don't care, why should we?What's phase two?
good to know!!I'm a huge fan of revegging now. I revegged my pink plushberry, I didn't repot it or cut off roots but she's in coco. I just feed veg nutes and in 2 weeks she was throwin fucked up leaves, by 4 weeks she was throwin normal leaves. By 6 weeks she was a nice big bush. Still veggin her.
omg, it's like heaven and earth from the ol' "roll o' green twist tie" isn't it? it doesn't restrict growth, but it stays put....I use that green tie wire with foam on my outdoor plants it works great ESP If a brach ripped
it's so much fun applying the stuff we learn from the garden in the "Garden" and vice versa.... i mean, i multitop all of my culinary herbs... it's happens by itself when you cut some to use themDear god information overload lol Ok wow well done where is my note pad!!!!
Why am i still lost !! I let them grow to the 3nd nod and snipped the top, this made 4 main colas . From there i keept scooping the new growth out( I had done this with my peppers this summer and the bushes were huge , so i applied the same technique and got very similar results. Damn next time i need to take pics as they grow pretty neat to watch, they seemed to have new branches and leaves every day, I'm assuming i did the top, fim, scrog thing ??? lmfao
Well this afternoon i'm gonna attempt some more clones, i think thats what i'm doing lol damn i wanna kitty!!