Cutting top Cola

steezyg

steezyg

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So I read on a thread and it was unanswered that once the plant is ready to harvest, could you cut the top cola off, and dry and cure that while you keep growing the rest of the plant to bulk up? Meaning cut of the top when its done, so then the rest of the plant will bulk up?

Im a newbie, so tell me if this is a big no no or what.

but has anyone tried it?
 
steezyg

steezyg

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When? Just when the top cola is ready? But when the top cola is ready isnt the bottems all ready too tho?
 
smokingbot

smokingbot

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steezyg said:
When? Just when the top cola is ready? But when the top cola is ready isnt the bottems all ready too tho?
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nope, unless you have some immaculate set up usually the bottoms don't get as much light and sometimes take a little longer..

If you think the top is ready, chop that shit and let the rest grow, no biggie..
 
FatSalad

FatSalad

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smokingbot said:
nope, unless you have some immaculate set up usually the bottoms don't get as much light and sometimes take a little longer..

If you think the top is ready, chop that shit and let the rest grow, no biggie..
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When u say a little longer what u saying a week or two. Have you done this? will it stress the plant into making lil dude balls?
 
regrets

regrets

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just cut it and keep an eye on the lower buds the will tell you when they are ready, no way anyon can say if it is 1 week or two, but thats probably close. It's a bit late to be worryig about balls, you'll be fine.
 
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korvette1977

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If it did not grow balls yet and the main kola is ready Its not going to grow them , cut it and dry and cure .. Just watch whatever you left on the plant, and when they are done cut them.. Its a cut and dry issue ..
 
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vargsriket

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Yeah, a lot of people do it, there's nothing wrong with it, just some people I guess wait for the big jackpot prize at the end, to see your entire harvest is something else..
 
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raeman1990

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vargsriket said:
Yeah, a lot of people do it, there's nothing wrong with it, just some people I guess wait for the big jackpot prize at the end, to see your entire harvest is something else..
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thats exactly it... people are too anxious to wait for the rest of the plant to finish
 
SomeGuy

SomeGuy

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raeman1990 said:
thats exactly it... people are too anxious to wait for the rest of the plant to finish
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Or more than likely they have a cycle going and need the space to stay on schedule and not get backed up. It is also quite fun to slay a whole plant at once...LOL
 
stickydankherb

stickydankherb

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I do this, it works well. I let them go about another week - week and a half. I have clones vegging and when I cut the top colas I switch the clone veg room into flower. Then I harvest the rest of the plants about a week and a half later and move the already flowering clones into the flower room and start my new clones in full vegging. I get a good little cola harvest about once every month- month and a half. Works great. Well worth it.
 
crotalus

crotalus

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doesn't this make it kind of a pain in the ass to know exactly when to start flushing? do you guys have any problems with that?
 
stickydankherb

stickydankherb

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Yeah, sort of. I start flushing before I harvest the top cola and once I harvest the main cola I give the plant a really mild nute solution just once. Then I go back to plain old water for the rest of the plants life. I only water maybe two or three times after the main cola and before I harvest the whole plant. I don't know if you even need to give them anymore nutes. They don't grow a whole bunch in between. Maybe someone else has a better method.
 
stickydankherb

stickydankherb

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SomeGuy said:
It is also quite fun to slay a whole plant at once...LOL
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LOL.... I bet it is but I am all about getting the most bang for the proverbial buck. Maybe one time I will "slay" an entire plant. Noobs need to work on their patience...lol. Well that is easier said then done.

One suggestion, if you live in an area that permits it, take up fly fishing... or fishing in general. It helps you learn patience and when growing weed patience is key. Plus fishing is fun and it is great fun to roll a couple fatties and take them out fishing and smoke and fish all day long. Nothing like being in nature, smoking nature, and catching nature!!! lol. Life does not get any better then that, I assure you of this.:blsmoke:
 
yotone

yotone

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stickydankherb said:
LOL.... I bet it is but I am all about getting the most bang for the proverbial buck. Maybe one time I will "slay" an entire plant. Noobs need to work on their patience...lol. Well that is easier said then done.

One suggestion, if you live in an area that permits it, take up fly fishing... or fishing in general. It helps you learn patience and when growing weed patience is key. Plus fishing is fun and it is great fun to roll a couple fatties and take them out fishing and smoke and fish all day long. Nothing like being in nature, smoking nature, and catching nature!!! lol. Life does not get any better then that, I assure you of this.:blsmoke:
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PIX OF TROUTZ OR BAN!!!!
 
SomeGuy

SomeGuy

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stickydankherb said:
LOL.... I bet it is but I am all about getting the most bang for the proverbial buck. Maybe one time I will "slay" an entire plant. Noobs need to work on their patience...lol. Well that is easier said then done.

One suggestion, if you live in an area that permits it, take up fly fishing... or fishing in general. It helps you learn patience and when growing weed patience is key. Plus fishing is fun and it is great fun to roll a couple fatties and take them out fishing and smoke and fish all day long. Nothing like being in nature, smoking nature, and catching nature!!! lol. Life does not get any better then that, I assure you of this.:blsmoke:
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Oh I am for sure patient enough:blsmoke: I just have a lot stacked up right behind these (semi sog) and need to have all I have done by august. I will yield plenty for myself so I just chop the whole thing. there is one this time around I may do in stages though.
 
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