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

OneHit said:

UB, The NPK value of the foxfarm nutes are .1 .3 .7 for big bloom, 2 4 8 for Tiger Bloom, and 6 4 4 for Grow Big. Growbig is the veg fert I used. How often do you calibrate your ph meter? I do have the calibration solution that came with the meter. Ill give that a try today and see if its right.

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The GrowBig and Tiger Bloom sound like good choices, respectively.

I calibrate before each new test.....just the neurotic bozo in me.

Greenisgold said:

Is this the UB from the old OG days?

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At your service.

If so, you were so damn helpfull to me years ago when I started growing indoors. You turned me on and so many others to the benefit of alfalfa meal. I doubt if you remember, but you had a great tutorial on germinating seeds and such.

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Great, glad I was of help. Yeah, I remember well, nice to see ya. You'd be surprised how many of those posts I archived. Got too damn tired of repeating myself.

I ordered some seeds from a company called aloha and found out that they stole your technique and posted it on their website.

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Yeah, I saw that. Let's put it this way regarding germinating a seed, Bounty and I don't get along.

You think that's bad, you don't know how many lowlife's have stole my dittys over the years, stripped the credits trying to pass it off as their own, even here. Check a few out, they're a hoot. I got so pissed at one site they banned me, hah!

http://forum.grasscity.com/general-indoor-growing/215941-never-ending-abuse-phosphorous-enhance-flowering.html

"Pot God" my ass. Guess that guy never read the Ten Commandments - "thou shall not steal." Lifting text is bad enough, but I've also caught a few stealing my photos. Oh well, such is the internet, and such are some people's character.

Senior mod here did good by me on this one:
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/9114-spin-out-chemical-root-pruning.html

Anyhoo, I use to love your threads/posts as you had no problem telling it like it is.

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If you only knew how many times that got me censored (banned). Oh well......got mah principles ya know.

I never flush and your the main reason why I don't.
If this is not the UB that I remember, then ooooops.
Peace out

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Good. Ya keep them leaves in a healthy condition as long as you can. cya!

merahoon said:

Hey guys got another question for ya. Due to some news I got the other night, I need to flip the lights on my plants in a week. I'm going to post some pics of them of how their lookin this morning. The plants are pretty small but I was wondering whether I could still top them to at least get to main kolas.

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I wouldn't bother. But, if you must, try topping a few to see what happens so you get a feel for it. Since I mainly grow sativas and they tend to get pretty leggie, I "developed" this to combat the stretch.

Or would it be to early, or not enough time to increase yield.

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It's a yield issue. You don't have much foliage to get the yield you probably seek. Without healthy foliage and alot of it, ya won't get much yield.

Like I said, I'll have a week recovery period for whatever I do.

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"Recovery" is not the issue, foliage production is.

Oh and just something funny... that biggest plant in the middle... I found that bagseed on the floor as I was planting the seeds I got from Attitude. Lucky find i guess

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That seed staring at you from the bottom of the bag (floor in your case) may just be the next Haze.

UB

born2killspam said:

I don't think flipping seedlings that early is the best approach at all, but some ppl do 12/12 from seed.. Keep an eye out for signs of pollen sacs..

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Luckily I was awarded with one extra month. I was devistated thinking I had to flip those so soon. So now I'm going to flip the lights feb. 28th or March 1st. Now I get to experiment

That should be right around the perfect time.. When the nodal growth go to alternating branches, rather than opposing, you'll start to see little preflowers at the nodes.. Thats the marker for sexual maturity..

Hey UB ive read a lot of your stuff and youve helped a lot your like a damn guru to growing and its sad to see so many people out there who try to pass your work off as theirs, ive come across quite a few threads that i remember you doin that other people have claimed as their own

anyways i was wonderin if you could help me out with a few plant issues if you dont mind, i can either post here or send a pm and i can get pics tonight or tomorrow, thanks a lot for all the help

So since I have more time to veg, do you think any of my plants are ready for topping? Pictures are on page 10.

BLUNTED4REAL said:

anyways i was wonderin if you could help me out with a few plant issues if you dont mind, i can either post here or send a pm and i can get pics tonight or tomorrow, thanks a lot for all the help

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Recommend you start a new thread. I and other good folk will be glad to chime in, just send us/me a link to your thread.

merahoon said:

So since I have more time to veg, do you think any of my plants are ready for topping? Pictures are on page 10.

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They may be ready for topping, not that I think it would be of any benefit based on the phenotype I'm picking up on in those shots. They are not close to being ready for flowering so you have lots of time for veg. You have pot sizes big enough to support 3' tall plants before going to 12/12 and well capable of finishing out your faves.

Top some, leave others alone - learn.

Best,
UB

Im a big fan of topping for 4 colas, but i double top, aka top then top those 2 branches at the next node.

Here are my results :

DaveTheNewbie said:

Im a big fan of topping for 4 colas, but i double top, aka top then top those 2 branches at the next node.

Here are my results :

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Very nice! Those have a strong sativa profile to the leaf. What are they?

Uncle Ben said:

Very nice! Those have a strong sativa profile to the leaf. What are they?

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random bagseed from a mate that sure feels like pure sativa.
its probabally some imbred aussie outback gear with no name, but i really have no idea.
its not super strong, but its super trippy sativa like.

DaveTheNewbie said:

its not super strong, but its super trippy sativa like.

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My kind of weed. I like it trippy and weird.

I dunno quite how to take that.. I've never had a sativa smash my brain sativa style before I've exhaled.. Sativa tends to creep up on me, but it really creeps.. I can't comprehend a really trippy, yet not so potent weed..

born2killspam said:

I dunno quite how to take that.. I've never had a sativa smash my brain sativa style before I've exhaled.. Sativa tends to creep up on me, but it really creeps.. I can't comprehend a really trippy, yet not so potent weed..

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thats my point.
you smoke it and nothing happens ... and then nothing happens ... and then you think its shit weed and then things get a bit ... different, and then your giggling at the ferris wheel in your lounge room

Yea keep those genetics safe.. Thats a good sativa..

DaveTheNewbie said:

thats my point.
you smoke it and nothing happens ... and then nothing happens ... and then you think its shit weed and then things get a bit ... different, and then your giggling at the ferris wheel in your lounge room

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You're right guys. Most great sativa IS creeper weed. It sneaks up on you.

photo of my topped b/w..and clone..and a few of my w/w..5 weeks in two flowering

Uncle Ben and born2killspam. i have had a ton of questions regarding topping and this thread has more than helped me out thanks to your info. I have some seeds germinating now and I will be posting pics of them once i top them. Thanks again for all your info.

doppie2 said:

photo of my topped b/w..and clone..and a few of my w/w..5 weeks in two flowering

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Lookin' good guy. Keep dem leaves happy.

SCORPIO13 said:

Uncle Ben and born2killspam. i have had a ton of questions regarding topping and this thread has more than helped me out thanks to your info. I have some seeds germinating now and I will be posting pics of them once i top them. Thanks again for all your info.

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Lookin' forward to checking out your progress.

UB

Hey Ub when is to late to top? Ive got a deisel goo mix that i was going to flip the switch on pretty soon (3 days). They are about 24 to 28 inches tall. The cola sites are beatiful! Is it to late on this one? I have no problem vegging for another couple weeks if need be. Thanks

jbo said:

Hey Ub when is to late to top? Ive got a deisel goo mix that i was going to flip the switch on pretty soon (3 days). They are about 24 to 28 inches tall. The cola sites are beatiful! Is it to late on this one? I have no problem vegging for another couple weeks if need be. Thanks

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Needless to say, it's way too late to top to get 4 main colas, it's never too late to top if you need to cut back the height. Done it a bunch during flowering to sativas like Vietnamese Dalat.