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

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DaveCoulier

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Mendo Afgood! said:
I've heard mixed reviews. I know some people who never top. What will get the highest yield overall???
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Topping is going to increase yield. Sure some people say it doesnt, but just use some common sense. You can have one cola, or 4 that are likely to be just as big. Im sure someone has told you before topping gives you smaller colas than a single one, but that hasn't been the case in my experience. If you're still on the fence, then just do a side by side for yourself.
 
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Thanks dave. I was looking for reponses like that. Real opinions . I've heard farmers with lots of different opinions I was looking to hear some o yours!
 
riddleme

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Originally Posted by Mendo Afgood!
I've heard mixed reviews. I know some people who never top. What will get the highest yield overall???

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Originally Posted by riddleme
understanding a bit of botany and growing the plants properly

Mendo Afgood! said:
. Can you answer the question or just be a smart alec? I had a ? And if your not going to answer please don't chime in with your insults
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I did answer the question that I highlighted in bold and was not being sarcastic, my answer is correct, nothing I said was an insult only the truth
 
ElectricPineapple

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Menfo, what riddleme told you, is correct. you can take two growers, one who knows what he is doing and the other doesnt. they both have the same strain but the inexperienced growers plant gets trained by a professional, that it. everything else he does. now, unless the new grower gets lucky, the experienced grower will get a higher yield. that is because he knows what he is doing and knows how to react to what the plant is telling him.

so, dont be a bitch and bad mouth riddleme. he is a very intelligent person and is always in the newb forum and helping people. you should feel honored that he answered your question. not disrespectful.
 
Tagh

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hpo said:
Could you explain the next node. If you top at the second node, do you wait for the next node?
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I'm not sure I understand that question but from what I read and asked.

Grow your plant until you have about 6-7 true nodes.
Top just above 2nd true node for 4 colas.
1st true node for 2 colas.

What I don't know is what a fake node would be but i'm sure ill manage lol
 
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ElectricPineapple said:
Menfo, what riddleme told you, is correct. you can take two growers, one who knows what he is doing and the other doesnt. they both have the same strain but the inexperienced growers plant gets trained by a professional, that it. everything else he does. now, unless the new grower gets lucky, the experienced grower will get a higher yield. that is because he knows what he is doing and knows how to react to what the plant is telling him.

so, dont be a bitch and bad mouth riddleme. he is a very intelligent person and is always in the newb forum and helping people. you should feel honored that he answered your question. not disrespectful.
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NO SHIT! LET me rephrase my ??? So you can understand. If A Very Experienced grower decided to TOP Or NOT to Top Which one would yield higher results? Maybe now you'll understand the question for what it's worth. Like I Said, I heard very mixed views from very experienced farmers on this matter. I was trying to get some more. Not get bashed by some internet superstars
 
Tagh

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Mendo Afgood! said:
NO SHIT! LET me rephrase my ??? So you can understand. If A Very Experienced grower decided to TOP Or NOT to Top Which one would yield higher results? Maybe now you'll understand the question for what it's worth. Like I Said, I heard very mixed views from very experienced farmers on this matter. I was trying to get some more. Not get bashed by some internet superstars
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Grow 2 plants, top one leave the other, you will know 1st hand what you works best you.
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Stonezilla

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First post..
trying to catch up but after 1000 posts and still reading, I thought I may jump ahead and ask WITH PICTURES :bigjoint:

I topped a random found plant in my yard and it gave me this after the 1st node trim.



If I top after the 1st node on the two new stems , will it give me this? ..



.. the first node on the new main branches are also sprouting 3 leaves as the original did at the first node so I was just thinkin..

rawrya..
 
DaveCoulier

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UB, I thought you would find this picture very interesting as you are experimenting to see if there are lateral buds at the cotyledons. I noticed something peculiar about this plant when I was watering today. This is the only plant out of 65 to show this so far. You really can't see the cotyledons any more as they've yellowed up and fallen off mostly. You'll also notice a two bladed leaf at the first node. Those Skunk Hazes are some odd growing plants. I dont expect anything to come of them. You can see how scrawny they are compared to the lat branching from the first node.
 

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Uncle Ben

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Dave, couldn't open up the thumbnail. In fact, I can't do much of anything here anymore. Nothing seems to work right.

The Skunk will have wimpy trunk/branches that will need support, that's just what they do. Welcome to the crazy world of sativas!

Welcome to the thread Stonezilla. Any where you pinch out terminal growth you can expect output at the petiole axis.

UB
 
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