Hi folks, hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. Our weekend was fun and got alot of chores done around the house, long overdo so that makes me feel good.

You must be thinking about the space between the nodes. That is an internode. Top when you have a well rooted plant, about 6 nodes total is fine.

Glad you're having some fun and find it of value. Funny, but someone posted a link to an indoor garden by Arjan of Greenhouse Seeds about a year ago and here he was topping alot of plants to 4 main colas. I just about died laughing. I've been doing it to cannabis for over 10 years. I consider myself an expert when it comes to playing games with mama nature's hormones regarding apical dominance. On my farm, I not only practice branching which creates multiple terminal leaders like your 4 main colas but I can force/train a plant or a tree back to a single terminal leader too. You just have to understand plants. Hormones control everything including germination which is just a fancy name for bring an embryo out of dormancy.


It is not strain dependent. Hormones are hormones whether they reside in a sativa, indica or your typical mutt.

Good luck,
UB

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you should start a seed company and do some crazy strains....

I've done alot of crosses and given away alot of seeds. Weirdest cross was a Posi. Jack Herer X Sensi Skunk that auto flowered upon the 8th node. Yielded some great sativa bud, 25 oz.

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YOU ARE THE MAN! I've been doing a lot of reading about different ways to grow and ways to get good yields and after reading this thread, I am just amazed at the yield from 1 plant. Fantastic!

when is it too late to do the cut? can this be done to a plant that is already a big tree? i guesse what im asking is are there any time constraints?

this WW is 26" tall .... less than a half gallon of soil
3 main-ish colas ... but not topped at the 2nd node

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i cannot wait to start my grow. i will for sure be using your topping idea. thanks UB.

I have a question UB I've been reading through most of this thread SORRY in advance if you've answered this question already,, I know how repeating things over can be quite a hassle,but would it be beneficial at all to ALSO apply the SCROG method???I've been growing for several years using several different techniques but I've never combined these two.I mean I have the time to experiment and try it myself but I was hoping if you could share some of your wisdom with me I would greatly appreciate it.

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Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.

I think UB really only uses screens in pipes and windows..
Not that you couldn't string 4 tops through a screen if you're dead set on doing so, but this method usually works out to be pretty light efficient without a screen..

Hi everyone!

Thanks for answering a question that has been asked before. jcdws602, the issue is light efficiency as it applies to photosynthesis, as mentioned.

420weedman, looking good. Can't argue with that kinda success.

Stay free,
UB

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