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

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billdo said:
OK... has anyone else noticed that the rollitup logo has "marijuana" spelled wrong?



To the site mods... i am not trying to be a dick here. I just want to know if I am being stupid or just don't know about some inside joke. I love this site... i am just weirded out by having never noticed this.
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I never noticed it either and I click that image as a link all the time! Now that you've pointed it out, I am totally trippin'.
 
billdo

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weird, right?

Sorry to hijack your thread, Ben. I just noticed the logo thing while answering that question!

Much respect!
BILLDO
 
Kevin53191

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Hey great thread really informative. I hope u guys dont min d me jumpin in to ask this quick question. What do u mean by true nodes? My plants are 7days old i was wondering when i should top them.!
 
Uncle Ben

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billdo said:
weird, right?

Sorry to hijack your thread, Ben. I just noticed the logo thing while answering that question!

Much respect!
BILLDO
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Not a problem. Respect returned. ;)

A "true node" is where the plant's regular leaf petioles attach to the "trunk". For the sake of discussion, I do not consider where the cotyledons attach to be a node.
 
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Uncle Ben said:
Not a problem. Respect returned. ;)

A "true node" is where the plant's regular leaf petioles attach to the "trunk". For the sake of discussion, I do not consider where the cotyledons attach to be a node.
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just tagging the thread so i can take a pic and post up for advice on how best to top one of my strains at the mo :) bbl
 
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kootabuds

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Gday Uncle Ben

I spent a good few hours reading through this thread and I learned a lot. Im on my first indoor grow, and Im growing 6 super skunks from seed.

4 of them were ready to be topped (6 nodes had devleoped), so I topped them just above the 2nd true node. Well, I think I did.

You know how you say the node where the cotyledons attach doesn't count - well - I sat there, stoned as, staring at my plants, trying to work out if the node where the cotyledons attached was seperate to this other node very close to the same node. Anyway I got a bit confused, so I just cut above what I thought was the 2nd true node.

Here are some pics, does this look right too you? I want 4 main colas.

Sorry the pics aren't very good, I couldn't zoom in any more without it going even more blury.

And thanks for all your help, you've made things much easier.

My Grow Thread: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/182181-my-super-skunk-hydro-grow.html
 
Kevin53191

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Uncle Ben another question for u. How can I ensure that my plants will have a large root system? Any extra measures i can take to help them along? Aside from getting a new light, workin on that.!
 
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Figure out your proper watering schedule.. It makes a big difference root wise when they get to drink.. Read up on root-pruning too, and try to water slowly and evenly and thoroughly so you don't end up with compacted soil that channels water around the roots.. Beyond that, transplant fertilizers are really focused on phosphorous for a reason..
 
Uncle Ben

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kootabuds said:
Gday Uncle Ben
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Howdy do! Glad to be of help.

Here are some pics, does this look right too you? I want 4 main colas.
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Looks good to me. Looking at this plant, you've got output from the axis where the original leaf petioles are attached to the "trunk", one set of original opposing leafsets at 11:30 and 5:30, the other running 8:30 and 2:30. :hump:



Have fun,
UB
 
Uncle Ben

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Kevin53191 said:
Uncle Ben another question for u. How can I ensure that my plants will have a large root system? Any extra measures i can take to help them along? Aside from getting a new light, workin on that.!
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born2killspam has left you some solid advice, but, that's a loaded question that's based on your overall culture. If you have success growing indoor plants then it should not be a problem. You're smart to focus on developing a large root system, it is the foundation from which all the other stuff comes from. It's all in the balance and that includes the amount of light you give your plants.

Good luck,
UB
 
klmmicro

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Uncle Ben said:
Howdy do! Glad to be of help.

Looks good to me. Looking at this plant, you've got output from the axis where the original leaf petioles are attached to the "trunk", one set of original opposing leafsets at 11:30 and 5:30, the other running 8:30 and 2:30. :hump:



Have fun,
UB
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Almost broke my heart the first time I topped like that...but the end result was GREAT and more than made up for the initial sense of loss.
 
Kevin53191

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Ok i have a question and realy need a helpful solution. 6 of my 8 plants have died in the past three days after transplanting them from my compost mix into regular potting soil. They didnt completely die but i am not going to waste my time on stressd out sprouts barely a week and a half old. Wut there doing is curling like there underwatered but i am almost a hundred precent thats not the problem not entirely but pretty sure. There not overwatered either i am still watering with a spray bottle for moderation.

Thanks in advance for ne help.
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Exactly what I was looking for. Question... What do you mean by the 2nd true node? I have 6 inch tall plants from seed, going to be mothers, have 4-5 leafsets. So there are the two dieing leaves from when the seed first poppped. Then there is the set above those, then another set above those. Would I cut it just about that set. seedlings little leaves, two leaf sets, two leaf sets, snip?
 
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dontbethatguy111 said:
Exactly what I was looking for. Question... What do you mean by the 2nd true node? I have 6 inch tall plants from seed, going to be mothers, have 4-5 leafsets. So there are the two dieing leaves from when the seed first poppped. Then there is the set above those, then another set above those. Would I cut it just about that set. seedlings little leaves, two leaf sets, two leaf sets, snip?
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Sounds like you're asking if you sould cut above the second true node.. Yes.. ABOVE that would give you 4 dominant tops..
 
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