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

[SIRE]

whats going on uncle ben. i did exactly the topping method u prescribed it worked! duh.... huh? everythings lookin good. got a question do u have techniques on drying and curing?

 

[Uncle Ben]

hey UB, if you had to have a bunch of mother plants for clones would you top or not?

You use whatever means will get you the most material for cuttings.

whats going on uncle ben. i did exactly the topping method u prescribed it worked! duh.... huh? everythings lookin good. got a question do u have techniques on drying and curing?

Just hang dem sons-a-bitches up to dry......

Sorry, I aint into the romance and silly drills normally associated with curing.

Bueno bye

 

[DaveCoulier]

Sire, here is a link that will help you with curing. Its definitely helped me with curing, and my 3 week old WW smells amazing.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237

 

[Uncle Ben]

3 babes up out of 4 sowed. They get full sun today if it isn't too windy. We have a cold front moving in.

 

[ericksonvu]

YEah, Woomiester is right. But if you have a really big plant, you might want to harvest your cola nugs first and then wait a week while the others catch up w/ the added sunlight. Harvest based on trichromes, not hairs.

 

[zigzag6]

At? Is that below or above? The exact point is important reason why I spent a bit of time explaining the hormonal response thingie. If you topped above the 4th node, you'll get a bushy plant with the last output to occur at the lowest node, if at all. You will not get 2 or 4 main colas.

UB

If u cut THE 5th node i will get a bushy plant ?

 

[lightbox]

Any update on if this works with auto-flowering strains? i just started my second grow and wanted to give it a try. Thanks!

 

[zigzag6]

Im looking to get a lot of horizontal grow , what should i do ?

somthing like a bush

 

[Thrasher645]

Im looking to get a lot of horizontal grow , what should i do ?

somthing like a bush

you can bend the main stem and tie it off so it grows sideways. I did that and got alot more yield than I would have if I left it growing vertically.

 

[mtblackdog]

Not to seem like a Dumass but I am a topping newbie, are talking cutting the second or fourth true node from the top right?

 

[DaveCoulier]

Not to seem like a Dumass but I am a topping newbie, are talking cutting the second or fourth true node from the top right?

How on earth did you get 4 nodes? Thats a first around here. Read the first few pages, then read the last couple of pages, and all of your questions should be answered. Ill give you one hint though. You count from the bottom up. It sounds like you have it in reverse.

 

[BrokeFYC]

What happens to the part of the plant that you actually cut? does it continue to grow as a 3rd-5th main cola, or does it recede back and meet the "2 main colas"?

 

[scottyboy369]

uncle Ben your my favorite UNCLE

 

[Boyz N Da Hood]

uncle Ben your my favorite UNCLE

lol i second dat

 

[zigzag6]

I topped my plant , put didnt leave a part of the stem is this bad ?

 

[Waiakeauka]

Can your plant get rot from fimming outdoors where humidity averages about 85% and rains daily?

 

[Danielsgb]

Riddleme has a post (#36) explaining damping off that might help. It's on Calling All Noob Growers
Daniels

 

[SIRE]

thanx my friend im checking it out now

 

[SIRE]

i understand that well lemme ask this have anyone heard of a seed with two tap roots then developing into two (i guess twins) plants? and the second question is cocerning lights: is it better to use red and blue lights in vegg. or just blue? also are hps lights or mh lights better for flowering?

 

[Danielsgb]

Not to be a smartass, but a bit further back he has a great post explaining plant light use. Start at the beginning of his and you'll know what they need. Gook Luck.