cloning

abudsmoker said:

but how are the cola yeilds with that many tops?

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the colas and buds on my bb's are smaller than most other strains; i find that i have to top and make bushes to get a good yeild. here's an excerpt from greg green's cannabis grow bible.

TOPPING
Some marijuana growers will take a pair of clippers to the top of their plant just above the last branch formation during the third or fourth week of vegetative growth. The top is removed by shearing it away at the stem. What happens next is that the main stem splits off in two or more directions, creating a V-shape at the top of your plant. The end result after flowering is two or more top colas instead of one. Now, two top colas instead of one does sound appealing and some growers have even managed to force a plant to grow more than six top colas using this method. Unfortunately this topping method of pruning doesn't always lead to better results.

Depending on the strain and the growing environment, the 'topped' plant may produce two small top colas instead of two big ones. Also, each strain has a threshold for bud production that cannot be improved upon because it is a genetically predetermined factor. On the other hand, some plants when fully grown without topping do not reach their threshold. The strain Blueberry is a good example of this. If you grow Blueberry without topping you won't achieve maximum bud production from that plant, but if you top the Blueberry, you will. Other strains aren't so flexible and the two top colas will simply share the same volume of bud that a single cola would have produced on the same strain.

It's advised that you keep in mind that pruning for yield using the topping method is strain-dependent and experiment carefully with this pruning method. Do this with 2 out of 10 plants in every grow. You'll find in time that during this vegetative prune you will be able to shape your plant. Plants are generally pruned three to four weeks into their vegetative cycle, but can be pruned sooner or later or more than once.

Pruning during flowering is not advised as the plant will be forced to divert its energy from bud production into branch and leaf production. This results in a slower rate of bud growth. For optimal growth finish your pruning well before flowering.

awe how cute, i have the same bible! lol

abudsmoker said:

but how are the cola yeilds with that many tops?

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Usually more with the light being able to access all the bud. But the branches get thinner the more you top so things are pretty even. It just depends on whether you grow wide or high. It's necessary for mothers but in general i just like to grow high.

sk3tch3 said:

cant argue with that... looks awesome kp. and patch, if you pull the light away for a couple a days it will cause it to stretch a lil and give you more room to cut. then move the light back and give her some high nitro ferts diluted to hell and sperthrive also diluted what is it kp a drop a gallon? that should set up nice.

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im outdoors so i cant really "pull the light away".

uh... put it in the window ledge inside the house and watch her stretch. then take the clone and put her back outside

Will this be ok to use on clones???

it contains some sort of time realease that lasts about 9 months but I wondering if it may kill my newly rooted clones?

please read the description and let me know as its my first time doing this. I use hydro but want my mother to use soil.


Contains AquaGuard water control formula to release water as the soil dries
Time-released nutrients feed your plants for up to 9 months
Excellent for containers or hanging baskets

pandabear said:

Will this be ok to use on clones???

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Don't use that for clones it's too hot for them.

Get some Clonex and some Root Riot cubes - perfect results every time. You can also use John Innes No1 soil for rooting out clones in.

Clones really don't need much fertiliser if any early in life - their primary job is to put down roots and survive.

babygro said:

Don't use that for clones it's too hot for them.

Get some Clonex and some Root Riot cubes - perfect results every time. You can also use John Innes No1 soil for rooting out clones in.

Clones really don't need much fertiliser if any early in life - their primary job is to put down roots and survive.

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Thanks for the input babygro,

I have already rooted them and the roots are starting to come out of the rockwool cubes now

will they be able to survive in that soil at this stage?

I should have just bought regular soil

pandabear said:

Thanks for the input babygro,

I have already rooted them and the roots are starting to come out of the rockwool cubes now

will they be able to survive in that soil at this stage?

I should have just bought regular soil

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They should be okay if they're already rooted, but I don't like anything with time release fertiliser in it, you can't control it.

You'd be far better off using something like John Innes No2 mixed 20% with Perlite or Westland Multipurpose with added John Innes is a pretty decent soil again mix it with about 20% perlite.

Also, give them a fw more days to take firmer root. The bottom of the cube should have plenty opf visible root.