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

Status
Not open for further replies.
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

Well-Known Member
Honkeycorn said:
They all had 4 main cola`s, But the way three of them turned out was 2 shorter(3ft) and two taller(5ft) cola`s. The fourth plant ended up being all four identical height cola`s(4ft).

How can I ensure they turn out more uniform and all colas are closer to the same height?
Click to expand...
Good day. When it comes to plants, nothing is 100% guaranteed. Remember what I said about apical dominance? Hormone influences start at the top and work their way down. If you need to have identical main colas regarding height, then top for 2 rather than 4.

Nice job.

Tio
 
lbezphil2005

lbezphil2005

Well-Known Member
Honkeycorn said:
Good day UB,

Here are some pic`s from my first attempt of your topping technique, I tried it with four white widow`s


From yesterday:

View attachment 1590952View attachment 1590944View attachment 1590953View attachment 1590949View attachment 1590943View attachment 1590945View attachment 1590946View attachment 1590947View attachment 1590948View attachment 1590950


From a 2 weeks ago:

View attachment 1590973View attachment 1590974View attachment 1590975View attachment 1590976View attachment 1590977View attachment 1590978


I was wondering if you could help me do a better job next time :)

They all had 4 main cola`s, But the way three of them turned out was 2 shorter(3ft) and two taller(5ft) cola`s. The fourth plant ended up being all four identical height cola`s(4ft).

How can I ensure they turn out more uniform and all colas are closer to the same height?
Click to expand...
LST and Supercrop.
 
Honkeycorn

Honkeycorn

Well-Known Member
Uncle Ben said:
Then top for 2 rather than 4.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the quick reply! I believe I will try that with this strain next time as I do have more of these beans.

Im currently vegging some AK-47 and would like to try toppling agian, but am unsre if I should try the 4 main cols technique agian since its a new strain or just go straight for the 2 cola method?

Which strains do you find respond to topping the best/worst?

When selecting the cutting location, the "True" leaf sets start on the 1st 3 or 5 point leaf set correct?

Meaning that first set on the stem are the cotyledons, then the second set are usually just a single pedal leaf thats way larger than the cotyledons(still assuming these do not count) then the third set are either 3 to 5 pedal leaves. These 3 to 5 pedal leaves to me are the "First true node" is this correct?

Or do the basic 1 pedal leaves count as the "First true node"?

Thanks,

Honkeycorn
 
Danielsgb

Danielsgb

Well-Known Member
True Leaf refers to it truly looks like the plant in question. So a true leaf for Cannabis is the serrated leaf we all know. Many if not all I've seen have 1 true then 3 true. Hope that helps.
 
Honkeycorn

Honkeycorn

Well-Known Member
Danielsgb said:
True Leaf refers to it truly looks like the plant in question. So a true leaf for Cannabis is the serrated leaf we all know. Many if not all I've seen have 1 true then 3 true. Hope that helps.
Click to expand...
So in other words, your saying the first leaf set after the cotyledons that are present on all these seedlings are their 1st True leaf set? Since they are serrated?

DSCF1709.jpgDSCF1706.jpgDSCF1699.jpgDSCF1705.jpg
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

Well-Known Member
The first thing folks need to learn is cannabis plant anatomy. Best references are Mel Franks' book or RC Clarke.

UB
 
gantsa

gantsa

Well-Known Member
i topped a little girl in her 2nd week of vegetating so i would keep her short.. The result was to freak her out because she was not mature enough for this and after 2 days she started flowering (and 3-4 weeks later she was finished..giving approximately 6 gr. of bud....:( )

Be careful not to chop a girl before the 4th or 5th node has shown up. Some strains (this was a pinapple chunk) need more time get stable..
I wonder if barney's farm gave me accidentally an autoflower seed..
 
Harrekin

Harrekin

Well-Known Member
Uncle Ben, just a quick question for you. Iv been using your second node topping method religiously since I first tried it, and I made an observation I was wondering if you noticed too?

Do topped plants reach "sexual maturity" quicker than untopped plants?

Just last few grows Iv noticed that asymmetrical branching starts to occur around the 5th node on each of the new growth tip with preflowers shortly afterwards, whereas my observations of untopped plants it seems to be around the 10th-12th node.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Also, after I topped my plants I raised the light up to promote a small amount of stretch (give the new branches a bit of space) before lowering the light again to resume dense noding...is this a waste of time do you reckon?
 
DankBudzzz

DankBudzzz

Well-Known Member
Is their any advantage to topping vs. supercropping a 17 inch healthy plant. I'm planning to veg another few weeks and hav e a total height of 5 feet in my tent. The pot its in is a 5 gallon grow bag which is about 12 inches tall.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top