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

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DodgeDread

DodgeDread

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hey ben, i've got a white widow i've topped above the 2nd as you said (originally had 5 nodes) but the whole stem is hollow and you can see right down the middle of the stem! Is this normal? should i try sealing the hole somehow? Thanks in advance!
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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DodgeDread said:
hey ben, i've got a white widow i've topped above the 2nd as you said (originally had 5 nodes) but the whole stem is hollow and you can see right down the middle of the stem! Is this normal? should i try sealing the hole somehow? Thanks in advance!
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It's normal and will have no bearing on the topping effect.

Bueno suerte Senor Garcia ~
 
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haynel13

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Hey UB, excellent thread. Im going into flowering in two days. Would you top now or wait a week into flowering? if so what type of response would i see? healing time v/s growth rate? Thanks in advance.
 
420weedman

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how long do you usually veg them for after doing this ?

im about to move one into flowering now .... its only about 4 inches tall ... but it does have 4 distinct branches
 
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born2killspam

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Way too small IMO unless you have alot of them, or are forced to do it for space purposes.. They're legitimately sexually mature when they develop preflowers and start growing alternating nodes rather than opposing ones..

BTW, your long location string makes any thread you post in a real annoyance
 
420weedman

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born2killspam said:
Way too small IMO unless you have alot of them, or are forced to do it for space purposes.. They're legitimately sexually mature when they develop preflowers and start growing alternating nodes rather than opposing ones..

BTW, your long location string makes any thread you post in a real annoyance
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i should of mention its a clone .. so its mature ... ill take a pic later

whats your screen resolution ?
i did that to see if any one would fix it ... lol couldnt figure out why max char len is so long :confused:
 
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born2killspam

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I was kind of wondering.. I liked to flower clones at that size (that size post snip come 12/12 a few days to a week later), whether I felt like topping, or FIMing, whatever .. But with a single I'd want to hold off.. What I found at that size is every bud on the plant gets adequate light without alot of tying etc, and made manicuring a breeze, usually finishing at ~12-15".. With a single though, tying isn't that bad a hassle.. And waiting will obviously improve yield if thats an issue..
I was running NL5 and Skunk1 btw..

And my resolution is 1280x1024, but my fonts are all increased in size, and 120% general zoom in the browser.. I can't fault you for purposely being a dick to demonstrate a reason to change something.. Often its the only way..:)
 
420weedman

420weedman

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ill prolly throw her in tonight;)

and i wasnt tring to be a dick ... just make it obvious that there is a lot of space there.

and it prolly only effects people who do what ur doin ne way:-P
 
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born2killspam

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Nah, I've been on forums a long time with different setups.. Same as giant images, forum format is designed to work best with no horizontal scrolling.. I don't know how many chars/line you'd need to support to see that..
Anyways, sorry for being off-topic UB..
 
Uncle Ben

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born2killspam said:
Nah, I've been on forums a long time with different setups.. Same as giant images, forum format is designed to work best with no horizontal scrolling.. I don't know how many chars/line you'd need to support to see that..
Anyways, sorry for being off-topic UB..
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Like they say, "where you sit is what you see". :bigjoint:
 
fulltimesmoker

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Hey UB,

I just thought i'd post some pictures of one of my cheese that i topped using your technique for four main colas. She is now two weeks into flower and looking great.you can already tell that she will yeild much more than any plant i have topped before using other techniques,you seem to have figured out the perfect balance. I just wish that i had topped them all in this way. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us.
 

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haynel13

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haynel13 said:
Hey UB, excellent thread. Im going into flowering in two days. Would you top now or wait a week into flowering? if so what type of response would i see? healing time v/s growth rate? Thanks in advance.
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Sorry. I mean what do you think regarding this?
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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fulltimesmoker said:
Hey UB,

I just thought i'd post some pictures of one of my cheese that i topped using your technique for four main colas. She is now two weeks into flower and looking great.you can already tell that she will yeild much more than any plant i have topped before using other techniques,you seem to have figured out the perfect balance. I just wish that i had topped them all in this way. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us.
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Nice job and that's a great way to define "my technique" - the perfect balance. You've got it nailed. ;)



Easy, eh?

Keep up the good work,
Tio Bendejo
 
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CommieChase

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How do you feel about not only doing your technique of topping, but also supercropping plants (sativas, mainly) to keep them short as well? I only have 5'3" of vertical room (which doesn't include room for lights, filter, & exhaust fan), and I want to grow some sativas in it.
 
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