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

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Jolly Green Treat

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Uncle Ben,

That is a very informative article. Thank you for sharing, sir. Just a question... Is it possible to use this technique (pinching for 2 or 4 colas) in a soil SOG with little or no veg time?
 
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NavySupra

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Jolly Green Treat said:
Uncle Ben,

That is a very informative article. Thank you for sharing, sir. Just a question... Is it possible to use this technique (pinching for 2 or 4 colas) in a soil SOG with little or no veg time?
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Yes, I'm doing it right now. Though I'm using promix and not "real" soil. Strain is Supreme Skunk and it has no issues staying nice and short if you give it the right environment.

I'm having decent success, other than I need to find a better way to keep the plants close to the light while they are in their first few weeks to reduce stretch. Other than that they are gorgeous plants that make me very hungry.
 
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Guest999 said:
Whats the use of alfalfa pellets in the soil mix?
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Provides triacontanol, a hormone.

NavySupra said:
I'm having decent success, other than I need to find a better way to keep the plants close to the light while they are in their first few weeks to reduce stretch. Other than that they are gorgeous plants that make me very hungry.
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Hi NS, sup? Like I wrote you, mobile reflective side panels can really increase light received. I forgot, are you using HID's?
 
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Uncle Ben said:
Hi NS, sup? Like I wrote you, mobile reflective side panels can really increase light received. I forgot, are you using HID's?
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Hey UB!

You don't remember that I'm into all that high tech stuff? I'm using 400w Phillips MasterColor HPS-Retro Whites (cdm400s51/hor/alto/4k).

It is mounted in a 1.25m tall enclosure with white plastic walls... in fact there is an interior picture of the setup somewhere in this thread...

I will post some newer pictures later on.

I found a plant that was hermi'ing on me pretty bad, so out came the scissors and it got cut up for smoke... only 33 days in i think. My other plant looks good and is going to be huge if it stays in there much longer... I really should get some updated pictures up.
 
BudgetGrower87

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UB this is a impressive plant! I'm going to try this. How long was this plant in flowering at the time of this shot? Great thread, thanks for posting this :peace:
 
Uncle Ben

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NavySupra said:
Hey UB!

You don't remember that I'm into all that high tech stuff? I'm using 400w Phillips MasterColor HPS-Retro Whites (cdm400s51/hor/alto/4k).

It is mounted in a 1.25m tall enclosure with white plastic walls... in fact there is an interior picture of the setup somewhere in this thread...

I will post some newer pictures later on.
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Too many to keep up with for this old man. Sorry!

UB this is a impressive plant! I'm going to try this. How long was this plant in flowering at the time of this shot? Great thread, thanks for posting this :peace:
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That was a strange plant. It came from the Brothers Grimm In/Out collection and took forever, something like 12 weeks of blooming. I vegged for about 4 weeks from the time it popped the soil's surface. If any of your old timers remember RC (Heavens Stairway seedbank, that got busted by the RMCP) and the Bros Grimm, can you believe I still have quite a few of the Bros In/Out Mix seeds! RC sold me about 20 for a buck a bean. Eat your heart out. :p
 
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Uncle Ben said:
Too many to keep up with for this old man. Sorry!
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Well the wife and I will forgive you this time! I still need to get off my ass and get a journal going but now I kind of want to wait until i build the next cabinet to replace the current unit.

I`m really liking the 4 cola though, because while I can only go 2 plants deep instead of 4, I get 8 cola`s instead of 4.

The hermi plant i cut up, 33 days into flowering is a decent amount of reefer and I figure there is at least half an ounce of smokable material.
 
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Not sure if this is already covered but I do not currently have the time to search through,
Uncle ben can topping be done at any time? I have a couple of california dream clones now 6 weeks vegging though very short and bushy and 2 unknown indicas of the same statue ( the indicas only 4 weeks and 5 inches shorter) If I top now what will be the outcome ? just stun my plant or produce double colas?
Would be extremely gratefull for help + rep
 
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Thestinker said:
Not sure if this is already covered but I do not currently have the time to search through,
Uncle ben can topping be done at any time? I have a couple of california dream clones now 6 weeks vegging though very short and bushy and 2 unknown indicas of the same statue ( the indicas only 4 weeks and 5 inches shorter) If I top now what will be the outcome ? just stun my plant or produce double colas?
Would be extremely gratefull for help + rep
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I regret to inform you that the kind sir, Uncle Ben is currently unavailable to answer your questions. Please review this thread in order to find the answers you are looking for.
 
Uncle Ben

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Thanks for covering my ass hehe.

NavySupra said:
Well the wife and I will forgive you this time! I still need to get off my ass and get a journal going but now I kind of want to wait until i build the next cabinet to replace the current unit.
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Cabinets, yech! I hate cabinets. :D

I`m really liking the 4 cola though, because while I can only go 2 plants deep instead of 4, I get 8 cola`s instead of 4.

The hermi plant i cut up, 33 days into flowering is a decent amount of reefer and I figure there is at least half an ounce of smokable material.
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Yeah, it has its advantages. Glad you got some smoke!

Later.....
 
sixstring2112

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Quick ? uncle ben, i have a very tight plant i topped. master kush, i waited for the 6th node plus about 1-1/2 " on top. the spacing between nodes is VERY tight,maybe 3/4" . i cut between the 2nd and 3rd but the little nub that is left is only about 1/8th to1/3rd " the plant looks good and heathy but no new growth at the cut. the cut has healed up nice and i wonder what your thoughts are on getting 4 colas or just a big fat bush with colas everywhere. i will try to get some pics up soon. it has been about 36 hours from cutting. thanks.
 
Shackleford.R

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Thestinker said:
So my question has gone amiss?
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see this..

NavySupra said:
I regret to inform you that the kind sir, Uncle Ben is currently unavailable to answer your questions. Please review this thread in order to find the answers you are looking for.
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Thestinker said:
Not sure if this is already covered but I do not currently have the time to search through
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we currently do not have the time to answer this question...

you don't have to search through. look at the top of the thread and use the "Search this thread" function to find your answer.

make the FORUM work for you. not OTHER USERS work for you.

-rep :lol:

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Shack
 
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