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

[phillygrower]

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

I was thinking that another topping thread could not possibly help....but this one is the best. I topped most of my plants this cycle and I realize exactly what UB means here. When you top early, the two branches below the "toppping" accelerate and become tops as well. When you do it late you barely get 2 big colas just two smaller ones.

GREAT POST Uncle Ben

 

[ink the world]

I was thinking that another topping thread could not possibly help....but this one is the best. I topped most of my plants this cycle and I realize exactly what UB means here. When you top early, the two branches below the "toppping" accelerate and become tops as well. When you do it late you barely get 2 big colas just two smaller ones.

GREAT POST Uncle Ben

Exactly. I tried this and worked like a charm. I topped this as a young clone and used it for a mother plant. 4 Very distinct and beautiful tops. Its DNA Genetics Kushberry x Skunk

Thanks you Ben

 

[kaer44]

No he means FIM'ing is foolish because there is no control over what happens, it is designed by name to fail, Fu*K I Missed is what fim stands for and most of the time missing is what happens and with topping you get exactly what you go for where as with fim you get what ever happens

Hope that helps

so on autuflowering also give more good result of the cola ?

thanks, riddleme, thats helped...

 

[Uncle Ben]

Exactly. I tried this and worked like a charm. I topped this as a young clone and used it for a mother plant. 4 Very distinct and beautiful tops. Its DNA Genetics Kushberry x Skunk

Thanks you Ben

You're welcome. BTW, plant looks a little bronze to me. Giving it enough N or is it the flash?

 

[whatsgood]

how long did you keep the indoor plant with the four main colas in veg for?

thanks,
whatsgood

 

[DaveCoulier]

UB...can this be done to clones (i dont have time to read all posts)?? any modifications or jus top second node above roots?

Wow..If you had read even the last page of this thread, you would have seen a post 4 above yours showing what a topped clone can look like.

If you're not going to use the search function, at least read the last page next time.

Sorry if you take this harshly, but your question has been asked many times. The search function is your friend, and people will like you for using it.

 

[riddleme]

UB...can this be done to clones (i dont have time to read all posts)?? any modifications or jus top second node above roots?

Then very truthfully you must not have time to grow as your plants will require more attention to detail than this forum does???

 

[Uncle Ben]

I just won't answer the questions that have been addressed a dozen times, BUT, I must say that part of the problem is RIU's unwillingness to allow the thread starter to edit his own thread.

There are basically 4 redundant questions in this thread which could be addressed on page one in a question/answer format. I would be glad to do it, but only there so we could use it as reference point ("hey dummie, read page one". If done on page Z, it would quickly get lost as the thread evolves. Perhaps someone could convince RIU to back off on his thread lockdown drill. Beats the hell out of me why he does it.

UB

 

[NavySupra]

I just won't answer the questions that have been addressed a dozen times, BUT, I must say that part of the problem is RIU's unwillingness to allow the thread starter to edit his own thread.

There are basically 4 redundant questions in this thread which could be addressed on page one in a question/answer format. I would be glad to do it, but only there so we could use it as reference point ("hey dummie, read page one". If done on page Z, it would quickly get lost as the thread evolves. Perhaps someone could convince RIU to back off on his thread lockdown drill. Beats the hell out of me why he does it.

UB

I agree with that!

 

[seasmoke]

I transplanted and topped nine JTRs and the leaves dried up on seven of them....four have grown new sets of leaves quite well but the others look like they are dieing. I used brand new promix with a drop of superthrive per gall. Thats it, no nutes or anything...I transplanted some white rhino clones the same day, in the same soil and they are growing like hell. The PH is on, and the temps are a constant 78*F with 70-80% humidity. Why do you think the JTRs dryed out??

 

[DaveCoulier]

with all the effort to sqwuak on your boxes, might it be easier to JUS answerthe question?? if so many ppl kno...... then short, helpful chimes would be a lot more efficient (maybe post #s???), thus reducing the size of an already long thread with many redundant ANSWERS....regarding the post above...the pic of the topped plant isnt finished...i can't see four pronounced colas...n e ways i wuz curoius to hopefullt hear from sumone that has finished plant pics......or direct UB post links...maybe dats wut deez doe does @ RIU should do...have post links that are noted by the thread starter....if thats wut yaw mean? post links would keep it short...

There are almost 1800 posts in this thread. Do you really think anyone can recall off hand which posts are regarding topping clones?

If you can't see the four well defined colas on that plant, then you need glasses. Top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right. Just because the plant isnt flowering, doesn't mean they are not there.

I have no clue what you were talking about in the last half of your post. I understand grammar, but not street language.

 

[DaveCoulier]

You wont end up with 4 mediocre colas. My topped plants and untopped ones were pretty even in regards to cola size.

 

[DaveCoulier]

thanx DC....


btw maybe for better reference for mHe, if anyone reading this thread has topped clone pictures that would be helpful....even better if you have final pics b4 harvest too....i saw UB pics and they are great.....surely with all these posters someone must have sum pics that are similar start and finish???......i hope

Well, I dont have any pictures of clones, but Ill throw up some of my lady from seed.

Nirvana WW. She's at 84 days flowering and refuses to leave the tent. She hasn't put on weight in 3 weeks, but the trichomes are still probably 30% Clear/70% Cloudy. I can't find a single amber to save my life.


Here is a before, and a shot at day 84 of flowering I just took. Those autumn colors are purrrty. Buds are turning a light shade of purple from temps dropping down to 60 at lights off.

 

[super2200]

If you utilize google search instead of RIU search you WILL be given the exact page in the thread as RIU just displays all threads that contain your keywords. Same search in google will show sub searches that are in the same thread and exact pages you need.

and asking about if you can top a mother plant or not to get more clones, exactly how would you take clones WITHOUT topping? you are just cutting early to create more tops then each cut creates a new split anyway I don't see how you can avoid this. Unless your lollipopping your topping, I am either too stoned or that question does not even make sense

 

[seasmoke]

Nirvana WW. She's at 84 days flowering and refuses to leave the tent. She hasn't put on weight in 3 weeks, but the trichomes are still probably 30% Clear/70% Cloudy. I can't find a single amber to save my life.

WOW Dave!!, 84 days?? I waited 70 days for my WW from Nirvana to amber and they never did....I grew impateint and cut them...maybe I didn't wait long enough. Everthing else gets 63 days...thats 9 weeks....You have them at 11 weeks...

 

[DaveCoulier]

WOW Dave!!, 84 days?? I waited 70 days for my WW from Nirvana to amber and they never did....I grew impateint and cut them...maybe I didn't wait long enough. Everthing else gets 63 days...thats 9 weeks....You have them at 11 weeks...

My other 3 ladies came down 7 days or so ago. They went from no amber to around 10% overnight it seemed, so I went ahead and cut. This one just doesn't want to cooperate. I think SL2, or something like that chopped one at almost 14 weeks.

 

[seasmoke]

My other 3 ladies came down 7 days or so ago. They went from no amber to around 10% overnight it seemed, so I went ahead and cut. This one just doesn't want to cooperate. I think SL2, or something like that chopped one at almost 14 weeks.

Was his Nirvanas too?
How close are your phenoms?
I'm wondering if we got the same seeds.

 

[seasmoke]

By the way, i'm using that paint and like it quite well.

 

[newbiebob]

i ma getting ready to try this in the next few days
can someone help me figure out which node is the second true node.
i think it is the 3rd node since the first one does not count. is this correct?
please help i am new

 

[Canback]

Great info. Scribed