To TOP or Not To TOP that is the Question!

valhalla88

Active Member
Just wanted to get some opinions as I have done countless research and feel that it's about even ...can someone show me compared side by side yields ?
One topped one not ...same strain breeder everything?
Thanks:weed:
 

smokinguns

Well-Known Member
Don't have any side by sides but I have been topping for over a year and I can get 4-6 very large clolas over the one main letting them grow naturally. Look at Uncles bens topping techniques here on the site. Give is a shot.
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
yah, i agree with smoking guns.. my last grow of two thseeds mk ultras, i didn't top them and i think my yeild suffered for it.. instead of getting two or four main colas depending on where you top it, i got one main cola and a few other decent sized small side colas and alot of smaller popcorn buds.. the nice thing about topping is that it makes the most out of the light that you have by making the canopy more even and therefore the cola's all recieve equal lighting.. i took four clones of the mk and are in flower right now and i topped them following uncle bens topping technique ( excellent thread with great info) and now that they are about a month in, i already think that my yeild will be much better as i have more main colas that are closer to the lighting..
i also have to herijuana seedlings in veg now that i am planning on topping as well..
i suggest the same thread that sg did, uncle ben went above and beyond on this one and it has tons of great info on it and is worth a peruse if your thinking of topping..
 

Drr

Well-Known Member
I will get some side by side pictures soon as I get the card reader drivers back.... and I'll post the final weight on all 3 of the master kush's I have running..

one is a fat cola.. with on side branch.. the other 2 are 3 smaller cola's each.. one being in a smaller pot(experiment).

The fat cola looke like it;s gonna yield more.. but we will see..


here's one from my journal.. they have fattened up quick a bit in the last week.. roughly 6th week I beieve..

They all have Ph issues.. the small pot being the worst.. ph5.0/5.2 run off when flushing with ph 8.5/9 water.. just can't get her up.. but I hasn't been that big of an issue.. still flowering nicely.. I don;t care to buy soluable lime.. not a big enough deal.. my modified stink system should be running right after they are all done.. this was just a search for good mothers..

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/295200-600w-hps-master-kush-blue.html
heres the link
 
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