TOPPING and FIM

Galeer

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #21

i already did lol like 2 weeks ago i only got 2 tops and lower barances catching up i wanted to know prefect time to top i didnt know u can grow all the way with 1 1/2 gallon pot i thought it would get root bound????

 

desertrat

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #22

updated pic of 2 plants topped once and main branch pruned.

 

Zhu

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #23

you can compare topped plants with not topped plants. It can increase yields yes but you have to have the extra light for the extra top. The goal is to make one plant make 2 fat colas instead of 1 fat cola but if you don't have the light power you will have 2 small colas equal to the 1 fat cola you would have had if you didnt top.

 

TodayIsAGreenday

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #24

I don't know how much ill yield but theres a nice top pic

 

Galeer

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #25

so can u grow whole 3 months in a 1 1/2 gallon pot without getting root bound or shocked?

 

desertrat

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #26

Galeer said:

so can u grow whole 3 months in a 1 1/2 gallon pot without getting root bound or shocked?

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wtf???????

 

Galeer

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #27

nice plant todayisagreenday hopfully ill get nice bud sites in 2 weeks just started 12/12 today WISH me luck lol

 

Galeer

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #28

someone said they growing in a 1 1/2 gallon pot looked like they gonna go all the way in it is it possible or bigger pot better????

 

TodayIsAGreenday

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #29

bigger pot = more pot lol

nice word pun

 

Dirtyboy

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #30

desertrat said:

updated pic of 2 plants topped once and main branch pruned.

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Those are super nice looking buds.

What i have learned is that by topping the plant it makes the side branches grow. I bend mine over and they grow, but i still have branches growing out.

 

Zhu

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #31

Galeer said:

so can u grow whole 3 months in a 1 1/2 gallon pot without getting root bound or shocked?

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a guy by the name of sasquatch grew 13ft tall plants outside in cali in 3 gal sandbags (old ass high times) so im pretty sure the answer to your question would be yes.

 

desertrat

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #32

Galeer said:

someone said they growing in a 1 1/2 gallon pot looked like they gonna go all the way in it is it possible or bigger pot better????

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sigh, 1 gal per 1 ft of plant. transplant to at least a 3 gal pot

 

Zhu

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #33

desertrat said:

sigh, 1 gal per 1 ft of plant. transplant to at least a 3 gal pot

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that can depend though ive had some smaller plants that I needed to transfer early because they had massive root structures.

 

desertrat

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #34

Dirtyboy said:

Those are super nice looking buds.

What i have learned is that by topping the plant it makes the side branches grow. I bend mine over and they grow, but i still have branches growing out.

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thanks. the topping plus pruning helped 4 side nodes catch up to the main two so i have 10 colas per plant all at the top of the canopy. really efficient use of a single light placed above the plants. a stadium or vertical grow would probably be better though??

 

desertrat

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #35

Zhu said:

that can depend though ive had some smaller plants that I needed to transfer early because they had massive root structures.

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sorry, should have said 1 gal per 1 ft of fully grown plant you want.

 

Galeer

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• Sep 11, 2008

• #36

lol yes that answers my question and my next grow might be in 3 gallons .

i use 5 gallon black bags they take up some room and after grow was finished there wasnt much roots so waste of soil and space my plants were 4ft .