Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas
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DaveCoulier
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Uncle Ben
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All I get is a black page when I try to open them, but based on the thumbnails, they look great!Here's the three I topped. It worked perfectly. Thanks again.
Daniels
Hopefully you can see the pics.
I hope you can see it now.
Not really. Not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for but that's OK.
Good luck!
DaveCoulier
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Your killing me UB 
. Heres a link to imageshack. You should definitely be able to see the picture now.
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3719/latbranching.jpg
. Heres a link to imageshack. You should definitely be able to see the picture now.http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3719/latbranching.jpg
Stonezilla
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Thank you for the welcome
Understood.. I guess what I'm asking is if the 2/4/8 bud site math starts over on new stems.
i was trying to illustrate 2 stems coming out of both of the new stems if I pinched off again after the 1st node on 2nd level.
Basically a slow way to get 4total colas with 2 colas split off 1 branch which in turn is split off the main.
rawrya
DaveCoulier
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...You are trying to see if there are dormant buds at the cotyledons as I recall. I thought it would be interesting to show you a picture of a plant that is doing just that.
Uncle Ben
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Really!? Can't see if from the photo, would be nice to have a close up, natural light and be able to enlarge it. Please take another shot of it. Having said that, I'm not going to bother with my experiment, I'll just top the 2 plants remaining. I've never seen any output from the cotyledons when I top above the 2nd "true" node.
later....
kronbckootoutdoor
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so if u top the 2 nodes growing where you already topped could u get 16????
DaveCoulier
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You would get a bushier plant, but its unlikely you would get 16 even tops.
Brick Top
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Originally Posted by DaveCoulier...You are trying to see if there are dormant buds at the cotyledons as I recall. I thought it would be interesting to show you a picture of a plant that is doing just that.
After looking at the pictures I would have to darn near word for word say everything that UB said.
DaveCoulier
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Geez, quit busting my balls guys . Im gonna try to borrow my friends digi this weekend and take pics.
. Im gonna try to borrow my friends digi this weekend and take pics.
Jack in the Bud
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Guys,
Sheesh, seems like every time I start to think I've got this growing thing figured out some thing new pops up that confounds the hell out of me. I'm hoping some of you (especially you UB) might be able to give me some insight into what might be causing the new growth on some of my plants to be twisted and deformed. With in the last two weeks this has begun to show up on about 20% of my current crop.
They're being grown in a mix I made up (following some guidlines UB gave me, 6 months or so back) that contains a 3.8 cubic foot bale of Sunshine Mix #2, 2.5 cf bag of MG potting soil, 1 cf bag of steer manure, several cups of blood and bone meal, some dolomitic lime, and around 3 gallons each of perlite and vermiculite. No alfalfa pellets this time.
The plants are 58 days old (from seed in dirt). Around 23 days ago they were pinched to form two main colas. They have had no additional nutrients, minerals, hormones, etc. given to them and have only been watered with rain water or snow melt that I've collected. Could it be that by using this purer water I've deprived them of something essential that they're needing?
Additionally I also have some hot pepper plants that I've started for the out door garden and some of them are growing in a very deformed manner. They're in the same soil and have recieved the same water as the MJ.
Up until the last week or so everything seemed to be progressing fine with nice healthy growth. I've been re-reading all the stuff on nutrients and plant stress but am just stumped at this point. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
Jack
Sheesh, seems like every time I start to think I've got this growing thing figured out some thing new pops up that confounds the hell out of me. I'm hoping some of you (especially you UB) might be able to give me some insight into what might be causing the new growth on some of my plants to be twisted and deformed. With in the last two weeks this has begun to show up on about 20% of my current crop.
They're being grown in a mix I made up (following some guidlines UB gave me, 6 months or so back) that contains a 3.8 cubic foot bale of Sunshine Mix #2, 2.5 cf bag of MG potting soil, 1 cf bag of steer manure, several cups of blood and bone meal, some dolomitic lime, and around 3 gallons each of perlite and vermiculite. No alfalfa pellets this time.
The plants are 58 days old (from seed in dirt). Around 23 days ago they were pinched to form two main colas. They have had no additional nutrients, minerals, hormones, etc. given to them and have only been watered with rain water or snow melt that I've collected. Could it be that by using this purer water I've deprived them of something essential that they're needing?
Additionally I also have some hot pepper plants that I've started for the out door garden and some of them are growing in a very deformed manner. They're in the same soil and have recieved the same water as the MJ.
Up until the last week or so everything seemed to be progressing fine with nice healthy growth. I've been re-reading all the stuff on nutrients and plant stress but am just stumped at this point. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
Jack
chainseeker
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Oh topping master thanks 4 the lessons man. Quick question I started flowering too early my impatient's got the best of me. Had some other reasons to hurry things along as well. Anyway been flowering 4 a few days now maybe 5 days and saw my 1st pistols today so is it too late to use ur method? Sorry if u addressed this already and I missed it. She broke ground 4/15/10.
DaveCoulier
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Unless you are growing a long flowering sativa that takes a month plus before you even see signs of sex, I wouldn't top. Generally, you'd like the plant to have a week or more after topping before flowering all depending on how quickly your plants growing, how healthy it is, etc, etc.
chainseeker
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Hey Dave thanks 4 the input! I can't wait to pop some more beans and top em for four main cola's. What an addicting hobby this is so much to learn.
DaveCoulier
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I agree it is a very addicting hobby. Always trying to learn new ways of improving our grows, and searching for tips. Im on my third grow now, and i just keep going bigger and bigger. From two 8 plant grows to over 50 plant grow now..lol.
On a side note, Im starting to think lateral output at the cotyledons isn't as rare as I thought. I up-canned some more plants tonight, and 2 more of the skunk haze exhibit this, a C99 X Deep Chunk, a Jack the Ripper all have done this. Pics are still coming eventually.
chainseeker
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No shit over 50. Damn I'm in trouble I see things getting bigger in the future. I gotta long way to go though. Hurry with those pics would ya. LOL!
Danielsgb
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True dat.
I'm called "obsessed" by a couple friends and family now that I can't work but can grow my "ladies" God they are fun. Responsive yet forgiving. Dave, you should check my journal and see how they've progressed.
since you recommended waiting to top them.Daniels
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