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

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i have 3 plants lst'd right now from birth. i like topping better, but how do you lst a 3 foot tall plant? make an upside down J
? and just keep wrapping her around?
 
convict156326 said:
i have 3 plants lst'd right now from birth. i like topping better, but how do you lst a 3 foot tall plant? make an upside down J
? and just keep wrapping her around?
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Yes but it doesn't even have to bend over that far...gently pull her enough to make almost a 90 degree angle...this should even her out with the rest of them.
 
UB I have enjoyed reading all the posts and will be following your instructions. I am getting ready to do my first grow since 1974 and was looking for suggestions.

I have a 4'W X 2'D X 8'H grow space. The walls have an experimental white paint. I will be using a 400W digital, vented hood, MH for veg then switch to HPS for flower. The space will be vented well.

Back in 74' I was given 5 plants that had been started from bag seed and I read a book that mentioned pinching so I tried it and just kept pinching every 10 days or so. 1 of the plants ended up so large around that it took 2 people to put our arms around it. At the time all I did was dig dirt and fill black 5 gal. buckets when I transplanted them and foliar fed with MG. I grew them outdoors on a flat black roof and would only water them when the leaves wilted from lack of moisture. Unfortunately 3 of them, the best ones, were stolen about 2 weeks before harvest so I never got to try those. The ones I harvested were some of the best I ever tried and the only thing I remember from the high was that you were as high 3 hours after smoking as you were when you started, but I digress.

My main question is how many plants in 5 Gal. buckets would you recommend for my space knowing I will be pinching, and if I were to buy seed what would be a good strain to try. Any other recommendations / suggestions will be greatly appreciated from UB or anyone else.
If this question is in the wrong place let me know and I will move it.

Thanks,
by the dashboard light
 
by the dashboard light said:
UB I have enjoyed reading all the posts and will be following your instructions. I am getting ready to do my first grow since 1974 and was looking for suggestions.

I have a 4'W X 2'D X 8'H grow space. The walls have an experimental white paint. I will be using a 400W digital, vented hood, MH for veg then switch to HPS for flower. The space will be vented well.

Back in 74' I was given 5 plants that had been started from bag seed and I read a book that mentioned pinching so I tried it and just kept pinching every 10 days or so. 1 of the plants ended up so large around that it took 2 people to put our arms around it.
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Nice!

My main question is how many plants in 5 Gal. buckets would you recommend for my space knowing I will be pinching, and if I were to buy seed what would be a good strain to try. Any other recommendations / suggestions will be greatly appreciated from UB or anyone else.
If this question is in the wrong place let me know and I will move it.

Thanks,
by the dashboard light
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Yeah, I wish folks would stick to the topic at hand, but I'm also not totally anal about it. Having said that, I used to CRAM plants into a small space. With good quality side reflecting panels, and mobile ones at that, you can probably fit 4 bush type plants in that space. This thread will give you a feel of my typical indoor garden, garden's footprint, etc. : https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/9114-spin-out-chemical-root-pruning.html

Good luck
 
+rep uncle ben, i followed some other fellows thread and made a topping cut at the third node but the nodes underneath started growing like crazy and the new branches where i cut just seemed to stall. so i made the cut at the second node and the rate of growth is mad. i would not have done this before reading your thread as most say cut at the third or fourth node, thanks to your sound advice i now have a good understanding of how to top the plants correctly in future.
cheers
lu
 
So i have a new plant and was concerning pinching and LST but can i top and LST w/o causing too much energy consumption to the plant ? if someone already posted can i get some direction to that post/thread thanks in advance guys
 
Michael Sparks said:
So i have a new plant and was concerning pinching and LST but can i top and LST w/o causing too much energy consumption to the plant ? if someone already posted can i get some direction to that post/thread thanks in advance guys
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This is my girl, topped and LST'd....works great!! Keeps them low and bushy!

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guys i topped my plant and in the last day the growth has really accelerated, the one thing though is one of the branches from node one has grown very quick and two of the leaves are kind of glued together, there is one one spine and two leaves growing from it, should i just snip this off or just leave it alone,, any advice greatly appreciated
cheers
lu
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not because it ugly anyway lol! its just because of where it is, how can i put this. its the main branch on the new growth, middle of the y. so the leaves cant go either side like they should so i dont know if it will stop this part of the plant from growing, its the main point of one of the new kolas. sorry for explaining it that way but i hope you get what i was saying.
lu
 
Danielsgb said:
I really think you should start at the beginning and read 20 to 30 pages Googleing terms you don't know. I'm not trying to be a dick, really. This question is asked even a ways back. I think, I answered it before too . Why did I say wait for 5 or 6 nodes?
Daniels
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why did you say wait for 5-6 nodes ?
 
I FIMMd my Royal Queen Super Kush. I went from 1 main top, to 8 MAIN TOps. This is AWESOME!!!!!!

I have no idea what happened, but I now have 8 fresh new tops coming in nicely.. Thanks UB
 
Michael Sparks said:
why did you say wait for 5-6 nodes ?
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This was my post directly before the one you posted.
The plant needs to be healthy and have a solid root system so the reaction is faster.:leaf:
Daniels:leaf:
Danielsgb said:
I top my clones every time now. Clone like normal. They need to get a root system going. If you wait for the clone to get 5 or 6 nodes, then top you should be OK. The perfect 4 main colas doesn't always work, but clones have alternating nodes a lot. For me anyway, they do.
Daniels
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Michael Sparks said:
so I have great roots and and just started doing LST should i wait for the tip to peak up before topping ?
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I topped first then started my LST. Wait until she has 5-6 nodes and then top right above her second node. This should get you 2-4 main colas. When that growth starts making a move then you can start LSTing.
 
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