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

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Uncle Ben

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Harvest the chunky stuff.

Yeah, there's something fishy going on. Either RIU sold out to someone who doesn't know how to code or they may have legal issues and it's all over.
 
bjdarlo1234

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hay man great info thank you thank you ,one question tho m8.how tall are your girls and how wide when ready to harvest ? reason i am asking is i got 2x2x2m tent.i normally i got 20 plants in 11 liter pots flood and drain system pepels,2x 600w hps and i normaly get anything from 1.5 to 3 oz per plant i only top once early.so your saying 10oz .please get back soon about the size what light power your using and soil or hydro. sorry for all the questions unk but i am exited if i can get close to what your doing then maybe i dont need so many plants get me? thanks again unk.
 
highbudtoker

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i topped my plant after 5 nodes 1 quarter inch above the fifth node and its growing just like picture above. i was only tryna get 2 new branches, but 4'll work!
 
Uncle Ben

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bjdarlo1234 said:
hay man great info thank you thank you ,one question tho m8.how tall are your girls and how wide when ready to harvest ? reason i am asking is i got 2x2x2m tent.i normally i got 20 plants in 11 liter pots flood and drain system pepels,2x 600w hps and i normaly get anything from 1.5 to 3 oz per plant i only top once early.so your saying 10oz .please get back soon about the size what light power your using and soil or hydro. sorry for all the questions unk but i am exited if i can get close to what your doing then maybe i dont need so many plants get me? thanks again unk.
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That's right, I don't do hydro. Your yield is dependent on how well you put all the cultural elements together. What I do should be immaterial, it's your garden. Sounds like you're doing fine.

Good luck,
UB
 
Danielsgb

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Uncle Ben said:
I can see them fine. I can't open up thumbnails, not anymore. How did you get them to post full page?

Plants are looking good!

Tio
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Sweet. I'm thrilled you get the full page posts. I have been doing that lately so you can see a bunch of mine :clap:
To post like that I use insert inline on the attachments when I upload the pics. Then on each pic, the pencil icon brings up position, and size, and some foreign language (maybe spanish) If I do EACH pic they aren't thumbnails. From now on I will make sure ALL pics are that way. I didn't know if it's annoying to some. Maybe that'll make this better for ya.
Daniels:leaf:
 
bjdarlo1234

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the only thing i need to know unk is how big is you 10 oz plant hight and width.and how big your pots are the rest i can deal with bro . just thinking of les plants for same yeid man .anything on u tube that would give me a clue? up to you boss
 
Danielsgb

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Hey UB check this out if you're bored. The Hippie Gardener's New Yard Centerpiece
I was putting all the pics full page since the beginning. I guess my :joint: mind was thinking ahead me on this one.:eyesmoke: I think using other plants to learn about horticulture is a key many can use to improve their Cannabis. Upcanning is easy for beginners to practice on. I see so many new growers with questions that can be learned easily. Later
Daniels
 
bongmarley2009

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I'll be working with 1 150w HPS in a 1.9'x1.9'x3.9' homebox xs tent. I want to grow 3 plants in 1.5-2 gallon pots and keep them short. What do you guys think the maximum height I should veg my plants to before throwing them into flower. I won't be using any CFL's for secondary lighting, so I believe it would be best to have them finish at 3 feet or less.
 
DaveCoulier

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bongmarley2009 said:
I'll be working with 1 150w HPS in a 1.9'x1.9'x3.9' homebox xs tent. I want to grow 3 plants in 1.5-2 gallon pots and keep them short. What do you guys think the maximum height I should veg my plants to before throwing them into flower. I won't be using any CFL's for secondary lighting, so I believe it would be best to have them finish at 3 feet or less.
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It depends mostly on your strain. Some will stretch 2x, while others go 3x, maybe more. Do some research on the strains you are interested in growing, and you should be able to figure out how much wiggle room you'll have.
 
bongmarley2009

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I'll be growing CH9 Jack which according to the breeder, are easy to keep short. I'm just not sure how far down a 150w HPS can penetrate. I think that I'll shoot for plants that finish in between 2 and 3 feet.
 
Uncle Ben

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Danielsgb said:
Hey UB check this out if you're bored. The Hippie Gardener's New Yard Centerpiece
I was putting all the pics full page since the beginning. I guess my :joint: mind was thinking ahead me on this one.:eyesmoke: I think using other plants to learn about horticulture is a key many can use to improve their Cannabis. Upcanning is easy for beginners to practice on. I see so many new growers with questions that can be learned easily. Later
Daniels
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Pretty cool, thanks for sharing. It's all about horticulture.
 
Uncle Ben

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bjdarlo1234 said:
the only thing i need to know unk is how big is you 10 oz plant hight and width.and how big your pots are the rest i can deal with bro . just thinking of les plants for same yeid man .anything on u tube that would give me a clue? up to you boss
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Amigo, your garden is yours. I'm not here to teach Gardening 101.

Good luck,
UB
 
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This may have been previously addressed, but the technique only works if the opposing internodes are directly across from each other. What can you do if the bottom nodes on the clones are staggered?

Thanks
 
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Uncle Ben. great post, has been a good mornings read!! +rep for def!

I have limited floor space - approx 1sq ft per plant. I'm now thinking that i shouldn't top my plants because there's not enough room for more colas, just 1 big one every Sq ft.

Does that sound right? or could i get away with more?

Thanks my man!
 
DaveCoulier

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gangaman said:
This may have been previously addressed, but the technique only works if the opposing internodes are directly across from each other. What can you do if the bottom nodes on the clones are staggered?

Thanks
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Tie down your upper branches to allow your lower branches to catch up, so that you can get 4 equal colas.

gorocker said:
Uncle Ben. great post, has been a good mornings read!! +rep for def!

I have limited floor space - approx 1sq ft per plant. I'm now thinking that i shouldn't top my plants because there's not enough room for more colas, just 1 big one every Sq ft.

Does that sound right? or could i get away with more?

Thanks my man!
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I flowered 6 plants in 5 square feet(3 gallon pots for half of them), and they were all topped. It was a tight fit, but it can be done.
 
rzza

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dave, uncle...i have a question.

i read this thread in march and i decided to give a go. i topped above the first node on 4 plants, second node on 4 plants, and 4 plants i tried different things ie; fim, top above 7th node, 5th node, supercropped.

this was done on various strains, qwerkle, ww, blue widow, sour bubble.

the ones i topped low (first and second nodes) have the smallest yield. its quite depressing to see actually.

my question is, what do you think i have done wrong? basically its like this, topped above node two-4 tops (not colas, same as if i didnt top. just small tops). topped above 7th node-14 tops.

i understand the 'dominant cola' idea but i didnt get these. i was looking to get something like this ...
 
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