kryptoniteglo
Well-Known Member
Hi Folks!
So my gorgeous plants are growing like weeds!
They're TGA Subcool Jillybean, and the site suggests topping once for maximum growth potential. I want to use Uncle's Ben's technique of topping above the second true node for 4 main colas. However, there are a whole bunch of branches and leaves that could be mini-nodes, or maybe not, before I see the first, fully identifiable "chunky node" where there are four distinct branches coming out.
So here are photos, with arrows and descriptions. Please help me pick the right spot! I'm so nervous about cutting off all this beautiful growth, but I trust the advice from Subcool. Both have 5-6 nodes, no matter how I count them. And they're around 3.5 weeks from germination.
Plant 1:

Plant 1 has Cotyledons on the bottom, with the little tiny leaves that appeared right after. Above those are a couple of small random branches. Above those I have a good, strong branch, paired with a small leaf set (almost like a mini, juvenile node). Above that I have the first really identifiable "chunky node" where I have a thick branch paired with a strong but thinner branch. And then additional "chunky nodes" above that.
Is my "chunky node 1" the first "true node" according to Uncle Ben? Or is the strong branch with a little leaf set (the mini node) the first "true node"?
I want to cut "above the second true node."
Plant 2:

This girl's a little less complicated, but I want to get it right. I have the Cotyledons, and above that a single branch. Then I have the strong branch with a much smaller branch/little leaf set. Above that is the first "chunky node" with a thick branch and a strong but thinner branch.
Again, where to cut?
I guess what I'm trying to figure out is whether that first branch with node-like components is really a node, or just a juvenile, and the first "chunky node" is the first "true node".
Please help!
Also, when I cut, do I cut on an angle? And should I put anything on top of the cut to keep it healthy?
Thanks!
KG
So my gorgeous plants are growing like weeds!

So here are photos, with arrows and descriptions. Please help me pick the right spot! I'm so nervous about cutting off all this beautiful growth, but I trust the advice from Subcool. Both have 5-6 nodes, no matter how I count them. And they're around 3.5 weeks from germination.
Plant 1:

Plant 1 has Cotyledons on the bottom, with the little tiny leaves that appeared right after. Above those are a couple of small random branches. Above those I have a good, strong branch, paired with a small leaf set (almost like a mini, juvenile node). Above that I have the first really identifiable "chunky node" where I have a thick branch paired with a strong but thinner branch. And then additional "chunky nodes" above that.
Is my "chunky node 1" the first "true node" according to Uncle Ben? Or is the strong branch with a little leaf set (the mini node) the first "true node"?
I want to cut "above the second true node."
Plant 2:

This girl's a little less complicated, but I want to get it right. I have the Cotyledons, and above that a single branch. Then I have the strong branch with a much smaller branch/little leaf set. Above that is the first "chunky node" with a thick branch and a strong but thinner branch.
Again, where to cut?
I guess what I'm trying to figure out is whether that first branch with node-like components is really a node, or just a juvenile, and the first "chunky node" is the first "true node".
Please help!
Also, when I cut, do I cut on an angle? And should I put anything on top of the cut to keep it healthy?
Thanks!
KG