420circuit
Active Member
I saw a pic where Kramer C. did this and have read about it as Uncle Ben's method, and on my last grow I had a Northern Lights plant that was hitting the veg unit lights and still had a couple weeks to go, so I cut the main stem. I felt like a sado-maniac butcher to inflict such damage to the plant that I had raised from seed. But this is what happened...
![4-3-2013 NL 6.jpg](/data/attachments/1826/1826821-c07e5ecda25285ebc35a6a3a2f7c3f5d.jpg)
![4-3-2013 NL 19.jpg](/data/attachments/1826/1826822-918e1396c930cf9b2f319423271b2aa3.jpg)
Cutting the main stem caused the lower branches to develop their own serious buds and compared to the other, un-topped plants, this one produced more than double the weight. Today I topped everything in veg.![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](/styles/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
You experienced growers probably take this knowledge for granted, perhaps it seems obvious, but seeing it work is like a revelation to a novice. Every little tip helps and when they add up you get better buds.![Mr. Green :mrgreen: :mrgreen:](/styles/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
![4-3-2013 NL 6.jpg](/data/attachments/1826/1826821-c07e5ecda25285ebc35a6a3a2f7c3f5d.jpg)
![4-3-2013 NL 19.jpg](/data/attachments/1826/1826822-918e1396c930cf9b2f319423271b2aa3.jpg)
Cutting the main stem caused the lower branches to develop their own serious buds and compared to the other, un-topped plants, this one produced more than double the weight. Today I topped everything in veg.
![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](/styles/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
You experienced growers probably take this knowledge for granted, perhaps it seems obvious, but seeing it work is like a revelation to a novice. Every little tip helps and when they add up you get better buds.
![Mr. Green :mrgreen: :mrgreen:](/styles/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)