making a mom

[flibblenibble]

i have three females igrew from seed and at least one i want to keep for a mom. should i top it for more sites?

 

[Guest]

train train train

train train train

bend and tie the bitches even if they arent going to be moms..
cannabis LOVES bondage
plus, more shoots=more clonage

kinky sunnamabitches ey?

cj

*edit* topping works too, do some research before doing anything drastic tho.
topping is great, at the right time.

 

[issack]

i top moms at the 4th node.....they banch like crazy......


cap jack is right...that is also a good way to branch...
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[Alex-F]

Any more tips on this??

Looking at keeping a mom with this next grow and looking for some more info

 

[m.steelers]

Alex,

I do both - usually top first and then train the branches after that. After you start taking cuttings the plant will get extremely bushy as well.

mS

 

[Alex-F]

Cheers mate

By training you mean LST style tying down yea??

I'd rather ask stupid questions than make mistakes

 

[m.steelers]

Yup - you can tie it down to the pots themselves... or you can simply bend the branch over and tie the top to the bottom, if the plant is pliable enough. Let it in that position for a week or more and the stem will stay that way after you remove the tiedowns. Basically, when you take the top of a plant below the other growing tips, the plant decides that it must make a new top, so all of the growth that was originally below the top you tied down will form the new canopy. I try to get them to be even. So when you see the lower shoots and the original top become even - that is where you want to be.

You can continue this process with the "new" tops as well.

 

[Alex-F]

I'm sure I'll be back with questions in about a month

Cheers for now :wink:

 

[flibblenibble]

thanks for all the advice. i really need to gget my hands on a dig. camera my bb/nl is really starting to look bad. i think it got scorched, but is it possible one strain will scorch and another won't at the same height?! also, topping?! where and can i use that as a clone too? the others are doing great i have co2 in there for them now i just started it a few days ago i am at 1300ppm thats not too much too soon is it?