Can one plant have more than one cola? It’s been Prove many times that it can be done. It’s actually very easy and straightforward. By pruning the plant the right way and the right time you can get up to 4 big colas.<\/p>\n
So, what is a cola, anyway? A cola is the long thick bud that some plants produce. It’s called a cola after the Spanish word for tail. Not every plant gets a big cola as a result of strain and growing techniques and some get really big ones. If you’re growing for fun you should try for big coals because it will impress people.<\/p>\n
You’ll likely get the biggest colas by growing single ones. However, some growers increase yield by growing multiple colas. There are two main ways to do this: trimming and training. I’m going to look at trimming here.<\/p>\n
What I mean by “trimming” is to pinch off the top of the plant when it’s still young. This won’t be news to anyone with other gardening experience. In fact, it’s common practice with many plants. Fuchsia growers regularly pinch off growing tips to get more blossoms. It also works with different plant varieties. You can encourage bushy, rather than tall, growth.<\/p>\n
You can use two different pinching methods with this plant. Each method gives a slightly different result. There are fans of both approaches. Try each and decide for yourself which is the one you like most.<\/p>\n
Starts by letting the plant develop a few nodes. A node is where the plant branches out. The plant has a main growing stem, from which it throws out pairs of branches. The growing tip continues to grow up the center between each set of branches.<\/p>\n
If you let the plant get a few sets of nodes and then pinch off the center stem just over a node, it will stop growing in the center and instead send out two even sprouts on each side of the pinched off center node. These will then grow as if the plant had two main stems. Each will keep shooting off branches and leaves as they grow, but the two new shoots will be the dominant branches.<\/p>\n
There are different methods that you can use. One way will produce two big colas. The other will produce four. In fact, if you like you can just pinch off every growing tip you find, and end up with a ton of small buds, but if you do that you won’t get any colas.<\/p>\n
The first way involves waiting until the plant has developed 3 or 4 nodes. Then, pinch off the center stem as described earlier, just an inch or half inch over the 2nd node. This leaves two main internodes that will develop two new shoots each. That means 4 good colas should develop. The alternate method is to pinch the plant one node lower. With only one good node left to sprout out main stems you’ll only get two new sprouts. Two new stems will turn into two colas instead of one (or four)<\/p>\n
Can you wait until the plant is bigger and pinch it off higher? Will that create 6,8, or 10 colas? Not really. It will cause more sprouting, but the stems come from growth hormone that goes to the top of the plant. That hormone has less effect lower down. Also, more colas means smaller colas, and small colas are not really colas at all. They’ll still work for the intended purpose, but they’ll be small.That’s because the growth hormone will be spread to widely. No big fat colas to make your buddies smile.<\/p>\n
That’s about all there is to it. Clip and wait for Nature to take it’s course. Gardeners will argue about which method is best, but it’s hard to get a definitive answer. There are really no controlled experiments that I know of. There are lots of variables.Lights, nutrients and strain all have their roles to play. Try to spread the plant out (4 big buds will help here) so that light gets to the lower reaches of it. Whatever you do, remember that it’s about having fun, not getting maximum yield. You’ll have plenty. And remember to root the main stem that you clip off for the future!<\/p>\n
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