How-To : Fimming and Topping made Easy - Page 5

hothippymama · #61 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DierWolf

WEll you could just switch it to 12/12 if your in a hurry to find the sex and once it shows switch back to 18/6... Up to you.

If you do this it may stress your plant and turn into a hermie. Any stress to the mother might backfire on you. I suggest if you put it 12/12 leave it 12/12. If you need to know the sex do that to a cutting plant. It works even not rooted.. The size of your plant now is a good size but it won't give you what you will expect I suggest leaving it in veg for about another week then tossing it in bud.. Just remember they grow double sometimes more when in budding.. Is this your first time? What do you have these under? You need to get them under an HPS. They are in a closet right? Did you make sure it is light tight? If not you also may end up w/ hermies.. We fit one HPS in a closet that size.. But then you need intake and outtake exhausts. Remember the more light the bigger your production.. Just trying to help you out..

TechnoMage · #62 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 02:28 AM

DierWolf, once again, great thread. How late in the veg process can you fin/top? Two of my plants did nicely but the other two still just have one main branch. I'm going to flip to flower this week and wanted to know if it's to late to fin/top the other two.

Thanks,
-TM

yinyang · #63 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 05:25 PM

In your opinion is it better to TOP or to FIM?
if you do both is it better to TOP first then FIM. or the other way around?

DierWolf · #64 (**permalink**) 01-24-2007, 11:19 PM

I Top first then fim the hell out of it.

chicken · #65 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 12:08 AM

dier, ill post this here, because i know youll see it, me you and someone else was discussing the fact that, your ''strongest'' looking plant is allways a male, . and i replied that i agree, and i had my eyes, on a strong plant that i just knew was a male. well last night he showed me his balls. which just reinforces, our staments, be cool. once again the meeting of the minds prevail..... peace to you!!!!

420-420 · #66 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 08:14 PM

hey d.w ima new member and im currently growin purple kush and white widow...i FIMd tha w.w...thay are both at 30 days of veg.

bongbroke · #67 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 09:48 PM

yeah i newbie to growing want to start what is fim and what is top.

Cyric99 · #68 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 10:12 PM

Could I still get away with topping my plants? They are in day 9 of flower now.

Miike012 · #69 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 05:34 PM

i dont get the toppong... wudnt those 1 and 3 grow any ways with out cutting the very top... the number 1 and 3 were already there without u cutting it????????

and i get how to do both of them but how are u going to fim them if youve toped them?

and when is the earliest i can top them or fim them?

Miike012 · #70 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 05:36 PM

i mean numbers 3 and 3 on the topping

GrowBot · #71 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 06:55 PM

although this is a good tutorial, why waste your time topping or fimming? just tie your plant down and get better results faster! i "never" fim or top. i "always" have at least a "dozen" tops! topping results in the plant growing a top/tops where you cut it. tie down and you decide where your top will be.

Miike012 · #72 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 07:37 PM

Umm i dont understand how you can get more than one top if u tie it down becasue there is only one top and thats the very top of the branch.... do u have a tutorial of this at all any where that i can read
thanks

GrowBot · #73 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Miike012

Umm i dont understand how you can get more than one top if u tie it down becasue there is only one top and thats the very top of the branch.... do u have a tutorial of this at all any where that i can read
thanks

i don't want to clutter up someone else's thread with a bunch of crud. but, by pulling the main cola below the other growth tips, you cause the plant to scramble and spread auxins. a plant is supposed to have one main cola. if you tie it below the others, there's a race for there to be a new one. it's pretty cool manipulating your plant.

Miike012 · #74 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 10:44 PM

hmm thats cool well mine is about 2 weeks old .. is it ok for me to tie it down now? and how do u do that do u just tie the top of the plant into the ground?

DarwinsApe · #75 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 06:38 AM

if u want to know about tying your plant down (aka low stress training) check out the first sticky in the absolute beginners section http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-...-training.html
its another from Dierwolf and it tells you how to judge when to start and gives you diagrams and a clear explanation on how to do it

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#62 (permalink) 01-22-2007, 02:28 AM
TechnoMage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Woodinville Posts: 277	DierWolf, once again, great thread. How late in the veg process can you fin/top? Two of my plants did nicely but the other two still just have one main branch. I'm going to flip to flower this week and wanted to know if it's to late to fin/top the other two. Thanks, -TM __________________ First Grow: Fluorescent seed to weed My First Cab

#63 (permalink) 01-22-2007, 05:25 PM
yinyang Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 502	In your opinion is it better to TOP or to FIM? if you do both is it better to TOP first then FIM. or the other way around? __________________ "I get too blunted off of funny homegrown, cuz when i smoke out i hit the trees harder than Sonny Bono"

#64 (permalink) 01-24-2007, 11:19 PM
DierWolf Ganja Guru Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Caribbean Posts: 4,240	I Top first then fim the hell out of it. __________________ Signature removed for violation of the signature rule.

#66 (permalink) 01-26-2007, 08:14 PM
420-420 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,151	hey d.w ima new member and im currently growin purple kush and white widow...i FIMd tha w.w...thay are both at 30 days of veg.

#67 (permalink) 01-26-2007, 09:48 PM
bongbroke Permatoken Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 180	yeah i newbie to growing want to start what is fim and what is top. __________________

#68 (permalink) 02-09-2007, 10:12 PM
Cyric99 Please Be Female Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 866	Could I still get away with topping my plants? They are in day 9 of flower now. __________________

#69 (permalink) 02-10-2007, 05:34 PM
Miike012 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 115	i dont get the toppong... wudnt those 1 and 3 grow any ways with out cutting the very top... the number 1 and 3 were already there without u cutting it???????? and i get how to do both of them but how are u going to fim them if youve toped them? and when is the earliest i can top them or fim them?

#70 (permalink) 02-10-2007, 05:36 PM
Miike012 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 115	i mean numbers 3 and 3 on the topping

#71 (permalink) 02-10-2007, 06:55 PM
GrowBot Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,491	although this is a good tutorial, why waste your time topping or fimming? just tie your plant down and get better results faster! i "never" fim or top. i "always" have at least a "dozen" tops! topping results in the plant growing a top/tops where you cut it. tie down and you decide where your top will be.

#72 (permalink) 02-10-2007, 07:37 PM
Miike012 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 115	Umm i dont understand how you can get more than one top if u tie it down becasue there is only one top and thats the very top of the branch.... do u have a tutorial of this at all any where that i can read thanks

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#74 (permalink) 02-10-2007, 10:44 PM
Miike012 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 115	hmm thats cool well mine is about 2 weeks old .. is it ok for me to tie it down now? and how do u do that do u just tie the top of the plant into the ground?

#75 (permalink) 02-14-2007, 06:38 AM
DarwinsApe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 88	if u want to know about tying your plant down (aka low stress training) check out the first sticky in the absolute beginners section http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-...-training.html its another from Dierwolf and it tells you how to judge when to start and gives you diagrams and a clear explanation on how to do it