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03-13-2008, 02:09 PM
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|  Topping and FIM (this is a thread created by mogie in some not so friendly place and just had to rescue it! so all credit goes to mogie!!) Topping a Plant 1. Locate the very top of your plant and cut through the main stem just below the newest growth. This should be done after the 3rd or 4th leaf set but can be done at any time after the 3rd leaf set.  2. Shows Plant Top cut off and where the 2 new Branches that will form a "Y" in the main stem will grow from. 3. Shows the newly topped plant after 2 days of growth, notice the Y in the Stem Forming. FIMMING A PLANT! Fimming is actually no different that topping, what fimming does is virtually the exact same thing only your leaving part of the new growth. This only takes of part of the new growth and actually topping the very very new growth which is very hard to see. What this ends up doing is making it seem as if your getting 4 new tops right next to eachother when its actually only 2 at the very top (like topping) but since it was cut so closely to the next newest set of fanleaves 2 branches which would have formed there anyways seems to make it look like there is 4 new tops. This is how you go about doing this. 1. Locate the very top of the new growth  2. With a clean sterilized scissors, Fold the fan leafs over and cut approximately 80% of the new growth off the plant.  3. View from the top showing the Cut  4. View of the Cut section after 2 days growth, showing the 4 new growth shoots (branches)  Thats IT!!!! you should be well on your way to Topping and Fimming of your plants.
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03-15-2008, 06:29 AM
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03-16-2008, 06:54 PM
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| Thanks for (re)posting this. I have been topping my ladies, but wasn't sure if I was doing it right as I hadn't seen any good pics of the process. Also clears up the FIM technique better than I've read elsewhere. -D
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03-20-2008, 06:15 PM
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| I top everytime and it is well. this time around did two AK47s and fimmed one, although it was topped too. the fimming really didn't make much of a difference it promoted double leaf on the tips but did not thicken branches or promote more bud sites although it could have allowed energy to be redirected the AK47 is the biggest plant in our garden right now and is has about a 3 inch thick stalk. fimming might be good on the plants that are going to double in size, but for plants that dont really grow after flowering I like the topping at multiple sites, anywhere i see stretch thats unwanted and get bushes..This is the best site i have seen with the fimming technique, it doesn't hurt to try it. if anyone does two of the same plants, FIM one and leave one and keep us up on how it differs. | ||||||||
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10-16-2008, 02:02 PM
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sorry, don't have em anymore and the an old grow journal where i had a few more is also gone - at least i'm not able to find my "T5 side grow" journal anymore.
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10-17-2008, 10:30 AM
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well what shall i do - start to veg some clones and top em for you?  buddy, it is damn easy and no rocket science - you just snip away all new center shots which will force the plant to replace em with two new shots left and right of the snipped center one. then you let em grow a notch again and the procedure starts over again... by the way, found these on my external, might help you with the first step of topping, so take a close look at the pics.
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10-17-2008, 10:36 AM
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 ) as it is damn slow compared to old fashion toppingAnd if you have trouble to understand what i type get jangel to translate it for you  And now don't bug me again buddy just jokin - everything fine, people that ask can actually get some help, peace
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