Ok so im a new grower thinking about topping or fiming my plants yet i havent decided. but if im doing a 1 plant 400w HPS and MH opperation which should i do??

Also, whats the benifits and Bad side of this?? Do i end up with more bud? or the same amount just better quality??

Im very confused...

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[quote=GrowinBigRed;2352297]Ok so im a new grower thinking about topping or fiming my plants yet i havent decided. but if im doing a 1 plant 400w HPS and MH opperation which should i do??

Also, whats the benifits and Bad side of this?? Do i end up with more bud? or the same amount just better quality??



Topping your plant will cause it to grow two branches out of the main stem so you will get 2 top colas instead of one. Downfall to this is you will have to veg. a little longer because your plant has to heal and grow those two new sites. I like to low stress train, then trim some bottom branches for air flow and good top cola yield. Look up LST or low stress training. Your plant wont be stressed so much and growth remains constant. I also have some pics in my journal of LST on some clones in 5gal's(click on my avatar to find journal). Hope this helps a little.

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I tryed them all, and I am 100% Fim, every plant at 6" is a fim and maybe one more 2 weeks later. I do Veg til at least 18-24" high. I rather fim than anything because I like haveing many, many tops close to the light instead of one cola close to light and so many small buds way below. And when dealing with light, the closer the better.

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Ok i get the process and what it does etc.... personally i dont have a time problem im a pacient person... but which one will give me mroe quantity and quality?

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Fimming will give you more Qauntity & better Quality as you are growing off main stems so there is more nutrient and all ur buds will be on the same level nice and close to the light as GoldenGanja said..

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when fimming you tie down the branches right??? is topping your plants part of fimming

Yeah fer sure (xXninjaXx) . If you don't fim most of the hormones go straight up meristem branch, and if you fim it is equally divided up the branches. As Ninja said.

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No you dont need to tie them down, it will be a beautiful canopy. 2-3 week in flower you might want to open it up by useing some strings and pulling them open.

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if you let the plant grow to about 6 nodes and cut at the 2nd node, you will get 4 main colas, look up uncle bens topping technique.

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I don't care much for topping. Maybe if I was doing like a 20 or more at once. But I am a medical grower following the rules.

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