Issue #129 - Sunday, October 5, 2014
Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Which is better, topping or FIMing?
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Happy Growing! Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Topping vs FIMing by Nebula Haze |
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Cutting Cannabis For Better Structure: Topping & FIMing Topping and FIMing are two cannabis plant training techniques that involve "pinching" or cutting off some of the top growth. These techniques are designed to give you a free way to achieve better plant shape (to make better use of the available light), create more colas, and achieve bigger yields. Topping: Cut top of plant between nodes FIMing: Pinch newest growth (but not between nodes) All plant training techniques are designed to help growers get a more desirable plant shape and bigger
yields without changing other aspects of their grow. For example, cannabis plants don't naturally grow in a way that takes full advantage of indoor grow lights - a lot of light is wasted when cannabis plants are allowed to grow naturally without training. Because of this, cannabis plant training techniques (like topping and fimming) are especially effective at increasing yields in indoor grow setups. Topping and
FIMing are very similar to each other in that they create a bushier plant with extra colas, but they do have some differences. Notice how these plants have many colas instead of just one - this is
due to topping and FIMing Note: The unfortunate acronym "FIM" stands for "F*ck I Missed," and refers to growers accidentally pinching off top growth instead of fully topping the plant between nodes. FIMing has become known as a technique of it's own since it has slightly different results compared to topping (recovery time, number of colas produced in one cut, etc). In the above example, the plant on the left was allowed to grow naturally, which resulted in the classic "Christmas tree" shape that's not very efficient under indoor grow lights. The plant on
the right was topped or FIMed as a seedling. This broke the dominance of the main cola, and the plant started putting out multiple colas. With both topping and FIMing, the growth tips that become new colas are already present. They just get bigger and become colas because topping and FIMing breaks the symmetry of the plant and exposes these growth tips to light and air. Instead of focusing on just one cola, the
plant starts focusing on many growth tips until they become colas. Topping & FIMing Involve Removing or Damaging Top Growth - This Reveals Hidden Growth Tips and Signals Plants to Start Putting Energy Into Them By damaging the main stem, topping and FIMing encourage the plant to spend energy growing many colas instead of focusing on just one. Lower growth nodes will become new colas once they're exposed to light and air, but they develop much faster when the main cola's dominance is broken by topping or
FIMing Notice how these growth tips have started developing and rising up after plant is topped or FIMed (the fan leaves have been removed so you can see the new colas more
easily) With Topping & FIMing, you can achieve plants like this... ...In the same amount of vertical space as a plant like this
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Nebula Haze:As an epilepsy patient, medical cannabis is important to me, and I'm dedicated to showing
others how easy it is to grow their own supply of cannabis at home.
It is my mission to educate and build growing resources to help both new and advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money.
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Sirius Fourside:Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a
medium(deep water culture, bubbleponics)."Growing cannabis is a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady
characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, perlite, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
Cannabis-Friendly Nutrient Systems! |
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Interested in a cannabis-friendly nutrient system? These nutrient systems usually come with more than one bottle, and use a special nutrient schedule to give your plants exactly what they want for each stage of life. It can help take out all
the guesswork of giving exactly the right ratios of nutrients at the right time! Learn More About Cannabis-Friendly Nutrient Systems
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Trophy Pictures of the Week!
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Pics by John B
"Both plants are eight weeks old from seed. Grown in smart pots with hydro rocks using Botanicare Kind nutrients Grow base, Bloom and Liquid Karma. Still a few weeks to go!"
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