I have limited tech ability and I apologize if I’m not doing this properly. I’m beginning the veg stage of my planting and I’m concerned that eventually the height of my plants might be an issue since I have only 7 foot ceilings in my grow room. Would you advise that I top or fim my plants in an attempt to limit their growth and still get a good crop? Also, if you can advise me where I can view this procedure via U-tube or a good illustrating program that would show the step by step procedure for both approaches. Thank you for your time and help. Town Walker
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Thanks for your response.I have read the material but would feel more comfortable with a video showing the techniques. ( I understand easier that way ) Thank you for your time.
There are hundreds if not more How To videos out there. Good ole google will get you there. Actually my first introduction to a lot of this was Black Dog LED - it has some really good grow videos. They really train the heck out the plants to push weight in order to promote their lights - but from a how to stand point I found them useful.
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There’s a guy named Kyle Kushman that has a lot of good videos available on youtube. I don’t know that he has done a vid on topping and fimming, but you can check.
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Thank you beardless. Have been reading the heck out of the subject but lookin forward to your recommendation on videos.
Not really. Just a few videos, got the scissors out and wack. This was on some autos. I will probably look at it a little more because I will need to decide on what I want to do with 4 northern light photos that are a couple weeks into veg. I will track down the Black Dog video it did in a 3x3 which is what I have.
The timing as to when to switch to 12/12 light schedule also has a major impact on ultimate height.
I would check out Kyle Kushmans videos on youtube, he’s incredibly informative and thorough.
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Thanks - Lot’s of suggestions and all helpful. I feel much better about what and how to do what I need to do.
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My advice: always try to FIM and be happy when it’s just topped lol. I get it right about 1/2 the time.
Here’s a successful FIM but too late for the plant. Just one giant goober of goodness.
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Your the 2nd person to recommend that source. Thanks for getting back to me.
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That’s scary. I’ve only planted 2 plants and this is my first attempt at growing marijuana. I’ll hold my breath and hope for the best. Thanks for getting back to me.
@dannor4 sorry about the unauthorized link. It was aggressive topping followed by defoliation so not appropriate for someone learning. I am certainly not ready for those techniques.
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No sweat: that’s what they pay me the big bucks for LMAO.
The funny thing is I ran across that company while looking into lights. I am glad I did not buy one but the videos made me think yeah - I can do that. They gave a clueless person a list of what was needed. I will admit, the Vault humidor is nice but a little excessive and the Grozone Controller is still in the box. 