Can you FIM during flowering?
You should avoid pruning during flower. Pruning can be stressful for your plant, and pruning may slow bud development. You can remove large fan leaves if they are getting in the way of flowers, or if you feel they are using too much energy. But don’t top or FIM your plants during flowering.
Is Topping better than Fimming?
Fimming requires less precision than topping, and it can even be done by ripping the top growth off with the fingernails – although a clean tool is still ideal.
What node should you top a cannabis plant?
It is recommended that you wait until your plants have at least four nodes before topping them, and most growers recommend topping the plant above the sixth node. Nodes are the part of a plant that connects new stem offshoots with older growth, which can form a branch, a leaf, or in the case of cannabis plants, a bud.
Can you FIM after topping?
When to Fim When you are fimming your cannabis, you never want to do it after the plant has flowered. Much like topping, you can encourage the plant to force more energy into its outward growth if you fim it before the flowering stage.
When is the best time to FIM?
WHEN TO FIM As is the case with virtually all pruning and training for high yield methods, it’s best to FIM during vegetative growth. Whenever you clip parts away from your cannabis plants, they will be stressed and will need some time to recover from the pruning.
Are topping plants worth it?
Whether you grow indoors or outdoors topping your cannabis plants helps to produce a bigger and better yield, which is every grower’s primary goal. It is a tool that helps to control the overall shape of the plant – by redirecting the growing tendency from vertical to lateral.
How do you properly FIM?
Fimming is the process of removing approximately 75% of the tip from the main shoot. Pinching off the area between the fingertips allows more room for error and often results in a more successful FIM. Just make sure to FIM during vegetative growth.
When do you stop topping outdoor plants?
Topping makes a weed plant bushier. Wait until the plant has grown six or seven nodes to do the initial top, which is usually done above the 5th node. It’s important to wait until the plant has developed this much so it can withstand the shock of topping.
When do you flip the flower when mainlining?
Continue vegetation. If you are familiar with the strain, you will know when to flip the photoperiod to 12-12. If you are unsure of genetic performance, flip the light cycle when the plant is half the desired height. Continue training the plant horizontally as it grows, keeping the growing tips at an even height.
Should I prune during flowering?
Pruning during flowering should be extremely light and limited. One example of appropriate pruning would be the removal of fan leaves that are shading healthy bud sites. The pruning of damaged, diseased, or dead plant tissue can be carried out throughout both the vegetative and flowering cycles.
What’s the difference between topping and Fiming cannabis plants?
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
How does fimming work on a cannabis plant?
A technique that was essentially created by accident as a failed attempt at topping Cannabis plants, fimming describes the removal of 70% of the crown growth tip. The result is that the energy that would have been used to promote apical dominance is temporarily slowed down, causing a shift in growth energy to the rest of the plants.
Do you pinch off the tops of cannabis plants?
In the US it’s common for growers to pinch off the tops from infant cannabis plants barely out of the seedling phase. Although this ensures plants will grow like bushes, it needs to be followed by LST and/or a ScrOG. If you have got the hands-on experience in all the above techniques, go for it.
What do you need to top a cannabis plant?
Topping a cannabis plant is a high-stress training (HST) method that really flourishes when the plant is developed enough to face extreme changes like losing part of itself! To get going, you’ll need a plant mature enough for the process and a pair of pruning scissors/a sterile blade.