Topping & FIMing
Table of Contents
Intro: Cutting Cannabis for Better Structure
Topping vs FIMing
Tips for Topping & FIMing
Don't Cut Too Early!
Don't Cut Too Late!
How to Know It Worked*
How to Top Cannabis
How to FIM Cannabis
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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
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