Topping/Fimming?

[siky]

hey, ive been reading... alot...

 

i read a tute on topping/fimming...

 

however it didnt explain why people do it.... can anyone answer me this, please?

 

thanks in advance

[Reverend]

Topping produces more bud sites.

[Frazz]

top it and the plant starts developing branches at the remaining lower nodes

this is a good technique to keep a plant short and bushy and

your plant will develop many top colas instead of just one

 

i wouldnt top a plant when it is in the flowering stage cause flowering is most complex growing stage the plant has to go through, it needs all efforts directed to flower production and not having to deal with anything else

 

[Stoney]

ahhhhh an oldy but a goodie topic....

 

There has been many many many threads about topping/fimming if you do a search you will see both pro's and con's about each, the reason its done to to increase the budsites that a plant has coming into flower to then promote better yeild (sometimes not the case) and a smaller bushy plant.

 

Now i used to be the biggest preacher of tipping and used to do it weekly untill my plants were perfect BUT after alot of doing this and trying other methods i realized that tipping infact stresses your plants out to the point of slowing there growth down majorly!!! Now i was veging for anywhere from 4-6 weeks to get the desired result and every time i tipped i found the plants slowed growth to almost a halt for about 6-7 days as a result of the stress, now it may have just been the strains i was using at the time but hey 5-6 strains all doing the same, to me shows a problem.

 

Now i use LST (low stress training) and once you know ehat your doing you will get the exact same results and veg time has reduced to 2-3 weeks so you can see the difference, for more info on LST do a search as again there are quiet a few threads about it on the boards already....

 

cheerz

[shroomyshroom]

Fimming wins hands down for me

 

end up with min of 4 main heads and the lower growth goes metal