ive heard of having more then one main cola...

yea i have two plants and im going to top 1 but do u think if i left them without topping or fimming they would be better off...

what advantages would topping and fimming give besides shorter plants...

more colas
larger canopy per plant
lower plant count if you live somewhere where the med card has a plant count restriction

give 3 weeks' recovery after topping before flowering.

Low Stress Training..

ooo ok and i want to top after my current set of leaves grow bigger and then wait a couple weeks before flower...but what does it mean if the plant has more leaves like instead of 3...5s 7s and 9s...????

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

allow the plant to grow 4-5 internodes, sets of branches ... you don't need to be in any hurry, it matters little, as to when it is done, as long as it is still in it's vegetation phase ... best reason for topping is to control height, I have done it both ways, many times, and I don't think the yield differs all that much ... it's "six of one, half-dozen of the other", in my opinion ... some strains do not like it, and can be stressed, supposedly, but I have personally suffered no plant damage yet, from topping ... :smokin:

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I agree w/ everything except yield comment.
My plants end up yielding up to 5 x as much from 1 single topping / verses untopped . I to have yet to find a strain that hasn't reponded well to it either . I gotta keep plant count down for reasons Stinky has stated below too . A lil extra recovery / veg. time but well worth it .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

ooo amazing how much can come from a mistake huh...but im going to fim my plant after the current top grows tall enough...

i just fimmed my two plants they came out ok im sure i left about 10% of the stem and well see even if i dont get more then 2 stems at least it will turn out more then 1...

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Originally Posted by .:Karma:. o.O

can i do it now or should i wait my plants r only like 2 weeks old but i wanna keep them short...and i cant remeber my other question hahaha too much weed ehh...:jointsmile:

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:wtf3: man, there is no such thing as too much weed:stoned:

haahaa memory loss...but yea thay already answered the other question and it sucks i ordered a timer for my lights and they sent me a seat cover...now i have to get up and turn them on and off everyday...:(