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It's been my experience that FIMing and topping produce about the same yield, and FIMing is harder to do properly. FIM is a kind of topping, but the placement and shape of the cut is critical. If you do it right you should get 3-8 new branches instead of 2 or 3 with topping. The more branches, the smaller each cola per branch. It kind of evens out in the end. Now... I'm ready for the insults and disagreements.
the 2 i fimmed my last grow 1 had 25 tops and yielded5oz dry and the other had 18 and had 4oz dry:thumbsup:they were hugeQuote:
Originally Posted by Opie Yutts
Here are a couple pics from yesterday. The close up is the top of the biggest plant and as you can see in the full shot, its taking over the "world". It has twice the girth as the next biggest plant and makes the 2 plants in the front look like midgets. I have a feeling that the two small plants needed more veg time to reach their potential. The buds they're producing are really small but they look like incredible. I'm hoping that they're just long bloomers and will eventually produce. If not, I'll add most of it the the hash fund.
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As for the clones. Instead of spending the money on the supplies for a new hydro setup, I decided to put them all in soil. I plan on vegging them for a while and keeping the best 2 or 3 for mothers. I'm going to be moving in the beginning of next year and I really don't want to get stuck trying to move in the middle flowering the next crop. This will also give me the much needed experience of a soil grow and the chance to experiment a little with topping, fimming, etc.
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Looks pretty good. Careful though, some babies leaf tips look stressed. Just don't over fert and watch PH, everything should be good. Looks like your going to have a bunch of real nice buds in a few weeks. Congrats!
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I took a really close look at the budsites today, the tips on some of the hairs are turning darker. I can't tell if its orange or brown. Its on about 10% of them and they're on the side closest to the filament of the 400w hps. Is this ok?
Yes that's completely normal. It just means its getting closer to harvest time, and more will continue to turn brown. Some people gauge when to harvest by the hairs, but this is not reliable. The prefered method of course is to check trichomes.
cool...since it was only on the side closest to the light, I was afraid I was burning them. I've had the light about 8 or 9 inches from the top of the biggest plant for the last 2 weeks.
Some people say that if you can hold your hand by the plant tops then it is not too hot. I disagree with this due to personal experience. I like to hang a thermometer over the light, at the top of the plants so it's directly under the light. It needs to be under 100 or you could have problems. Under 95 to be safe.
I was assuming those hairs were turning first because they are the closest to the brightest area in the grow. This happens all the time, but if it feels pretty hot under the light, I would check like I described. 8 or 9 inches sounds fine for 400 watts, but it's close to the borderline.
I've done that a few times as well and it never gets above 92 without a cover over the thermometer. There were some hairs turning darker on the lower buds of those same branches. By the time the light went off yesterday, some of the buds on the other side of the plant had started as well. The second largest plant, which looks a lot different than the others, has a few purple hairs or really small leaf tips on the top and the larger leaves around it. The other two are really short but are producing some super stinky and resinous buds.
Mmm mmm, it all sounds too good to be true.