Quote Originally Posted by malus69
I have recently started growing 9 plants and it's my first grow so I want to experiment in various aspects one of which is topping/pruning one of the 9 to see the difference at the end result. I have a few questions. How long do I have to wait till I top my plant? Is 5 nodes a minimum cause I read somewhere else (can't quote it since I don't remember where) that it was 3. Or maybe that was for FIM? And what is the difference (result not technique wise) in between topping and FIMing? Also after I do either, how long does the plant need to stay in vegetation to recover/develop new vegetation from the pruned area before it's ready to be switched to flowering?

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you can fim/top at any stage really,.... depending on growing conditions you looking anythink from 1week to 2weeks recovery better conditions it will recover quicker,.... ive seen pics of plants topped at the 3rd node and produced loads of bud sites it really depends how tall you want it at the 5th node plant is usally well established and can recover bit quicker....look a round the internet to see what sort of finish your looking for good luch