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How to branch when its a seedling?

Woody808

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Does anyone know how to make a plant branch when its a seedling? iheard sum thing about after the 2nd set (the 3 leaves)?
 

Hydrotech364

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Ive found they branch when they want too.thought of making small incisions before but dont want to kill em.all i can say is be patient.theyll be 8-12 inches or more before they really start branching off!!!!!!!
i may have misunderstood you though.if youre talking about topping the plant its different.i think it decreases cola density.did a fim top on my dro now i have three medium tops instead of one fat top main cola.:blsmoke:
 

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Woody808

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ya i kinda knew bout topping and supercropping i seen on here a pic of a plant it might have been a clone it was small tho and they just cut the top off when it was young and two came out of the one
 

Hydrotech364

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FIM topping is a way of topping that creates multiple branches.some say fim staands for fuck,i missed.anyway i wouldnt do any topping until the plant is at least a foot high.read the marijuana growers bible,you can download it from limewire free.there are a few more pubs on limewire too that deal with growing.If ya cant find em ill email em too ya.peace:joint::mrgreen:
 

Seamaiden

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FIMing is supposed to be a milder form of pruning, and that's how one forces any plant to grow laterally. This changes its natural form a bit. I have FIM'd my plants once, not all of them though, just to see what happened.
Of the 26 plants (13 in first stage, 14 - 1 in second stage), 6 were FIM'd, and 5 of those 6 that were randomly chosen to FIM as an experiment turned out the be the biggest, most vigorous plants. I will now FIM them all.
 

Pidgeon

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FIMing is supposed to be a milder form of pruning, and that's how one forces any plant to grow laterally. This changes its natural form a bit. I have FIM'd my plants once, not all of them though, just to see what happened.
Of the 26 plants (13 in first stage, 14 - 1 in second stage), 6 were FIM'd, and 5 of those 6 that were randomly chosen to FIM as an experiment turned out the be the biggest, most vigorous plants. I will now FIM them all.
Be careful, some strains don't really like to be topped. But, how you grow is up to you.
 

Seamaiden

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Yes, I've read that as well. But, I'm growing from seeds that came out of the bags I got from some friends. They have no idea what the strain is, and I guess they either can't or won't ask "their guy" (the one who grew it and didn't catch the male in time!). That's also why I randomly chose the plants to be FIM'd, and didn't FIM them all -- so I could see how they would react. Since there was such a noticeable difference, I think that I can say that they appear to have responded well to the stress.
 
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